Pirates @ Phillies
August 15, 1954

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Bottom 4 R H E
Pirates 2 4 0
Phillies 3 6 1
Bottom 4 R H E
Pirates 2 4 0
Phillies 4 7 1

Richie Ashburn Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .310
OBP .500 .444
At Bats 2 368
Hits 1 114
• Singles 1 96
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 87
RBI’s 0 29

Bob Purkey Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 5 0
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Connie Mack Stadium - August 15, 1954
Bob Purkey
Toby Atwell
Bob Skinner
Curt Roberts
Sid Gordon
Gair Allie
Dick Hall
Frank Thomas
Preston Ward
Richie Ashburn
Willie Jones
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Ashburn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ward who is chasing the ball. Ashburn reaches third base with a triple. Jones scores.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 4 Miller hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Atwell fields it and throws to first for the out. Jones moves to third.
Bottom 4 Jones hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomas. Jones reaches second base with a double. Torgeson goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Torgeson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Purkey strikes out.
Top 4 Hall takes first base on ball four. Atwell moves to second.
Top 4 Roberts hits a fly ball into left field. Schell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Atwell takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Gordon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. Ward moves to second.
Top 4 Ward hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Schell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Roberts catches it and throws to first to double up Ennis.
Bottom 3 Ennis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Skinner hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Allie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Purkey hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards short. Allie scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ashburn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Roberts hits a line drive towards short. Morgan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Atwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Miller covering, for the out.
Top 2 Gordon strikes out.
Bottom 1 Bob Purkey now pitching. Jones hits a line drive into left field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Torgeson takes first base on ball four. Ennis moves to third. Schell moves to second.
Bottom 1 Schell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Ennis moves to second.
Bottom 1 Ennis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Hamner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Lopata takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Ashburn strikes out.
Top 1 Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Ward hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. There goes Skinner trying to get to third. Ashburn throws the ball in to Jones, who tags Skinner for the out.
Top 1 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson juggles the ball. That's an error on Torgeson.
Top 1 Allie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.