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May 24, 1953

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Top 9 R H E
Braves 2 10 0
Cubs 5 12 0
Top 9 R H E
Braves 2 10 0
Cubs 5 12 0

Bob Thorpe Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .000
OBP .000 .000
At Bats 0 2
Hits 0 0
• Singles 0 0
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 0

Johnny Klippstein Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 1 0
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Wrigley Field - May 24, 1953
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Out
Johnny Klippstein
Toby Atwell
Preston Ward
Eddie Miksis
Randy Jackson
Roy Smalley
Hank Sauer
Hal Jeffcoat
Frank Baumholtz
Bob Thorpe

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Milwaukee Braves 2 10 0 7
Chicago Cubs 5 12 0 11
Winning Pitcher Johnny Klippstein
Losing Pitcher Bob Buhl
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Hank Sauer
Attendance 21,250
Time of Game 2 hours 5 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Bob Thorpe pinch hits for Jim Wilson. Thorpe hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Dittmer hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Wilson fires to first and picks off Sauer.
Bottom 8 Sauer takes first base on ball four. Miksis moves to third. Jeffcoat moves to second.
Bottom 8 Jeffcoat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Atwell scores. Baumholtz scores. Miksis moves to second.
Bottom 8 Miksis takes first base on ball four. Baumholtz moves to second.
Bottom 8 Baumholtz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Klippstein hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Atwell moves to third.
Bottom 8 Jim Pendleton now playing right field. Atwell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Atwell reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Jim Pendleton pinch runs for Andy Pafko. Adcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Pendleton trying to get to third. Jeffcoat throws the ball in to Jackson, who tags Pendleton for the out.
Top 8 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klippstein fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 Gordon hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Klippstein scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gordon for the out. Mathews moves to second.
Top 8 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Sauer hits a popup in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jeffcoat bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Miksis moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 7 Del Crandall now catching. Jim Wilson now pitching. Miksis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Logan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jeffcoat. Logan reaches second base with a double. Jeffcoat throws the ball in to Jackson who tags Logan trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Crandall scores.
Top 7 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Crandall moves to third.
Top 7 George Crowe pinch hits for Dave Jolly. Del Crandall pinch runs for Walker Cooper. Crowe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dittmer scores. Crandall moves to second.
Top 7 Cooper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dittmer moves to third.
Top 7 Dittmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Baumholtz hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Klippstein strikes out.
Bottom 6 Smalley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pafko throws the ball in to Dittmer who tags Smalley trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Atwell moves to third.
Bottom 6 Atwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Hal Jeffcoat now playing center field. Preston Ward now playing first base. Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 5 Ward hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Sauer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Dave Jolly now pitching. Fondy hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mathews hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Logan is hit by the pitch.
Top 5 Bruton strikes out.
Top 5 Ebba St. Claire pinch hits for Johnny Antonelli. St. Claire hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Miksis reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Dittmer fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 4 Baumholtz hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Klippstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Smalley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Dittmer hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Atwell hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer fields it and throws to home to get Fondy. Sauer moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 Sauer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Sauer reaches second base with a double. Fondy moves to third.
Bottom 3 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Mathews hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer. Mathews reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Logan hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Miksis hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Baumholtz hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Johnny Antonelli now pitching. Klippstein hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Harry Hanebrink pinch hits for Bob Buhl. Hanebrink takes first base on ball four. Cooper moves to second.
Top 2 Cooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klippstein fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Smalley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Atwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fondy scores. Sauer scores. Jackson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Jackson takes first base on ball four. Fondy moves to third. Sauer moves to second.
Bottom 1 Ward strikes out.
Bottom 1 Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Miksis scores. Fondy moves to second.
Bottom 1 Fondy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Miksis moves to second.
Bottom 1 Miksis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Pafko strikes out.
Top 1 Gordon takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Mathews hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Mathews reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bruton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.