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September 15, 1953

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Phillies	2	4	0
Cubs	0	0	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Phillies	2	4	0
Cubs	1	1	0

Ralph Kiner Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.276
OBP	.000	.392
At Bats	0	463
Hits	0	128
• Singles	0	79
• Doubles	0	16
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	0	31
Walks	0	85
RBI’s	0	102

Robin Roberts Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
21	14	2

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Wrigley Field - September 15, 1953

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Home Run

Robin Roberts

Smoky Burgess

Earl Torgeson

Granny Hamner

Willie Jones

Ted Kazanski

Del Ennis

Richie Ashburn

Johnny Wyrostek

Ralph Kiner

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

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

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

Top 2 Jones hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Hamner scores. Burgess moves to second.

Top 2 Wyrostek hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hamner moves to third.

Top 2 Hamner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Hamner reaches second base with a double. Ennis goes all the way around to score.

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

Bottom 1 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Roberts covering, for the out.

Bottom 1 Miksis strikes out.

Bottom 1 Baumholtz hits a line drive into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Torgeson hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Kazanski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out.

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