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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 9, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants, played on July 9, 1953 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 9, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 9, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ruben Gomez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Roy Face |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 3,391 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lenny Roberts 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: Frank Dascoli 3B: Frank Secory |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Al Dark | Second Baseman |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Ruben Gomez | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cal Abrams | Right Fielder |
| Johnny O'Brien | Second Baseman |
| Paul Smith | Left Fielder |
| Danny O'Connell | Third Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | Center Fielder |
| Preston Ward | First Baseman |
| Toby Atwell | Catcher |
| Eddie O'Brien | Shortstop |
| Roy Face | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 9, 1953
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Face
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward fields the ball and throws to Face covering. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Face
Dark hits a popup towards first. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Face
Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Face
Irvin hits a line drive off the glove of O'Connell, and into shallow left field. Irvin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Face
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Face
Spencer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Gomez
Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Gomez
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Gomez
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Face
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Face
Westrum hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Face
Gomez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Face
Lockman hits a popup into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Gomez
O'Connell hits a popup beyond third. Thompson can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Gomez
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Gomez
There's a wild pitch. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ward vs. Gomez
Ward takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Atwell vs. Gomez
Atwell hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Brien vs. Gomez
O'Brien hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Face
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Face
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Irvin vs. Face
Irvin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dark scores. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Face
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Face
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Face
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Face fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Face vs. Gomez
Face strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Gomez
Abrams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Gomez
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Face
Westrum strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Face
Gomez hits a line drive towards third. O'Connell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Face
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Face
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Gomez
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Gomez covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Gomez
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Gomez
Thomas strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Face
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Face
Irvin hits a popup towards first. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Face
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Face
Face fires to first and picks off Thomson. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Gomez
Ward takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Atwell vs. Gomez
Atwell hits a popup towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Gomez
O'Brien hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ward moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hermanski vs. Gomez
Gene Hermanski pinch hits for Roy Face.
Hermanski hits a popup towards short. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Abrams vs. Gomez
Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Gomez covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Hall
Bob Hall now pitching.
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Hall
Mueller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Hall
Westrum hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Atwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Hall
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Gomez
O'Brien hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Gomez
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Gomez covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Gomez
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Hall
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward fields the ball and throws to Hall covering. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Hall
Dark hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Hall
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Irvin vs. Hall
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Lockman scores. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. Hall
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Gomez
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Gomez
Ward strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Gomez
Atwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Gomez
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Hall
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Hall
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops it up and throws to first, with Hall covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Hall
Westrum hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pellagrini vs. Gomez
Eddie Pellagrini pinch hits for Bob Hall.
Pellagrini takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Abrams vs. Gomez
Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Abrams for the out. Pellagrini moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Brien vs. Gomez
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Gomez
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Bowman
Roger Bowman now pitching.
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Bowman
Lockman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Bowman
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards second. O'Brien scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Gomez
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Gomez
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Gomez
Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/9/1953 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D)
New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Lockman W, 1b 5 2 4 0 Abrams C, rf 3 0 0 0
Dark A, 2b 5 1 2 0 O'Brien J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Thompson H, 3b 3 1 2 2 Smith P, lf 4 0 0 0
Irvin M, lf 4 0 2 1 O'Connell D, 3b 4 0 1 0
Thomson B, cf 4 0 1 0 Thomas F, cf 4 0 0 0
Spencer D, ss 4 0 0 0 Ward P, 1b 2 0 0 0
Mueller D, rf 3 0 0 0 Atwell T, c 2 0 0 0
Westrum W, c 4 0 0 0 O'Brien E, ss 3 0 1 0
Gomez R, p 4 0 1 0 Face R, p 1 0 0 0
Hermanski G, ph 1 0 0 0
Hall B, p 0 0 0 0
Pellagrini E, ph 0 0 0 0
Bowman R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 12 3 28 0 2 0
New York 201 000 100 -- 4
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez R (W) 9.0 2 0 0 5 6
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Face R (L) 5.0 9 3 3 0 6
Hall B 3.0 2 1 1 2 1
Bowman R 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
DP -- New York 1, Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- New York 7, Pittsburgh 6
2B -- Irvin M
HR -- Thompson H
WP -- Gomez R
T -- 2:12
A -- 3391
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