Pirates @ Dodgers
May 31, 1953

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Bottom 8 R H E
Pirates 2 5 0
Dodgers 2 5 1
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Pirates 2 5 1
Dodgers 4 6 1

Gil Hodges Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .243
OBP .333 .379
At Bats 3 115
Hits 1 28
• Singles 1 22
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 25
RBI’s 1 17

Paul LaPalme Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 3 0
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Ebbets Field - May 31, 1953
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Double
Paul LaPalme
Mike Sandlock
George Metkovich
Danny O'Connell
Eddie Pellagrini
Eddie O'Brien
Frank Thomas
Carlos Bernier
Cal Abrams
Gil Hodges
Roy Campanella
Jackie Robinson
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Hodges hits a line drive into center field. That will be extra bases. Bernier fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Bernier. Robinson scores. Campanella goes all the way around to score.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Campanella takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Robinson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Eddie O'Brien now playing shortstop. Danny O'Connell now playing second base. Paul LaPalme now pitching. Eddie Pellagrini now playing third base. Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaPalme fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Paul Smith pinch hits for Bob Hall. Smith hits a line drive to right field. Furillo throws towards the plate. Campanella fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Campanella. O'Brien scores. Smith moves to third.
Top 8 Eddie O'Brien pinch runs for Dick Cole. Felipe Montemayor pinch hits for Johnny O'Brien. Montemayor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Loes fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Brien moves to second.
Top 8 Cole hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Loes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Furillo moves to third.
Bottom 7 There goes Furillo. The throw from Sandlock and he is safe. Furillo steals second.
Bottom 7 Furillo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Sandlock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bernier hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 O'Connell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Campanella hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sandlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Robinson bunts towards the mound. Hall fields it and throws to first for the out. Snider moves to second.
Bottom 6 Snider takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Metkovich hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Abrams hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hall hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Reese is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Gilliam hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Loes bunts towards the mound. Hall fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Loes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cole hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Sandlock hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Cox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Campanella scores. Hodges moves to third.
Bottom 4 Hodges hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Campanella moves to second.
Bottom 4 There goes Robinson. The throw from Sandlock and he is safe. Robinson steals third.
Bottom 4 Campanella takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Snider hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bernier hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 O'Connell hits a line drive into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Reese hits a line drive into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gilliam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Loes hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Loes covering, for the out.
Top 3 Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Loes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hall hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hodges is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 O'Brien strikes out.
Top 2 Cole hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam fields it and throws to second for the out. Thomas moves to third.
Top 2 Sandlock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thomas moves to second.
Top 2 Bernier hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snider for the out. Reese moves to third.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Reese moves to second.
Bottom 1 Reese takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Abrams hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.