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June 13, 1953

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 5 7 0
Pirates 4 12 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 5 7 0
Pirates 4 12 1

Preston Ward Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .217
OBP .333 .323
At Bats 3 115
Hits 1 25
• Singles 1 17
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 18
RBI’s 0 6

Lew Burdette Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 0 5
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Forbes Field - June 13, 1953
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Out
Lew Burdette
Del Crandall
Joe Adcock
Jack Dittmer
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Jim Pendleton
Bill Bruton
Andy Pafko
Preston Ward
Paul Smith

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Milwaukee Braves 5 7 0 5
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 12 1 8
Winning Pitcher Lew Burdette
Losing Pitcher Paul LaPalme
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Joe Adcock
Attendance 5,134
Time of Game 2 hours 24 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Jim Pendleton now playing left field. Cal Abrams pinch hits for Carlos Bernier. Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Bruton strikes out.
Top 9 Burdette hits a popup towards short. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Johnny Hetki now pitching. Crandall hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sandlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Dittmer bunts towards the mound. LaPalme fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pafko moves to third. Adcock moves to second.
Top 9 Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pendleton scores. Pafko moves to second.
Top 9 Jim Pendleton pinch runs for Sid Gordon. Pafko bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Pendleton moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 9 Gordon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 LaPalme hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Pellagrini hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mathews is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Logan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sandlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bruton for the out.
Bottom 7 Sandlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 O'Connell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ward bunts towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ward for the out. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 7 Lew Burdette now pitching. Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Walker Cooper pinch hits for Warren Spahn. Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaPalme fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Crandall hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Adcock scores.
Top 7 Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Adcock moves to third.
Top 7 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Pafko hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Bernier hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Logan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 6 LaPalme hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Pellagrini hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Gordon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mathews hits a fly ball into right field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pellagrini fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Sandlock hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 O'Connell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out.
Top 5 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Spahn hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pellagrini fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bernier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 LaPalme is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Adcock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Adcock reaches second base with a double. Mathews scores.
Top 4 Pafko hits a fly ball for an out. Logan scores. Mathews moves to second.
Top 4 Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Logan moves to third.
Top 4 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Logan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Logan reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Pellagrini hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Sandlock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 O'Connell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Bruton hits a fly ball into right field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Spahn is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Crandall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bernier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews has Pellagrini trapped. There's the throw to Crandall and back to Logan, who tags Pellagrini for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 2 LaPalme strikes out.
Bottom 2 O'Brien hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pafko. O'Brien reaches second base with a double. Pellagrini moves to third.
Bottom 2 Pellagrini hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields the ball and throws to Spahn covering. Safe.
Top 2 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pellagrini fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Sandlock is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 O'Connell strikes out.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith scores. Ward moves to second.
Bottom 1 Ward hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Bernier strikes out.
Top 1 Mathews strikes out.
Top 1 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaPalme fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bruton hits a fly ball into right field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.