Phillies @ Cubs
June 24, 1953

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Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 8 12 1
Cubs 2 5 3
Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 8 12 1
Cubs 2 5 3

Bill Serena Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .137
OBP .000 .284
At Bats 0 73
Hits 0 10
• Singles 0 8
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 14
RBI’s 0 6

Karl Drews Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 5 1
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Wrigley Field - June 24, 1953
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Strikeout
Karl Drews
Stan Lopata
Earl Torgeson
Connie Ryan
Willie Jones
Granny Hamner
Del Ennis
Richie Ashburn
Mel Clark
Bill Serena
Eddie Miksis
Tommy Brown

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Phillies 8 12 1 6
Chicago Cubs 2 5 3 6
Winning Pitcher Karl Drews
Losing Pitcher Paul Minner
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Granny Hamner
Attendance 7,220
Time of Game 2 hours 29 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Bill Serena pinch hits for Clyde McCullough. Serena strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 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.
Bottom 9 Brown takes first base on ball four. Kiner moves to second.
Bottom 9 Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Metkovich scores.
Bottom 9 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.
Bottom 9 Fondy takes first base on ball four. Metkovich moves to second.
Bottom 9 Metkovich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 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.
Top 9 Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Sheldon Jones now pitching. Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baumholtz for the out.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Lown covering, for the out.
Top 8 Ryan takes first base on ball four. Lopata moves to second.
Top 8 Drews strikes out.
Top 8 Lopata takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Jones hits a line drive towards the mound. Lown reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 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.
Bottom 7 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ashburn scores.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Ashburn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Metkovich. Ashburn reaches second base with a double. Ryan scores.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Drews bunts towards first. Fondy fields the ball and throws to Minner covering. Safe. Lopata moves to second.
Top 7 Lopata hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Jones hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kiner hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Ryan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Metkovich hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Baumholtz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Torgeson strikes out.
Top 6 Clark strikes out. There goes Ennis. The throw from McCullough to Brown, and Ennis is out.
Top 6 Ennis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Minner strikes out.
Bottom 5 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCullough for the out.
Bottom 5 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hamner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Drews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lopata moves to third.
Top 5 Lopata hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Lopata reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 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.
Bottom 4 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 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.
Top 4 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.
Top 4 Ennis strikes out.
Top 4 Hamner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 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.
Bottom 3 Baumholtz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Minner moves to second.
Bottom 3 Minner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 McCullough hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 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.
Top 3 Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Drews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Miksis strikes out.
Bottom 2 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 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.
Top 2 Torgeson hits a fly ball into right field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Clark strikes out.
Bottom 1 Kiner strikes out. Lopata drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Kiner out.
Bottom 1 Fondy bunts towards first. Torgeson fields the ball and throws to Drews covering. Safe.
Bottom 1 Metkovich strikes out.
Bottom 1 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Drews covering, for the out.
Top 1 Ennis hits a fly ball into right field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 Ashburn hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 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.