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July 18, 1953

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Braves 4 9 1
Pirates 3 8 0
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Braves 4 9 1
Pirates 3 8 0

Danny O'Connell Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .312
OBP .667 .399
At Bats 3 256
Hits 2 80
• Singles 1 58
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 1 3
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 35
RBI’s 1 25

Lew Burdette Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 0 6
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Forbes Field - July 18, 1953
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Fielder's Choice
Lew Burdette
Ebba St. Claire
Joe Adcock
Jack Dittmer
Sibby Sisti
Johnny Logan
Jim Pendleton
Bill Bruton
Andy Pafko
Danny O'Connell
Johnny O'Brien
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan has O'Brien trapped. There's the throw to St. Claire and over to Sisti, who tags O'Brien for the out. O'Connell moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Jim Pendleton now playing left field. O'Brien hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pafko who is chasing the ball. O'Brien reaches third base with a triple.
Top 8 Jim Pendleton pinch runs for Sid Gordon. Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Gordon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Sisti hits a fly ball into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hetki hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Lew Burdette now pitching. Janowicz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Smith bunts towards the mound. Liddle fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Bernier hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sisti juggles the ball. That's an error on Sisti. O'Connell scores.
Bottom 6 O'Connell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton who is chasing the ball. O'Connell reaches third base with a triple. O'Brien goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 O'Brien hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Dittmer hits a popup towards short. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 St. Claire hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pafko scores.
Top 6 Adcock 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.
Top 6 Johnny Hetki now pitching. Pafko hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bernier who is chasing the ball. Pafko reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Johnny Lindell pinch hits for Jim Waugh. Lindell hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 O'Brien hits a line drive into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Sibby Sisti now playing third base. Janowicz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sisti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Gordon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 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. Logan moves to third.
Top 5 Logan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Logan reaches second base with a double. Bruton scores.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Bruton moves to third.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Bruton moves to second.
Top 5 Bruton bunts towards first. Smith fields the ball and throws to Waugh covering. Safe.
Top 5 Liddle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waugh fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Liddle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bernier hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomas strikes out.
Top 4 Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 St. Claire hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Abrams. St. Claire reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Adcock hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Pafko hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Mathews hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 The umpire calls a balk on Waugh Bruton moves to second.
Top 3 Logan hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Liddle 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 2 Waugh bunts towards the mound. Liddle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 O'Brien hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Janowicz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Dittmer hits a fly ball into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 St. Claire 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. Pafko moves to third.
Top 2 Adcock hits a line drive into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Pafko hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bernier. Pafko reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. O'Connell moves to third. There goes Thomas trying to get to second. Gordon throws the ball in to Dittmer who tags Thomas for the out.
Bottom 1 Bernier strikes out.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. O'Brien scores. O'Connell moves to second.
Bottom 1 O'Connell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Brien moves to third.
Bottom 1 O'Brien is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first 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 fly ball into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.