Cubs @ Phillies
June 8, 1953

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 3 10 4
Phillies 7 12 0
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 3 10 4
Phillies 7 12 0

Ralph Kiner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .270
OBP .333 .387
At Bats 3 141
Hits 1 38
• Singles 0 23
• Doubles 1 6
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 25
RBI’s 0 28

Steve Ridzik Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 1 0
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Connie Mack Stadium - June 8, 1953
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Steve Ridzik
Stan Lopata
Earl Torgeson
Connie Ryan
Willie Jones
Granny Hamner
Del Ennis
Richie Ashburn
Mel Clark
Ralph Kiner
Hank Sauer

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 3 10 4 2
Philadelphia Phillies 7 12 0 7
Winning Pitcher Steve Ridzik
Losing Pitcher Paul Minner
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 2,851
Time of Game 2 hours 24 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ridzik fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Ashburn hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Duke Simpson now pitching. Ridzik strikes out.
Bottom 8 Lopata hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Lopata reaches second base with a double. Jones moves to third.
Bottom 8 Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torgeson scores.
Bottom 8 Bob Kelly now pitching. Torgeson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sauer. Torgeson reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Miksis hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Baumholtz hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Phil Cavarretta pinch hits for Paul Minner. Cavarretta hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashburn for the out.
Top 7 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 7 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Garagiola hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kiner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark. Kiner reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Ryan hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ridzik hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sauer. Ridzik reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Lopata hits a line drive towards third. Jackson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Sauer hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ridzik fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 5 Hamner hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ennis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clark scores.
Bottom 5 Clark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baumholtz who is chasing the ball. Clark reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Ashburn hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Baumholtz hits a line drive towards first. Torgeson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Minner hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ridzik fires to first and picks off Smalley.
Top 5 Smalley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Ryan 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 4 Ridzik hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jones scores. Lopata moves to second.
Bottom 4 Lopata hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jones moves to second.
Bottom 4 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Torgeson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Steve Ridzik now pitching. Ridzik fires to first and picks off Jackson.
Top 4 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Garagiola scores.
Top 4 Garagiola hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn who is chasing the ball. Garagiola reaches third base with a triple. Fondy scores.
Top 4 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Fondy moves to third.
Top 4 Sauer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Fondy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark. Fondy reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 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.
Bottom 3 Ashburn hits a line drive towards third. Jackson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Miksis hits a line drive towards third. Jones reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Minner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Smalley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Ryan strikes out.
Bottom 2 Miller hits a line drive into center field. Baumholtz picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Baumholtz. Minner throws it away. That's an error on Minner. Jones scores. Lopata goes all the way around to score. Miller moves all the way to home. Three runs are unearned.
Bottom 2 Lopata hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis misplays the ball. That's an error on Miksis. Ennis scores. Jones moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Torgeson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hamner hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ennis moves to third.
Bottom 2 Ennis hits a line drive into center field. Baumholtz picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Baumholtz. Ennis moves to second.
Top 2 Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Garagiola hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Sauer strikes out. Lopata drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Sauer out.
Bottom 1 Clark hits a line drive towards first. Fondy catches it and steps on first to double up Ashburn.
Bottom 1 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Garagiola fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Miller covering, for the out.
Top 1 Miksis strikes out.
Top 1 Baumholtz hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.