Pittsburgh Pirates 6 – 7 Philadelphia Phillies
25 April 1953 · PHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Johnny Wyrostek | 1 in 107 games |
| 20 | final score 7–6 | 1 in 51 games | |
| 18 | 6 walks allowed | Curt Simmons | 1 in 74 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 7 | 6 | 2 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Smith | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Pete Castiglione | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Carlos Bernier | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Cal Abrams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ralph Kiner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Danny O'Connell | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Thomas | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dick Cole | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Mike Sandlock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Fitz Gerald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Johnny Lindell | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Lindell | 7.0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Murry Dickson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Philadelphia Phillies batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connie Ryan | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Richie Ashburn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Johnny Wyrostek | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Del Ennis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Earl Torgeson | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Granny Hamner | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Willie Jones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Smoky Burgess | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Curt Simmons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 26 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Philadelphia Phillies pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Simmons | 7.1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Andy Hansen | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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