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August 25, 1953

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Braves 1 4 2
Phillies 4 9 1
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Braves 1 4 2
Phillies 4 10 1

Richie Ashburn Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .330
OBP .750 .396
At Bats 3 488
Hits 2 161
• Singles 2 133
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 8
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 50
RBI’s 0 43

Vern Bickford Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 5 1
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Connie Mack Stadium - August 25, 1953
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Single
Vern Bickford
Del Crandall
Joe Adcock
Jack Dittmer
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Sid Gordon
Bill Bruton
Andy Pafko
Richie Ashburn
Ted Kazanski
Willie Jones
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jones moves to third. Kazanski moves to second.

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Bottom 8 Kazanski is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 8 Roberts bunts towards the mound. Bickford fields it and throws to first for the out. Jones moves to second.
Bottom 8 Vern Bickford now pitching. Jones takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Logan 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 Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Harry Hanebrink pinch hits for Johnny Antonelli. Hanebrink hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Wyrostek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lopata hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Hamner hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ennis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Torgeson hits a line drive into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dittmer hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Crandall hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Kazanski strikes out.
Bottom 6 Roberts hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Roberts reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Jones hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Wyrostek strikes out.
Top 6 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Mathews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lopata hits a line drive into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hamner is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Ennis strikes out.
Bottom 5 Antonelli fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Antonelli. Ashburn moves to third. Torgeson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Torgeson takes first base on ball four. Ashburn moves to second.
Bottom 5 Ashburn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Kazanski hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Antonelli strikes out.
Top 5 Dittmer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn. Dittmer reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Crandall hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards second. Dittmer scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 4 Jones is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wyrostek for the out. Lopata moves to second.
Bottom 4 Lopata takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 The ball gets by Crandall for a passed ball. Hamner moves to third.
Bottom 4 Hamner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Hamner reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Adcock strikes out.
Top 4 Pafko strikes out.
Top 4 Mathews strikes out.
Top 4 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson juggles the ball. That's an error on Torgeson.
Bottom 3 Ennis strikes out.
Bottom 3 Ennis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Adcock.
Bottom 3 Torgeson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Ashburn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Kazanski hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bruton hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Antonelli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Roberts covering, for the out.
Top 3 Dittmer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Jones hits a popup in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Wyrostek strikes out.
Top 2 Gordon strikes out.
Top 2 Crandall hits a popup towards short. Kazanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Lopata strikes out.
Bottom 1 Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Torgeson moves to third.
Bottom 1 Ennis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Kazanski scores. Ashburn scores. Torgeson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Torgeson takes first base on ball four. Kazanski moves to third. Ashburn moves to second.
Bottom 1 Ashburn bunts towards third. Mathews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kazanski moves to second.
Bottom 1 Kazanski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Pafko hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bruton hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.