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September 18, 1951

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Bottom 8 R H E
Braves 5 6 2
Pirates 6 12 3
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Braves 5 6 2
Pirates 6 12 3

Ralph Kiner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .318
OBP .250 .464
At Bats 4 412
Hits 1 131
• Singles 0 69
• Doubles 0 23
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 1 34
Walks 0 111
RBI’s 1 87

Max Surkont Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 14 1
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Forbes Field - September 18, 1951
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Walk
Max Surkont
Walker Cooper
Earl Torgeson
Roy Hartsfield
Sid Gordon
Sibby Sisti
Luis Marquez
Sam Jethroe
Willard Marshall
Ralph Kiner
George Metkovich
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Kiner takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Thomas strikes out. There goes Metkovich. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 8 Metkovich bunts towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Max Surkont now pitching. Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Cooper hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ted Wilks now pitching. Gordon hits a line drive towards the mound. Wilks catches it and throws to third to double up Sisti. Jethroe moves to third. Torgeson moves to second.
Top 8 Torgeson takes first base on ball four. Logan scores. Sisti moves to third. Jethroe moves to second.
Top 8 Bill Werle now pitching. Jethroe takes first base on ball four. Logan moves to third. Sisti moves to second.
Top 8 Johnny Logan pinch runs for Bob Elliott. Sisti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hartsfield scores. Logan moves to second.
Top 8 Bob Elliott pinch hits for Phil Paine. Elliott takes first base on ball four. Hartsfield moves to second.
Top 8 Hartsfield takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Yochim hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yochim for the out.
Bottom 7 Cole hits a line drive towards third. Gordon reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Merson takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to third. McCullough moves to second.
Bottom 7 McCullough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 7 Phil Paine now pitching. Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Kiner hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Marquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cooper takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Metkovich hits a fly ball into left field. Marquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Merson scores.
Bottom 6 Yochim bunts towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. Merson moves to third. Cole moves to second.
Bottom 6 Cole hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCullough scores. Merson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Merson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCullough moves to third.
Bottom 6 McCullough hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jethroe. McCullough reaches second base with a double. Bell scores.
Bottom 6 Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jethroe who is chasing the ball. Bell reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sisti moves to second.
Top 6 Sisti takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Wilson strikes out.
Bottom 5 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 5 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hartsfield hits a popup towards short. Cole settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Marquez hits a popup towards short. Cole settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Marshall takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gordon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomas. Gordon reaches second base with a double. Torgeson moves to third.
Top 5 Dick Cole now playing shortstop. Torgeson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sisti fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Yochim hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Bill Howerton pinch hits for George Strickland. Howerton hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCullough scores.
Bottom 4 Merson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell scores. McCullough moves to third.
Bottom 4 McCullough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 4 Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Jethroe strikes out.
Top 4 Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Strickland. Marquez scores. Hartsfield moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Wilson hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hartsfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Marquez moves to third.
Top 4 Marquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Marshall is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 3 Kiner strikes out.
Bottom 3 Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 3 Metkovich hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Jethroe strikes out.
Bottom 2 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 2 Yochim hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yochim for the out. Merson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Strickland strikes out.
Bottom 2 Merson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 That's a pickoff. Marquez moves to second.
Top 2 Wilson strikes out.
Top 2 Hartsfield hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Marquez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 McCullough hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bell strikes out.
Bottom 1 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sisti misplays the ball. That's an error on Sisti. Metkovich moves to third. Thomas moves to second.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hartsfield. Metkovich moves to second.
Bottom 1 Metkovich takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Marquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cooper strikes out.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Gordon moves to second.
Top 1 Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jethroe scores.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Sisti scores. Jethroe moves to third.
Top 1 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops it up and throws to first, with Yochim covering, for the out. Sisti moves to third. Jethroe moves to second.
Top 1 Jethroe takes first base on ball four. Sisti moves to second.
Top 1 Sisti takes first base on ball four.