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From the vault · October 15, 2008 · 2008 NLCS, Game 5: The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5–1 at Dodger Stadium to win the NL pennant, 4 games to 1. ▶ Video ↗
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Philadelphia Phillies @ Pittsburgh Pirates
1954-04-14 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 5853 · 2:11
Philadelphia Phillies defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 6–0. Philadelphia Phillies put up 2 in the 3rd. Curt Simmons earned the win. Willie Jones went 4-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
W: Curt Simmons L: Paul LaPalme SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Frank Dascoli · 1B: Tom Gorman · 2B: Hal Dixon · 3B: Larry Goetz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Philadelphia Phillies — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Willie Jones | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Richie Ashburn | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Earl Torgeson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Del Ennis | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Granny Hamner | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mel Clark | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Ted Kazanski | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Stan Lopata | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Curt Simmons | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cal Abrams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Curt Roberts | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Hal Rice | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sid Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Thomas | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Preston Ward | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gair Allie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Walker Cooper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Paul LaPalme | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Eddie Pellagrini | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Cole | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Shepard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dick Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gail Henley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Philadelphia Phillies — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Simmons | 9.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul LaPalme | 5.0 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
 Bob Purkey | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Johnny Hetki | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Willie Jones: 53
- Richie Ashburn: 6/L
- Earl Torgeson: 7
Bot 1
- Cal Abrams: 43
- Curt Roberts: S8
- Hal Rice: 6
- Sid Gordon: 8
Top 2
- Del Ennis: K/C
- Granny Hamner: 8
- Mel Clark: 6/P
Bot 2
- Frank Thomas: S7
- Preston Ward: 6/P
- Gair Allie: 8/L
- Walker Cooper: 9
Top 3
- Ted Kazanski: 53
- Stan Lopata: 3/P
- Curt Simmons: S9
- Willie Jones: HR/7D.1-H
- Richie Ashburn: 8
Bot 3
- Paul LaPalme: K/C
- Cal Abrams: W
- Curt Roberts: 8/L
- Hal Rice: 5/FL
Top 4
- Earl Torgeson: 9
- Del Ennis: D7
- Granny Hamner: 8
- Mel Clark: S9.2-H
- Ted Kazanski: 8
Bot 4
- Eddie Pellagrini: 143
- Frank Thomas: S7
- Preston Ward: 8
- Gair Allie: 8
Top 5
- Stan Lopata: 53
- Curt Simmons: S6/BG
- Willie Jones: D8.1-3
- Richie Ashburn: K
- Earl Torgeson: 8
Bot 5
- Walker Cooper: W
- Dick Cole: 9/L
- Cal Abrams: W.1-2
- Curt Roberts: W.2-3;1-2
- Jack Shepard: K
- Eddie Pellagrini: 9
Top 6
- Del Ennis: W
- Granny Hamner: S7.1-3
- Mel Clark: E4/TH2.3-H(UR);1-3;B-2
- Ted Kazanski: 63.3-H;2-3
- Stan Lopata: 14(B)5(3)/LDP
Bot 6
- Frank Thomas: 7/L
- Preston Ward: 9
- Gair Allie: 6/P
Top 7
- Curt Simmons: K
- Willie Jones: S8
- Richie Ashburn: 16(1)/FO
- Earl Torgeson: 43
Bot 7
- Walker Cooper: 8/8D
- Dick Smith: 3/G
- Cal Abrams: 63
Top 8
- Del Ennis: 7
- Granny Hamner: S8
- Mel Clark: 9
- Ted Kazanski: 8
Bot 8
- Curt Roberts: 63
- Gail Henley: K
- Eddie Pellagrini: S8
- Frank Thomas: 9
Top 9
- Stan Lopata: W
- Curt Simmons: 34/SH.1-2
- Willie Jones: S7/78.2-H
- Richie Ashburn: S7.1-2
- Earl Torgeson: W.2-3;1-2
- Del Ennis: K/C
- Granny Hamner: K/C
Bot 9
- Preston Ward: K
- Gair Allie: 7/L
- Walker Cooper: 4/P
Notes & reviews
- Sid Gordon left with a pulled muscle in his right leg
- line drive deflected by Bob Purkey to Curt Roberts
- Cal Abrams hurt leg running out grounder to end 7th