Published July 28. 2014 04:00PM
July 28, 1953 Gabe Fritz tosses a five-hitter and Eddie Chuckran belts a three-run homer to lead Lansford to an 8-3 Tri-County League comeback win over Tamaqua. Chuckran's blast wipes out a 3-0 deficit. Bobby Piscelli delivers a two-run triple in the seventh inning to give Lansford the lead for good. Jess Nardini finishes with a pair of hits, including an RBI single while Billy Sproule and Chuckran each score a pair of runs. For Tamaqua, Johnny Tumas hits a two-run homer and Bill Wolfe adds a solo shot.