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Pirates
@ Braves
County Stadium
September 15, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on September 15, 1953 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 15, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 15, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Friend |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lew Burdette |
| Ballpark | County Stadium |
| City | Milwaukee |
| State | WI |
| Attendance | 32,145 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: Artie Gore 3B: Bill Jackowski |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cal Abrams | Right Fielder |
| Brandy Davis | Left Fielder |
| Danny O'Connell | Third Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | Center Fielder |
| Preston Ward | First Baseman |
| Eddie Pellagrini | Second Baseman |
| Pete Naton | Catcher |
| Dick Smith | Shortstop |
| Bob Friend | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Andy Pafko | Right Fielder |
| Jim Pendleton | Left Fielder |
| Del Crandall | Catcher |
| Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
| Jack Dittmer | Second Baseman |
| Lew Burdette | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Braves
County Stadium
September 15, 1953
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Burdette
Abrams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pendleton. Abrams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Burdette
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davis for the out. Abrams moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
O'Connell vs. Burdette
O'Connell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Abrams scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Burdette
Thomas hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Burdette
Ward hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Connell moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pellagrini vs. Burdette
Pellagrini is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Friend
Bruton hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Thomas. Bruton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Logan vs. Friend
Logan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Abrams who is chasing the ball. Logan reaches third base with a triple. Bruton scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mathews vs. Friend
Mathews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Logan scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Friend
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Friend
Pendleton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Abrams. Pendleton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crandall vs. Friend
Crandall hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naton vs. Burdette
Naton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Naton for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Burdette
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Burdette
Friend strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Friend
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dittmer vs. Friend
Dittmer hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burdette vs. Friend
Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Burdette
Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Burdette
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Burdette
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Friend
Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Friend
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Friend
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Burdette
Thomas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Burdette
Ward hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pellagrini vs. Burdette
Pellagrini hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Friend
Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Friend
Pendleton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Abrams who is chasing the ball. Pendleton reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Crandall vs. Friend
Crandall strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Adcock vs. Friend
Adcock strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naton vs. Burdette
Naton hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Burdette
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friend vs. Burdette
Friend strikes out. There goes Smith. The throw from Crandall to Logan, and Smith is out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dittmer vs. Friend
Dittmer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Davis. Dittmer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burdette vs. Friend
Burdette bunts towards the mound. Friend fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Friend. Dittmer scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Friend
Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Friend
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith throws to second for one, and Pellagrini throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Logan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mathews vs. Friend
Mathews hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Abrams who is chasing the ball. Mathews reaches third base with a triple. Logan scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pafko vs. Friend
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Burdette
Abrams strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Burdette
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Burdette
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Burdette
Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Burdette
Ward hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pellagrini vs. Burdette
Pellagrini takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Naton vs. Burdette
Naton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Friend
Pendleton hits a popup towards third. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Friend
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Friend
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Burdette
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Burdette
Friend hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Burdette
Abrams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Burdette
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dittmer vs. Friend
Dittmer hits a line drive towards third. O'Connell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burdette vs. Friend
Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Friend
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops it up and throws to first, with Friend covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Burdette
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Burdette
Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ward vs. Liddle
Don Liddle now pitching.
Ward hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. O'Connell moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pellagrini vs. Liddle
Pellagrini strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cole vs. Liddle
Dick Cole pinch hits for Pete Naton.
Cole hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. O'Connell scores. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Liddle
There goes Cole. The throw from Crandall and he is safe. Cole steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Liddle
Smith is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rice vs. Johnson
Ernie Johnson now pitching. Hal Rice pinch hits for Bob Friend.
Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thomas scores. Cole scores. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Abrams vs. Johnson
Abrams hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Hall
Toby Atwell now catching. Bob Hall now pitching.
Logan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Hall
Mathews hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Hall
Pafko hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomas. Pafko reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pendleton vs. Hall
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Johnson
Davis hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Johnson
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Johnson
Thomas strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Hall
Crandall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Hall
Adcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Crandall moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dittmer vs. Hall
Dittmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Crandall scores. Adcock moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crowe vs. Hall
George Crowe pinch hits for Ernie Johnson.
Crowe hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Adcock moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bruton vs. Hall
Sibby Sisti pinch runs for George Crowe.
Bruton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Logan vs. Hall
Logan hits a popup for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/15/1953 -- Pittsburgh at Milwaukee (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI
Abrams C, rf 5 1 2 0 Bruton B, cf 5 1 1 0
Davis B, lf 5 0 0 0 Logan J, ss 5 2 1 1
O'Connell D, 3b 5 2 3 1 Mathews E, 3b 4 0 2 2
Thomas F, cf 5 2 2 2 Pafko A, rf 4 0 1 0
Ward P, 1b 4 1 2 1 Pendleton J, lf 4 0 2 0
Pellagrini E, 2b 3 0 0 0 Crandall D, c 3 1 0 0
Naton P, c 3 0 0 0 Adcock J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Cole D, ph 1 1 1 1 Dittmer J, 2b 4 1 2 1
Atwell T, c 0 0 0 0 Burdette L, p 2 0 0 0
Smith D, ss 3 0 1 0 Liddle D, p 0 0 0 0
Friend B, p 3 0 0 0 Johnson E, p 0 0 0 0
Rice H, ph 1 0 1 2 Crowe G, ph 1 0 0 0
Hall B, p 0 0 0 0 Sisti S, pr 0 0 0 0
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38 7 12 7 36 5 10 4
Pittsburgh 100 003 030 -- 7
Milwaukee 200 020 001 -- 5
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Friend B (W) 7.0 7 4 3 0 2
Hall B (S) 2.0 3 1 1 1 1
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette L (L)* 7.0 10 6 6 1 4
Liddle D 0.2 1 1 1 1 1
Johnson E 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Friend B, Pellagrini E
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Milwaukee 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, Milwaukee 6
2B -- Abrams C, Bruton B, Pendleton J, Dittmer J, Pafko A
3B -- Logan J, Pendleton J, Mathews E
HR -- Thomas F, Ward P
SB -- Cole D
CS -- Smith D
SH -- Burdette L
T -- 2:28
A -- 32145
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