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August 30, 1944

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Red Sox 7 12 0
Yankees 8 14 0
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Yankees 8 14 0

George Metkovich Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .272
OBP .500 .323
At Bats 4 279
Hits 2 76
• Singles 2 51
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 20
RBI’s 0 28

Jim Turner Season Stats

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3 2 3
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Yankee Stadium - August 30, 1944
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Out
Jim Turner
Mike Garbark
Nick Etten
Snuffy Stirnweiss
Oscar Grimes
Frankie Crosetti
Hersh Martin
Johnny Lindell
Bud Metheny
George Metkovich
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Etten scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metkovich for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Bucher hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Joe Bowman pinch hits for Mike Ryba. Bowman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Etten scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bowman for the out. Lake moves to second.
Top 8 Lake takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Partee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Metheny takes first base on ball four. Garbark scores. Turner moves to third. Stirnweiss moves to second.
Bottom 7 Stirnweiss is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Turner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Metkovich. Turner reaches second base with a double. Garbark moves to third.
Bottom 7 Garbark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ryba fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 7 Crosetti hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Metkovich. Crosetti reaches second base with a double. Etten scores.
Bottom 7 Mike Ryba now pitching. Etten hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fox who is chasing the ball. Etten reaches third base with a triple.
Top 7 Finney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Jim Turner now pitching. Tabor strikes out.
Top 7 Johnson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Bucher hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 Tom McBride pinch hits for Clem Hausmann. McBride hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Metheny who is chasing the ball. McBride reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 6 Lindell strikes out.
Bottom 6 Martin is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 6 Metheny hits a line drive towards first. Finney reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Lake hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Partee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Finney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Tabor hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Borowy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Partee settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Garbark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Etten scores. Grimes moves to second.
Bottom 5 Grimes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Etten moves to second.
Bottom 5 Crosetti strikes out.
Bottom 5 Etten is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 5 Lindell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Fox moves to second.
Top 5 Fox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Metkovich strikes out.
Top 5 Bucher hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Martin hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Metheny strikes out.
Bottom 4 Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hausmann is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Lake is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Partee is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Borowy strikes out.
Bottom 3 Garbark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Grimes hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Etten scores.
Bottom 3 Crosetti bunts towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. Etten moves to third.
Bottom 3 Etten hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Metkovich. Etten reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Finney strikes out.
Top 3 Tabor takes first base on ball four. Fox moves to second.
Top 3 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Metkovich moves to third.
Top 3 Fox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Metkovich moves to second.
Top 3 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Bucher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Etten scoops it up and throws to first, with Borowy covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Lindell hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stirnweiss scores. There goes Metheny trying to get to third. Fox throws the ball in to Tabor, who tags Metheny for the out.
Bottom 2 Clem Hausmann now pitching. Metheny takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Stirnweiss hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Metkovich. Stirnweiss reaches second base with a double. Garbark scores. Borowy goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Borowy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Garbark moves to third.
Bottom 2 Garbark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Grimes hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Stirnweiss fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 2 Lake hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Partee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Finney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Crosetti hits a line drive towards short. Lake reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Etten hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Metheny moves to second.
Bottom 1 Lindell strikes out.
Bottom 1 Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Metheny bunts towards the mound. O'Neill fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stirnweiss scores.
Bottom 1 Stirnweiss hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Metkovich, who is chasing the ball. Stirnweiss reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 Tabor hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lindell who is chasing the ball. Johnson reaches third base with a triple. Fox goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Fox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Metkovich hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bucher strikes out.