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August 7, 1953

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Top 2	R	H	E
Phillies	3	4	0
Cubs	0	0	0

Top 2	R	H	E
Phillies	3	4	0
Cubs	0	0	0

Eddie Waitkus Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.303
OBP	.000	.344
At Bats	1	175
Hits	0	53
• Singles	0	42
• Doubles	0	8
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	0	10
RBI’s	0	15

Paul Minner Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
6	11	1

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Wrigley Field - August 7, 1953

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Paul Minner

Clyde McCullough

Dee Fondy

Eddie Miksis

Randy Jackson

Tommy Brown

Ralph Kiner

Hal Jeffcoat

Frank Baumholtz

Eddie Waitkus

Ted Kazanski

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Waitkus hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Ridzik hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out. Kazanski moves to third.

Top 2 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.

Top 2 Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Lopata hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ennis scores. Hamner moves to second.

Top 2 Hamner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ennis moves to second.

Top 2 Ennis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Fondy hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Brown hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 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.

Top 1 Wyrostek hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Ashburn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Waitkus strikes out.

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