Pirates @ Giants
June 17, 1948

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Bottom 8 R H E
Pirates 9 12 0
Giants 7 9 0
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Pirates 9 12 0
Giants 8 10 0

Bill Rigney Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .281
OBP .500 .371
At Bats 4 153
Hits 2 43
• Singles 1 30
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 5
Walks 0 21
RBI’s 1 15

Kirby Higbe Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 3 2
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Polo Grounds - June 17, 1948
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Single
Kirby Higbe
Ed Fitz Gerald
Ed Stevens
Danny Murtaugh
Frankie Gustine
Stan Rojek
Ralph Kiner
Johnny Hopp
Wally Westlake
Bill Rigney
Les Layton
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Rigney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Layton scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Walker Cooper pinch hits for Bobo Newsom. Cooper strikes out.
Bottom 8 Les Layton pinch hits for Mickey Livingston. Layton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Westlake who is chasing the ball. Layton reaches third base with a triple. Marshall goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Johnny McCarthy pinch hits for Buddy Kerr. McCarthy hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gordon scores.
Bottom 8 Kirby Higbe now pitching. Marshall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mize scores. Gordon moves to third.
Bottom 8 Gordon takes first base on ball four. Mize moves to second.
Bottom 8 Mize takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Rojek hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Singleton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stevens scores. Fitz Gerald moves to second.
Top 8 Bobo Newsom now pitching. Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. Stevens moves to third.
Top 8 Murtaugh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kiner scores. Westlake scores. Stevens moves to second.
Top 8 Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gustine scores. Kiner moves to third. Westlake moves to second.
Top 8 Westlake takes first base on ball four. Gustine moves to third. Kiner moves to second.
Top 8 Kiner takes first base on ball four. Gustine moves to second.
Top 8 Hopp hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gustine takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rigney strikes out.
Top 7 Rojek hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Sheldon Jones now pitching. Singleton strikes out.
Top 7 Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Murtaugh hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Stevens hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 7 Westlake hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kiner moves to second.
Top 7 Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Jansen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jansen for the out.
Bottom 6 Livingston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Kerr hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Elmer Singleton now pitching. Marshall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Hopp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rojek scores. There goes Gustine trying to get to third. Thomson throws the ball in to Gordon, who tags Gustine for the out.
Top 6 Gustine hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rojek moves to third.
Top 6 Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Murtaugh scores.
Top 6 Max West pinch hits for Vic Lombardi. West hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Murtaugh moves to third.
Top 6 Fitz Gerald strikes out.
Top 6 Murtaugh hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Murtaugh reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mize for the out.
Bottom 5 Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rigney hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Stevens hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Rigney reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kiner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jansen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Livingston takes first base on ball four. Marshall moves to second.
Bottom 4 Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Marshall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Gordon hits a popup towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mize hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Lockman hits a line drive towards the mound. Lombardi catches it and throws to first to double up Rigney.
Bottom 3 Rigney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Jansen hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Livingston is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lombardi fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Marshall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Marshall reaches second base with a double. Gordon moves to third.
Bottom 2 Gordon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Mize hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Stevens hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Rigney catches it and throws to first to double up Westlake.
Top 2 Westlake hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lockman hits a line drive towards first. Stevens reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rigney hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Gustine hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rojek hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.