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Pittsburgh Pirates @ 
St. Louis Cardinals
1953-07-28 · Night game · Sportsman's Park III · Att: 7973 · night · 2:10
St. Louis Cardinals defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 6–4. St. Louis Cardinals put up 3 in the 5th. Cliff Chambers earned the win and Joe Presko picked up the save. Frank Thomas went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| SLN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
W: Cliff Chambers L: Paul LaPalme SV: Joe Presko
Umpires — HP: Augie Donatelli · 1B: Jocko Conlan · 2B: Lon Warneke · 3B: Tom Gorman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cal Abrams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Carlos Bernier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Danny O'Connell | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Thomas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Smith | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Cole | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Toby Atwell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eddie O'Brien | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul LaPalme | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Hetki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hal Rice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Preston Ward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gene Hermanski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Solly Hemus | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rip Repulski | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Stan Musial | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ray Jablonski | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Enos Slaughter | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Steve Bilko | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pete Castiglione | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Del Rice | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cliff Chambers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Dunlap | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Presko | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Peanuts Lowrey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul LaPalme | 4.2 | 10 | 2 | 3 |
| Johnny Hetki | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Chambers | 5.0 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Joe Presko | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Cal Abrams: 43
- Carlos Bernier: 63
- Danny O'Connell: S
- Frank Thomas: 3/P
Bot 1
- Solly Hemus: 7
- Rip Repulski: K
- Stan Musial: S7
- Ray Jablonski: SB2
- Ray Jablonski: S8/78.2-H
- Enos Slaughter: 43
Top 2
- Paul Smith: 7
- Dick Cole: S
- Toby Atwell: S.1-2
- Eddie O'Brien: 6/P
- Paul LaPalme: 1/G
Bot 2
- Steve Bilko: 8
- Pete Castiglione: S
- Del Rice: K
- Cliff Chambers: S.1-2
- Solly Hemus: 3/G
Top 3
- Cal Abrams: 63
- Carlos Bernier: W
- Danny O'Connell: 9
- Frank Thomas: 36(1)/FO
Bot 3
- Rip Repulski: 63
- Stan Musial: K
- Ray Jablonski: 8
Top 4
- Paul Smith: 8
- Dick Cole: 6/P
- Toby Atwell: 4/P
Bot 4
- Enos Slaughter: W
- Steve Bilko: S8.1-3;BX2(864)
- Pete Castiglione: FC4.3-H;B-1
- Del Rice: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 5
- Eddie O'Brien: D7
- Paul LaPalme: E3/TH1.2-3
- Cal Abrams: K/C
- Carlos Bernier: K
- Danny O'Connell: D9.3-H(UR);1-3
- Frank Thomas: HR/78.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);B-H(UR)
- Paul Smith: S
- Dick Cole: BK.1-2
- Dick Cole: 63
Bot 5
- Grant Dunlap: 53
- Solly Hemus: D8
- Rip Repulski: S9.2-H
- Stan Musial: D8.1-3
- Ray Jablonski: S8.3-H;2-H
- Enos Slaughter: CS2(26)
- Enos Slaughter: W
- Steve Bilko: S8.1-3
- Pete Castiglione: 9/F
Top 6
- Toby Atwell: 3/G
- Eddie O'Brien: 9
- Johnny Hetki: 9
Bot 6
- Del Rice: 4/P
- Joe Presko: 9
- Solly Hemus: 63
Top 7
- Cal Abrams: 8
- Hal Rice: E4/G
- Danny O'Connell: CS2(24)
- Danny O'Connell: 63
Bot 7
- Rip Repulski: HP
- Stan Musial: 8
- Ray Jablonski: 63.1-2
- Enos Slaughter: 8
Top 8
- Frank Thomas: 53
- Paul Smith: 63
- Dick Cole: 3/P
Bot 8
- Steve Bilko: T8
- Peanuts Lowrey: S.3-H
- Del Rice: 34/SH.1-2
- Joe Presko: 3/P
- Solly Hemus: 53
Top 9
- Toby Atwell: 3/P
- Preston Ward: K
- Gene Hermanski: 5/FL