Pirates @ Braves
August 9, 1953

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Bottom 8 R H E
Pirates 3 6 1
Braves 8 13 1
Bottom 8 R H E
Pirates 3 6 1
Braves 10 14 1

Andy Pafko Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .302
OBP .750 .347
At Bats 3 331
Hits 2 100
• Singles 1 68
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 1 11
Walks 1 21
RBI’s 1 44

Bob Hall Season Stats

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3 6 0
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County Stadium - August 9, 1953
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Home Run
Bob Hall
Vic Janowicz
Paul Smith
Eddie Pellagrini
Danny O'Connell
Dick Cole
Hal Rice
Frank Thomas
Cal Abrams
Andy Pafko
Eddie Mathews
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Pafko 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 The ball gets by Janowicz for a passed ball. Mathews moves to third.
Bottom 8 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Cole fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 8 Logan hits a popup in front of the plate. Janowicz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bruton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Janowicz strikes out.
Top 8 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Wilson hits a popup in front of the plate. Janowicz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hanebrink hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes Pendleton. The throw from Janowicz and he is out, Pellagrini applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Pendleton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilson covering, for the out.
Top 7 Jim Pendleton now playing left field. Abrams strikes out.
Bottom 6 Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Adcock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pellagrini settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Pafko hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Eddie Pellagrini now playing second base. Dick Cole now playing shortstop. Bob Hall now pitching. Mathews hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Johnny Lindell pinch hits for Roger Bowman. Lindell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hanebrink settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Toby Atwell pinch hits for Eddie O'Brien. Atwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilson covering, for the out. Rice scores. Thomas moves to third. Ward moves to second.
Top 6 Preston Ward pinch hits for Johnny O'Brien. Ward takes first base on ball four. O'Connell scores. Rice moves to third. Thomas moves to second.
Top 6 Janowicz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Connell moves to third. Rice moves to second.
Top 6 Rice takes first base on ball four. O'Connell moves to second.
Top 6 O'Connell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bruton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gordon scores. Wilson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Wilson bunts towards first. Smith fields it and throws to third for the out. Gordon moves to second.
Bottom 5 Hanebrink strikes out.
Bottom 5 Gordon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Roger Bowman now pitching. There goes Cooper. The throw from Janowicz and he is safe. Cooper steals second.
Bottom 5 Cooper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Adcock scores.
Bottom 5 Adcock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomas. Adcock reaches second base with a double. Mathews scores. Pafko goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Pafko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mathews moves to third.
Bottom 5 Mathews hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomas. Mathews reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hanebrink fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Abrams trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 5 Abrams takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Face hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 O'Brien strikes out.
Bottom 4 Logan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bruton hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Face fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Hanebrink hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Janowicz hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mathews. O'Connell scores. Rice moves to third.
Top 4 Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Connell moves to second.
Top 4 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 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.
Bottom 3 Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Face fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Abrams strikes out.
Top 3 Face strikes out.
Top 3 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Mathews hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomas. Mathews reaches second base with a double. Wilson scores. Logan moves to third.
Bottom 2 Logan takes first base on ball four. Wilson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Hanebrink hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Janowicz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Thomas strikes out.
Top 2 Rice hits a line drive towards third. Mathews reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gordon strikes out.
Bottom 1 Cooper strikes out.
Bottom 1 Adcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bruton scores. Logan scores. Pafko moves to second.
Bottom 1 Pafko is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bruton moves to third. Logan moves to second.
Bottom 1 Logan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Bruton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomas. Bruton reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Abrams strikes out.