Cubs @ Braves
August 21, 1953

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 4 10 2
Braves 5 8 0
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 4 10 2
Braves 5 8 0

Dee Fondy Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .324
OBP .250 .366
At Bats 4 392
Hits 1 127
• Singles 0 86
• Doubles 1 19
• Triples 0 8
• Home Runs 0 14
Walks 0 25
RBI’s 0 57

Don Liddle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 4 0
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County Stadium - August 21, 1953
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Don Liddle
Del Crandall
Joe Adcock
Jack Dittmer
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Jim Pendleton
Bill Bruton
Andy Pafko
Dee Fondy
Eddie Miksis

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 4 10 2 8
Milwaukee Braves 5 8 0 3
Winning Pitcher Lew Burdette
Losing Pitcher Bubba Church
Save Don Liddle
Game Winning RBI Andy Pafko
Attendance 37,243
Time of Game 2 hours 6 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Don Liddle now pitching. Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Miksis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCullough scores. Garagiola scores.
Top 9 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out. McCullough moves to third. Garagiola moves to second.
Top 9 Joe Garagiola pinch hits for Turk Lown. Garagiola hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCullough moves to second.
Top 9 McCullough hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Serena scores.
Top 9 Metkovich hits a fly ball into left field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jim Pendleton now playing left field. Serena hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Serena reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Adcock is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Pafko strikes out.
Bottom 8 Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jackson is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kiner for the out.
Top 8 Fondy bunts towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes Bruton. The throw from McCullough and he is out, Serena applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lown fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Burdette bunts towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Turk Lown now pitching. Dittmer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Miksis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Baumholtz 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 7 Tommy Brown pinch hits for Bubba Church. Brown strikes out.
Bottom 6 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Adcock scores.
Bottom 6 Adcock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Adcock reaches second base with a double. Pafko goes all the way around to score. Adcock moves to third.
Bottom 6 Pafko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mathews scores.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Mathews moves to second.
Bottom 6 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Serena fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Logan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Metkovich takes first base on ball four. Serena moves to second.
Top 6 Serena hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Serena scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Burdette bunts towards first. Fondy fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Dittmer is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Gordon takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Fondy hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Miksis takes first base on ball four. Serena scores. Metkovich moves to third. Baumholtz moves to second.
Top 5 Baumholtz is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Church hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out. Serena moves to third. Metkovich moves to second.
Top 5 Metkovich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Serena moves to second.
Top 5 Serena hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miksis fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it, steps on third, and throws to second for the double play.
Bottom 4 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miksis fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Miksis. Logan scores. Mathews moves to second.
Bottom 4 Mathews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Logan moves to third.
Bottom 4 Logan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Fondy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Fondy reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Serena scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Burdette strikes out.
Bottom 3 Dittmer hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Church hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McCullough hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pafko. McCullough reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Metkovich strikes out.
Bottom 2 Gordon hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Adcock is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Church picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Church. Pafko moves to second.
Top 2 Serena is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kiner strikes out.
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a line drive towards first. Fondy reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bruton bunts towards the mound. Church fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Fondy strikes out.
Top 1 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Baumholtz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.