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September 17, 1953

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Earl Torgeson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .268
OBP .400 .358
At Bats 4 340
Hits 1 91
• Singles 0 51
• Doubles 0 23
• Triples 1 7
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 1 46
RBI’s 1 56

Turk Lown Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 6 3
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Wrigley Field - September 17, 1953
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Strikeout
Turk Lown
Clyde McCullough
Dee Fondy
Eddie Miksis
Bill Serena
Ernie Banks
Ralph Kiner
Bob Talbot
Hank Sauer
Earl Torgeson
Richie Ashburn
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Torgeson strikes out. There goes Ashburn. The throw from McCullough to Banks, and Ashburn is out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Kazanski takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 McCullough hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sauer moves to third. There goes Serena trying to get to third. Ennis throws the ball in to Jones, who tags Serena for the out.
Bottom 8 Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Serena hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sauer moves to second.
Bottom 8 Sauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Kiner strikes out.
Top 8 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simmons for the out.
Top 8 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hamner scores. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Jones hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. McCullough settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on McCullough.
Top 8 Wyrostek hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ennis scores. Hamner moves to second.
Top 8 Turk Lown now pitching. Burgess hits a popup towards third. Serena settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hamner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ashburn scores. Torgeson scores. Ennis moves to third.
Top 8 Ennis takes first base on ball four. Kazanski scores. Ashburn moves to third. Torgeson moves to second.
Top 8 Torgeson takes first base on ball four. Ashburn moves to second.
Top 8 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kazanski moves to third.
Top 8 There goes Kazanski. The throw from McCullough and he is safe. Kazanski steals second.
Top 8 Duke Simpson now pitching. Kazanski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Miksis hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Talbot hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn who is chasing the ball. Talbot reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 7 Bob Ramazzotti pinch hits for Dutch Leonard. Ramazzotti hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Simmons hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Wyrostek hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McCullough hits a line drive towards first. Torgeson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Serena takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Burgess hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Talbot. Burgess reaches second base with a double. Talbot throws the ball in to Miksis who relays the ball to Serena who tags Burgess trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 6 Hamner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Ennis takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Torgeson hits a fly ball into center field. Talbot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Dutch Leonard now pitching. Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson fields the ball and throws to Simmons covering. Safe.
Bottom 5 Miksis hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Talbot 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 Tommy Brown pinch hits for Bill Moisan. Brown hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 5 McCullough hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 5 Banks takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Kazanski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Simmons is hit by the pitch. Jones moves to second.
Top 5 Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Burgess trying to get to home. Talbot throws the ball in to Banks who relays the ball to McCullough, who tags Burgess, who came all the way from first, for the out.
Top 5 Wyrostek hits a fly ball into center field. Talbot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hamner scores. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Burgess hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hamner moves to third.
Top 5 Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks misplays the ball. That's an error on Banks.
Bottom 4 Serena strikes out.
Bottom 4 Sauer strikes out.
Bottom 4 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Fondy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Talbot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Torgeson hits a fly ball into center field. Talbot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ashburn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Ashburn reaches second base with a double. Jones scores. Kazanski goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Kazanski takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Simmons bunts towards the mound. Moisan fields it and throws to first for the out. Jones moves to second.
Top 4 Bill Moisan now pitching. Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burgess scores. Wyrostek scores.
Top 4 Wyrostek 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. Burgess moves to third. Wyrostek moves to second.
Top 4 Burgess hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Talbot hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Elston hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McCullough hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hamner hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ennis bunts towards the mound. Elston fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Torgeson scores.
Top 3 Torgeson hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Talbot, who is chasing the ball. Torgeson reaches third base with a triple. Kazanski scores.
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. Simmons scores. Kazanski moves to second.
Top 3 Kazanski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jones scores. Simmons moves to third.
Top 3 Simmons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jones moves to third.
Top 3 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Wyrostek hits a fly ball into center field. Talbot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Serena strikes out.
Bottom 2 Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Elston covering, for the out.
Top 2 Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Ennis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Kiner hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Fondy strikes out.
Bottom 1 Miksis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Talbot strikes out.
Top 1 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashburn for the out.
Top 1 Kazanski strikes out.