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July 20, 1949

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Hank Sauer Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .279
OBP .500 .347
At Bats 4 251
Hits 2 70
• Singles 0 47
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 2 14
Walks 0 26
RBI’s 3 41

Curt Simmons Season Stats

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2 6 0
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Shibe Park - July 20, 1949
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Triple
Curt Simmons
Andy Seminick
Dick Sisler
Eddie Miller
Willie Jones
Granny Hamner
Del Ennis
Richie Ashburn
Bill Nicholson
Hank Sauer
Andy Pafko
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Sauer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn who is chasing the ball. Sauer reaches third base with a triple. Pafko goes all the way around to score.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 11 Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 11 Hal Jeffcoat pinch hits for Frank Baumholtz. Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Verban hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Jones hits a fly ball towards left. Sauer catches it and throws to second to double up Ashburn, who tagged up and tried to advance to second.
Bottom 10 Ashburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 10 Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Leonard hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sisler settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Seminick fires to first, and they've got Smalley trapped. There's the throw to Hamner who applies the tag for the out.
Top 10 Smalley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 10 Reich hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Sisler bunts towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. Seminick moves to second.
Bottom 9 Seminick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Owen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Edwards hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Seminick fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones juggles the ball. That's an error on Jones.
Top 9 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nicholson for the out.
Bottom 8 Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jones strikes out. The ball gets by Owen. He chases the ball to the backstop.
Bottom 8 Ashburn hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Baumholtz strikes out.
Top 8 Verban hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Leonard hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes Hamner. The throw from Owen and he is out, Smalley applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Hamner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Mickey Owen now catching. Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Smalley strikes out.
Top 7 Reich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Curt Simmons now pitching. Mickey Owen pinch hits for Rube Walker. Owen hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ashburn scores. Ennis scores. Nicholson moves to third.
Bottom 6 Nicholson is hit by the pitch. Ashburn moves to third. Ennis moves to second.
Bottom 6 Ennis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ashburn moves to second.
Bottom 6 Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lopata scores.
Bottom 6 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lopata moves to third.
Bottom 6 Hamner strikes out.
Bottom 6 Stan Lopata pinch hits for Robin Roberts. Lopata hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Edwards. Lopata reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Edwards hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sauer hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Pafko hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Miller strikes out.
Bottom 5 Sisler hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. Nicholson moves to third.
Bottom 5 Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nicholson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Nicholson is hit by the pitch.
Top 5 Verban hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Leonard strikes out.
Top 5 Smalley hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ennis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ashburn moves to second.
Bottom 4 Ashburn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Hamner hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Reich hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner misplays the ball. That's an error on Hamner.
Top 4 Edwards strikes out.
Top 4 Sauer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Pafko hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Baumholtz hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Miller reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Roberts for the out.
Bottom 3 Miller strikes out.
Bottom 3 Sisler hits a line drive into right field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Verban hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Leonard hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Seminick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pafko settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Ennis hits a line drive towards third. Pafko reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Reich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Walker strikes out.
Top 2 Edwards hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn who is chasing the ball. Edwards reaches third base with a triple.
Top 2 Sauer strikes out.
Bottom 1 Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Hamner bunts towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Baumholtz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Verban hits a line drive into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.