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Elbie Fletcher Season Stats

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Forbes Field - May 26, 1940

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Foul Error

Bill Lee

Al Todd

Rip Russell

Billy Herman

Stan Hack

Bobby Mattick

Bill Nicholson

Jim Gleeson

Hank Leiber

Elbie Fletcher

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Fletcher hits a popup, foul, towards first. Russell settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Russell.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Mattick hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Todd is called out on strikes.

Top 2 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Vaughan hits a fly ball into left field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Handley scores.

Bottom 1 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Handley moves to third.

Bottom 1 There goes Handley. The throw from Todd and he is safe. Handley steals second.

Bottom 1 Handley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 1 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Leiber hits a line drive into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Gleeson takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Herman strikes out. There goes Hack. Here's the throw, and he's safe.

Top 1 Hack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

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