Pirates @ Giants
August 8, 1948

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Pirates 2 8 2
Giants 6 9 0
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Pirates 2 8 2
Giants 6 9 0

Ed Fitz Gerald Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .256
OBP .333 .329
At Bats 3 156
Hits 1 40
• Singles 1 34
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 17
RBI’s 0 22

Sheldon Jones Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 6 4
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Polo Grounds - August 8, 1948
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Walk
Sheldon Jones
Walker Cooper
Johnny Mize
Lonny Frey
Sid Gordon
Buddy Kerr
Bobby Thomson
Whitey Lockman
Willard Marshall
Ed Fitz Gerald
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Fitz Gerald takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Murtaugh hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Stevens hits a popup towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Lockman strikes out.
Bottom 8 Frey strikes out.
Bottom 8 Jones strikes out.
Bottom 8 Kerr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rojek moves to third.
Top 8 Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gustine hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lonny Frey now playing second base. Sheldon Jones now pitching. Rojek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Thomson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mize scores. Marshall moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Gordon hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Vic Lombardi now pitching. Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lockman scores. Mize moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Mize hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Layton scores. Frey scores. Lockman moves to third. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 7 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Riddle juggles the ball. That's an error on Riddle. Frey moves to second.
Bottom 7 Les Layton pinch runs for Don Mueller. Lonny Frey pinch hits for Bill Rigney. Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh misplays the ball. That's an error on Murtaugh. Kerr scores. Layton moves to third.
Bottom 7 Don Mueller pinch hits for Larry Jansen. Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kerr moves to third.
Bottom 7 Kerr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Riddle strikes out.
Top 7 Fitz Gerald hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Murtaugh hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Riddle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Marshall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Stevens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Westlake hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kiner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mize hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rigney hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Gustine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fitz Gerald scores.
Top 5 Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fitz Gerald moves to third.
Top 5 Riddle bunts towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. Fitz Gerald moves to second.
Top 5 Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Jansen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Kerr takes first base on ball four. Cooper moves to third. Thomson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Cooper moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 Cooper takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Gordon is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way.
Bottom 4 Gordon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Stevens hits a popup in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Westlake strikes out.
Bottom 3 Mize hits a popup towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops it up and throws to first, with Riddle covering, for the out. Rigney moves to second.
Bottom 3 Rigney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Jansen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Riddle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kiner strikes out.
Top 3 Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Riddle scores.
Top 3 Gustine strikes out.
Top 3 Rojek bunts towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. Riddle moves to second.
Top 3 Riddle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Riddle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Gordon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. Kiner moves to third.
Top 2 Stevens hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Westlake hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kiner moves to second.
Top 2 Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first, with Riddle covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Mize takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first, with Riddle covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Walker hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gustine hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.