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Scores
Standings
CHW
@BOS		9
7		 
(10)
CLE
@NYY		0
7
SLB
@PHA		7
3
DET
@WSH		1
10
BRO
@CHC		4
6		 
(11)
NYG
@MLN		1
8
PHI
@STL		6
5
Tuesday, May 12, 1953,
, Busch Stadium I
Attendance: 9,247, Time of Game: 2:27
Phillies
6
14-7
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Cardinals
5
10-9
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
W: Jim Konstanty (3-1)
L: Joe Presko (1-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  5    6  6  1
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  4    5 10  1
RetroSheet has deduced an incomplete play-by-play account of this game.

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Connie Ryan 2B 5 0 0 1 0 0 .329 .872 3 5
Richie Ashburn CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 .329 .774 5 0 2B
Johnny Wyrostek RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .377 .905 2 0
Del Ennis LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .259 .819 1 0
Earl Torgeson 1B 3 1 2 0 1 0 .299 .746 12 0 SB
Granny Hamner SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .755 1 4
Willie Jones 3B 2 2 1 1 2 0 .227 .824 0 0 HR
Smoky Burgess C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .612 2 0 2B
   Mel Clark PH 0 1 0 1 1 0 .263 .563
   Stan Lopata C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 .661 1 0
Jim Konstanty P 4 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .500 0 1
   Karl Drews P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .282 0 0
   Andy Hansen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team Totals 34 6 6 4 5 1 .176 .606 27 10
2B: S Burgess (2); R Ashburn (4).
HR: W Jones (5).
TB: W Jones 4; S Burgess 2; R Ashburn 2; E Torgeson 2; D Ennis.
RBI: M Clark (3); C Ryan (6); R Ashburn (10); W Jones (10).
Team LOB: 6.
Fielding
E: G Hamner (5).
Baserunning
SB: E Torgeson (1, -1st base off  POCS).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Solly Hemus SS 5 1 4 2 0 0 .240 .720 2 1 HR
Red Schoendienst 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .326 .767 0 3 2B
Stan Musial LF 5 1 3 1 0 1 .256 .718 3 0 2B
Enos Slaughter RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .832 3 0
Ray Jablonski 3B 4 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .876 1 1
Steve Bilko 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .221 .675 11 0 HR
Rip Repulski CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .322 .772 4 0
Del Rice C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .212 .632 3 0
   Peanuts Lowrey PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 .444 1.444
Joe Presko P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .083 0 1
   Al Brazle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Stu Miller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.500 0 0
   Hal Rice PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .667
Team Totals 38 5 10 5 2 2 .263 .774 27 6
2B: R Schoendienst (8); S Musial (5).
HR: S Bilko (3); S Hemus (2).
TB: S Hemus 7; S Bilko 5; S Musial 4; R Schoendienst 2.
RBI: S Hemus 2 (8); S Musial (5); R Jablonski (14); S Bilko (14).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
E: S Miller (1).

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Jim Konstanty, W (3-1) 8.2 8 4 4 2 2 2 3.45 37 52
Karl Drews 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.94 2
Andy Hansen, S (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 1
Team Totals 9 10 5 5 2 2 2 5.00 40 52

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Joe Presko, L (1-2) 8.1 5 3 2 3 1 1 3.13 33 61
Al Brazle 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 5.14 2
Stu Miller 0.2 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.55 4
Team Totals 9 6 6 2 5 1 1 2.00 39 61
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Lee Ballanfant, 1B - Al Barlick, 2B - Bill Jackowski, 3B - Artie Gore.
Time of Game: 2:27.
Attendance: 9,247.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Philadelphia Phillies         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Connie Ryan 2B 1 Solly Hemus SS
2 Richie Ashburn CF 2 Red Schoendienst 2B
3 Johnny Wyrostek RF 3 Stan Musial LF
4 Del Ennis LF 4 Enos Slaughter RF
5 Earl Torgeson 1B 5 Ray Jablonski 3B
6 Granny Hamner SS 6 Steve Bilko 1B
7 Willie Jones 3B 7 Rip Repulski CF
8 Smoky Burgess C 8 Del Rice C
9 Jim Konstanty P 9 Joe Presko P

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