Pirates @ Giants
May 9, 1953

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Pirates 2 7 0
Giants 0 5 0
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Pirates 2 7 0
Giants 0 5 0

Bobby Thomson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .295
OBP .333 .337
At Bats 3 78
Hits 1 23
• Singles 1 18
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 12

Johnny Lindell Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 2 0
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Polo Grounds - May 9, 1953
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Out
Johnny Lindell
Mike Sandlock
George Metkovich
Danny O'Connell
Pete Castiglione
Dick Cole
Ralph Kiner
Carlos Bernier
Cal Abrams
Bobby Thomson
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Thomson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sandlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Kiner strikes out.
Top 8 Abrams hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hank Thompson now playing second base. Sam Calderone now catching. Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilhelm covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Tookie Gilbert pinch hits for Davey Williams. Gilbert hits a popup, foul, towards first. Metkovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 George Wilson pinch hits for Larry Jansen. Wilson is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 7 Hank Thompson pinch hits for Wes Westrum. Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. Mueller moves to second.
Bottom 7 Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Spencer strikes out.
Top 7 Bernier hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lindell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cole moves to second.
Top 7 Cole hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Sandlock hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Thomson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Irvin hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 O'Connell hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Abrams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Metkovich hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bernier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Jansen hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Westrum hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lindell hits a line drive into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cole hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Connell moves to third.
Top 5 Sandlock hits a line drive into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Castiglione hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 O'Connell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Mueller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Spencer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sandlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Irvin moves to second.
Bottom 4 Irvin hits a line drive beyond third. Castiglione can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Top 4 Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Abrams strikes out.
Top 4 Metkovich bunts towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dark takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jansen hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bernier 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 Lindell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Jansen covering, for the out.
Top 3 Cole hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Spencer strikes out. Sandlock drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Spencer out.
Bottom 2 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Sandlock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Castiglione hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 O'Connell hits a line drive into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Thomson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 George Metkovich now playing first base. Williams strikes out.
Top 1 Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Abrams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller who is chasing the ball. Abrams reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 Jansen fires to first and picks off Smith.
Top 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Bernier hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.