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Reds
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
July 17, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Cincinnati Reds, played on July 17, 1953 at Connie Mack Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 17, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 17, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harry Perkowski |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Curt Simmons |
| Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 6,013 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Engeln 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: Dusty Boggess 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rocky Bridges | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Adams | Third Baseman |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Jim Greengrass | Left Fielder |
| Bob Borkowski | Right Fielder |
| Andy Seminick | Catcher |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Harry Perkowski | Pitcher |
| Rogers Hornsby | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Mel Clark | Right Fielder |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Granny Hamner | Second Baseman |
| Stan Lopata | Catcher |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Ted Kazanski | Shortstop |
| Curt Simmons | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
July 17, 1953
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Simmons
Bridges hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Simmons
Adams strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Simmons
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Perkowski
Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Perkowski
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Perkowski
Clark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Borkowski. Clark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ennis vs. Perkowski
Ennis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greengrass. Ennis reaches second base with a double. Clark scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hamner vs. Perkowski
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Simmons
Kluszewski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Simmons
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Greengrass for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Simmons
Borkowski strikes out. Lopata drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Borkowski out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Perkowski
Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Perkowski
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kazanski vs. Perkowski
Kazanski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perkowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Simmons
Seminick hits a popup towards short. Kazanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Simmons
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkowski vs. Simmons
Perkowski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Perkowski
Simmons strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Perkowski
Waitkus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Perkowski
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Waitkus moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Perkowski
Clark hits a popup, foul, towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Simmons
Bridges hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Bridges reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Simmons
Adams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bridges scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Simmons
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Simmons
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greengrass vs. Simmons
Greengrass hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Borkowski vs. Simmons
Borkowski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Adams scores. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Seminick vs. Simmons
Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Perkowski
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Perkowski
Hamner hits a line drive towards short. McMillan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Perkowski
Lopata hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Simmons
McMillan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkowski vs. Simmons
Perkowski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Simmons covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Simmons
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Perkowski
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kazanski vs. Perkowski
Kazanski hits a popup towards the mound. Perkowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Perkowski
Simmons hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Perkowski
Waitkus hits a popup towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Simmons
Adams hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Lopata scoops up the ball and tags Adams for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Simmons
Bell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Simmons
Kluszewski hits a line drive into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Perkowski
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashburn for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Perkowski
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Perkowski
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Simmons
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Simmons
Borkowski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seminick vs. Simmons
Seminick hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Simmons
McMillan hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Perkowski
Hamner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Borkowski who is chasing the ball. Hamner reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lopata vs. Perkowski
Lopata hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Perkowski
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ryan vs. Perkowski
Connie Ryan pinch hits for Ted Kazanski.
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hamner scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Perkowski
There goes Ryan. The throw from Seminick and he is safe. Ryan steals second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Perkowski
Simmons takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waitkus vs. Perkowski
Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkowski vs. Simmons
Connie Ryan now playing second base. Granny Hamner now playing shortstop.
Perkowski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Perkowski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bridges vs. Simmons
Bridges bunts towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Ryan covering, for the out. Perkowski moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Adams vs. Simmons
Adams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Perkowski scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Simmons
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. King
Clyde King now pitching.
Ashburn hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. King
Clark is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. King
Ennis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. King
Hamner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ennis moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burgess vs. King
Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Stan Lopata.
Burgess hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Simmons
Smoky Burgess now catching.
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Simmons
Greengrass hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Simmons
Borkowski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seminick vs. Simmons
Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. King
Jones hits a line drive towards short. McMillan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. King
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. King fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. King
Johnny Wyrostek pinch hits for Curt Simmons.
Wyrostek strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/17/1953 -- Cincinnati at Philadelphia (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Bridges R, 2b 3 1 1 0 Waitkus E, 1b 4 0 1 0
Adams B, 3b 4 1 2 2 Ashburn R, cf 4 0 0 0
Bell G, cf 4 0 1 0 Clark M, rf 4 1 1 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Ennis D, lf 4 0 2 1
Greengrass J, lf 4 0 0 0 Hamner G, 2b-ss 4 1 2 0
Borkowski B, rf 3 0 2 1 Lopata S, c 3 0 0 0
Seminick A, c 4 0 0 0 Burgess S, ph-c 1 0 0 0
McMillan R, ss 3 0 0 0 Jones W, 3b 4 0 1 0
Perkowski H, p 3 1 1 0 Kazanski T, ss 2 0 0 0
King C, p 0 0 0 0 Ryan C, ph-2b 2 0 1 1
Simmons C, p 2 0 0 0
Wyrostek J, ph 1 0 0 0
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32 3 7 3 35 2 8 2
Cincinnati 000 200 010 -- 3
Philadelphia 100 000 100 -- 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Perkowski H (W) 7.0 6 2 2 1 1
King C (S) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Simmons C (L) 9.0 7 3 3 1 4
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 4, Philadelphia 7
2B -- Clark M, Ennis D, Bridges R, Perkowski H
3B -- Hamner G
SB -- Ryan C
SH -- Bridges R
T -- 2:01
A -- 6013
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