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Phillies
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 24, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on June 24, 1953 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 24, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 24, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Karl Drews |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Minner |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 7,220 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: Dusty Boggess 3B: Bill Engeln |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Granny Hamner | Shortstop |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Mel Clark | Right Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Stan Lopata | Catcher |
| Karl Drews | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Baumholtz | Center Fielder |
| George Metkovich | Right Fielder |
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Brown | Shortstop |
| Eddie Miksis | Second Baseman |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Paul Minner | Pitcher |
| Phil Cavarretta | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 24, 1953
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Minner
Ryan hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Kiner chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards third. Jackson fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Jackson. Kiner throws the ball in to Jackson who tags Ryan trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Ryan moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ashburn vs. Minner
Ashburn hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hamner vs. Minner
Hamner hits a line drive into right field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ryan scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Minner
Ennis hits a fly ball into right field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Drews
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Drews covering, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Drews
Metkovich strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Drews
Fondy bunts towards first. Torgeson fields the ball and throws to Drews covering. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Drews
Kiner strikes out. Lopata drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Kiner out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Minner
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Minner
Torgeson hits a fly ball into right field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Minner
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Brown. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopata vs. Minner
Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Drews
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Drews
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Drews
Miksis strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drews vs. Minner
Drews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Minner
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Minner
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Drews
McCullough hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minner vs. Drews
Minner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Drews
Baumholtz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Minner moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metkovich vs. Drews
Metkovich 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. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Minner
Hamner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Minner
Ennis strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Minner
Clark hits a line drive into center field. That will be extra bases. Baumholtz picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a double and an error on Baumholtz. Hamner goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torgeson vs. Minner
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Minner
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Drews
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Drews
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Drews
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Drews
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Minner
Lopata hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Lopata reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Drews vs. Minner
Drews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lopata moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ryan vs. Minner
Ryan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Metkovich who is chasing the ball. Ryan reaches third base with a triple. Lopata scores. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ashburn vs. Minner
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Minner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashburn for the out. Ryan scores. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Minner
Hamner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Drews
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Drews
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCullough for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minner vs. Drews
Minner strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Minner
Ennis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Minner
Clark strikes out. There goes Ennis. The throw from McCullough to Brown, and Ennis is out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Minner
Torgeson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Drews
Baumholtz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Drews
Metkovich hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Drews
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Drews
Kiner hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Ryan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Minner
Jones hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Minner
Lopata hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drews vs. Minner
Drews bunts towards first. Fondy fields the ball and throws to Minner covering. Safe. Lopata moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ryan vs. Minner
Ryan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Ryan reaches second base with a double. Lopata scores. Drews goes all the way around to score. Ryan moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ashburn vs. Minner
Ashburn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Metkovich. Ashburn reaches second base with a double. Ryan scores. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hamner vs. Lown
Turk Lown now pitching.
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ashburn moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ennis vs. Lown
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ashburn scores. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Lown
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Drews
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Drews
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miksis vs. Drews
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Lown
Torgeson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner who is chasing the ball. Torgeson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Lown
Jones hits a line drive towards the mound. Lown reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lopata vs. Lown
Lopata takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Drews vs. Lown
Drews strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ryan vs. Lown
Ryan takes first base on ball four. Lopata moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ashburn vs. Lown
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Lown covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Drews
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Drews
Phil Cavarretta pinch hits for Turk Lown.
Cavarretta hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Drews
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baumholtz for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Jones
Sheldon Jones now pitching.
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Jones
Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Jones
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. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Drews
Metkovich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Drews
Fondy takes first base on ball four. Metkovich moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kiner vs. Drews
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan fields it and throws to second for the out. Metkovich moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Drews
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Metkovich scores. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Drews
Brown takes first base on ball four. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miksis vs. Drews
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hamner. Kiner scores. Brown moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Serena vs. Drews
Bill Serena pinch hits for Clyde McCullough.
Serena strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/24/1953 -- Philadelphia at Chicago (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Ryan C, 2b 4 3 3 3 Baumholtz F, cf 4 0 2 0
Ashburn R, cf 5 1 1 2 Metkovich G, rf 4 1 1 0
Hamner G, ss 5 1 1 1 Fondy D, 1b 3 0 1 0
Ennis D, lf 5 0 2 1 Kiner R, lf 4 1 0 0
Clark M, rf 5 0 1 0 Jackson R, 3b 2 0 0 1
Torgeson E, 1b 4 0 1 0 Brown T, ss 3 0 0 0
Jones W, 3b 4 0 0 0 Miksis E, 2b 4 0 0 0
Lopata S, c 3 2 2 0 McCullough C, c 3 0 0 0
Drews K, p 4 1 1 0 Serena B, ph 1 0 0 0
Minner P, p 2 0 1 0
Lown T, p 0 0 0 0
Cavarretta P, ph 1 0 0 0
Jones S, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 8 12 7 31 2 5 1
Philadelphia 100 120 400 -- 8
Chicago 000 000 002 -- 2
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Drews K (W) 9.0 5 2 1 4 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Minner P (L) 6.1 10 8 7 0 4
Lown T 1.2 2 0 0 2 1
Jones S 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Jackson R, Brown T, Baumholtz F, Hamner G
DP -- Philadelphia 2, Chicago 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 6, Chicago 6
2B -- Ryan C 2, Clark M, Lopata S, Ashburn R
3B -- Ryan C, Torgeson E
CS -- Ennis D
T -- 2:29
A -- 7220
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