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June 8, 1954

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Bottom 7 R H E
Phillies 2 8 1
Cubs 4 7 0
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Phillies 2 8 1
Cubs 6 8 0

Ralph Kiner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .340
OBP .667 .448
At Bats 3 153
Hits 2 52
• Singles 1 29
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 1 9
Walks 0 30
RBI’s 1 23

Karl Drews Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Wrigley Field - June 8, 1954
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Home Run
Karl Drews
Stan Lopata
Earl Torgeson
Granny Hamner
Willie Jones
Bobby Morgan
Del Ennis
Richie Ashburn
Mel Clark
Ralph Kiner
Dee Fondy
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Fondy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Talbot hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Lopata throws to second, with Morgan covering, and has Jeffcoat trapped. There's the throw to Jones who tags Jeffcoat for the out.
Bottom 7 Karl Drews now pitching. Jeffcoat hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn. Jeffcoat reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Hal Jeffcoat now pitching. Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jeffcoat fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ashburn moves to second.
Top 7 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Morgan scores.
Top 7 Danny Schell pinch hits for Robin Roberts. Schell hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Morgan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Morgan reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Miksis hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Lopata hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hamner tags and scores.
Top 6 Hamner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner who is chasing the ball. Hamner reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Ennis 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 5 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Sauer is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 5 Kiner hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Fondy hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Torgeson hits a line drive into center field. Talbot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ashburn strikes out.
Top 5 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 5 Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Morgan moves to second.
Top 5 Roberts is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Morgan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Talbot hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Pollet bunts towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Hamner covering, for the out. Miksis moves to second.
Bottom 4 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 Cooper hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Cooper reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Clark 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 4 Lopata hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Sauer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Torgeson strikes out.
Top 3 Ashburn takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to second.
Top 3 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Roberts strikes out.
Bottom 2 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Talbot hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Pollet is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 There goes Miksis. The throw from Lopata and he is safe. Miksis steals second.
Bottom 2 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morgan misplays the ball. That's an error on Morgan.
Top 2 Morgan 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 2 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hamner for the out.
Bottom 1 Cooper hits a popup in front of the plate. Lopata settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Banks is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Sauer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 1 Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fondy moves to second.
Bottom 1 Fondy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Talbot hits a line drive into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ashburn moves to second.
Top 1 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Jones takes first base on ball four.