Pirates @ Phillies
August 19, 1953

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Top 2	R	H	E
Pirates	1	3	0
Phillies	1	2	0

Top 2	R	H	E
Pirates	1	3	0
Phillies	1	2	0

Preston Ward Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.213
OBP	.000	.335
At Bats	0	207
Hits	0	44
• Singles	0	34
• Doubles	0	6
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	4
Walks	0	38
RBI’s	0	14

Curt Simmons Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
10	10	0

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Connie Mack Stadium - August 19, 1953

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Curt Simmons

Smoky Burgess

Eddie Waitkus

Granny Hamner

Willie Jones

Ted Kazanski

Del Ennis

Richie Ashburn

Johnny Wyrostek

Preston Ward

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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Bottom 1 Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 1 Ennis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Waitkus scores. Wyrostek moves to second.

Bottom 1 Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien fields it and throws to second for the out. Waitkus moves to third.

Bottom 1 Ashburn takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Waitkus moves to second.

Bottom 1 Waitkus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 1 Janowicz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Rice trying to get to home. Wyrostek throws the ball in to Burgess who tags Rice who's trying to score from second, for the out.

Top 1 Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Rice hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Rice reaches second base with a double. O'Connell goes all the way around to score.

Top 1 O'Connell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

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

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