Pirates @ Braves
June 24, 1953

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Preston Ward Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .211
OBP .600 .322
At Bats 4 128
Hits 2 27
• Singles 2 19
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 1 21
RBI’s 1 7

Dave Cole Season Stats

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County Stadium - June 24, 1953
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Single
Dave Cole
Del Crandall
Joe Adcock
Jack Dittmer
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Sid Gordon
Bill Bruton
Jim Pendleton
Preston Ward
Cal Abrams
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Ward hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Abrams moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 O'Brien strikes out.
Top 9 Abrams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Brien scores.
Top 9 Face hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 9 Dave Cole now pitching. O'Brien hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. O'Brien reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Gordon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 8 Mathews hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 8 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien misplays the ball. That's an error on O'Brien. Bruton moves to second.
Bottom 8 Bruton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Ebba St. Claire pinch hits for Dave Jolly. St. Claire hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Bernier strikes out.
Top 8 Atwell hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Bruton. Atwell reaches second base with a double. O'Connell goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Dave Jolly now pitching. O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to home to get Rice. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 Rice hits a line drive into right field. Pendleton picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Pendleton. O'Brien scores. Ward scores. Rice moves to third.
Top 8 Ward hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Abrams scores. O'Brien moves to third. Ward moves to second.
Top 8 O'Brien hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. O'Brien reaches second base with a double. Face scores. Abrams moves to third.
Top 8 Abrams takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Face hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Face reaches second base with a double. Bernier scores.
Top 8 O'Brien strikes out.
Top 8 There goes Bernier. The throw from Crandall and he is safe. Bernier steals second.
Top 8 Bernier takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Adcock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bernier. Adcock reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Pendleton is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Atwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ward hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Logan hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Lew Burdette now pitching. Face hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 George Crowe pinch hits for Ernie Johnson. Crowe hits a fly ball into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Crandall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pendleton scores. Dittmer moves to second.
Bottom 5 Dittmer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pendleton moves to third.
Bottom 5 Adcock hits a popup, foul, towards third. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Pendleton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bernier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out. Rice scores.
Top 5 Atwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rice moves to third.
Top 5 O'Connell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Gordon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mathews strikes out.
Bottom 4 Logan hits a popup towards short. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ernie Johnson now pitching. Ward hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 O'Brien takes first base on ball four. O'Brien moves to third. Abrams moves to second.
Top 4 Abrams is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Face hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Atwell scores.
Top 4 Crandall fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Crandall. Atwell moves to third. O'Brien moves to second.
Top 4 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Atwell moves to second.
Top 4 Bernier hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Atwell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There goes Bruton. The throw from Atwell and he is out, O'Brien applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Bickford bunts towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Crandall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ward moves to third. Rice moves to second.
Top 3 Ward takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Dittmer hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Face fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Face hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bernier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Atwell moves to second.
Top 2 Atwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Face fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bruton hits a line drive into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 O'Connell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rice takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 The umpire calls a balk on Bickford Abrams scores.
Top 1 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Abrams moves to third.
Top 1 O'Brien bunts towards the mound. Bickford fields it and throws to first for the out. Abrams moves to second.
Top 1 Abrams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.