Phils Power Past Bucs 5-3

Dick Sisler went deep and Bubba Church didn't allow a hit until the 6th inning as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates by the score of 5 to 3 at Forbes Field. Church(7-6) pitched a fine game. He went 9 innings and surrended up 5 hits and 2 walks. The right-handed Church lost his no-hit bid when Vern Law singled with two outs in the 6th inning. Pittsburgh threatened in the 9th but Philadelphia was able to put down the rally. Law(9-4) was the loser. He was hit hard and gave up 14 hits and 2 walks in 7 innings. Eddie Sawyer was in a talkative mood in the clubhouse, 'Great game! If only we could win all of the close ones - wouldn't that be nice! Since that's not going to happen, I think I'll savor this one for a little while.'

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BOXSCORE: 1950 Philadelphia Phillies At 1950 Pittsburgh Pirates     8/24/1950
 
  Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Waitkus 1B        5  1  1  0 .258     P.Castiglione 3B    4  0  0  0 .279  
  R.Ashburn CF        5  0  2  1 .304     T.Saffell CF        4  1  1  0 .221  
  D.Sisler LF         5  2  2  1 .301     J.Phillips 1B       4  2  2  1 .315  
  D.Ennis RF          5  0  3  1 .337     R.Kiner LF          4  0  1  0 .253  
  W.Jones 3B          5  0  1  0 .286     G.Bell RF           2  0  0  1 .250  
  G.Hamner SS         5  1  1  0 .257     B.Pierro P          0  0  0  0 .000  
  A.Seminick C        4  1  1  2 .268   B-J.Hopp PH           1  0  0  0 .321  
  M.Goliat 2B         5  0  3  0 .243     D.O'Connell SS      3  0  0  0 .308  
  B.Church P          3  0  0  0 .222     C.McCullough C      3  0  0  0 .278  
                                          J.Berardino 2B      1  0  0  0 .154  
                                          V.Law P             2  0  1  0 .158  
                                        A-W.Westlake RF       1  0  0  0 .283  
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         Totals      42  5 14  5                 Totals      29  3  5  2
 
A-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Law In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Pierro In 9th Inning
 
Phillies........ 1 0 0  0 3 1  0 0 0  -  5 14  0
Pirates......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 2  -  3  5  3
 
Phillies (64-54)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Church WIN(7-6)         9       5   3   3   2   1   0 110   3.83
Totals                    9       5   3   3   2   1   0
 
Pirates (51-66)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
V.Law LOSS(9-4)           7      14   5   5   2   2   2 150   4.67
B.Pierro                  2       0   0   0   0   0   0  22  11.91
Totals                    9      14   5   5   2   2   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 10,071 DATE- Thursday, August 24th 1950 TIME- Day 
T- 2:17
LEFT ON BASE- Phillies:12  Pirates: 2
DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 2  Pirates: 1
ERRORS- J.Phillips, J.Berardino-2
DOUBLES- E.Waitkus(21st), R.Kiner(14th)
TRIPLES- R.Ashburn(13th), D.Sisler(2nd), J.Phillips(6th)
HOME RUNS- D.Sisler(8th), A.Seminick(18th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- G.Bell
WALKS- A.Seminick, B.Church, J.Berardino-2
STRIKE OUTS- W.Jones, B.Church, P.Castiglione
GIDP- G.Hamner, V.Law, W.Westlake
WILD PITCHES- B.Church
2-out RBI- A.Seminick-2

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Phils Nip Reds 3-2

Bob Miller went 8 strong innings and Dick Sisler had 2 base hits as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the pitiful Cincinnati Reds by the score of 3 to 2 at Crosley Field. The game was won by Philadelphia when they scored a run in the 9th inning. Bill Nicholson drew a walk. Eddie Waitkus followed next and he lined a single. Two outs later Sisler came to the plate and ripped a base-hit. Del Ennis struck out, unable to help the rally. For the game Philadelphia out-hit Cincinnati 10 to 3. The win went to Miller(9-7) who allowed 2 runs in 8 innings. Miller got help from Jim Konstanty who was credited with his 19th save. Willie Ramsdell(9-6) was charged with the loss.

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BOXSCORE: 1950 Philadelphia Phillies At 1950 Cincinnati Reds        8/23/1950
 
  Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Waitkus 1B        4  0  1  1 .258     L.Merriman CF       4  0  0  0 .205  
  R.Ashburn CF        4  0  2  0 .303     G.Hatton 3B         3  0  0  0 .271  
  D.Sisler LF         5  0  2  1 .300     J.Wyrostek RF       4  0  1  0 .307  
  D.Ennis RF          5  0  1  0 .334     T.Kluszewski 1B     4  0  0  0 .320  
  W.Jones 3B          4  0  2  0 .287     J.Adcock LF         4  0  0  0 .289  
  G.Hamner SS         4  0  0  0 .257     J.Pramesa C         3  0  0  0 .380  
  A.Seminick C        2  1  1  0 .268     C.Ryan 2B           3  1  0  0 .251  
  M.Goliat 2B         3  1  1  0 .238     V.Stallcup SS       3  1  1  2 .235  
  B.Miller P          1  0  0  0 .200     W.Ramsdell P        3  0  1  0 .255  
A-B.Nicholson PH      0  0  0  0 .237                                          
B-P.Caballero PR      0  1  0  0 .357                                          
  J.Konstanty P       0  0  0  0 .111                                          
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         Totals      32  3 10  2                 Totals      31  2  3  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Miller In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Nicholson In 9th Inning
 
Phillies........ 0 0 2  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  3 10  1
Reds............ 0 0 2  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  3  0
 
Phillies (63-54)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Miller WIN(9-7)         8       3   2   1   0   3   1  97   4.68
J.Konstanty SAVE(19th)    1       0   0   0   1   1   0  16   3.92
Totals                    9       3   2   1   1   4   1
 
Reds (42-71)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
W.Ramsdell LOSS(9-6)      9      10   3   3   5   4   0 159   2.97
Totals                    9      10   3   3   5   4   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 4,592 DATE- Wednesday, August 23rd 1950 TIME- Day 
T- 1:55
LEFT ON BASE- Phillies:10  Reds: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 0  Reds: 1
ERRORS- G.Hamner
DOUBLES- M.Goliat(11th)
TRIPLES- R.Ashburn(12th)
HOME RUNS- V.Stallcup(5th)
STOLEN BASES- R.Ashburn(22nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- E.Waitkus
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Miller-2
SACRIFICE FLIES- E.Waitkus
WALKS- R.Ashburn, A.Seminick-2, M.Goliat, B.Nicholson, G.Hatton
STRIKE OUTS- D.Sisler, D.Ennis-2, B.Miller, L.Merriman, J.Adcock, V.Stallcup,
             W.Ramsdell
GIDP- M.Goliat
PASSED BALLS- J.Pramesa
2-out RBI- D.Sisler

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