Pirates @ Giants
August 18, 1943

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Top 2	R	H	E
Pirates	0	1	0
Giants	1	2	0

Top 2	R	H	E
Pirates	0	1	0
Giants	1	2	0

Elbie Fletcher Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.275
OBP	.000	.410
At Bats	0	338
Hits	0	93
• Singles	0	71
• Doubles	0	13
• Triples	0	3
• Home Runs	0	6
Walks	0	72
RBI’s	0	50

Cliff Melton Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
5	5	0

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Polo Grounds - August 18, 1943

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Out

Cliff Melton

Ernie Lombardi

Sid Gordon

Mickey Witek

Buster Maynard

Dick Bartell

Joe Medwick

Johnny Rucker

Mel Ott

Elbie Fletcher

Tommy O'Brien

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first, with Melton covering, for the out. O'Brien moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 O'Brien hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 2 Van Robays hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Lombardi hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Ott takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rucker moves to second.

Bottom 1 Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rubeling fields it and throws to second for the out. Bartell scores.

Bottom 1 Witek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bartell moves to third.

Bottom 1 Bartell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 1 Rubeling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 1 Russell strikes out.

Top 1 Coscarart takes first base on ball four.

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