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August 25, 1953

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 3 11 0
Dodgers 1 8 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 3 11 0
Dodgers 1 8 1

George Shuba Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .272
OBP .333 .349
At Bats 2 136
Hits 0 37
• Singles 0 22
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 1 15
RBI’s 0 21

Bob Rush Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 11 0
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Ebbets Field - August 25, 1953
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Out
Bob Rush
Clyde McCullough
Dee Fondy
Bill Serena
Randy Jackson
Eddie Miksis
Ralph Kiner
Hal Jeffcoat
George Metkovich
George Shuba
Gil Hodges
Don Thompson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 3 11 0 8
Brooklyn Dodgers 1 8 1 7
Winning Pitcher Bob Rush
Losing Pitcher Ben Wade
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Clyde McCullough
Attendance 24,900
Time of Game 2 hours 32 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Shuba hits a line drive towards first. Fondy catches it and throws to second to double up Hodges.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Don Thompson pinch runs for Roy Campanella. Furillo bunts towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out. Thompson moves to third. Hodges moves to second.
Bottom 9 Hodges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Campanella moves to second.
Bottom 9 Campanella hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Miksis hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Metkovich hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Shuba. Metkovich reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Rush is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Jim Hughes now pitching. Jeffcoat is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Serena scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Morgan takes first base on ball four. Gilliam moves to second.
Bottom 8 Gilliam hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Wayne Belardi pinch hits for Ben Wade. Belardi hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Serena hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kiner moves to second.
Top 8 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson juggles the ball. That's an error on Robinson.
Top 8 Fondy hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Shuba hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Serena fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Furillo strikes out.
Bottom 7 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Serena fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 There goes Metkovich. The throw from Campanella and he is out, Morgan applying the tag.
Top 7 Miksis hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Metkovich bunts towards first. Hodges fields the ball and throws to Wade covering. Safe.
Top 7 Rush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy fields the ball and throws to Rush covering. Safe.
Bottom 6 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Serena scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McCullough strikes out.
Top 6 Serena hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Gilliam hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wade strikes out.
Bottom 5 Shuba hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Serena scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kiner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Furillo is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Serena scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Rush hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jeffcoat hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Shuba. Jeffcoat reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 McCullough hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Serena strikes out. There goes Jackson. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 4 Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a fly ball towards left. Kiner catches it and throws to second to double up Snider, who tagged up and tried to advance to second.
Bottom 3 Snider hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gilliam scores.
Bottom 3 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out. Gilliam moves to second.
Bottom 3 Gilliam is hit by the pitch.
Top 3 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Miksis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Metkovich hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Wade strikes out.
Bottom 2 Shuba is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 Furillo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Furillo reaches second base with a double. Hodges moves to third.
Bottom 2 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miksis fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Campanella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ben Wade now pitching. Rush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Jeffcoat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCullough moves to third.
Top 2 McCullough hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Shuba. McCullough reaches second base with a double. Serena scores.
Top 2 Serena hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Furillo who is chasing the ball. Serena reaches third base with a triple.
Top 2 Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Fondy strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Metkovich. The throw from Campanella and he is safe. Metkovich steals third.
Top 1 Miksis takes first base on ball four. Metkovich moves to second.
Top 1 Metkovich takes first base on ball four.