Braves @ Giants
April 28, 1953

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 4 6 0
Giants 1 11 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 4 6 0
Giants 1 11 1

Bobby Thomson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .300
OBP .750 .340
At Bats 4 50
Hits 3 15
• Singles 3 13
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 8

Max Surkont Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 0
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Polo Grounds - April 28, 1953
Out
Max Surkont
Del Crandall
Joe Adcock
Jack Dittmer
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Sid Gordon
Bill Bruton
Andy Pafko
Bobby Thomson
Davey Williams
George Wilson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Milwaukee Braves 4 6 0 5
New York Giants 1 11 1 11
Winning Pitcher Max Surkont
Losing Pitcher Larry Jansen
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Max Surkont
Attendance 9,638
Time of Game 2 hours 21 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Dark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilson moves to second.
Bottom 9 George Wilson pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm. Wilson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Sal Yvars. Rhodes hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Surkont hits a line drive towards first. Lockman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. Dittmer moves to second.
Top 9 Dittmer takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Adcock hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yvars settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Spencer strikes out.
Bottom 8 Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Lockman hits a line drive towards third. Mathews reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Irvin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dark moves to second.
Bottom 7 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Tookie Gilbert pinch hits for Al Corwin. Gilbert hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Surkont strikes out.
Bottom 6 Yvars hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Spencer hits a popup in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Crandall is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Dittmer takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mathews hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Logan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Al Corwin now pitching. Bruton strikes out.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Don Mueller pinch hits for Larry Jansen. Mueller takes first base on ball four. Thompson moves to third. Yvars moves to second.
Bottom 4 Yvars hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thompson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Surkont strikes out.
Top 4 Crandall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Dittmer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out.
Bottom 3 Irvin hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Jansen strikes out.
Bottom 2 Yvars hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spencer moves to third.
Bottom 2 Spencer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Jansen covering, for the out.
Top 2 Surkont hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Surkont reaches second base with a double. Pafko scores. Dittmer goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Crandall strikes out.
Top 2 Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman fields the ball and throws to Jansen covering. Safe. Pafko moves to third.
Top 2 Adcock is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Pafko hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thompson. Pafko reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out.
Bottom 1 Lockman strikes out.
Bottom 1 Irvin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. Dark moves to third.
Bottom 1 Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Dark takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 1 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Gordon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yvars settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mathews hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer juggles the ball. That's an error on Spencer.
Top 1 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.