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August 9, 1953

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Phillies 5 10 2
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Phillies 5 10 2
Cubs 5 8 2

Granny Hamner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .282
OBP .250 .315
At Bats 4 415
Hits 1 117
• Singles 1 78
• Doubles 0 21
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 15
Walks 0 19
RBI’s 0 65

Johnny Klippstein Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 7 2
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Wrigley Field - August 9, 1953
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Johnny Klippstein
Joe Garagiola
George Metkovich
Eddie Miksis
Randy Jackson
Roy Smalley
Ralph Kiner
Hal Jeffcoat
Frank Baumholtz
Granny Hamner
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Joe Garagiola now catching. Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Miksis hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Baumholtz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Klippstein bunts towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Smalley moves to second.
Bottom 8 Bob Ramazzotti pinch runs for Carl Sawatski. Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Konstanty fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Sawatski takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Ashburn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Metkovich hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kiner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klippstein fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Konstanty strikes out.
Top 7 Kazanski bunts towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. Jones moves to second.
Top 7 Hal Jeffcoat now playing center field. George Metkovich now playing first base. Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Miksis strikes out.
Bottom 6 Jim Konstanty now pitching. Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Smalley moves to third.
Bottom 6 Klippstein hits a popup towards the mound. Kipper settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Smalley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Smalley reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Burgess hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sawatski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hamner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ashburn moves to second.
Top 6 Ennis hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Wyrostek hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Waitkus scores. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Waitkus moves to third.
Top 6 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Smalley.
Bottom 5 Sawatski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Metkovich strikes out.
Bottom 5 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Kiner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kipper fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kipper strikes out.
Top 5 Kazanski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burgess scores. Jones moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Jones takes first base on ball four. Burgess moves to second.
Top 5 Burgess hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play.
Top 5 Hamner hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Miksis strikes out.
Bottom 4 Baumholtz hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thornton Kipper now pitching. Klippstein hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Wyrostek hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ashburn hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Waitkus takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Earl Torgeson pinch hits for Karl Drews. Torgeson hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Smalley strikes out.
Bottom 3 Sawatski hits a popup towards short. Kazanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Jackson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Kazanski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Burgess moves to second.
Top 3 Burgess is hit by the pitch.
Top 3 Carl Sawatski now catching. Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner misplays the ball. That's an error on Hamner. Klippstein scores. Miksis moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out. Klippstein moves to third.
Bottom 2 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner misplays the ball. That's an error on Hamner. Sawatski scores. Klippstein moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Klippstein hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sawatski moves to second.
Bottom 2 Smalley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Carl Sawatski pinch hits for Clyde McCullough. Sawatski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Ennis hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Wyrostek takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Ashburn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Ashburn reaches second base with a double. Kazanski goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Drews strikes out.
Top 2 Kazanski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fondy scores. Kiner moves to second.
Bottom 1 Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fondy moves to second.
Bottom 1 Fondy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Miksis hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Baumholtz hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 1 Burgess takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wyrostek moves to second.
Top 1 Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ashburn scores.
Top 1 Wyrostek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Waitkus scores. Ashburn moves to third.
Top 1 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klippstein fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Waitkus moves to second.
Top 1 Waitkus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.