Top 1

• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Waitkus vs. Minner
  
  Waitkus strikes out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ashburn vs. Minner
  
  Ashburn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wyrostek vs. Minner
  
  Wyrostek hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baumholtz vs. Ridzik
  
  Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Ridzik
  
  Brown hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fondy vs. Ridzik
  
  Fondy hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ennis vs. Minner
  
  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--
  Hamner vs. Minner
  
  Hamner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ennis moves to second. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Lopata vs. Minner
  
  Lopata hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ennis scores. Hamner moves to second. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Jones vs. Minner
  
  Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Kazanski vs. Minner
  
  Kazanski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Kazanski reaches second base with a double. Hamner scores. Lopata goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Ridzik vs. Minner
  
  Ridzik hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out. Kazanski moves to third. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Waitkus vs. Minner
  
  Waitkus hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kiner vs. Ridzik
  
  Kiner hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Ridzik
  
  Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Miksis vs. Ridzik
  
  Miksis strikes out. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McCullough vs. Ridzik
  
  McCullough hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ashburn vs. Minner
  
  Ashburn hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wyrostek vs. Minner
  
  Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ennis vs. Minner
  
  Ennis hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jeffcoat vs. Ridzik
  
  Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Minner vs. Ridzik
  
  Minner strikes out. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baumholtz vs. Ridzik
  
  Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hamner vs. Minner
  
  Hamner hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lopata vs. Minner
  
  Lopata hits a line drive into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jones vs. Minner
  
  Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Ridzik
  
  Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fondy vs. Ridzik
  
  Fondy hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kiner vs. Ridzik
  
  Kiner hits a line drive into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jackson vs. Ridzik
  
  Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brown moves to second. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Miksis vs. Ridzik
  
  Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kazanski vs. Minner
  
  Kazanski hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ridzik vs. Minner
  
  Ridzik hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Waitkus vs. Minner
  
  Waitkus hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCullough vs. Ridzik
  
  McCullough hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jeffcoat vs. Ridzik
  
  Jeffcoat hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn. Jeffcoat reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Minner vs. Ridzik
  
  Minner hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Baumholtz vs. Ridzik
  
  Baumholtz hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ashburn vs. Minner
  
  Ashburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wyrostek vs. Minner
  
  Wyrostek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ashburn moves to second. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Ennis vs. Minner
  
  Ennis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ashburn scores. Wyrostek moves to second. View Play 
• Phillies, 4 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hamner vs. Minner
  
  Hamner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wyrostek scores. Ennis moves to second. View Play 
• Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Lopata vs. Simpson
  
  Duke Simpson now pitching.
  
  Lopata bunts towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. Ennis moves to third. Hamner moves to second. View Play 
• Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Jones vs. Simpson
  
  Jones is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Kazanski vs. Simpson
  
  Kazanski hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Ridzik vs. Simpson
  
  Ridzik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Ridzik
  
  Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fondy vs. Ridzik
  
  Fondy strikes out. View Play 
• Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kiner vs. Ridzik
  
  Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Ridzik
  
  Jackson hits a line drive into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miksis vs. Ridzik
  
  Miksis hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Waitkus vs. Simpson
  
  Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ashburn vs. Simpson
  
  Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wyrostek vs. Simpson
  
  Wyrostek hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCullough vs. Ridzik
  
  McCullough hits a popup towards short. Kazanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jeffcoat vs. Ridzik
  
  Jeffcoat takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Simpson vs. Ridzik
  
  Simpson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jeffcoat moves to second. View Play 
• Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Baumholtz vs. Ridzik
  
  Baumholtz hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Brown vs. Ridzik
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jeffcoat moves to third. Simpson moves to second. View Play 
• Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Fondy vs. Ridzik
  
  Fondy hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ennis vs. Simpson
  
  Ennis strikes out. View Play 
• Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hamner vs. Simpson
  
  Hamner takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lopata vs. Simpson
  
  There goes Hamner. The throw from McCullough and he is out, Brown applying the tag. View Play 
• Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lopata vs. Simpson
  
  Lopata hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kiner vs. Ridzik
  
  Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jackson vs. Ridzik
  
  Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miksis vs. Ridzik
  
  Miksis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCullough vs. Drews
  
  Karl Drews now pitching.
  
  McCullough takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sawatski vs. Drews
  
  Carl Sawatski pinch hits for Hal Jeffcoat.
  
  Sawatski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Sawatski reaches second base with a double. McCullough goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Metkovich vs. Drews
  
  Bob Ramazzotti pinch runs for Carl Sawatski. George Metkovich pinch hits for Duke Simpson.
  
  Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ramazzotti moves to third. View Play 
• Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Baumholtz vs. Konstanty
  
  Jim Konstanty now pitching.
  
  Baumholtz hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jones vs. Lown
  
  George Metkovich now playing right field. Turk Lown now pitching. Frank Baumholtz now playing center field.
  
  Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kazanski vs. Lown
  
  Kazanski hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Konstanty vs. Lown
  
  Konstanty 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 

Bottom 9

• Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Konstanty
  
  Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fondy vs. Konstanty
  
  Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kiner vs. Konstanty
  
  Kiner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jackson vs. Konstanty
  
  Warren Hacker pinch runs for Ralph Kiner.
  
  Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hacker moves to second. View Play 
• Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Miksis vs. Konstanty
  
  Miksis hits a popup towards short. Kazanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/7/1953 -- Philadelphia at Chicago (D)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Waitkus E, 1b         4  0  0  0   Baumholtz F, rf-cf    5  0  0  0   
Ashburn R, cf         4  1  1  0   Brown T, ss           5  1  3  0   
Wyrostek J, rf        4  1  1  0   Fondy D, 1b           5  0  0  0   
Ennis D, lf           4  1  2  1   Kiner R, lf           5  1  3  2   
Hamner G, 2b          3  1  2  1   Hacker W, pr          0  0  0  0   
Lopata S, c           3  1  1  1   Jackson R, 3b         5  0  3  0   
Jones W, 3b           3  0  0  0   Miksis E, 2b          5  1  1  1   
Kazanski T, ss        4  0  1  2   McCullough C, c       3  1  0  0   
Ridzik S, p           3  0  0  0   Jeffcoat H, cf        2  0  1  0   
Drews K, p            0  0  0  0   Sawatski C, ph        1  0  1  1   
Konstanty J, p        1  0  0  0   Ramazzotti B, pr      0  0  0  0   
                                   Lown T, p             0  0  0  0   
                                   Minner P, p           2  0  0  0   
                                   Simpson D, p          1  0  1  0   
                                   Metkovich G, ph-rf    1  0  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  5  8  5                        40  4 14  4

Philadelphia     030 002 000 --  5
Chicago          000 002 020 --  4

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ridzik S (W)          7.2 10  3  3  1  3
Drews K*              0.0  2  1  1  1  0
Konstanty J (S)       1.1  2  0  0  0  0

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Minner P (L)+         5.0  8  5  5  0  1
Simpson D             3.0  0  0  0  2  1
Lown T                1.0  0  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
  + Pitched to 4 batters in 6th

DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 4, Chicago 11
2B -- Kazanski T, Jeffcoat H, Sawatski C
HR -- Kiner R, Miksis E
CS -- Hamner G
SH -- Lopata S
T -- 2:25
A -- 4499

    

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