Pirates @ Braves
May 15, 1953

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Bottom 8 R H E
Pirates 3 7 1
Braves 2 9 0
Bottom 8 R H E
Pirates 3 7 1
Braves 4 10 0

Sid Gordon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .250
OBP .667 .362
At Bats 3 68
Hits 2 17
• Singles 1 9
• Doubles 1 4
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 12
RBI’s 1 15

Bob Friend Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 0
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County Stadium - May 15, 1953
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Home Run
Bob Friend
Joe Garagiola
Paul Smith
Eddie Pellagrini
Pete Castiglione
Dick Cole
Ralph Kiner
Carlos Bernier
Cal Abrams
Sid Gordon
Eddie Mathews
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Gordon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Eddie Pellagrini now playing second base. Mathews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Eddie O'Brien pinch runs for Danny O'Connell. Bernier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Surkont fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 O'Connell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Abrams scores.
Top 8 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Abrams moves to second.
Top 8 Kiner strikes out.
Top 8 Abrams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Bruton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Surkont bunts towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. Crandall moves to second.
Bottom 7 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Dittmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Surkont fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Friend hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Pafko takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Cole hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bernier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. Garagiola moves to third.
Top 6 O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kiner scores.
Top 6 Garagiola hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pafko. Garagiola reaches second base with a double. Kiner moves to third.
Top 6 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Logan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Abrams is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Castiglione hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Surkont hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Crandall hits a line drive towards the mound. Friend can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Dittmer moves to second.
Bottom 4 Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields it and throws to second for the out. Gordon scores.
Bottom 4 Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gordon moves to third.
Bottom 4 Pafko hits a line drive towards short. Cole reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gordon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Gordon reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Friend hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Cole hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bernier is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Logan hits a line drive into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smith scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bruton for the out.
Top 3 O'Connell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Surkont hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Crandall hits a fly ball into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Dittmer hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Castiglione hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bernier scores. Smith moves to second.
Top 2 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Friend hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cole hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bernier moves to second.
Top 2 Bernier takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Pafko strikes out.
Bottom 1 Gordon hits a line drive into right field. Abrams picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Abrams. Mathews scores. Gordon moves to second.
Bottom 1 There goes Mathews. The throw from Garagiola and he is safe. Mathews steals second.
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bruton is called out on strikes.
Top 1 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Garagiola takes first base on ball four. Abrams moves to third. Kiner moves to second.
Top 1 Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Abrams moves to second.
Top 1 Abrams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Castiglione strikes out.
Top 1 Smith strikes out.