YUGOBALL
LJUBLJANA TIGERS AT NOVI SAD BEARS
07/24/1952
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YUGOBALL
LJUBLJANA TIGERS AT NOVI SAD BEARS
GAME ID: 5793 - THURSDAY, JULY 24TH , 1952 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ljubljana Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
Novi Sad Bears 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 4 1
It's Over! Novi Sad Defeats Ljubljana
A celebratory mood filled the air as the Novi Sad Bears closed out the season with a 2-0 victory over the Ljubljana Tigers at Philadelphia Stadium to capture the Yugo Classic, 4-3.

Giving the Tigers credit for a hard-fought series, Bears players said they believed throughout the postseason that their "destiny" was to be crowned Yugoball champions.

"We felt like this was our year all season long," said starting pitcher Jasa Marinkovic, who was named series MVP. "It was our destiny to win it and we did."

It was the 1st in franchise history. During the Yugoball regular season Novi Sad put up a 32-20 record and finished first.

"They're the champions and they deserve it," said a dejected Ljubljana manager . "We played good ball, they just played better than us."
LJUBLJANA BATTING LINESCORE NOVI SAD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Petrovic 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .261 0 3
E. Webster 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .130 0 0
G. Erol 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .200 0 3
D. Santrac CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .349 1 7
D. Stott DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .190 0 4
M. Lebo C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .114 0 0
B. Andjelic LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .278 0 1
I. Stastny SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .412 0 3
J. Forster RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .184 0 2
Totals 31 0 5 0 2 2 14      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Andjelic (1, 5th Inning off E. Tiilikainen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Petrovic 2 , M. Lebo , B. Andjelic 2 , J. Forster
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Santrac 2 , M. Lebo , I. Stastny
GIDP: Z. Petrovic , B. Andjelic
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: Z. Petrovic (1)

FIELDING
Errors: Z. Petrovic , I. Stastny
Double Plays: 2 (Petrovic-Stastny-Webster, Petrovic-Stastny-Webster)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Djokovic SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .214 0 1
B. Ward 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 0 3
O. Sames 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208 0 1
S. Zujovic 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .174 1 2
N. Djukic RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .208 0 1
M. Meklau DH 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .190 1 3
I. Bogic LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .136 0 1
H. Janostak C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .158 0 2
M. Jovanovic CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .158 0 0
Totals 28 2 4 2 2 1 8      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Djukic (1, 2nd Inning off H. Jigovic, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Meklau (1, 2nd Inning off H. Jigovic, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Zujovic , N. Djukic 2 , M. Meklau 4 , H. Janostak
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Sames
GIDP: N. Djukic , H. Janostak
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: S. Zujovic
Double Plays: 2 (Djokovic-Ward, Sames-Djokovic-Ward)
LJUBLJANA PITCHING LINESCORE NOVI SAD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
H. Jigovic L (2-1) 8.0 4 2 2 2 1 1 30 99 0.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Jigovic 65
Batters Faced: H. Jigovic 30
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Jigovic 13-8
Pitches - Strikes: H. Jigovic 99-66
WP: H. Jigovic
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Tiilikainen W (1-1) 8.1 5 0 0 1 2 0 30 111 1.12   
A. Nikolic SV (2) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 16 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Tiilikainen 74
Batters Faced: E. Tiilikainen 30, A. Nikolic 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Tiilikainen 12-9, A. Nikolic 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Tiilikainen 111-75, A. Nikolic 16-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Nikolic 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Esko Tiilikainen
Ballpark: Philadelphia Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CET
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 16574
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