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August 23, 1953

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Bottom 5 R H E
Cubs 2 3 3
Braves 10 15 0
Bottom 5 R H E
Cubs 2 3 3
Braves 10 15 0

Joe Adcock Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .284
OBP 1.000 .331
At Bats 3 412
Hits 3 117
• Singles 3 77
• Doubles 0 23
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 14
Walks 0 29
RBI’s 1 60

Jim Willis Season Stats

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County Stadium - August 23, 1953
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Strikeout
Jim Willis
Carl Sawatski
Dee Fondy
Bill Serena
Randy Jackson
Eddie Miksis
Ralph Kiner
Hal Jeffcoat
George Metkovich
Joe Adcock
Jim Pendleton
Eddie Mathews
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Jim Pendleton pinch runs for Andy Pafko. Jim Willis now pitching. Adcock strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 5 Pafko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bruton scores. Mathews moves to second.
Bottom 5 Mathews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bruton moves to third.
Bottom 5 Logan hits a fly ball into right field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Carl Sawatski now catching. Bruton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Fondy strikes out.
Top 5 Bob Thorpe now playing left field. Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Spahn strikes out.
Bottom 4 Dittmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Adcock scores. Crandall moves to third. Gordon moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miksis fields it and throws to home to get Pafko. Adcock moves to third. Crandall moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miksis misplays the ball. That's an error on Miksis. Mathews scores. Pafko moves to third. Adcock moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Duke Simpson now pitching. Adcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Logan scores. Mathews moves to third. Pafko moves to second.
Bottom 4 Pafko takes first base on ball four. Mathews moves to second.
Bottom 4 Mathews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Logan moves to third.
Bottom 4 Logan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Bruton hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Metkovich hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jeffcoat moves to second.
Top 4 Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 McCullough hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Serena takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Spahn strikes out.
Bottom 3 Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards second. Serena picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Serena. Adcock scores. Crandall scores. Gordon moves to third. Dittmer moves to second.
Bottom 3 Gordon takes first base on ball four. Adcock moves to third. Crandall moves to second.
Bottom 3 Turk Lown now pitching. Crandall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pafko scores. Adcock moves to second.
Bottom 3 Adcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pafko moves to third.
Bottom 3 Pafko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Mathews hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Logan for the out.
Top 3 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Fondy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Minner scores. Miksis moves to third.
Top 3 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out. Jeffcoat scores. Minner moves to third.
Top 3 Metkovich takes first base on ball four. Jeffcoat moves to third. Minner moves to second.
Top 3 Minner bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Jeffcoat moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 3 Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Bruton strikes out.
Bottom 2 Spahn strikes out.
Bottom 2 Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Crandall scores. Gordon moves to second.
Bottom 2 Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Adcock scores. Crandall moves to third.
Bottom 2 Crandall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pafko scores. Adcock moves to second.
Bottom 2 Adcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pafko moves to third.
Bottom 2 Pafko hits a ball on the ground into center field. Jeffcoat picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Jeffcoat. Pafko moves to second.
Top 2 McCullough strikes out.
Top 2 Serena hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Logan hits a popup towards short. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kiner strikes out.
Top 1 Fondy strikes out.
Top 1 Miksis takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Metkovich hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.