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September 15, 1947

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Dixie Howell Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .247
OBP .500 .322
At Bats 4 190
Hits 2 47
• Singles 1 36
• Doubles 1 8
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 21
RBI’s 2 23

Charley Schanz Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 4 2
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Forbes Field - September 15, 1947
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Single
Charley Schanz
Al Lakeman
Howie Schultz
Lee Handley
Willie Jones
Ralph LaPointe
Del Ennis
Charlie Gilbert
Buster Adams
Dixie Howell
Hank Greenberg
Ralph Kiner
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Howell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kiner scores. There goes Greenberg trying to get to third. Gilbert throws the ball in to Jones, who tags Greenberg for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Wietelmann hits a popup in front of the plate. Lakeman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Cox hits a popup in front of the plate. Lakeman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Greenberg takes first base on ball four. Kiner moves to second.
Bottom 8 Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jimmy Bloodworth now playing second base. Whitey Wietelmann now playing third base. Ennis hits a popup towards short. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jimmy Bloodworth pinch hits for Frankie Gustine. Bloodworth hits a fly ball into center field. Gilbert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schultz scoops it up and throws to first, with Schanz covering, for the out. Howell moves to third. Russell moves to second.
Bottom 7 Russell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Higbe bunts towards first. Schultz scoops it up and throws to first, with Handley covering, for the out. Howell moves to second.
Bottom 7 Howell hits a line drive into right field. Adams picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Adams. Wietelmann scores.
Bottom 7 Lee Handley now playing second base. Wietelmann hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gilbert. Wietelmann reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Gilbert hits a fly ball into center field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 LaPointe hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Schanz is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Gilbert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Greenberg hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. LaPointe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schultz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gustine for the out.
Top 6 Verban hits a fly ball into center field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Schultz hits a fly ball into center field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lakeman hits a fly ball into center field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Woodling hits a popup towards short. LaPointe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Russell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gilbert who is chasing the ball. Russell reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Higbe hits a fly ball towards center field. Gilbert fields the ball and throws to second. Verban drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Verban. Wietelmann scores. Howell scores.
Bottom 5 Charley Schanz now pitching. Howell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gilbert. Howell reaches second base with a double. Kiner scores. Greenberg scores. Wietelmann moves to third.
Bottom 5 Wietelmann takes first base on ball four. Kiner moves to third. Greenberg moves to second.
Bottom 5 Cox bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 5 Greenberg takes first base on ball four. Kiner moves to second.
Bottom 5 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gilbert scores. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to home to get LaPointe. Gilbert moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 5 The ball gets by Howell for a passed ball. LaPointe moves to third. Gilbert moves to second.
Top 5 Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wietelmann misplays the ball. That's an error on Wietelmann. LaPointe moves to second.
Top 5 LaPointe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Gustine hits a fly ball into center field. Gilbert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Woodling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Higbe scores.
Bottom 4 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first, with Spragins covering, for the out. Higbe moves to third.
Bottom 4 Higbe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gilbert. Higbe reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Homer Spragins now pitching. Howell hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Oscar Judd pinch hits for Tommy Hughes. Judd strikes out.
Top 4 Verban hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Adams scores. Schultz moves to second.
Top 4 Schultz takes first base on ball four. Adams moves to second.
Top 4 Lakeman hits a fly ball into right field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jones hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wietelmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Adams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Wietelmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 3 Cox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kiner scores. Greenberg moves to second.
Bottom 3 Greenberg takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Woodling scores. Gustine scores. Kiner moves to third.
Bottom 3 Kiner is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Gustine hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gilbert. Gustine reaches second base with a double. Woodling moves to third.
Bottom 3 Woodling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Higbe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Gilbert hits a fly ball into right field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 LaPointe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Howell strikes out. There goes Wietelmann. The throw from Lakeman to second, and Wietelmann is out.
Bottom 2 Wietelmann hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hughes is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Verban hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Verban for the out. Lakeman moves to third. Schultz moves to second.
Top 2 Schultz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox misplays the ball. That's an error on Cox. Lakeman moves to second.
Top 2 Lakeman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wietelmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schultz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Greenberg for the out.
Bottom 1 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out. Woodling scores.
Bottom 1 Gustine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Woodling moves to third.
Bottom 1 Woodling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Russell 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 1 Adams strikes out.
Top 1 Howell fires to first and picks off Ennis. Gilbert moves to third.
Top 1 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine juggles the ball. That's an error on Gustine.
Top 1 Gilbert hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Woodling. Gilbert reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 LaPointe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.