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Pirates
@ Braves
County Stadium
September 16, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on September 16, 1953 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 16, 1953 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 16, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roy Face |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Buhl |
Ballpark | County Stadium |
City | Milwaukee |
State | WI |
Attendance | 18,912 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 47 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Artie Gore 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Al Barlick |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Brandy Davis | Left Fielder |
Danny O'Connell | Third Baseman |
Hal Rice | Right Fielder |
Frank Thomas | Center Fielder |
Preston Ward | First Baseman |
Eddie Pellagrini | Second Baseman |
Vic Janowicz | Catcher |
Dick Smith | Shortstop |
Roy Face | Pitcher |
Fred Haney | Manager |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
Andy Pafko | Right Fielder |
Jim Pendleton | Left Fielder |
Del Crandall | Catcher |
Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
Jack Dittmer | Second Baseman |
Bob Buhl | Pitcher |
Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Braves
County Stadium
September 16, 1953
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Buhl
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Buhl covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Buhl
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Buhl
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Buhl covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Face
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pellagrini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Face
Logan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Face
Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Face
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Face
Pendleton is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Face
Crandall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pellagrini settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Buhl
Thomas hits a line drive towards third. Mathews reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Buhl
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Buhl covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pellagrini vs. Buhl
Pellagrini hits a fly ball into left field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Face
Adcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dittmer vs. Face
Dittmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Adcock moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Buhl vs. Face
Buhl bunts towards the mound. Face fields it and throws to third for the out. Dittmer moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bruton vs. Face
Bruton hits a popup, foul, towards third. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Logan vs. Face
Logan hits a line drive to center field. Thomas throws towards first. Ward fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ward. Dittmer scores. Buhl goes all the way around to score. Logan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mathews vs. Face
Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Logan trying to get to home. Rice throws the ball in to Janowicz who tags Logan who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Janowicz vs. Buhl
Janowicz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Janowicz for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Buhl
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer misplays the ball. That's an error on Dittmer. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Buhl
Paul Smith pinch hits for Roy Face.
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Waugh
Jim Waugh now pitching.
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Waugh
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Waugh
Crandall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Waugh
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Adcock for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Buhl
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Buhl
O'Connell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Buhl
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Buhl
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan throws to second for one, and Dittmer throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. O'Connell scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Buhl
Ward hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pellagrini vs. Buhl
Pellagrini hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dittmer vs. Waugh
Dittmer hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buhl vs. Waugh
Buhl hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Waugh
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pellagrini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Janowicz vs. Buhl
Janowicz hits a line drive towards short. Logan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Buhl
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waugh vs. Buhl
Waugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Waugh
Logan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Davis. Logan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mathews vs. Waugh
Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Logan scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Waugh
Pafko strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Waugh
Pendleton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crandall vs. Waugh
Crandall hits a fly ball into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mathews moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Adcock vs. Waugh
Adcock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomas. Adcock reaches second base with a double. Mathews scores. Pendleton goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dittmer vs. Waugh
Dittmer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Buhl
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Buhl
O'Connell hits a line drive towards the mound. Buhl reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Buhl
Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Buhl
Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Buhl
Ward hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buhl vs. Waugh
Buhl hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Waugh
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pellagrini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Waugh
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pellagrini vs. Buhl
Pellagrini hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Janowicz vs. Buhl
Janowicz hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Buhl
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Abrams vs. Buhl
Cal Abrams pinch hits for Jim Waugh.
Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields the ball and throws to Buhl covering. Safe. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Buhl
Davis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Hetki
Johnny Hetki now pitching.
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pellagrini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Hetki
Pafko hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Hetki
Pendleton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pellagrini settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Hetki
Crandall hits a fly ball into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Buhl
O'Connell hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Buhl
Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Buhl
Thomas hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Buhl
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Hetki
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dittmer vs. Hetki
Dittmer hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buhl vs. Hetki
Buhl strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pellagrini vs. Buhl
Pellagrini hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Janowicz vs. Buhl
Janowicz hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Buhl
Smith hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/16/1953 -- Pittsburgh at Milwaukee (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI Davis B, lf 4 0 0 0 Bruton B, cf 4 0 0 0 O'Connell D, 3b 4 1 1 0 Logan J, ss 3 2 2 1 Rice H, rf 4 1 3 0 Mathews E, 3b 4 2 3 3 Thomas F, cf 4 1 1 2 Pafko A, rf 4 0 1 0 Ward P, 1b 4 0 1 0 Pendleton J, lf 3 1 1 0 Pellagrini E, 2b 4 0 0 0 Crandall D, c 4 0 1 0 Janowicz V, c 4 0 0 0 Adcock J, 1b 4 0 2 2 Smith D, ss 4 0 1 0 Dittmer J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Face R, p 0 0 0 0 Buhl B, p 4 1 0 0 Smith P, ph 1 0 0 0 Waugh J, p 1 0 0 0 Abrams C, ph 1 0 1 0 Hetki J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 3 8 2 34 7 11 6 Pittsburgh 000 102 000 -- 3 Milwaukee 220 030 00x -- 7 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Face R (L) 2.0 5 4 4 1 0 Waugh J 4.0 5 3 3 0 1 Hetki J 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO Buhl B (W) 9.0 8 3 3 0 2 E -- Ward P, Dittmer J 2 DP -- Milwaukee 1 LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, Milwaukee 5 2B -- Logan J, Adcock J HR -- Mathews E, Thomas F HBP -- by Face R (Pendleton J) T -- 1:47 A -- 18912
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