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June 4, 1953

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Preston Ward Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .253
OBP .500 .372
At Bats 2 79
Hits 1 20
• Singles 1 13
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 0 6

Paul Minner Season Stats

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2 4 1
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Forbes Field - June 4, 1953
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Out
Paul Minner
Carl Sawatski
Dee Fondy
Eddie Miksis
Bill Serena
Roy Smalley
Ralph Kiner
Frank Baumholtz
Hank Sauer
Preston Ward
Carlos Bernier
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 5 Smith bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 5 Bernier takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Fondy hits a line drive into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Miksis strikes out.
Top 5 Baumholtz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Minner moves to second.
Top 5 Minner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole misplays the ball. That's an error on Cole.
Top 5 Smalley strikes out.
Bottom 4 Hall strikes out.
Bottom 4 There goes Cole. The throw from Sawatski and he is out, Smalley applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Cole takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Sandlock hits a line drive into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Serena hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Sawatski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sawatski for the out.
Top 4 Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Castiglione hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ward scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 There goes Ward. The throw from Sawatski and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 3 Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith scores.
Bottom 3 Ward hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to third.
Bottom 3 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Sauer strikes out.
Top 3 Fondy 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. Baumholtz moves to third. Miksis moves to second.
Top 3 Miksis takes first base on ball four. Baumholtz moves to second.
Top 3 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole misplays the ball. That's an error on Cole.
Top 3 Minner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hall fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bernier strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Castiglione scores.
Bottom 2 Cole hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Castiglione moves to third.
Bottom 2 Sandlock bunts towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out. Castiglione moves to second.
Bottom 2 Castiglione hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Serena 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 2 Sawatski 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 1 O'Connell 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 1 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bernier hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Baumholtz is chasing the ball. Bernier rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run.
Top 1 Kiner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Sauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 There goes Fondy. The throw from Sandlock and he is out, O'Connell applying the tag.
Top 1 Fondy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Miksis scores.
Top 1 Miksis hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Bernier who is chasing the ball. Miksis reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 Baumholtz hits a fly ball into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.