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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

1953-06-17 · Day game · Wrigley Field · 16 innings · Att: 5422 · 4:00

Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 5–4. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 5th. Turk Lown earned the win. Hal Rice went 3-for-7 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	13
CHN	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	17

W: Turk Lown L: Johnny Hetki SV: (none)

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cal Abrams	8	1	2	0	0	0
Paul Smith	7	1	3	1	1	0
Danny O'Connell	7	1	1	0	1	0
Frank Thomas	7	1	0	0	1	2
Hal Rice	7	0	3	2	0	0
Toby Atwell	4	0	0	0	3	0
Johnny O'Brien	7	0	1	1	0	0
Eddie O'Brien	7	0	2	0	0	1
Roy Face	2	0	1	0	0	1
Gene Hermanski	1	0	0	0	0	0
Carlos Bernier	1	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Hetki	3	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frank Baumholtz	3	1	1	1	0	1
Tommy Brown	7	2	2	1	1	0
Ralph Kiner	2	0	0	0	1	0
Hank Sauer	7	0	2	0	1	1
Dee Fondy	6	0	1	1	2	2
Randy Jackson	8	0	3	1	0	0
Joe Garagiola	6	1	3	0	1	0
Eddie Miksis	7	0	2	0	0	2
Bubba Church	4	0	1	0	0	2
George Metkovich	4	1	2	0	1	0
Hal Jeffcoat	2	0	0	0	0	0
Turk Lown	2	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Cavarretta	0	0	0	0	1	0
Roy Smalley	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Roy Face	5.0	4	2	3
Roger Bowman	3.0	4	2	4
Johnny Hetki	7.1	9	4	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bubba Church	8.1	9	3	2
Turk Lown	7.2	4	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Cal Abrams: 7
Paul Smith: 43
Danny O'Connell: 53

Bot 1

Frank Baumholtz: 43
Tommy Brown: 53
Ralph Kiner: W
Hank Sauer: WP.1-2
Hank Sauer: 8

Top 2

Frank Thomas: 53
Hal Rice: S8
Toby Atwell: 43.1-2
Johnny O'Brien: E6.2-3
Eddie O'Brien: OA.3XH(242)

Bot 2

Dee Fondy: 2/FL
Randy Jackson: 63
Joe Garagiola: 31

Top 3

Eddie O'Brien: 53
Roy Face: S8
Cal Abrams: 7
Paul Smith: W.1-2
Danny O'Connell: 5/FL

Bot 3

Eddie Miksis: 1/L
Bubba Church: K
Frank Baumholtz: K

Top 4

Frank Thomas: W
Hal Rice: 8
Toby Atwell: 23.1-2
Johnny O'Brien: S7.2-H
Eddie O'Brien: E6.1-2
Roy Face: K

Bot 4

Tommy Brown: W
Ralph Kiner: 8
Hank Sauer: S.1-3
Dee Fondy: 8.3-H
Randy Jackson: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

Cal Abrams: 99
Paul Smith: S
Danny O'Connell: 99
Frank Thomas: K

Bot 5

Joe Garagiola: D
Eddie Miksis: K
Bubba Church: 8
Frank Baumholtz: D7.2-H
Tommy Brown: D8.2-H
Ralph Kiner: E9/F.2-H(UR);B-2
Hank Sauer: 5/FL

Top 6

Hal Rice: S
Toby Atwell: 99
Johnny O'Brien: 99
Eddie O'Brien: S.1-2#
Gene Hermanski: 5/P

Bot 6

Dee Fondy: K
Randy Jackson: 99
Joe Garagiola: S
Eddie Miksis: K

Top 7

Cal Abrams: S1/BG
Paul Smith: 3/G.1-2
Danny O'Connell: 53
Frank Thomas: E5.2-3
Hal Rice: 8

Bot 7

Bubba Church: S
Frank Baumholtz: 24/SH.1-2
Tommy Brown: 63
George Metkovich: W
Hank Sauer: K

Top 8

Toby Atwell: W
Johnny O'Brien: 64(1)3/GDP
Eddie O'Brien: 99

Bot 8

Dee Fondy: S
Randy Jackson: 99/F
Joe Garagiola: W.1-2
Eddie Miksis: S7.2XH(72);1-2
Bubba Church: K

Top 9

Carlos Bernier: 9
Cal Abrams: D7
Paul Smith: S7.2-H
Danny O'Connell: S.1-2#
Frank Thomas: K
Hal Rice: D7.2-H;1-H;B-3(TH)
Toby Atwell: IW
Johnny O'Brien: 9

Bot 9

Hal Jeffcoat: 99
Tommy Brown: 99
George Metkovich: 99

Top 10

Eddie O'Brien: K#
Johnny Hetki: 99
Cal Abrams: 99

Bot 10

Hank Sauer: 99
Dee Fondy: W
Randy Jackson: 99
Joe Garagiola: 99

Top 11

Paul Smith: S#
Danny O'Connell: 99
Frank Thomas: 99
Hal Rice: 99

Bot 11

Eddie Miksis: 99
Turk Lown: 99
Hal Jeffcoat: 99

Top 12

Toby Atwell: W#
Johnny O'Brien: 99
Eddie O'Brien: 99
Johnny Hetki: 99

Bot 12

Tommy Brown: D
George Metkovich: 99
Hank Sauer: S.2-3#
Dee Fondy: K
Randy Jackson: S/G.3-3;1-2
Joe Garagiola: 99

Top 13

Cal Abrams: 99
Paul Smith: 99
Danny O'Connell: 99

Bot 13

Eddie Miksis: S
Turk Lown: 99/SH.1-2
Phil Cavarretta: W
Tommy Brown: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 14

Frank Thomas: 99
Hal Rice: 99
Toby Atwell: 99

Bot 14

George Metkovich: D
Hank Sauer: 99
Dee Fondy: 99
Randy Jackson: S/G.2-2
Joe Garagiola: S9.2XH(92);1-2

Top 15

Johnny O'Brien: 99
Eddie O'Brien: S#
Johnny Hetki: 99
Cal Abrams: 99

Bot 15

Eddie Miksis: 99
Turk Lown: 99
Roy Smalley: 99

Top 16

Paul Smith: 99
Danny O'Connell: W#
Frank Thomas: CS2(26)#
Frank Thomas: 99

Bot 16

Tommy Brown: 99
George Metkovich: S
Hank Sauer: OA.1-3(E2/TH1)
Hank Sauer: IW
Dee Fondy: IW.1-2
Randy Jackson: S8/L.3-H;2-3;1-2

Notes & reviews

Ralph Kiner left with strained Achilles tendon in right heel
Dee Fondy did not slide
everything from here to end deduced from box, newspaper and official totals. Many uncertainties.
strikeout could be in a different inning
single could be in a different inning
walk could be in a different inning
single could be in a different inning
walk could be in a different inning
Toby Atwell dropped the ball, George Metkovich feinted for 2B and Atwell threw the ball into the Pirate bullpen

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