Pirates @ Cubs
June 17, 1953

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Pirates 1 7 1
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Bubba Church Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .278
OBP .333 .316
At Bats 3 18
Hits 1 5
• Singles 1 3
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 2

Roger Bowman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 1 0
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Wrigley Field - June 17, 1953
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Strikeout
Roger Bowman
Toby Atwell
Paul Smith
Johnny O'Brien
Danny O'Connell
Eddie O'Brien
Hal Rice
Frank Thomas
Cal Abrams
Bubba Church
Eddie Miksis
Joe Garagiola
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Church strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Miksis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Fondy trying to get to home. Rice throws the ball in to Atwell who tags Fondy, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Garagiola moves to second.
Bottom 8 Garagiola takes first base on ball four. Fondy moves to second.
Bottom 8 Jackson hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 8 Fondy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Atwell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Sauer strikes out.
Bottom 7 Metkovich takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Baumholtz bunts in front of the plate. Atwell fields it and throws to first for the out. Church moves to second.
Bottom 7 Church hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson juggles the ball. That's an error on Jackson. Abrams moves to third.
Top 7 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. Abrams moves to second.
Top 7 Abrams bunts towards the mound. Church fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Miksis strikes out.
Bottom 6 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Jackson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 Roger Bowman now pitching. Fondy strikes out.
Top 6 Gene Hermanski pinch hits for Roy Face. Hermanski hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rice moves to second.
Top 6 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 6 Atwell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 6 George Metkovich now playing left field. Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 George Metkovich pinch runs for Ralph Kiner. Sauer hits a popup, foul, towards third. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kiner hits a fly ball towards right. Abrams settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Abrams. Brown scores. Kiner moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Brown hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomas. Brown reaches second base with a double. Baumholtz scores.
Bottom 5 Baumholtz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Baumholtz reaches second base with a double. Garagiola scores.
Bottom 5 Church hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Miksis strikes out.
Bottom 5 Garagiola hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomas. Garagiola reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Thomas strikes out.
Top 5 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Abrams hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Fondy hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brown scores.
Bottom 4 Sauer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brown moves to third.
Bottom 4 Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Brown takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Face strikes out.
Top 4 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown misplays the ball. That's an error on Brown. O'Brien moves to second.
Top 4 O'Brien hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomas scores.
Top 4 Atwell hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Garagiola fields it and throws to first for the out. Thomas moves to second.
Top 4 Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Baumholtz strikes out.
Bottom 3 Church strikes out.
Bottom 3 Miksis hits a line drive towards the mound. Face reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 O'Connell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Smith takes first base on ball four. Face moves to second.
Top 3 Abrams hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Face hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smith scoops it up and throws to first, with Face covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Fondy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Atwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There go the runners. The throw from Garagiola to Miksis covering second. The throw back to home, and Rice is out at the plate.
Top 2 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown misplays the ball. That's an error on Brown. Rice moves to third.
Top 2 Atwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rice moves to second.
Top 2 Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Kiner moves to second.
Bottom 1 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Baumholtz 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 1 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Smith 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 1 Abrams hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.