Pirates @ Cubs
September 9, 1953

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Pirates 6 12 0
Cubs 4 5 1
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Pirates 6 12 0
Cubs 4 5 1

Cal Abrams Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .303
OBP .667 .396
At Bats 3 304
Hits 2 92
• Singles 2 72
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 47
RBI’s 0 30

Johnny Klippstein Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 9 4
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Wrigley Field - September 9, 1953
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Walk
Johnny Klippstein
Clyde McCullough
Dee Fondy
Eddie Miksis
Randy Jackson
Roy Smalley
Ralph Kiner
Frank Baumholtz
Hank Sauer
Cal Abrams
Roy Face
Dick Cole
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Abrams takes first base on ball four. Face moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 5 Face hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cole moves to third.
Top 5 Cole hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Cole reaches second base with a double. Thomas scores. Ward goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Ward takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second.
Top 5 Janowicz is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Pellagrini hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pellagrini scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Klippstein hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fondy scores. McCullough moves to third.
Bottom 4 Smalley takes first base on ball four. Sauer scores. Fondy moves to third. McCullough moves to second.
Bottom 4 Roy Face now pitching. McCullough hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kiner scores. Sauer moves to third. Fondy moves to second.
Bottom 4 Fondy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kiner moves to third. Sauer moves to second.
Bottom 4 Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jackson scores. Kiner moves to second.
Bottom 4 Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jackson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pellagrini scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bernier hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Smalley fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 4 O'Connell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cole scores. Abrams moves to third.
Top 4 Abrams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cole moves to second.
Top 4 Pettit strikes out.
Top 4 Cole hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ward for the out.
Bottom 3 Baumholtz hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Klippstein hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pellagrini settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Smalley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 McCullough strikes out.
Top 3 Johnny Klippstein now pitching. Janowicz hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Pellagrini hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomas moves to third.
Top 3 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. O'Connell scores.
Top 3 There goes Bernier. The throw from McCullough and he is out, Miksis applying the tag.
Top 3 Bernier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and has Abrams trapped. There's the throw to Jackson who throws to Smalley, who tags Abrams for the out. O'Connell moves to third.
Top 3 O'Connell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Abrams moves to second.
Top 3 Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pellagrini scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Sauer strikes out.
Bottom 2 Kiner strikes out.
Top 2 Pettit hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Minner covering, for the out.
Top 2 Cole hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Baumholtz hits a popup towards short. Cole settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Janowicz hits a line drive into left field. Kiner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kiner. Here's the throw into the infield and Pellagrini is out. Thomas scores. Janowicz moves to second.
Top 1 Pellagrini takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second.
Top 1 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. O'Connell scores.
Top 1 Bernier hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 O'Connell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. O'Connell reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Abrams hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.