Pirates @ Giants
August 22, 1947

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Bottom 8 R H E
Pirates 7 9 0
Giants 7 11 2
Bottom 8 R H E
Pirates 7 9 0
Giants 7 11 2

Joe Lafata Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .219
OBP .000 .337
At Bats 0 73
Hits 0 16
• Singles 0 13
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 0 13

Al Lyons Season Stats

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2 1 0
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Polo Grounds - August 22, 1947
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Fielder's Choice
Al Lyons
Clyde Kluttz
Hank Greenberg
Jimmy Bloodworth
Frankie Gustine
Billy Cox
Ralph Kiner
Jim Russell
Culley Rikard
Joe Lafata
Mickey Witek
Walker Cooper
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Joe Lafata pinch hits for Jack Lohrke. Lafata hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lyons has Cooper trapped. There's the throw to Kluttz and over to Gustine, who tags Cooper for the out. Witek moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Witek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cooper moves to third.
Bottom 8 Cooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mize scores. Marshall scores.
Bottom 8 Marshall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell. Marshall reaches second base with a double. Mize moves to third.
Bottom 8 Mize hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Thomson strikes out.
Top 8 Rikard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Lyons is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Kluttz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lohrke. Greenberg scores. Cox goes all the way around to score. Kluttz moves to third. Two runs are unearned.
Top 8 Bloodworth hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cox is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr misplays the ball. That's an error on Kerr. Greenberg moves to second.
Top 8 Kiner strikes out.
Bottom 7 Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lyons fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Gearhart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lyons fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Al Lyons now pitching. Trinkle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Trinkle for the out.
Top 7 Gustine hits a fly ball into left field. Gearhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Russell is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Rikard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kluttz moves to second.
Top 7 Bill Salkeld pinch hits for Mel Queen. Salkeld hits a fly ball into left field. Gearhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kluttz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bloodworth moves to third.
Top 7 Ken Trinkle now pitching. Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Greenberg scores. Cox scores.
Top 7 Cox hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Cox reaches second base with a double. Greenberg moves to third.
Top 7 Greenberg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Kiner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lohrke for the out.
Bottom 6 Witek hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Marshall hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Jones covering, for the out.
Top 6 Rikard 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 5 Mize hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Kluttz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Thomson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gearhart hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Queen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Kluttz takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Bloodworth strikes out.
Bottom 4 Jones strikes out.
Bottom 4 Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Witek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cooper hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Marshall takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Cox hits a fly ball into left field. Gearhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Russell scores. Gustine scores.
Top 4 Greenberg hits a popup towards third. Lohrke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Gustine hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Gustine reaches second base with a double. Russell moves to third.
Top 4 Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Thomson hits a popup in front of the plate. Kluttz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kerr strikes out.
Bottom 3 Gearhart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jones moves to second.
Bottom 3 Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Rikard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Queen strikes out.
Top 3 Kluttz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Bloodworth strikes out.
Bottom 2 Lohrke hits a popup towards short. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Witek hits a fly ballWitek hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is bouncing around. Rikard is chasing the ball. Witek rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park two run home run..
Bottom 2 Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Marshall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Mize hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Thomson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gearhart hits a fly ball into right field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gustine strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Russell. The throw from Cooper and he is out, Kerr applying the tag.
Top 1 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Rikard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.