Pirates @ Cubs
September 9, 1953

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Bottom 8 R H E
Pirates 7 15 1
Cubs 5 9 2
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Pirates 7 15 1
Cubs 5 9 2

George Metkovich Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .200
OBP .000 .301
At Bats 0 145
Hits 0 29
• Singles 0 19
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 20
RBI’s 0 14

Roy Face Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 6 0
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Wrigley Field - September 9, 1953
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Out
Roy Face
Vic Janowicz
Preston Ward
Eddie Pellagrini
Danny O'Connell
Dick Cole
Carlos Bernier
Frank Thomas
Cal Abrams
George Metkovich
Roy Smalley
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

George Metkovich pinch hits for Turk Lown. Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pellagrini fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Smalley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 McCullough hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Smalley covering. It's a double play. O'Connell scores.
Top 8 Bernier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. O'Connell moves to third.
Top 8 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Turk Lown now pitching. Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Fondy hits a line drive into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell juggles the ball. That's an error on O'Connell. Baumholtz scores. Jackson moves to third. Kiner moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Jackson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bernier. Jackson reaches second base with a double. Baumholtz moves to third.
Bottom 7 Miksis hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Baumholtz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Phil Cavarretta pinch hits for Dutch Leonard. Cavarretta hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Face hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Cole hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Fondy hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Janowicz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Pellagrini hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson juggles the ball. That's an error on Jackson. Bernier moves to second.
Top 6 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bernier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Dutch Leonard now pitching. O'Connell hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Abrams takes first base on ball four. Face moves to second.
Top 5 Face hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cole moves to third.
Top 5 Cole hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Cole reaches second base with a double. Thomas scores. Ward goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Ward takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second.
Top 5 Janowicz is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Pellagrini hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pellagrini scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Klippstein hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fondy scores. McCullough moves to third.
Bottom 4 Smalley takes first base on ball four. Sauer scores. Fondy moves to third. McCullough moves to second.
Bottom 4 Roy Face now pitching. McCullough hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kiner scores. Sauer moves to third. Fondy moves to second.
Bottom 4 Fondy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kiner moves to third. Sauer moves to second.
Bottom 4 Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jackson scores. Kiner moves to second.
Bottom 4 Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jackson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pellagrini scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bernier hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Smalley fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 4 O'Connell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cole scores. Abrams moves to third.
Top 4 Abrams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cole moves to second.
Top 4 Pettit strikes out.
Top 4 Cole hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ward for the out.
Bottom 3 Baumholtz hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Klippstein hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pellagrini settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Smalley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 McCullough strikes out.
Top 3 Johnny Klippstein now pitching. Janowicz hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Pellagrini hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomas moves to third.
Top 3 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. O'Connell scores.
Top 3 There goes Bernier. The throw from McCullough and he is out, Miksis applying the tag.
Top 3 Bernier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and has Abrams trapped. There's the throw to Jackson who throws to Smalley, who tags Abrams for the out. O'Connell moves to third.
Top 3 O'Connell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Abrams moves to second.
Top 3 Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pellagrini scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Sauer strikes out.
Bottom 2 Kiner strikes out.
Top 2 Pettit hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Minner covering, for the out.
Top 2 Cole hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Baumholtz hits a popup towards short. Cole settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Janowicz hits a line drive into left field. Kiner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kiner. Here's the throw into the infield and Pellagrini is out. Thomas scores. Janowicz moves to second.
Top 1 Pellagrini takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second.
Top 1 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. O'Connell scores.
Top 1 Bernier hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 O'Connell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. O'Connell reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Abrams hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.