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September 15, 1953

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Bottom 7 R H E
Phillies 3 7 0
Cubs 1 3 1
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Phillies 3 7 0
Cubs 2 4 1

Hank Sauer Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .258
OBP .500 .352
At Bats 2 310
Hits 1 80
• Singles 1 49
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 13
Walks 0 43
RBI’s 0 44

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
Hank Sauer
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Kiner strikes out.
Bottom 7 Fondy hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 7 Ashburn hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kazanski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Roberts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kiner throws the ball in to Miksis who tags Roberts, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 6 Miksis hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 Baumholtz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn. Baumholtz reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Minner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 Smalley hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 6 Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Burgess strikes out.
Bottom 5 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 5 Jackson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 5 Sauer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 5 Hamner hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ennis is hit by the pitch.
Top 5 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 There goes Ashburn. The throw from Garagiola and he is out, Smalley applying the tag.
Top 5 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley misplays the ball. That's an error on Smalley.
Bottom 4 Kiner strikes out.
Bottom 4 Fondy hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 4 Miksis hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 4 Kazanski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Roberts hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 3 Minner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 3 Smalley hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 3 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hamner is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Ennis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Ennis reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Torgeson bunts towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garagiola for the out.
Bottom 2 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
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.