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June 13, 1953

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 5 7 0
Pirates 4 11 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 5 7 0
Pirates 4 12 1

Paul Smith Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .298
OBP .500 .362
At Bats 4 161
Hits 2 48
• Singles 2 38
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 0 17

Lew Burdette Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 0 5
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Forbes Field - June 13, 1953
Lew Burdette
Del Crandall
Joe Adcock
Jack Dittmer
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Jim Pendleton
Bill Bruton
Andy Pafko
Paul Smith
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

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

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Jim Pendleton now playing left field. Cal Abrams pinch hits for Carlos Bernier. Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Bruton strikes out.
Top 9 Burdette hits a popup towards short. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Johnny Hetki now pitching. Crandall hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sandlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Dittmer bunts towards the mound. LaPalme fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pafko moves to third. Adcock moves to second.
Top 9 Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pendleton scores. Pafko moves to second.
Top 9 Jim Pendleton pinch runs for Sid Gordon. Pafko bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Pendleton moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 9 Gordon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 LaPalme hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Pellagrini hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mathews is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Logan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sandlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bruton for the out.
Bottom 7 Sandlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 O'Connell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ward bunts towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ward for the out. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 7 Lew Burdette now pitching. Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Walker Cooper pinch hits for Warren Spahn. Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaPalme fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Crandall hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Adcock scores.
Top 7 Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Adcock moves to third.
Top 7 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Pafko hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Bernier hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Logan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 6 LaPalme hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Pellagrini hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Gordon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mathews hits a fly ball into right field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pellagrini fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Sandlock hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 O'Connell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out.
Top 5 Bruton 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 5 Spahn hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pellagrini fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bernier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 LaPalme is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Dittmer 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 4 Adcock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Adcock reaches second base with a double. Mathews scores.
Top 4 Pafko hits a fly ball for an out. Logan scores. Mathews moves to second.
Top 4 Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Logan moves to third.
Top 4 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Logan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Logan reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Pellagrini hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Sandlock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 O'Connell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Bruton hits a fly ball into right field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Spahn is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Crandall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Dittmer 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 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bernier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews has Pellagrini trapped. There's the throw to Crandall and back to Logan, who tags Pellagrini for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 2 LaPalme strikes out.
Bottom 2 O'Brien hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pafko. O'Brien reaches second base with a double. Pellagrini moves to third.
Bottom 2 Pellagrini hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields the ball and throws to Spahn covering. Safe.
Top 2 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pellagrini fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Sandlock is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 O'Connell strikes out.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith scores. Ward moves to second.
Bottom 1 Ward hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Bernier strikes out.
Top 1 Mathews strikes out.
Top 1 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaPalme fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bruton hits a fly ball into right field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.