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September 16, 1953

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Phillies 4 10 0
Cubs 7 11 1
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Phillies 4 10 0
Cubs 7 11 1

Eddie Waitkus Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .295
OBP .000 .333
At Bats 0 244
Hits 0 72
• Singles 0 60
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 0 17

Bubba Church Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 7 0
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Wrigley Field - September 16, 1953
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Out
Bubba Church
Joe Garagiola
Dee Fondy
Eddie Miksis
Bill Serena
Roy Smalley
George Metkovich
Hal Jeffcoat
Hank Sauer
Eddie Waitkus
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

George Metkovich now playing left field. Bill Serena now playing third base. Eddie Waitkus pinch hits for Willie Jones. Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Church hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Garagiola trying to get to home. Ashburn throws the ball in to Lopata who tags Garagiola who's trying to score from second, for the out.
Bottom 8 Smalley strikes out.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Sauer scores. Garagiola moves to second.
Bottom 8 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski fields it and throws to second for the out. Sauer moves to third.
Bottom 8 Serena takes first base on ball four. Metkovich scores. Sauer moves to second.
Bottom 8 George Metkovich pinch runs for Ralph Kiner. Johnny Lindell now pitching. Bill Serena pinch hits for Randy Jackson. There goes Metkovich. The throw from Lopata and he is safe. Metkovich steals third.
Bottom 8 Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kiner moves to second.
Bottom 8 Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Wyrostek strikes out.
Top 8 Lopata hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bubba Church now pitching. Hal Jeffcoat now playing center field. Hamner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 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 7 Karl Drews now pitching. Miksis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Baumholtz scores.
Bottom 7 Bob Talbot pinch runs for Carl Sawatski. Baumholtz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn. Baumholtz reaches second base with a double. Talbot goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Carl Sawatski pinch hits for Howie Pollet. Sawatski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Smalley strikes out.
Bottom 7 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garagiola for the out.
Top 7 Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kazanski moves to third. Ashburn moves to second.
Top 7 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley misplays the ball. That's an error on Smalley. Kazanski moves to second.
Top 7 Kazanski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Miller strikes out.
Bottom 6 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Miksis scores. Fondy moves to second.
Bottom 6 Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Baumholtz scores. Miksis moves to third.
Bottom 6 Kiner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Fondy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baumholtz moves to third. Miksis moves to second.
Bottom 6 Miksis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Baumholtz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn. Baumholtz reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 There goes Wyrostek. The throw from Garagiola and he is out, Miksis applying the tag.
Top 6 Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hamner scores.
Top 6 Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pollet fields it and throws to first for the out. Hamner moves to third.
Top 6 Hamner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Hamner reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Pollet 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 5 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Garagiola hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Torgeson hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Kazanski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pollet fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Sauer hits a popup towards short. Kazanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kiner hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Fondy hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Miksis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smalley scores.
Bottom 3 Baumholtz hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Pollet bunts towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. Smalley moves to second.
Bottom 3 Smalley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pollet fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hamner takes first base on ball four. Ennis moves to second.
Top 3 Ennis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Ashburn scores.
Top 3 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Garagiola fields it and throws to first for the out. Ashburn moves to second.
Top 3 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Kazanski hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Jackson. The throw from Lopata and he is safe. Jackson steals second.
Bottom 2 Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Kiner strikes out.
Top 2 Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Jones hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Pollet covering, for the out.
Top 2 Lopata hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Hamner hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Fondy hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Miksis strikes out.
Bottom 1 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Ennis strikes out.
Top 1 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Ashburn strikes out.
Top 1 Kazanski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.