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September 5, 1949

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White Sox 3 11 1
Indians 5 7 0
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White Sox 3 11 1
Indians 5 7 0

George Metkovich Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .242
OBP .500 .325
At Bats 3 186
Hits 1 45
• Singles 0 34
• Doubles 1 6
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 22
RBI’s 1 26

Satchel Paige Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 6 4
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - September 5, 1949
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Satchel Paige
Jim Hegan
Mickey Vernon
Joe Gordon
Bob Kennedy
Ray Boone
Dale Mitchell
Thurman Tucker
Larry Doby
George Metkovich
Dave Philley
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Metkovich hits a popup towards short. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Billy Pierce pinch runs for Don Wheeler. Philley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Don Wheeler pinch hits for Howie Judson. Wheeler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Doby hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Vernon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Judson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Mitchell hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Malone strikes out.
Top 7 Kress strikes out.
Top 7 Michaels hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Metkovich scores. Appling moves to third.
Top 7 Satchel Paige now pitching. Zernial takes first base on ball four. Appling moves to second.
Top 7 Appling takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Metkovich moves to third.
Top 7 Metkovich hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mitchell. Metkovich reaches second base with a double. Philley goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Philley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Benton hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Appling fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 6 Hegan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Howie Judson now pitching. Kennedy hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Michaels reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Johnny Ostrowski pinch hits for Marino Pieretti. Ostrowski hits a fly ball into right field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kress scores. Malone moves to second.
Top 6 Malone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kress moves to second.
Top 6 Kress hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Vernon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Appling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Philley takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Marino Pieretti now pitching. Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kress scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tucker for the out.
Bottom 4 Mitchell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Philley. Mitchell reaches second base with a double. Kennedy scores. Hegan scores.
Bottom 4 Benton bunts towards the mound. Gumpert fields it and throws to first for the out. Gordon scores. Kennedy moves to third. Hegan moves to second.
Bottom 4 Hegan is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Boone bunts towards the mound. Gumpert fields it and throws to first for the out. Gordon moves to third. Kennedy moves to second.
Bottom 4 Kennedy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gordon moves to second.
Bottom 4 Gordon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Doby hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Gumpert strikes out.
Top 4 Baker takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Malone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. Michaels moves to third.
Top 4 Kress bunts towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. Michaels moves to second.
Top 4 Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Vernon hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Tucker hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Michaels reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Zernial is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Appling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Philley moves to second.
Top 3 Metkovich hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Philley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Gumpert hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Benton hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hegan hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gordon moves to third.
Bottom 2 Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Doby scores.
Bottom 2 Kennedy bunts towards first. Kress juggles the ball. That's an error on Kress. Doby moves to third. Gordon moves to second.
Bottom 2 Gordon bunts towards the mound. Gumpert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Doby moves to second.
Bottom 2 Doby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Malone is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Kress hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Michaels hits a fly ball into right field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Tucker hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Zernial strikes out.
Top 1 Appling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Philley moves to third.
Top 1 Metkovich takes first base on ball four. Philley moves to second.
Top 1 Philley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.