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August 17, 1953

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Phillies 0 7 1
Giants 4 11 0
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Phillies 0 7 1
Giants 5 12 0

Wes Westrum Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .212
OBP .333 .337
At Bats 3 212
Hits 1 45
• Singles 1 32
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 39
RBI’s 1 20

Thornton Kipper Season Stats

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3 3 0
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Polo Grounds - August 17, 1953
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Single
Thornton Kipper
Smoky Burgess
Earl Torgeson
Connie Ryan
Willie Jones
Ted Kazanski
Del Ennis
Richie Ashburn
Johnny Wyrostek
Wes Westrum
Bobby Thomson
Al Dark
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Westrum hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Burgess fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dark scores. Thomson moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Thomson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Dark moves to third.
Bottom 8 Dark hits a line drive to center field. Ashburn throws towards third. Jones fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Jones. Mueller scores. Dark moves to second.
Bottom 8 Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Torgeson, and towards Ryan, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. Mueller moves to second.
Bottom 8 Thornton Kipper now pitching. Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Torgeson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ashburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Kazanski hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Tommy Glaviano pinch hits for Jim Konstanty. Glaviano strikes out.
Bottom 7 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Konstanty covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Connie Ryan now playing second base. Corwin hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Spencer fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 7 Wyrostek takes first base on ball four. Burgess moves to second.
Top 7 Burgess takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Eddie Waitkus pinch hits for Granny Hamner. Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ennis hits a line drive towards third. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Thomson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Jim Konstanty now pitching. Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Konstanty fields it and throws to first for the out. Rhodes moves to second.
Bottom 6 Rhodes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mueller scores.
Bottom 6 Mueller hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn who is chasing the ball. Mueller reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 6 Thompson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Torgeson strikes out.
Top 6 Ashburn hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kazanski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Daryl Spencer now playing second base. Hansen hits a fly ball into right field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Daryl Spencer pinch runs for Davey Williams. Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams is hit by the pitch. Westrum moves to second.
Bottom 5 Corwin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Westrum hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomson scores.
Bottom 5 Thomson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wyrostek. Thomson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Wyrostek hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rhodes hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mueller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Mueller reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out.
Bottom 4 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Corwin covering, for the out.
Top 4 Ennis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Torgeson hits a popup towards first. Lockman catches it and steps on first to double up Ashburn.
Top 4 Ashburn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Corwin strikes out.
Bottom 3 Westrum hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kazanski hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hansen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wyrostek strikes out.
Bottom 2 Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Hansen covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 2 Hamner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Ennis strikes out.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lockman hits a line drive towards first. Torgeson catches it and steps on first to double up Williams.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Torgeson hits a line drive towards short. Dark catches it and throws to first to double up Ashburn.
Top 1 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Kazanski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.