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August 19, 1953

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Cubs	5	8	0
Cardinals	3	7	1

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Cubs	5	8	0
Cardinals	3	7	1

Rip Repulski Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.290
OBP	.000	.330
At Bats	4	355
Hits	0	103
• Singles	0	72
• Doubles	0	17
• Triples	0	3
• Home Runs	0	11
Walks	0	16
RBI’s	0	43

Johnny Klippstein Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
5	8	3

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Sportsman's Park - August 19, 1953

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Out

Johnny Klippstein

Clyde McCullough

Dee Fondy

Bob Ramazzotti

Randy Jackson

Eddie Miksis

Ralph Kiner

George Metkovich

Frank Baumholtz

Rip Repulski

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Chicago Cubs	5	8	0	6
St. Louis Cardinals	3	7	1	8
Winning Pitcher	Warren Hacker
Losing Pitcher	Joe Presko
Save	Johnny Klippstein
Game Winning RBI	George Metkovich
Attendance	14,377
Time of Game	2 hours 30 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Repulski hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Hemus strikes out.

Bottom 9 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Klippstein covering, for the out.

Top 9 Miksis strikes out.

Top 9 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. Ramazzotti moves to second.

Top 9 Klippstein strikes out.

Top 9 Stu Miller now pitching. Ramazzotti bunts towards the mound. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 8 Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Al Brazle. Slaughter hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Bilko takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 8 Jablonski bunts towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. Schoendienst moves to third. Musial moves to second.

Bottom 8 Johnny Klippstein now pitching. Musial takes first base on ball four. Schoendienst moves to second.

Bottom 8 Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 8 McCullough hits a popup towards short. Hemus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Metkovich hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Solly Hemus now playing shortstop. Peanuts Lowrey now playing left field. Al Brazle now pitching. Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Repulski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Solly Hemus pinch hits for Dick Schofield. Hemus hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Peanuts Lowrey pinch hits for Hal White. Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baumholtz scores. There goes Miksis trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.

Top 7 Fondy strikes out.

Top 7 Miksis bunts towards the mound. White fields it and throws to third for the out. Baumholtz moves to second.

Top 7 Baumholtz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hacker moves to second.

Top 7 Hacker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. White fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 6 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Bilko hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 6 Jablonski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Ramazzotti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 6 Hal White now pitching. McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield misplays the ball. That's an error on Schofield. Kiner scores. Jackson moves to third. Metkovich moves to second. That run is unearned.

Top 6 Metkovich takes first base on ball four. Baumholtz scores. Kiner moves to third. Jackson moves to second.

Top 6 Jackson takes first base on ball four. Baumholtz moves to third. Kiner moves to second.

Top 6 Kiner is walked intentionally.

Top 6 Fondy hits a fly ball into left field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Miksis bunts towards first. Bilko scoops it up and throws to first, with Schoendienst covering, for the out. Baumholtz moves to second.

Top 6 Baumholtz takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 5 Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ramazzotti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Hacker strikes out.

Top 5 Ramazzotti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ramazzotti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Presko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rice moves to second.

Bottom 4 Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Elliott hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Bilko hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.

Top 4 Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 4 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ramazzotti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Musial is walked intentionally.

Bottom 3 Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Schoendienst reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 3 Repulski is called out on strikes.

Bottom 3 Schofield strikes out.

Top 3 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Presko fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Miksis is called out on strikes.

Top 3 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Presko hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Rice hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Rice reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 2 Elliott strikes out.

Bottom 2 Bilko strikes out.

Top 2 Hacker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Ramazzotti hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 McCullough hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Top 2 Metkovich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 2 Jackson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bilko settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Musial strikes out. McCullough drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Musial out. There goes Schoendienst. He's safe.

Bottom 1 Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Metkovich who is chasing the ball. Schoendienst reaches third base with a triple. Schofield goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 1 Repulski hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Schofield takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Kiner is called out on strikes.

Top 1 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 1 Miksis hits a fly ball into center field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Baumholtz hits a fly ball into left field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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