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May 20, 1944

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Johnny Rucker Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .327
OBP .333 .345
At Bats 3 113
Hits 1 37
• Singles 1 30
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 9

Max Lanier Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 1 0
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Sportsman's Park - May 20, 1944
Out
Max Lanier
Ken O'Dea
Ray Sanders
Emil Verban
Whitey Kurowski
Marty Marion
Danny Litwhiler
Stan Musial
Debs Garms
Johnny Rucker
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Debs Garms now playing right field. Stan Musial now playing center field. Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sanders scoops it up and throws to first, with Lanier covering, for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ockey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Kurowski hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Walter Ockey now pitching. Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ockey fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 O'Dea hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Musial hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Hopp hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Rucker. Hopp reaches second base with a double. Lanier scores.
Bottom 8 Verban bunts towards the mound. Brondell fields it and throws to first for the out. Lanier moves to second.
Bottom 8 Ken Brondell now pitching. Lanier takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Nap Reyes pinch hits for Harry Feldman. Reyes 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 8 Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Luby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Marion strikes out. There goes Kurowski. The throw from Lombardi to second, and they've got Kurowski trapped. There's the throw to Luby, and Kurowski is out.
Bottom 7 Sanders hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kurowski moves to second.
Bottom 7 Kurowski hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Litwhiler hits a fly ball into right field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lombardi 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 7 Weintraub strikes out.
Top 7 Medwick is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 O'Dea is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Musial hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Rucker. Musial reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Hopp hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker. Hopp reaches second base with a double. Medwick throws the ball in to Jurges who tags Hopp trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Marion scores. Lanier goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Verban strikes out.
Bottom 6 Lanier bunts towards the right side of the infield. Luby misplays the ball. That's an error on Luby. Marion moves to second.
Bottom 6 Harry Feldman now pitching. Marion takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Gardella strikes out.
Top 6 Jurges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Rucker 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 6 George Hausmann pinch hits for Bill Voiselle. Hausmann is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards first. Weintraub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sanders for the out.
Bottom 5 Kurowski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Dea scores. Litwhiler moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hopp scores. O'Dea moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 O'Dea takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Musial hits a line drive into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Hopp. The throw from Lombardi and he is safe. Hopp steals second.
Bottom 5 Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr misplays the ball. That's an error on Kerr.
Bottom 5 Verban hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kerr strikes out.
Top 5 Luby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Lombardi takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Lanier hits a popup towards first. Weintraub settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Marion hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sanders is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Kurowski strikes out.
Bottom 4 Litwhiler hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker. Litwhiler reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Weintraub is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Gardella hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 O'Dea 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 3 Musial takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Verban hits a fly ball into right field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Jurges strikes out.
Top 3 Rucker strikes out.
Top 3 Voiselle takes first base on ball four. Luby moves to second.
Top 3 Kerr strikes out.
Top 3 Luby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban misplays the ball. That's an error on Verban.
Bottom 2 Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Marion 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 2 Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Luby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kurowski scores.
Bottom 2 Kurowski hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Rucker who is chasing the ball. Kurowski reaches third base with a triple.
Top 2 Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Weintraub is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Medwick is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 O'Dea hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Musial moves to second.
Bottom 1 Musial hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Hopp hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Verban hits a popup into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gardella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.