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August 7, 1953

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Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 5 8 0
Cubs 4 14 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 5 8 0
Cubs 4 14 0

Eddie Miksis Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .236
OBP .250 .278
At Bats 4 347
Hits 1 82
• Singles 0 60
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 1 4
Walks 0 20
RBI’s 1 22

Jim Konstanty Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 7 1
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Wrigley Field - August 7, 1953
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Jim Konstanty
Stan Lopata
Eddie Waitkus
Granny Hamner
Willie Jones
Ted Kazanski
Del Ennis
Richie Ashburn
Johnny Wyrostek
Eddie Miksis
Randy Jackson
Warren Hacker

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Phillies 5 8 0 4
Chicago Cubs 4 14 0 11
Winning Pitcher Steve Ridzik
Losing Pitcher Paul Minner
Save Jim Konstanty
Game Winning RBI Stan Lopata
Attendance 4,499
Time of Game 2 hours 25 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Warren Hacker pinch runs for Ralph Kiner. Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hacker moves to second.
Bottom 9 Kiner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Konstanty hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Kazanski hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 George Metkovich now playing right field. Turk Lown now pitching. Frank Baumholtz now playing center field. Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jim Konstanty now pitching. Baumholtz hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bob Ramazzotti pinch runs for Carl Sawatski. George Metkovich pinch hits for Duke Simpson. Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ramazzotti moves to third.
Bottom 8 Carl Sawatski pinch hits for Hal Jeffcoat. Sawatski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Sawatski reaches second base with a double. McCullough goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Karl Drews now pitching. McCullough takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Miksis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Lopata hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 There goes Hamner. The throw from McCullough and he is out, Brown applying the tag.
Top 8 Hamner takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Ennis strikes out.
Bottom 7 Fondy hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jeffcoat moves to third. Simpson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Baumholtz hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Simpson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jeffcoat moves to second.
Bottom 7 Jeffcoat takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 McCullough hits a popup towards short. Kazanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Wyrostek hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Miksis hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jackson hits a line drive into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Fondy strikes out.
Bottom 6 Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Ridzik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kazanski hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jones is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Duke Simpson now pitching. Lopata bunts towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. Ennis moves to third. Hamner moves to second.
Top 6 Hamner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wyrostek scores. Ennis moves to second.
Top 6 Ennis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ashburn scores. Wyrostek moves to second.
Top 6 Wyrostek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ashburn moves to second.
Top 6 Ashburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Baumholtz hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Minner hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jeffcoat hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn. Jeffcoat reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 McCullough hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Waitkus hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ridzik hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kazanski hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brown moves to second.
Bottom 4 Kiner hits a line drive into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Fondy hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lopata hits a line drive into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hamner hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Minner strikes out.
Bottom 3 Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Ennis hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Ashburn hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McCullough hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Miksis strikes out.
Bottom 2 Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Kiner hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Waitkus hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ridzik hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out. Kazanski moves to third.
Top 2 Kazanski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Kazanski reaches second base with a double. Hamner scores. Lopata goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Lopata hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ennis scores. Hamner moves to second.
Top 2 Hamner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ennis moves to second.
Top 2 Ennis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Fondy hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Brown hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Wyrostek hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Ashburn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Waitkus strikes out.