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June 24, 1953

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Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 8 12 0
Cubs 0 4 3
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Phillies 8 12 0
Cubs 0 5 3

George Metkovich Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .148
OBP .000 .246
At Bats 3 54
Hits 0 8
• Singles 0 6
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 7
RBI’s 0 5

Karl Drews Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 5 1
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Wrigley Field - June 24, 1953
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Single
Karl Drews
Stan Lopata
Earl Torgeson
Connie Ryan
Willie Jones
Granny Hamner
Del Ennis
Richie Ashburn
Mel Clark
George Metkovich
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Metkovich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Clark 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 Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Sheldon Jones now pitching. Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baumholtz for the out.
Bottom 8 Phil Cavarretta pinch hits for Turk Lown. Cavarretta hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Lown covering, for the out.
Top 8 Ryan takes first base on ball four. Lopata moves to second.
Top 8 Drews strikes out.
Top 8 Lopata takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Jones hits a line drive towards the mound. Lown reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Torgeson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner who is chasing the ball. Torgeson reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 7 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ashburn scores.
Top 7 Turk Lown now pitching. Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ashburn moves to third.
Top 7 Ashburn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Metkovich. Ashburn reaches second base with a double. Ryan scores.
Top 7 Ryan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Ryan reaches second base with a double. Lopata scores. Drews goes all the way around to score. Ryan moves to third.
Top 7 Drews bunts towards first. Fondy fields the ball and throws to Minner covering. Safe. Lopata moves to second.
Top 7 Lopata hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Jones hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kiner hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Ryan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Metkovich hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Baumholtz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Torgeson strikes out.
Top 6 Clark strikes out. There goes Ennis. The throw from McCullough to Brown, and Ennis is out.
Top 6 Ennis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Minner strikes out.
Bottom 5 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCullough for the out.
Bottom 5 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hamner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Minner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashburn for the out. Ryan scores.
Top 5 Ryan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Metkovich who is chasing the ball. Ryan reaches third base with a triple. Lopata scores.
Top 5 Drews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lopata moves to third.
Top 5 Lopata hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Lopata reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clark moves to third.
Top 4 Clark hits a line drive into center field. That will be extra bases. Baumholtz picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a double and an error on Baumholtz. Hamner goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Ennis strikes out.
Top 4 Hamner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Baumholtz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Minner moves to second.
Bottom 3 Minner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 McCullough hits a popup towards short. Hamner 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.
Top 3 Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Drews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Miksis strikes out.
Bottom 2 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Brown.
Top 2 Torgeson hits a fly ball into right field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Clark strikes out.
Bottom 1 Kiner strikes out. Lopata drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Kiner out.
Bottom 1 Fondy bunts towards first. Torgeson fields the ball and throws to Drews covering. Safe.
Bottom 1 Metkovich strikes out.
Bottom 1 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Drews covering, for the out.
Top 1 Ennis hits a fly ball into right field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hamner hits a line drive into right field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ryan scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Ashburn hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Ryan hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Kiner chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards third. Jackson fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Jackson. Kiner throws the ball in to Jackson who tags Ryan trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Ryan moves to third.