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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 9, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on June 9, 1953 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 9, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 9, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harvey Haddix |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Hall |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 1,894 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Artie Gore 1B: Al Barlick 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Solly Hemus | Shortstop |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Center Fielder |
| Steve Bilko | First Baseman |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Harvey Haddix | Pitcher |
| Eddie Stanky | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carlos Bernier | Left Fielder |
| Cal Abrams | Right Fielder |
| Preston Ward | First Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | Center Fielder |
| Danny O'Connell | Third Baseman |
| Toby Atwell | Catcher |
| Johnny O'Brien | Second Baseman |
| Eddie O'Brien | Shortstop |
| Bob Hall | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 9, 1953
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Hall
Hemus strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Hall
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schoendienst for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Hall
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernier vs. Haddix
Bernier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Abrams vs. Haddix
Abrams bunts towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Haddix
Ward hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Abrams moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Haddix
Thomas takes first base on ball four. Abrams moves to third. Ward moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
O'Connell vs. Haddix
O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Atwell vs. Haddix
Atwell takes first base on ball four. Abrams scores. Ward moves to third. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
O'Brien vs. Haddix
O'Brien takes first base on ball four. Ward scores. Thomas moves to third. Atwell moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
O'Brien vs. Haddix
O'Brien hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Hall
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Hall
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on O'Brien. Slaughter moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bilko vs. Hall
Bilko hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bernier. Bilko reaches second base with a double. Slaughter scores. Lowrey moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jablonski vs. Hall
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell has Lowrey trapped. There's the throw to Atwell and back to O'Connell, who tags Lowrey for the out. Bilko moves to third. Jablonski moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rice vs. Hall
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to home to get Bilko. Jablonski moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Haddix vs. Hall
Haddix hits a fly ball into left field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Haddix
Hall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernier vs. Haddix
Bernier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Abrams vs. Haddix
There goes Bernier. The throw from Rice and he is safe. Bernier steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Abrams vs. Haddix
Abrams strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ward vs. Haddix
Ward strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Haddix
Thomas is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Hall
Hemus hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Hall
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Hall
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schoendienst moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Slaughter vs. Hall
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Schoendienst scores. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lowrey vs. Hall
Lowrey hits a line drive into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bilko vs. Hall
Bilko hits a line drive into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Haddix
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Haddix
Atwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Haddix
O'Brien bunts towards first. Bilko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Hall
Jablonski hits a popup towards short. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Hall
Rice hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haddix vs. Hall
Haddix hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Hall
Hemus hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Abrams. Hemus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schoendienst vs. Hall
Schoendienst strikes out. Atwell drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Schoendienst out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Haddix
O'Brien hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Haddix
Hall hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernier vs. Haddix
Bernier hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Hall
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Musial for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Hall
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hall fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Hall
The ball gets by Atwell for a passed ball. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowrey vs. Hall
Lowrey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bilko vs. Hall
Bilko is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jablonski vs. Hall
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Haddix
Abrams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Haddix
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Haddix
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Haddix
O'Connell hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Hall
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haddix vs. Hall
Haddix hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Hall
Hemus hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Haddix
Atwell hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Haddix
O'Brien hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bilko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Haddix
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Hall
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Hall
Musial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Hall
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Haddix
Hall is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernier vs. Haddix
Bernier hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Haddix
Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Hall
Lowrey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Hall
Bilko strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Hall
Jablonski strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Hall
Rice hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Atwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Haddix
Ward hits a popup, foul, towards short. Hemus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Haddix
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Haddix
O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindell vs. Haddix
Johnny Lindell pinch hits for Toby Atwell.
Lindell takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Castiglione vs. Haddix
Felipe Montemayor pinch runs for Johnny Lindell. Pete Castiglione pinch hits for Johnny O'Brien.
Castiglione hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomas scores. Montemayor moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pellagrini vs. Haddix
Eddie Pellagrini pinch hits for Eddie O'Brien.
Pellagrini hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Haddix
Hall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bernier vs. Clark
Mike Clark now pitching.
Bernier hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Hall
Danny O'Connell now playing second base. Pete Castiglione now playing third base. Mike Sandlock now catching. Dick Cole now playing shortstop. Ed
Stanky strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Hall
Hemus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Hall
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Hall
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/9/1953 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Hemus S, ss 4 0 1 0 Bernier C, lf 4 0 1 0
Schoendienst R, 2b 5 1 2 0 Abrams C, rf 4 1 1 0
Musial S, lf 5 0 1 0 Ward P, 1b 4 1 1 0
Slaughter E, rf 3 1 2 1 Thomas F, cf 3 1 1 0
Lowrey P, cf 3 1 2 1 O'Connell D, 3b-2b 4 0 0 0
Bilko S, 1b 4 0 1 1 Atwell T, c 2 0 0 1
Jablonski R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Lindell J, ph 0 0 0 0
Rice D, c 4 1 1 1 Montemayor F, pr 0 1 0 0
Haddix H, p 3 0 0 0 Sandlock M, c 0 0 0 0
Clark M, p 0 0 0 0 O'Brien J, 2b 2 0 0 1
Stanky E, ph 1 0 0 0 Castiglione P, ph-3b 1 1 1 1
O'Brien E, ss 3 0 0 0
Pellagrini E, ph 1 1 1 3
Cole D, ss 0 0 0 0
Hall B, p 4 1 2 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 10 4 32 7 8 7
St.Louis 011 100 010 -- 4
Pittsburgh 210 000 04x -- 7
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Haddix H (L) 7.2 8 7 7 5 5
Clark M 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Hall B (W) 9.0 10 4 4 3 6
E -- O'Brien E
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- St.Louis 8, Pittsburgh 6
2B -- Bilko S, Hemus S
HR -- Hall B, Rice D, Lowrey P, Pellagrini E
SB -- Bernier C
PB -- Atwell T
T -- 2:30
A -- 1894
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