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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 7, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on September 7, 1953 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 7, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 7, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul LaPalme |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Hearn |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 6,903 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Hal Dixon 2B: Larry Goetz 3B: Frank Secory |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gene Hermanski | Right Fielder |
| Danny O'Connell | Third Baseman |
| Hal Rice | Left Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | Center Fielder |
| Preston Ward | First Baseman |
| Eddie Pellagrini | Second Baseman |
| Dick Cole | Shortstop |
| Mike Sandlock | Catcher |
| Paul LaPalme | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Hofman | Second Baseman |
| Daryl Spencer | Third Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Jim Hearn | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 7, 1953
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Hearn
Hermanski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Hearn
O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Hearn
Rice hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Rice reaches second base with a double. Hermanski moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thomas vs. Hearn
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hermanski scores. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ward vs. Hearn
Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. LaPalme
Lockman strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. LaPalme
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. LaPalme
Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. LaPalme
Irvin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thomson moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mueller vs. LaPalme
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pellagrini vs. Hearn
Pellagrini hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cole vs. Hearn
Cole hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sandlock vs. Hearn
Sandlock hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Pellagrini moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LaPalme vs. Hearn
LaPalme bunts towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to third for the out. Sandlock moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hermanski vs. Hearn
Hermanski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. LaPalme
Hofman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. LaPalme
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. LaPalme
Westrum hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hofman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hearn vs. LaPalme
Hearn strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. LaPalme
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pellagrini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Hearn
O'Connell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Hearn
Rice hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. Rice reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Hearn
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rice scores. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ward vs. Hearn
Ward takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pellagrini vs. Hearn
Pellagrini hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomas scores. Ward moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cole vs. Jansen
Larry Jansen now pitching.
Cole hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. Cole reaches second base with a double. Ward scores. Pellagrini moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sandlock vs. Jansen
Sandlock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hofman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
LaPalme vs. Jansen
LaPalme strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hermanski vs. Jansen
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hofman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. LaPalme
Dark strikes out. Sandlock drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Dark out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. LaPalme
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. LaPalme
Irvin hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Jansen
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hofman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Jansen
Rice hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Jansen
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. LaPalme
Mueller hits a line drive into center field. Thomas picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Thomas. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hofman vs. LaPalme
Hofman hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spencer vs. LaPalme
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Westrum vs. LaPalme
Westrum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mueller scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jansen vs. LaPalme
Jansen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole misplays the ball. That's an error on Cole. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. LaPalme
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pellagrini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Jansen
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Jansen covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pellagrini vs. Jansen
Pellagrini hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Jansen
Cole hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. LaPalme
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. LaPalme
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. LaPalme
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaPalme fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. LaPalme
Mueller hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. LaPalme
Hofman hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sandlock vs. Jansen
Sandlock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaPalme vs. Jansen
LaPalme hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hermanski vs. Jansen
Hermanski strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Jansen
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hofman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. LaPalme
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. LaPalme
Westrum hits a popup towards short. Cole settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. LaPalme
Jansen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Jansen
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Jansen
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Jansen
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hofman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. LaPalme
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaPalme fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. LaPalme
Dark strikes out. Sandlock drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Dark out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. LaPalme
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell juggles the ball. That's an error on O'Connell. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. LaPalme
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pellagrini vs. Jansen
Pellagrini hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Jansen
Cole hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hofman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sandlock vs. Jansen
Sandlock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaPalme vs. Jansen
LaPalme hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. LaPalme
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. LaPalme
Hofman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hermanski who is chasing the ball. Hofman reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spencer vs. LaPalme
Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards third. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Westrum vs. LaPalme
Westrum strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Jansen
Hermanski hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Jansen
O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Jansen
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hofman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. LaPalme
Davey Williams pinch hits for Larry Jansen.
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. LaPalme
Ruben Gomez pinch runs for Davey Williams.
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops it up and throws to first, with LaPalme covering, for the out. Gomez moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. LaPalme
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pellagrini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gomez moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. LaPalme
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/7/1953, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hermanski G, rf 5 1 1 0 Lockman W, 1b 5 0 0 0
O'Connell D, 3b 5 1 1 1 Dark A, ss 5 0 0 0
Rice H, lf 5 1 2 0 Thomson B, cf 5 0 2 0
Thomas F, cf 4 1 1 2 Irvin M, lf 4 1 1 0
Ward P, 1b 3 1 0 0 Mueller D, rf 4 2 2 2
Pellagrini E, 2b 4 0 2 1 Hofman B, 2b 3 0 1 0
Cole D, ss 4 0 1 1 Spencer D, 3b 4 0 0 0
Sandlock M, c 4 0 2 0 Westrum W, c 4 0 2 1
LaPalme P, p 4 0 0 0 Hearn J, p 1 0 0 0
Jansen L, p 2 0 0 0
Williams D, ph 1 0 1 0
Gomez R, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 5 10 5 38 3 9 3
Pittsburgh 104 000 000 -- 5
New York 000 120 000 -- 3
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
LaPalme P (W) 9.0 9 3 2 1 6
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn J (L)* 2.0 7 5 5 1 1
Jansen L 7.0 3 0 0 0 4
* Pitched to 5 batters in 3rd
E -- Thomas F, Cole D, O'Connell D
LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, New York 9
2B -- Rice H 2, Cole D
3B -- Hofman B
HR -- O'Connell D, Mueller D
T -- 2:18
A -- 6903
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