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July 19, 1953

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 5 10 1
Phillies 5 11 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 5 10 1
Phillies 6 12 1

Willie Jones Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .218
OBP .250 .330
At Bats 3 252
Hits 0 55
• Singles 0 35
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 1 41
RBI’s 0 40

Johnny Klippstein Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 5 2
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Connie Mack Stadium - July 19, 1953
Johnny Klippstein
Clyde McCullough
Dee Fondy
Eddie Miksis
Randy Jackson
Tommy Brown
Ralph Kiner
Hal Jeffcoat
Frank Baumholtz
Willie Jones
Smoky Burgess

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 5 10 1 7
Philadelphia Phillies 6 12 1 11
Winning Pitcher Thornton Kipper
Losing Pitcher Johnny Klippstein
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Willie Jones
Attendance 8,689
Time of Game 2 hours 34 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burgess scores.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Burgess hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Jeffcoat chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Miksis. Miksis fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Miksis. Hamner goes all the way around to score. Burgess moves to third.
Bottom 9 Hamner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ashburn scores.
Bottom 9 Ennis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ashburn moves to second.
Bottom 9 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Miksis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Thornton Kipper now pitching. Klippstein is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Waitkus hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mel Clark pinch hits for Jim Konstanty. Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kazanski is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Konstanty fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 McCullough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Burgess hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hamner hits a line drive into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ennis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wyrostek for the out. Ashburn moves to second.
Bottom 7 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kiner hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jim Konstanty now pitching. Fondy hits a line drive towards first. Waitkus reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bill Nicholson pinch hits for Andy Hansen. Nicholson hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kazanski hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Miksis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Baumholtz hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Klippstein hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Burgess hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hamner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wyrostek moves to third.
Bottom 5 Ennis hits a line drive into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Klippstein covering, for the out.
Top 5 Jeffcoat is called out on strikes.
Top 5 McCullough hits a line drive towards third. Jones reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Andy Hansen now pitching. Brown takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Jackson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn. Jackson reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Kiner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Fondy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Baumholtz scores. Fondy moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Miksis bunts towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Hamner covering, for the out. Baumholtz moves to second.
Top 5 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus juggles the ball. That's an error on Waitkus.
Bottom 4 Johnny Klippstein now pitching. Waitkus hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ridzik takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Kazanski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. Burgess moves to third.
Bottom 4 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out. Burgess moves to second.
Bottom 4 Burgess takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Church hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McCullough takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There goes Jackson. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Jackson steals second.
Top 4 Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Ennis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ashburn moves to second.
Bottom 3 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Waitkus hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ridzik fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Fondy hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Miksis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ridzik hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Kazanski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Church covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Burgess hits a line drive into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Baumholtz hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Church hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Jeffcoat is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Hamner hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Ennis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Wyrostek hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ashburn scores.
Bottom 1 Ashburn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jeffcoat who is chasing the ball. Ashburn reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Brown hits a popup, foul, towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Jackson is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Baumholtz scores. Miksis scores. Fondy moves to second.
Top 1 Fondy takes first base on ball four. Miksis moves to second.
Top 1 Miksis hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Baumholtz moves to third.
Top 1 Baumholtz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn. Baumholtz reaches second base with a double.