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June 9, 1953

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Braves 4 11 1
Giants 1 8 2
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Braves 4 11 1
Giants 1 8 2

Al Dark Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .288
OBP .250 .332
At Bats 3 198
Hits 0 57
• Singles 0 36
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 1 11
RBI’s 0 21

Warren Spahn Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 0 1
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Polo Grounds - June 9, 1953
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Out
Warren Spahn
Del Crandall
Joe Adcock
Jack Dittmer
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Jim Pendleton
Bill Bruton
Andy Pafko
Al Dark
Davey Williams
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Sal Yvars pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm. Yvars hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Spahn hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Crandall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dittmer moves to second.
Top 9 Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and has Pafko trapped. There's the throw to Hofman and over to Williams, who tags Pafko for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 9 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Wilhelm, and towards Dark, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Pafko moves to second.
Top 9 Tookie Gilbert now playing first base. Hank Thompson now playing right field. Pafko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Ray Noble pinch hits for Dusty Rhodes. Noble strikes out.
Bottom 8 Westrum hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Lockman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pendleton throws the ball in to Logan who tags Lockman trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 8 Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Pendleton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mathews takes first base on ball four. Logan moves to second.
Top 8 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Bruton is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Spahn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Crandall 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 line drive into left field for a base hit. Pendleton throws the ball in to Mathews who relays the ball to Dittmer who tags Irvin trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Dark scores. Thomson moves to third.
Bottom 7 Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dark moves to second.
Bottom 7 Dark takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jim Pendleton now playing left field. Gomez hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dittmer hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Gordon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Dusty Rhodes now playing right field. Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Daryl Spencer pinch hits for Don Mueller. Spencer strikes out.
Bottom 6 Westrum takes first base on ball four. Hofman moves to second.
Bottom 6 Hofman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Irvin takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bruton hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gomez fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Gomez. Spahn moves to second.
Top 6 Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Crandall hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Thomson hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 5 Gomez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Dittmer 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 5 Adcock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Westrum takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Hofman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lockman hits a line drive into center field. Bruton picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bruton. Lockman moves to second.
Bottom 4 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Mathews hits a popup towards third. Hofman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Logan takes first base on ball four. Crandall scores. Spahn moves to third. Bruton moves to second.
Top 4 Bruton takes first base on ball four. Spahn moves to second.
Top 4 Spahn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dittmer scores. Crandall moves to third.
Top 4 Crandall takes first base on ball four. Dittmer moves to second.
Top 4 Dittmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Adcock strikes 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 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Dark hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Logan takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to home to get Irvin.
Bottom 2 Mueller is hit by the pitch. Irvin moves to third. Hofman moves to second.
Bottom 2 Westrum hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hofman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. Irvin moves to second.
Bottom 2 Irvin takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Gomez covering, for the out.
Top 2 Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dittmer for the out. Adcock moves to second.
Top 2 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hofman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hofman fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 1 Gordon takes first base on ball four. Mathews moves to second.
Top 1 Mathews strikes out. The ball gets by Westrum. He chases the ball to the backstop.
Top 1 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bruton is called out on strikes.