Pirates @ Phillies
August 20, 1953

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Pirates 4 6 1
Phillies 1 5 4
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Pirates 4 7 1
Phillies 1 5 4

Preston Ward Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .215
OBP .333 .333
At Bats 3 214
Hits 1 46
• Singles 0 35
• Doubles 1 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 38
RBI’s 1 16

Robin Roberts Season Stats

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20 9 1
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Connie Mack Stadium - August 20, 1953
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Single
Robin Roberts
Smoky Burgess
Eddie Waitkus
Granny Hamner
Willie Jones
Ted Kazanski
Del Ennis
Richie Ashburn
Johnny Wyrostek
Preston Ward
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Ward hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Ennis strikes out.
Bottom 8 Ennis hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Janowicz settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Janowicz.
Bottom 8 Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Waitkus hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Janowicz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski misplays the ball. That's an error on Kazanski. O'Connell scores. Rice moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Abrams scores. O'Connell moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 8 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner misplays the ball. That's an error on Hamner. Abrams moves to third.
Top 8 Abrams hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Ashburn. Abrams reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Waugh strikes out.
Top 8 O'Brien hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Roberts 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 7 Kazanski 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 7 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ward hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wyrostek. Ward reaches second base with a double. Rice scores. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Janowicz hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Thomas strikes out.
Top 7 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner misplays the ball. That's an error on Hamner. O'Connell scores. Rice moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 7 O'Connell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. O'Connell reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hamner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ennis moves to second.
Bottom 6 Ennis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Wyrostek hits a popup towards third. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Abrams strikes out.
Top 6 Waugh bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 6 O'Brien hits a popup towards short. Kazanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Waitkus hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien catches it and throws to first to double up Roberts.
Bottom 5 Roberts takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Kazanski hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ward hits a line drive towards first. Waitkus reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Janowicz strikes out.
Top 5 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Waugh, and towards O'Brien, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hamner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Rice hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 O'Connell hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Abrams hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Wyrostek 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 3 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Waitkus for the out.
Top 3 Waugh strikes out.
Top 3 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 O'Brien hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Roberts hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kazanski hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien fields it and throws to second for the out. Burgess moves to third.
Bottom 2 Jones takes first base on ball four. Burgess moves to second.
Bottom 2 Burgess takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Hamner hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ward hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hamner reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Janowicz hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There goes Thomas. The throw from Burgess and he is out, Hamner applying the tag.
Top 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Wyrostek takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Waitkus hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomas. Waitkus reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Rice strikes out.
Top 1 O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Abrams hits a popup towards short. Kazanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.