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August 16, 1948

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Bottom 8 R H E
Reds 5 10 0
Pirates 2 5 2
Bottom 8 R H E
Reds 5 10 0
Pirates 2 5 2

Wally Westlake Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .308
OBP .667 .401
At Bats 2 250
Hits 1 77
• Singles 0 55
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 1 11
Walks 1 35
RBI’s 1 43

Johnny Vander Meer Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 12 0
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Forbes Field - August 16, 1948
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Walk
Johnny Vander Meer
Ray Lamanno
Ted Kluszewski
Benny Zientara
Bobby Adams
Virgil Stallcup
Danny Litwhiler
Johnny Wyrostek
Frank Baumholtz
Wally Westlake
Ralph Kiner
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Westlake takes first base on ball four. Kiner moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Kiner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Zientara hits a line drive towards short. Rojek reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Baumholtz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kluttz catches it for the out, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Stallcup scores. Vander Meer moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Vander Meer takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Stallcup hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Kiner chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards third. Gustine fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Gustine. Kluszewski scores. Lamanno goes all the way around to score. Stallcup moves to third.
Top 8 Lamanno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kluszewski moves to second.
Top 8 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basgall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Rojek strikes out.
Bottom 7 Gregg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Kluttz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zientara scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Basgall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Litwhiler hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Zientara hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Baumholtz moves to second.
Top 7 Baumholtz bunts towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Vander Meer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Stevens hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Westlake hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Wyrostek is chasing the ball. Westlake rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run.
Bottom 6 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Lamanno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kluszewski hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zientara scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Gregg hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Kluttz hits a popup towards short. Stallcup settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 5 Litwhiler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Baumholtz scores. Adams moves to second.
Top 5 Adams hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Kluttz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Baumholtz moves to third.
Top 5 Zientara bunts towards the mound. Gregg fields it and throws to first for the out. Baumholtz moves to second.
Top 5 Baumholtz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Basgall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zientara scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Westlake hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Vander Meer hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Kluttz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Stallcup hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Litwhiler scores. Lamanno moves to second.
Top 4 Lamanno is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Kluszewski hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basgall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Litwhiler moves to second.
Top 4 Litwhiler takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Kiner hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gustine hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rojek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Adams strikes out.
Top 3 Zientara hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Zientara for the out. Baumholtz moves to third.
Top 3 Baumholtz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Baumholtz reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Vander Meer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gregg fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Gregg strikes out.
Bottom 2 Kluttz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Basgall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Stallcup strikes out.
Top 2 Lamanno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Litwhiler moves to second.
Top 2 Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Wyrostek hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Litwhiler takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zientara scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Westlake is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Kiner is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Walker bunts towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to first for the out. Rojek moves to third. Gustine moves to second.
Bottom 1 Gustine takes first base on ball four. Rojek moves to second.
Bottom 1 Rojek takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Zientara is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Baumholtz hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.