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Phillies
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 15, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on May 15, 1953 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 15, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 15, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Robin Roberts |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Warren Hacker |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 6,531 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: Bill Engeln 3B: Bill Stewart |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Right Fielder |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Granny Hamner | Shortstop |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Robin Roberts | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Miksis | Second Baseman |
| Frank Baumholtz | Right Fielder |
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Preston Ward | Center Fielder |
| Gene Hermanski | Left Fielder |
| Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Toby Atwell | Catcher |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Warren Hacker | Pitcher |
| Phil Cavarretta | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 15, 1953
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Hacker
Ryan hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Hacker
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy juggles the ball. That's an error on Fondy. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Hacker
There goes Ashburn. The throw from Atwell and he is out, Miksis applying the tag. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Hacker
Wyrostek hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Roberts
Miksis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Roberts
Baumholtz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wyrostek. Baumholtz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fondy vs. Roberts
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Baumholtz moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ward vs. Roberts
Ward hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Hacker
Ennis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Hacker
Torgeson hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Hacker
Hamner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Atwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Hacker
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Roberts
Hermanski hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Roberts
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Roberts
Atwell hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Hacker
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Hacker
Roberts hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Hacker
Ryan hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Roberts
Smalley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hacker vs. Roberts
Hacker bunts towards first. Torgeson fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Ryan covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Roberts
Miksis hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Hacker
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Hacker covering, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Hacker
Wyrostek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Hacker
Ennis hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Hacker
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wyrostek moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hamner vs. Hacker
Hamner hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Roberts
Baumholtz hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Roberts
Fondy hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Roberts
Ward is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hacker
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Hacker
Burgess takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Hacker
Roberts bunts towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Miksis covering, for the out. Burgess moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ryan vs. Hacker
Ryan hits a fly ball into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Roberts
Hermanski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Roberts
There goes Hermanski. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Hermanski steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Roberts
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Atwell vs. Roberts
Atwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Roberts
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner misplays the ball. That's an error on Hamner. Hermanski moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hacker vs. Roberts
Hacker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Hacker
Ashburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Hacker
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Hacker
Ennis hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Hacker
Torgeson hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Roberts
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Roberts
Baumholtz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Roberts
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Hacker
Hamner hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hacker
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Hacker
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy juggles the ball. That's an error on Fondy. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Hacker
Roberts hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Roberts
Ward hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Roberts
Hermanski hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Roberts
Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Hacker
Ryan hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Hacker
Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Hacker
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hacker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Roberts
Atwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Roberts
Smalley bunts towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Atwell moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hacker vs. Roberts
Hacker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Atwell moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Miksis vs. Roberts
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Hacker
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Hacker
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Torgeson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hamner vs. Hacker
Hamner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torgeson scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Hacker
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hamner moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burgess vs. Hacker
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Roberts
Baumholtz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wyrostek who is chasing the ball. Baumholtz reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fondy vs. Roberts
Fondy hits a fly ball towards right. Wyrostek catches it and throws to home to double up Baumholtz. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Roberts
Ward hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wyrostek. Ward reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hermanski vs. Roberts
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Roberts covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/15/1953 -- Philadelphia at Chicago (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Ryan C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Miksis E, 2b 4 0 0 0
Ashburn R, cf 4 0 1 0 Baumholtz F, rf 4 0 2 0
Wyrostek J, rf 4 0 1 0 Fondy D, 1b 4 0 0 0
Ennis D, lf 4 0 1 0 Ward P, cf 4 0 1 0
Torgeson E, 1b 4 1 2 0 Hermanski G, lf 4 0 1 0
Hamner G, ss 4 0 1 1 Jackson R, 3b 3 0 0 0
Jones W, 3b 4 0 1 0 Atwell T, c 3 0 1 0
Burgess S, c 3 0 0 0 Smalley R, ss 2 0 1 0
Roberts R, p 2 0 0 0 Hacker W, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 1 7 1 31 0 6 0
Philadelphia 000 000 001 -- 1
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts R (W) 9.0 6 0 0 0 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hacker W (L) 9.0 7 1 1 1 0
E -- Fondy D 2, Hamner G
DP -- Philadelphia 2, Chicago 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 7, Chicago 5
2B -- Baumholtz F, Torgeson E, Ward P
3B -- Baumholtz F
SB -- Hermanski G
CS -- Ashburn R
SH -- Roberts R, Smalley R
T -- 1:56
A -- 6531
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