Pirates @ Cardinals
May 16, 1948

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Pirates 3 9 2
Cardinals 4 7 1
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Pirates 3 9 2
Cardinals 5 8 1

Ralph LaPointe Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .226
OBP .500 .333
At Bats 3 31
Hits 1 7
• Singles 1 6
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 5
RBI’s 0 2

Kirby Higbe Season Stats

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Sportsman's Park - May 16, 1948
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Single
Kirby Higbe
Ed Fitz Gerald
Ed Stevens
Danny Murtaugh
Frankie Gustine
Stan Rojek
Ralph Kiner
Johnny Hopp
Dixie Walker
Ralph LaPointe
Erv Dusak
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

LaPointe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dusak scores. That run is unearned.

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Bottom 8 Ken Johnson pinch runs for Don Lang. Erv Dusak pinch hits for Al Brazle. Dusak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gustine. Marion scores. Johnson goes all the way around to score. Dusak moves to second.
Bottom 8 Don Lang pinch hits for Del Rice. Lang takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Marion hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hopp. Marion reaches second base with a double. Slaughter scores.
Bottom 8 The ball gets by Fitz Gerald for a passed ball. Slaughter moves to third.
Bottom 8 Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kurowski hits a popup towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Slaughter hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hopp. Slaughter reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Higbe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Murtaugh moves to second.
Top 8 Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. LaPointe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Al Brazle now pitching. Kiner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Musial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Moore takes first base on ball four. Schoendienst moves to third. LaPointe moves to second.
Bottom 7 Red Schoendienst pinch runs for Ron Northey. LaPointe takes first base on ball four. Schoendienst moves to second.
Bottom 7 Ron Northey pinch hits for Murry Dickson. Northey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Rice hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Marion hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Higbe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hopp for the out.
Top 7 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion misplays the ball. That's an error on Marion.
Top 7 Rojek hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Higbe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Jones hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moore scores.
Bottom 6 Musial strikes out.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Moore moves to second.
Bottom 6 Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek misplays the ball. That's an error on Rojek.
Top 6 Fitz Gerald strikes out.
Top 6 Murtaugh takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Stevens hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kurowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 LaPointe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Dickson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kiner strikes out.
Top 5 Hopp hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gustine takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Rojek hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Marion hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Higbe strikes out.
Top 4 Fitz Gerald strikes out.
Top 4 Murtaugh hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Stevens bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Walker moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Slaughter strikes out.
Bottom 3 Musial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moore moves to second.
Bottom 3 Moore takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 LaPointe hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dickson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kiner strikes out.
Top 3 Hopp takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Gustine hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moore. Gustine reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Rojek hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fitz Gerald scores.
Top 3 Higbe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. LaPointe scoops it up and throws to first, with Dickson covering, for the out. Fitz Gerald moves to third.
Top 3 Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moore. Fitz Gerald reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Marion hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Murtaugh strikes out.
Top 2 Stevens strikes out. There goes Walker. The throw from Rice to Marion, and Walker is out.
Top 2 Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kiner scores.
Top 2 Kiner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moore. Kiner reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Kurowski strikes out.
Bottom 1 The ball gets by Fitz Gerald for a passed ball. LaPointe moves to third. Slaughter moves to second.
Bottom 1 Slaughter takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Musial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. LaPointe moves to second.
Bottom 1 LaPointe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Hopp hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Gustine. The throw from Rice and he is out, LaPointe applying the tag.
Top 1 Gustine takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Rojek. The throw from Rice and he is out, Marion applying the tag.
Top 1 Rojek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.