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Scores
Standings
CLE
@BOS		9
3
CHW
@NYY		5
0
DET
@PHA		3
4		 
(10)
DET
@PHA		8
8		 
(10)
SLB
@WSH		3
0
SLB
@WSH		3
12
PHI
@CHC		7
0
PHI
@CHC		5
6
BRO
@CIN		9
1
PIT
@MLN		4
7
PIT
@MLN		3
10
NYG
@STL		2
6
Sunday, August 9, 1953,
, County Stadium
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:16
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Pirates
4
37-78
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at Braves
7
64-45
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
W: Ernie Johnson (3-2)
L: Paul LaPalme (5-13)
S: Don Liddle (1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   3  1  0   0  0  0    4  8  0
Braves          0  0  2   0  1  0   2  2  X    7 12  0
RetroSheet has deduced an incomplete play-by-play account of this game.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Cal Abrams RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .278 .793 1 0
Paul Smith 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 .271 .667 11 1 HR
Danny O'Connell 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .292 .791 0 4
Hal Rice LF 3 1 2 0 0 1 .309 .779 4 0 2B
   Johnny Lindell PH-P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .882 0 0
Frank Thomas CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .242 .767 2 0
Mike Sandlock C 4 1 1 1 0 0 .216 .504 4 2
Johnny O'Brien 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .603 1 2 SH
   Eddie Pellagrini PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .261 .719
Eddie O'Brien SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 .232 .549 1 4
Paul LaPalme P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .067 .154 0 2
   Carlos Bernier LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .213 .673 0 0
Team Totals 34 4 8 3 2 6 .235 .631 24 15
2B: H Rice (9).
HR: P Smith (3).
SH: J O'Brien (6).
TB: P Smith 4; H Rice 3; D O'Connell 2; F Thomas; E O'Brien; M Sandlock.
RBI: E O'Brien (10); M Sandlock (12); P Smith (36).
Team LOB: 6.

Milwaukee Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Bill Bruton CF 5 0 2 2 0 1 .261 .658 0 0 CS
Johnny Logan SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 .271 .729 0 1
Eddie Mathews 3B 3 1 1 2 1 1 .293 1.027 0 1 HR
Andy Pafko RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .293 .774 0 0
Joe Adcock 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .737 11 2
Del Crandall C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .288 .813 7 1
Sid Gordon LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .253 .787 6 0
   Jim Pendleton LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 .233 .550 1 0 2B
Harry Hanebrink 2B 4 3 4 1 0 0 .306 .819 0 6
Max Surkont P 1 1 0 0 1 0 .302 .796 2 1
   Ernie Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0
   Walker Cooper PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .255 .688 2B
   Sibby Sisti PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .188 .566
   Don Liddle P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .042 .190 0 1
Team Totals 34 7 12 7 3 3 .353 .905 27 13
2B: W Cooper (6); J Pendleton (3).
HR: E Mathews (36).
TB: H Hanebrink 4; E Mathews 4; J Pendleton 2; B Bruton 2; J Logan 2; W Cooper 2; A Pafko.
RBI: B Bruton 2 (34); E Mathews 2 (95); J Logan (51); W Cooper (13); H Hanebrink (6).
Team LOB: 6.
Baserunning
CS: B Bruton (8, -1st base by  POCS).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Paul LaPalme, L (5-13) 7 9 5 5 3 3 1 4.93 32 39
Johnny Lindell 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 4.43 5
Team Totals 8 12 7 7 3 3 1 7.88 37 39

Milwaukee Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Max Surkont 4.1 8 4 4 0 1 1 4.08 21 32
Ernie Johnson, W (3-2) 2.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.75 9
Don Liddle, S (1) 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 3.13 7
Team Totals 9 8 4 4 2 6 1 4.00 37 32
Balks: None.
WP: M Surkont (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Jackowski, 1B - Lenny Roberts, 2B - Lee Ballanfant, 3B - Artie Gore.
Time of Game: 2:16.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Milwaukee Braves
1 Cal Abrams RF 1 Bill Bruton CF
2 Paul Smith 1B 2 Johnny Logan SS
3 Danny O'Connell 3B 3 Eddie Mathews 3B
4 Hal Rice LF 4 Andy Pafko RF
5 Frank Thomas CF 5 Joe Adcock 1B
6 Mike Sandlock C 6 Del Crandall C
7 Johnny O'Brien 2B 7 Sid Gordon LF
8 Eddie O'Brien SS 8 Harry Hanebrink 2B
9 Paul LaPalme P 9 Max Surkont P

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