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July 25, 1953

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 5 10 0
Pirates 4 7 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 5 10 0
Pirates 4 7 2

Danny O'Connell Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .321
OBP .750 .403
At Bats 4 280
Hits 3 90
• Singles 3 66
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 36
RBI’s 2 29

Dutch Leonard Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 6
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Forbes Field - July 25, 1953
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Out
Dutch Leonard
Joe Garagiola
Dee Fondy
Eddie Miksis
Randy Jackson
Roy Smalley
George Metkovich
Hal Jeffcoat
Frank Baumholtz
Danny O'Connell

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 5 10 0 11
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 7 2 7
Winning Pitcher Turk Lown
Losing Pitcher Johnny Lindell
Save Dutch Leonard
Game Winning RBI Dee Fondy
Attendance 4,217
Time of Game 2 hours 31 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Abrams hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Dutch Leonard now pitching. Lindell 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 Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Garagiola hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Jackson moves to second.
Top 9 Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Baumholtz hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Carlos Bernier now playing center field. Toby Atwell now catching. Fondy hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards second. Miksis fields it and throws to Fondy, who tags Smith for the out.
Bottom 8 O'Brien hits a fly ball into left field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Paul Smith pinch hits for Mike Sandlock. Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bernier scores.
Bottom 8 Carlos Bernier pinch runs for Frank Thomas. Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bernier moves to third.
Bottom 8 Thomas hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Thomas reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Miksis hits a popup towards third. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Metkovich hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lown bunts towards the mound. Lindell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Smalley takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Turk Lown now pitching. O'Connell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Abrams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Lindell hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Frank Baumholtz now playing right field. George Metkovich now playing left field. O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lindell juggles the ball. That's an error on Lindell. Fondy moves to third. Hacker moves to second.
Top 7 Warren Hacker pinch runs for Ralph Kiner. Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kiner takes first base on ball four. Fondy moves to second.
Top 7 Fondy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Miksis strikes out.
Bottom 6 O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sandlock hits a fly ball into right field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ward takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Metkovich strikes out.
Top 6 Rush hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Garagiola scores. Smalley moves to second.
Top 6 Smalley takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 The ball gets by Sandlock for a passed ball. Garagiola moves to third.
Top 6 Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jackson scores. Garagiola moves to second.
Top 6 Garagiola hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jackson moves to third.
Top 6 Jackson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Jackson reaches second base with a double. Fondy scores.
Top 6 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Fondy moves to third.
Top 6 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward fields the ball and throws to Lindell covering. Safe.
Bottom 5 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Brien scores. Abrams moves to third.
Bottom 5 Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. O'Brien moves to third.
Bottom 5 Lindell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 There goes O'Brien. The throw from Garagiola and he is safe. O'Brien steals second.
Bottom 5 O'Brien takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 O'Brien hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Miksis strikes out. Sandlock drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Miksis out.
Top 5 Metkovich hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rush strikes out.
Top 5 Smalley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Sandlock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Ward hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Garagiola hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fondy scores. Kiner moves to second.
Top 4 Jackson hits a line drive into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kiner takes first base on ball four. Fondy moves to second.
Top 4 Fondy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Miksis hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. O'Brien scores.
Bottom 3 Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Abrams for the out. O'Brien moves to third.
Bottom 3 Lindell strikes out.
Bottom 3 There goes O'Brien. The throw from Garagiola and he is safe. O'Brien steals second.
Bottom 3 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rush hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Smalley strikes out.
Bottom 2 O'Brien hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sandlock hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Rush covering, for the out.
Top 2 Jeffcoat strikes out. Sandlock drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Jeffcoat out.
Top 2 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lindell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 1 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Abrams moves to second.
Bottom 1 O'Connell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Abrams takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien misplays the ball. That's an error on O'Brien.
Top 1 Metkovich hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.