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July 3, 1951

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Cubs 0 5 1
Pirates 1 7 1
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Cubs 0 5 1
Pirates 2 8 1

George Metkovich Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .270
OBP .000 .322
At Bats 0 196
Hits 0 53
• Singles 0 35
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 14
RBI’s 0 20

Bob Rush Season Stats

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4 3 0
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Forbes Field - July 3, 1951
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Triple
Bob Rush
Smoky Burgess
Phil Cavarretta
Eddie Miksis
Randy Jackson
Roy Smalley
Frank Baumholtz
Hal Jeffcoat
Gene Hermanski
George Metkovich
Gus Bell
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Metkovich hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hermanski who is chasing the ball. Metkovich reaches third base with a triple. Bell scores. That run is unearned.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and has Castiglione trapped. There's the throw to Jackson and over to Miksis, who tags Castiglione for the out. Bell moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 8 Murtaugh bunts towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Miksis covering, for the out. Castiglione moves to second.
Bottom 8 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley misplays the ball. That's an error on Smalley.
Top 8 Hermanski hits a fly ball into center field. Howerton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Baumholtz hits a fly ball into center field. Howerton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cavarretta hits a fly ball into left field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Law hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Strickland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Phillips is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Rush hits a fly ball into left field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 George Metkovich now playing left field. Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Howerton strikes out.
Bottom 6 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Murtaugh moves to second.
Bottom 6 Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta fields the ball and throws to Rush covering. Safe.
Top 6 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Jackson is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first, with Law covering, for the out. Cavarretta moves to third. Hermanski moves to second.
Top 6 Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cavarretta moves to second.
Top 6 Baumholtz hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Law bunts towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out. Strickland moves to second.
Bottom 5 Strickland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Phillips hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Rush hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Smalley moves to second.
Top 5 Smalley hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Garagiola strikes out.
Bottom 4 Howerton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Howerton reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hermanski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Baumholtz hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cavarretta hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Castiglione strikes out.
Bottom 3 Law takes first base on ball four. Strickland moves to second.
Bottom 3 Strickland takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Jeffcoat hits a line drive towards short. Strickland reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rush hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards second. Miksis fields it and throws to first for the out. Cavarretta throws to Smalley, who throws back to Cavarretta who tags Garagiola for the double play.
Bottom 2 Garagiola hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kiner scores.
Bottom 2 Howerton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Rush covering, for the out. Kiner moves to second.
Bottom 2 Kiner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hermanski hits a fly ball into center field. Howerton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Castiglione hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Law fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first, with Law covering, for the out.
Top 1 Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.