Pirates @ Phillies
August 18, 1953

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Pirates 0 2 1
Phillies 1 6 2
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Pirates 0 3 1
Phillies 1 6 2

Preston Ward Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .210
OBP .000 .333
At Bats 2 205
Hits 0 43
• Singles 0 33
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 38
RBI’s 0 14

Steve Ridzik Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 5 0
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Connie Mack Stadium - August 18, 1953
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Single
Steve Ridzik
Stan Lopata
Eddie Waitkus
Granny Hamner
Willie Jones
Ted Kazanski
Del Ennis
Richie Ashburn
Johnny Wyrostek
Preston Ward
Gene Hermanski
Frank Thomas
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Ward hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Thomas trying to get to home. Wyrostek throws the ball in to Lopata who tags Thomas who's trying to score from second, for the out. Hermanski moves to second.

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Top 7 Hermanski takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus fields the ball and throws to second. Kazanski drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Kazanski. Thomas moves to second.
Top 7 Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Lopata strikes out.
Bottom 6 Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 O'Connell 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 6 Pellagrini hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it, throws to second, with Kazanski covering, for one, and over to first - double play. Cole moves to third.
Top 6 LaPalme bunts and there's an error on the play. Cole moves to second.
Top 6 Cole takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Waitkus is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Ashburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ridzik moves to third. Kazanski moves to second.
Bottom 5 Kazanski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ridzik moves to second.
Bottom 5 Ridzik hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Jones hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Atwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wyrostek strikes out.
Top 5 Atwell 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 5 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Ridzik covering, for the out.
Top 5 Hermanski hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lopata hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomas. Lopata reaches second base with a double. Thomas throws the ball in to O'Connell who tags Lopata trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Waitkus scores.
Bottom 4 Hamner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomas. Hamner reaches second base with a double. Thomas throws the ball in to Cole who tags Hamner trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Waitkus moves to third.
Bottom 4 Ennis hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Thomas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopata settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rice hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 O'Connell hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Ashburn is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Kazanski hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Ridzik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Pellagrini strikes out.
Top 3 LaPalme 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 3 Cole hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Wyrostek hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lopata hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hamner takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Atwell 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 2 Ward 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 2 Hermanski hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Waitkus hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Ashburn. The throw from Atwell and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 1 Ashburn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Kazanski hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Thomas strikes out.
Top 1 Rice hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 O'Connell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Pellagrini strikes out.