Pirates @ Braves
August 8, 1953

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Pirates 2 4 1
Braves 3 6 1
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Pirates 2 4 1
Braves 5 7 1

Eddie Mathews Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .298
OBP .500 .397
At Bats 2 346
Hits 1 103
• Singles 0 51
• Doubles 1 17
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 32
Walks 0 56
RBI’s 0 80

Bob Hall Season Stats

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3 5 0
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County Stadium - August 8, 1953
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Home Run
Bob Hall
Toby Atwell
Paul Smith
Johnny O'Brien
Danny O'Connell
Eddie O'Brien
Hal Rice
Frank Thomas
Cal Abrams
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 4 The ball gets by Atwell for a passed ball. Logan moves to second.
Bottom 4 Logan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Bruton strikes out.
Bottom 4 Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 O'Brien hits a line drive towards short. Logan catches it and throws to first to double up Atwell.
Top 4 Atwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan misplays the ball. That's an error on Logan. Rice scores. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rice hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pafko. Rice reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Hanebrink hits a popup towards short. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gordon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pafko scores. Adcock scores. Crandall moves to third.
Bottom 3 Crandall takes first base on ball four. Pafko moves to third. Adcock moves to second.
Bottom 3 Adcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pafko moves to second.
Bottom 3 Pafko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mathews scores.
Bottom 3 Mathews hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Abrams picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a double and an error on Abrams. Mathews moves to third.
Bottom 3 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 O'Connell bunts towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Burdette hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hanebrink takes first base on ball four. Gordon moves to second.
Bottom 2 Gordon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Crandall hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Adcock hits a line drive towards short. O'Brien reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 O'Brien bunts towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Atwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Pafko hits a popup, foul, towards first. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Bruton. The throw from Atwell and he is safe. Bruton steals second.
Bottom 1 Mathews strikes out.
Bottom 1 Logan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Atwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bruton bunts towards first. Smith fields the ball and throws to Hall covering. Safe.
Top 1 Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hanebrink settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Abrams scores.
Top 1 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hanebrink scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Abrams moves to third.
Top 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hanebrink scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Abrams moves to second.
Top 1 Abrams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.