Pirates @ Giants
July 1, 1953

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Top 9 R H E
Pirates 3 6 0
Giants 3 8 1
Top 9 R H E
Pirates 3 6 0
Giants 3 8 1

Preston Ward Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .209
OBP .333 .320
At Bats 2 148
Hits 0 31
• Singles 0 23
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 1 24
RBI’s 0 7

Hoyt Wilhelm Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 3 13
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Polo Grounds - July 1, 1953
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Out
Hoyt Wilhelm
Ray Noble
Whitey Lockman
Al Dark
Hank Thompson
Daryl Spencer
Monte Irvin
Bobby Thomson
Don Mueller
Preston Ward
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. Spencer moves to second.
Bottom 8 Spencer takes first base on ball four. Irvin moves to second.
Bottom 8 Irvin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Ray Noble now catching. O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lockman hits a popup into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ruben Gomez pinch runs for Wes Westrum. Wilhelm bunts towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. Gomez moves to second.
Bottom 7 Westrum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilhelm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Abrams hits a line drive into center field. Thomson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Thomson. Abrams moves to second.
Top 7 LaPalme hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilhelm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilhelm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sandlock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Maglie covering, for the out.
Top 6 Ward hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Thomas hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Rice hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 O'Connell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Lockman strikes out.
Top 5 O'Brien hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Abrams takes first base on ball four. LaPalme moves to second.
Top 5 LaPalme hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Sandlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Maglie hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Westrum strikes out.
Bottom 4 Thompson hits a popup in front of the plate. Sandlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Spencer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Thomas strikes out.
Top 4 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Dark hits a line drive beyond third. O'Connell can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Top 3 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 O'Brien hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Abrams hits a line drive beyond short. Spencer can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Bottom 2 Lockman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Maglie strikes out.
Bottom 2 Westrum strikes out.
Top 2 LaPalme hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 O'Brien hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ward moves to second.
Top 2 Sandlock hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ward takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Paul LaPalme now pitching. Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Spencer moves to second.
Bottom 1 Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dark scores.
Bottom 1 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Lockman scores. Dark moves to third.
Bottom 1 Mueller bunts in front of the plate. Sandlock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lockman moves to third. Dark moves to second.
Bottom 1 Dark takes first base on ball four. Lockman moves to second.
Bottom 1 Lockman takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Thomas strikes out.
Top 1 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Abrams scores.
Top 1 O'Connell strikes out.
Top 1 O'Brien bunts towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Dark covering, for the out. Abrams moves to second.
Top 1 Abrams takes first base on ball four.