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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

1953-05-17 · Day game · Wrigley Field · 7 innings · Att: 7745 · 50°F, overcast, drizzle · 1:51

Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 7–3. Chicago Cubs put up 4 in the 4th. Johnny Klippstein earned the win and Warren Hacker picked up the save. Ralph Kiner went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	4
CHN	0	0	0	4	3	0		7	8

W: Johnny Klippstein L: Paul Pettit SV: Warren Hacker

Umpires — HP: Lee Ballanfant · 1B: Al Barlick · 2B: Bill Jackowski · 3B: Artie Gore · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Paul Smith	4	0	0	0	0	2
Felipe Montemayor	3	0	0	0	0	1
Cal Abrams	3	2	2	1	1	1
Ralph Kiner	4	1	1	2	0	0
Joe Garagiola	3	0	0	0	0	2
Danny O'Connell	2	0	0	0	0	1
Pete Castiglione	3	0	1	0	0	0
Dick Cole	2	0	0	0	1	1
Paul Pettit	0	0	0	0	1	0
George Metkovich	0	0	0	0	1	0
Frank Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frank Baumholtz	4	2	2	0	0	0
Eddie Miksis	4	1	1	0	0	0
Dee Fondy	1	2	0	0	2	0
Hank Sauer	3	1	1	1	0	1
Bill Serena	3	0	2	3	0	0
Hal Jeffcoat	1	0	0	0	0	0
Roy Smalley	2	0	1	2	1	0
Toby Atwell	2	0	0	0	1	1
Johnny Klippstein	3	0	1	0	0	0
Preston Ward	2	1	0	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Pettit	3.1	3	2	0
Jim Waugh	0.2	1	1	0
Roy Face	0.1	3	1	1
Bill Macdonald	0.2	0	0	0
Johnny Hetki	1.0	1	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Klippstein	6.2	4	4	9
Warren Hacker	0.1	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Paul Smith: K
Felipe Montemayor: HP
Cal Abrams: S7.1-2
Ralph Kiner: 2
Joe Garagiola: K

Bot 1

Frank Baumholtz: 13
Eddie Miksis: 9
Dee Fondy: 8

Top 2

Danny O'Connell: K
Pete Castiglione: 3
Dick Cole: FLE2
Dick Cole: 63

Bot 2

Hank Sauer: 63
Bill Serena: 53
Hal Jeffcoat: 9

Top 3

Paul Pettit: W
Paul Smith: 46(1)/FO
Felipe Montemayor: 3
Cal Abrams: K

Bot 3

Roy Smalley: W
Toby Atwell: 43.1-2
Johnny Klippstein: PO2(1654)
Johnny Klippstein: 23

Top 4

Ralph Kiner: 3
Joe Garagiola: 43
Danny O'Connell: 63

Bot 4

Frank Baumholtz: S9
Eddie Miksis: 53.1-2
Dee Fondy: W
Hank Sauer: S8.2-H;1-3
Bill Serena: S7.3-H;1-2
Preston Ward: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Roy Smalley: D8/F8S.3-H;1-H
Toby Atwell: W
Johnny Klippstein: 13

Top 5

Pete Castiglione: 7
Dick Cole: K23
George Metkovich: W
Paul Smith: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Frank Baumholtz: D/89
Eddie Miksis: S/L89S.2-3;B-2(THH)
Dee Fondy: IW
Hank Sauer: K
Bill Serena: D7.3-H;2-H;1-3
Preston Ward: 13.3-H;2-3
Roy Smalley: 63

Top 6

Felipe Montemayor: K
Cal Abrams: W
Ralph Kiner: HR/F78XD.1-H
Joe Garagiola: K
Danny O'Connell: HP
Pete Castiglione: S.1-2
Dick Cole: W.2-3;1-2
Frank Thomas: K

Bot 6

Toby Atwell: K
Johnny Klippstein: S
Frank Baumholtz: 36(1)/FO
Eddie Miksis: 2

Top 7

Paul Smith: K
Felipe Montemayor: 43
Cal Abrams: HR/F7D
Ralph Kiner: 8/L

Notes & reviews

Smalley's throw to 1B hit Pettit in the head. Pettit was stunned but OK thanks to wearing a fiberglass helmet.
Skipped past Montemayor
Cleared LCF stands
Into LF stands
Game called for darkness

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