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May 15, 1944

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Johnny Rucker Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .333
OBP .250 .353
At Bats 4 99
Hits 1 33
• Singles 0 26
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 1 2
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 1 8

Xavier Rescigno Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 2 0
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Forbes Field - May 15, 1944
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Single
Xavier Rescigno
Spud Davis
Babe Dahlgren
Pete Coscarart
Bob Elliott
Frankie Gustine
Jim Russell
Vince DiMaggio
Johnny Barrett
Johnny Rucker
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Polli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Spud Davis now catching. Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Frank Colman pinch hits for Al Lopez. Colman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Luby scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gustine moves to third.
Bottom 8 Lou Polli now pitching. Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jurges fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Gustine hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker. Gustine reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Russell scores.
Bottom 8 Russell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gardella who is chasing the ball. Russell reaches third base with a triple. Coscarart goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Coscarart hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Luby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 8 Lombardi is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Weintraub hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Weintraub reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Al Lopez now catching. Xavier Rescigno now pitching. Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Barrett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Luby settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Al Rubeling pinch hits for Cookie Cuccurullo. Rubeling hits a fly ball into right field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Tommy O'Brien pinch hits for Hank Camelli. O'Brien hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gardella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Jurges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kerr scores.
Top 7 Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kerr moves to third.
Top 7 Adams bunts towards the mound. Cuccurullo fields it and throws to first for the out. Kerr moves to second.
Top 7 Kerr is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 6 DiMaggio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Luby settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Gustine. The throw from Lombardi and he is out, Jurges applying the tag. Dahlgren moves to second.
Bottom 6 Dahlgren takes first base on ball four. Gustine moves to second.
Bottom 6 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Luby fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Luby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Luby for the out.
Top 6 Lombardi is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Weintraub hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of DiMaggio. Weintraub reaches second base with a double. Jurges scores. Gardella scores. Two runs are unearned.
Top 6 Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cuccurullo fields it and throws to first for the out. Jurges moves to third. Gardella moves to second.
Top 6 Gardella hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Adams scores. Jurges moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Jurges hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Kerr scores. Adams moves to third.
Top 6 Rucker bunts towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. Kerr moves to third. Adams moves to second.
Top 6 Adams bunts and there's an error on the play. Kerr moves to second.
Top 6 Kerr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Weintraub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Russell for the out.
Bottom 5 Coscarart hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Barrett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Luby settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Luby hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lombardi hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Barrett. Lombardi reaches second base with a double. There goes Weintraub trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 5 Weintraub takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first, with Cuccurullo covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Cuccurullo hits a line drive into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Camelli takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 DiMaggio is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jurges fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Gardella strikes out.
Top 4 Jurges takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Adams hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Elliott hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Luby scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Luby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Lombardi hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Weintraub scores.
Top 3 Weintraub hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of DiMaggio, who is chasing the ball. Weintraub reaches third base with a triple.
Top 3 Medwick hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Ace Adams now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Barrett scores.
Bottom 2 Barrett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gardella who is chasing the ball. Barrett reaches third base with a triple. Cuccurullo scores.
Bottom 2 Cuccurullo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker. Cuccurullo reaches second base with a double. Dahlgren scores. DiMaggio scores.
Bottom 2 Camelli strikes out.
Bottom 2 DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. Elliott scores. Dahlgren moves to third.
Bottom 2 Dahlgren takes first base on ball four. Elliott moves to second.
Bottom 2 Gustine is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Elliott takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Cookie Cuccurullo now pitching. Gardella hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Jurges takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Rucker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Barrett who is chasing the ball. Rucker reaches third base with a triple. Luby scores.
Top 2 Fischer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kerr bunts in front of the plate. Camelli fields it and throws to first for the out. Luby moves to second.
Top 2 Luby bunts towards the mound. Butcher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 There goes Coscarart. The throw from Lombardi and he is out, Luby applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Coscarart hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Barrett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Luby settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Weintraub hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Medwick moves to third.
Top 1 Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine fields it and throws to third for the out. Jurges scores. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Gardella hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Gardella reaches second base with a double. Jurges moves to third.
Top 1 Jurges hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rucker for the out.