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Phillies
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 5, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on July 5, 1953 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 5, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 5, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Robin Roberts |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Murry Dickson |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Bill Engeln 2B: Bill Stewart 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Right Fielder |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Ted Kazanski | Shortstop |
| Robin Roberts | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cal Abrams | Right Fielder |
| Johnny O'Brien | Second Baseman |
| Danny O'Connell | Third Baseman |
| Hal Rice | Left Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | Center Fielder |
| Preston Ward | First Baseman |
| Toby Atwell | Catcher |
| Eddie O'Brien | Shortstop |
| Murry Dickson | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 5, 1953
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Dickson
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Dickson
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Dickson
Wyrostek hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Roberts
Abrams hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Roberts
O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Roberts
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus fields the ball and throws to Roberts covering. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Roberts
There goes O'Connell. The throw from Burgess and he is out, Ryan applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Dickson
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Dickson
Waitkus hits a popup towards short. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Dickson
Burgess hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Dickson
Jones takes first base on ball four. Burgess moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kazanski vs. Dickson
Kazanski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Roberts
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Roberts
Thomas hits a popup towards short. Kazanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Roberts
Ward hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Atwell vs. Roberts
Atwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ward moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Brien vs. Roberts
O'Brien hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Dickson
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Roberts for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Dickson
Ryan hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Dickson
Ashburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Dickson
Wyrostek hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Atwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Roberts
Dickson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Abrams vs. Roberts
Abrams hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Roberts
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Roberts
O'Connell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Brien moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Roberts
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Dickson
Ennis hits a popup towards first. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Dickson
Waitkus 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. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Dickson
Burgess hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Burgess reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Dickson
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Burgess trying to get to home. Rice throws the ball in to Atwell who tags Burgess, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Roberts
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Roberts
Ward hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Roberts
Atwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kazanski vs. Dickson
Kazanski strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Dickson
Roberts hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Dickson
Ryan hits a popup towards third. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Roberts
O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Roberts
Dickson hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Roberts
Abrams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Roberts
O'Brien hits a popup towards short. Kazanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Dickson
Ashburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Dickson
Wyrostek bunts towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. Ashburn moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ennis vs. Dickson
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waitkus vs. Dickson
Waitkus hits a popup towards first. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Roberts
O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Roberts
Rice hits a line drive into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Roberts
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thomas for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Dickson
Burgess hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Dickson
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kazanski vs. Dickson
Kazanski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Roberts
Ward hits a line drive into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Roberts
Atwell hits a line drive into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Roberts
O'Brien hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickson vs. Roberts
Dickson strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Dickson
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. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Dickson
Ryan hits a popup, foul, towards third. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Dickson
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops it up and throws to first, with Dickson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Roberts
Abrams 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 -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Roberts
O'Brien hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Roberts
O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Dickson
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Dickson
Ennis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Atwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Dickson
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward fields the ball and throws to Dickson covering. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Dickson
Burgess hits a line drive towards first. Ward reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Roberts
Rice 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 -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Roberts
Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Roberts
Ward hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Atwell vs. Roberts
Stan Lopata now catching.
Atwell is walked intentionally. Ward moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Roberts
Paul Smith pinch hits for Eddie O'Brien.
Smith hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dickson vs. Roberts
Dickson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Dickson
Dick Cole now playing shortstop.
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kazanski vs. Dickson
Kazanski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Atwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Dickson
Roberts hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Roberts reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ryan vs. Dickson
Ryan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Roberts scores. Ryan moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashburn vs. Dickson
Ashburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ryan scores. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Dickson
Wyrostek hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Abrams. Wyrostek reaches second base with a double. Ashburn moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ennis vs. Dickson
Ennis hits a popup towards short. Cole settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Roberts
Abrams strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Roberts
O'Brien takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Roberts
O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Roberts
Rice hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Roberts
Thomas strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/5/1953, game 1 -- Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Ryan C, 2b 5 1 1 1 Abrams C, rf 5 0 1 0
Ashburn R, cf 5 0 3 1 O'Brien J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Wyrostek J, rf 4 0 1 0 O'Connell D, 3b 5 0 2 0
Ennis D, lf 5 0 0 0 Rice H, lf 5 0 1 0
Waitkus E, 1b 4 0 1 0 Thomas F, cf 5 0 1 0
Burgess S, c 4 0 2 0 Ward P, 1b 4 0 2 0
Lopata S, c 0 0 0 0 Atwell T, c 3 0 1 0
Jones W, 3b 3 0 1 0 O'Brien E, ss 3 0 1 0
Kazanski T, ss 4 0 0 0 Smith P, ph 1 0 0 0
Roberts R, p 4 1 1 0 Cole D, ss 0 0 0 0
Dickson M, p 4 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 2 10 2 39 0 10 0
Philadelphia 000 000 000 2 -- 2
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 0 -- 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts R (W) 10.0 10 0 0 2 3
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson M (L) 10.0 10 2 2 1 3
LOB -- Philadelphia 8, Pittsburgh 11
2B -- Burgess S, Roberts R, Wyrostek J
CS -- O'Connell D
SH -- Wyrostek J
T -- 2:25
A -- 0
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