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August 15, 1948

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Gus Niarhos Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .292
OBP .333 .429
At Bats 2 113
Hits 0 33
• Singles 0 27
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 27
RBI’s 0 6

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Yankee Stadium - August 15, 1948
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Strikeout
Dick Fowler
Mike Guerra
Ferris Fain
Pete Suder
Hank Majeski
Eddie Joost
Barney McCosky
Sam Chapman
Elmer Valo
Gus Niarhos
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Niarhos is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rizzuto for the out.
Top 9 Fowler hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Guerra hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Suder takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Valo bunts towards the mound. Byrne fields it and throws to first for the out. Majeski moves to second.
Top 9 Majeski takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Keller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Keller for the out.
Bottom 8 Berra hits a line drive into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fowler fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Fain is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Chapman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Keller who is chasing the ball. Chapman reaches third base with a triple.
Top 8 McCosky strikes out.
Top 8 Tommy Byrne now pitching. Joost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Dick Fowler now pitching. Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Brown takes first base on ball four. Niarhos moves to second.
Bottom 7 Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cliff Mapes pinch hits for Frank Hiller. Mapes strikes out.
Bottom 7 Niarhos takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 McCahan 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 Guerra takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Suder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fain moves to third. Majeski moves to second.
Top 7 Valo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Niarhos settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Majeski takes first base on ball four. Fain moves to second.
Top 7 Fain hits a ball on the ground towards first. Henrich fields the ball and throws to Hiller covering. Safe.
Bottom 6 Rizzuto hits a fly ball into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Keller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McCosky hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Joost hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 McCahan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Brown takes first base on ball four. Hiller moves to second.
Bottom 5 Stirnweiss hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Guerra hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There goes Valo. The throw from Niarhos and he is out, Brown applying the tag.
Top 5 Suder bunts towards the mound. Hiller fields it and throws to first for the out. Valo moves to second.
Top 5 Valo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Niarhos hits a line drive towards third. Majeski catches it and throws to second to double up Keller.
Bottom 4 Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Keller hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Keller reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Berra hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Majeski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hiller fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Fain takes first base on ball four. McCosky moves to third. Chapman moves to second.
Top 4 Chapman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Joost scores. McCosky moves to second.
Top 4 Chapman hits a fly ball, foul, down the left field line, foul. Keller chases it down, and drops the ball. That's an error on Keller.
Top 4 McCosky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Joost moves to second.
Top 4 Joost hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 McCahan 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 4 Guerra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Henrich hits a line drive towards first. Fain reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Hiller hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Frank Hiller now pitching. Suder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Valo takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Majeski hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Fain. The throw from Niarhos and he is safe. Fain steals second.
Top 3 Fain hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Niarhos hits a line drive towards third. Majeski reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rizzuto hits a fly ball into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Keller hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 The ball gets by Guerra for a passed ball. Berra moves to second.
Bottom 2 Berra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Chapman hits a popup towards first. Henrich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McCosky takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Joost hits a fly ball towards center field. DiMaggio makes the catch and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on DiMaggio. Guerra scores. That run is unearned.
Top 2 McCahan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Guerra hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Keller who is chasing the ball. Guerra reaches third base with a triple. Majeski scores. Valo scores. Suder goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Suder bunts towards first. Henrich juggles the ball. That's an error on Henrich. Majeski moves to third. Valo moves to second.
Top 2 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Majeski moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 2 Majeski takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Henrich hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Fain hits a line drive into right field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Chapman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Henrich fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Joost for the double play.
Top 1 Joost takes first base on ball four.