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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 11, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on June 11, 1953 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | June 11, 1953 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 11, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Stu Miller |
Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Lindell |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 2,178 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: Artie Gore 3B: Al Barlick |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Solly Hemus | Shortstop |
Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
Peanuts Lowrey | Center Fielder |
Steve Bilko | First Baseman |
Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
Del Rice | Catcher |
Stu Miller | Pitcher |
Eddie Stanky | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Cal Abrams | Right Fielder |
Paul Smith | Left Fielder |
Preston Ward | First Baseman |
Frank Thomas | Center Fielder |
Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
Mike Sandlock | Catcher |
Pete Castiglione | Third Baseman |
Dick Cole | Shortstop |
Johnny Lindell | Pitcher |
Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 11, 1953
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Lindell
Hemus hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Lindell
Schoendienst strikes out. Sandlock throws to first to catch . Ward drops the ball. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Lindell
Musial takes first base on ball four. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaughter vs. Lindell
Slaughter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Abrams. Slaughter reaches second base with a double. Schoendienst scores. Musial moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lowrey vs. Lindell
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole misplays the ball. That's an error on Cole. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bilko vs. Lindell
Bilko strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jablonski vs. Lindell
Jablonski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Musial scores. Slaughter moves to third. There goes Lowrey trying to get to second. Smith throws the ball in to O'Connell who tags Lowrey for the out. That run is unearned. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Miller
Abrams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Miller
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Miller
Ward hits a popup in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Lindell
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Lindell
Miller bunts towards the mound. Lindell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemus vs. Lindell
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Miller
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Miller
O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sandlock vs. Miller
Sandlock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sandlock for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Lindell
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Lindell
Musial hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Lindell
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Lindell
Lowrey hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Miller
Castiglione is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Miller
Cole hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindell vs. Miller
Lindell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Abrams vs. Miller
Abrams takes first base on ball four. Lindell moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Miller
Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Slaughter who is chasing the ball. Smith reaches third base with a triple. Lindell scores. Abrams goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ward vs. Miller
Ward strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Lindell
Bilko hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Lindell
Jablonski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Lindell
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Lindell
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lindell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Miller
Thomas bunts towards third. Jablonski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Miller
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sandlock vs. Miller
Sandlock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Castiglione vs. Miller
Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Lindell
Hemus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Lindell
Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. Hemus moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Lindell
Musial takes first base on ball four. Hemus moves to third. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Slaughter vs. Lindell
Slaughter hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hemus scores. Schoendienst moves to third. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lowrey vs. Lindell
Lowrey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bilko vs. Lindell
Bilko strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jablonski vs. Lindell
Jablonski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schoendienst scores. Musial scores. Lowrey moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Lindell
Rice strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Miller
Cole hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Miller
Lindell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Miller
Abrams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Miller
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Lindell
Miller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Lindell
Hemus hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Lindell
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops it up and throws to first, with Lindell covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Miller
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko scoops it up and throws to first, with Miller covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Miller
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Miller
O'Connell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Lindell
Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Lindell
Slaughter hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Lindell
Lowrey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sandlock vs. Miller
Sandlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Miller
Castiglione hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bilko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Miller
Cole takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindell vs. Miller
Lindell takes first base on ball four. Cole moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Abrams vs. Miller
Abrams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Abrams reaches second base with a double. Cole scores. Lindell moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bernier vs. Brazle
Al Brazle now pitching. Carlos Bernier pinch hits for Paul Smith.
Bernier hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Lindell
Carlos Bernier now playing left field.
Bilko takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Lindell
Jablonski hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Sandlock races back for the ball and makes the catch. There goes Bilko. The throw to the second, AND Bilko is out, for the double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Lindell
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Brazle
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Brazle
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Brazle
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brazle vs. Lindell
Brazle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Lindell
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops it up and throws to first, with Lindell covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Lindell
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pellagrini vs. Brazle
Eddie Pellagrini pinch hits for Mike Sandlock.
Pellagrini hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Brazle
Castiglione takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cole vs. White
Hal White now pitching.
Cole hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindell vs. White
Lindell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Castiglione moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Abrams vs. White
Johnny O'Brien pinch runs for Johnny Lindell.
Abrams hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/11/1953 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Hemus S, ss 4 1 0 0 Abrams C, rf 4 1 3 1 Schoendienst R, 2b 4 2 0 0 Smith P, lf 3 0 1 2 Musial S, lf 2 2 0 0 Bernier C, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Slaughter E, rf 3 0 1 2 Ward P, 1b 4 0 0 0 Lowrey P, cf 3 0 0 0 Thomas F, cf 4 0 1 0 Bilko S, 1b 3 0 0 0 O'Connell D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Jablonski R, 3b 4 0 2 3 Sandlock M, c 3 0 0 0 Rice D, c 3 0 1 0 Pellagrini E, ph 1 0 0 0 Miller S, p 3 0 0 0 Castiglione P, 3b 3 0 0 0 Brazle A, p 1 0 0 0 Cole D, ss 3 1 1 0 White H, p 0 0 0 0 Lindell J, p 3 1 1 0 O'Brien J, pr 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 5 4 5 33 3 7 3 St.Louis 200 030 000 -- 5 Pittsburgh 002 000 100 -- 3 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Miller S (W) 6.2 6 3 3 3 3 Brazle A 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 White H (S) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Lindell J (L) 9.0 4 5 3 8 5 E -- Ward P, Cole D DP -- St.Louis 1, Pittsburgh 2 LOB -- St.Louis 6, Pittsburgh 7 2B -- Slaughter E, Abrams C 3B -- Smith P T -- 2:26 A -- 2178
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