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July 5, 1953

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Phillies	0	1	0
Pirates	0	1	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Phillies	0	1	0
Pirates	0	2	0

Preston Ward Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.200
OBP	.000	.319
At Bats	0	155
Hits	0	31
• Singles	0	23
• Doubles	0	5
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	3
Walks	0	27
RBI’s	0	8

Robin Roberts Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
12	6	0

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Forbes Field - July 5, 1953

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Single

Robin Roberts

Smoky Burgess

Eddie Waitkus

Connie Ryan

Willie Jones

Ted Kazanski

Del Ennis

Richie Ashburn

Johnny Wyrostek

Preston Ward

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 2 Outs

Ward hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 2 Thomas hits a popup towards short. Kazanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Kazanski strikes out.

Top 2 Jones takes first base on ball four. Burgess moves to second.

Top 2 Burgess hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.

Top 2 Waitkus hits a popup towards short. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 There goes O'Connell. The throw from Burgess and he is out, Ryan applying the tag.

Bottom 1 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus fields the ball and throws to Roberts covering. Safe.

Bottom 1 O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Abrams hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Wyrostek hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.

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