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August 9, 1953

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Smoky Burgess Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .305
OBP 1.000 .387
At Bats 1 187
Hits 1 57
• Singles 1 42
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 0 28

Bob Rush Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 8 0
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Wrigley Field - August 9, 1953
Bob Rush
Joe Garagiola
Dee Fondy
Eddie Miksis
Randy Jackson
Roy Smalley
Ralph Kiner
George Metkovich
Frank Baumholtz
Smoky Burgess
Granny Hamner
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Burgess hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Burgess reaches second base with a double. Hamner moves to third.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 4 Hamner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Rush hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Metkovich hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ennis hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Torgeson hits a popup towards the mound. Rush settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ashburn 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 2 Garagiola 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 2 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Kiner hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kazanski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burgess scores. Jones moves to second.
Top 2 Jones is walked intentionally.
Top 2 Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Burgess moves to second.
Top 2 Burgess hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Hamner hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Miksis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Baumholtz hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Torgeson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Ashburn hits a line drive to left field. Kiner throws towards Miksis. Miksis fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Miksis. Ashburn moves to second.
Top 1 Kazanski strikes out.