Pirates @ Dodgers
August 17, 1953

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Top 2	R	H	E
Pirates	1	2	0
Dodgers	0	1	1

Top 2	R	H	E
Pirates	1	2	0
Dodgers	0	1	1

Preston Ward Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.216
OBP	.000	.339
At Bats	0	199
Hits	0	43
• Singles	0	33
• Doubles	0	6
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	4
Walks	0	37
RBI’s	0	14

Johnny Podres Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
8	3	0

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Ebbets Field - August 17, 1953

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Out

Johnny Podres

Rube Walker

Gil Hodges

Jim Gilliam

Jackie Robinson

Bobby Morgan

Don Thompson

Duke Snider

Carl Furillo

Preston Ward

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Ward hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Pellagrini hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Robinson strikes out.

Bottom 1 Snider hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bernier. Snider reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 1 Morgan strikes out.

Bottom 1 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pellagrini scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Podres fires to first and has Rice trapped. There's the throw to Gilliam who tags Rice for the out.

Top 1 Thomas hits a line drive into left field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bernier scores. That run is unearned.

Top 1 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bernier moves to third.

Top 1 Bernier hits a line drive to right field. Furillo throws towards Gilliam. Gilliam fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gilliam. Bernier moves to second.

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