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July 16, 1953

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Cubs 3 4 1
Giants 10 15 0
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Cubs 3 4 1
Giants 10 15 0

Wes Westrum Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .222
OBP .500 .342
At Bats 2 158
Hits 0 35
• Singles 0 26
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 2 29
RBI’s 0 13

Jim Willis Season Stats

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Polo Grounds - July 16, 1953
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Out
Jim Willis
Joe Garagiola
George Metkovich
Bill Serena
Randy Jackson
Eddie Miksis
Ralph Kiner
Frank Baumholtz
Hank Sauer
Wes Westrum
Don Mueller
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Westrum hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Spencer scores.
Bottom 8 Spencer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baumholtz who is chasing the ball. Spencer reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 8 Jim Willis now pitching. Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Baumholtz 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 8 Carl Sawatski pinch hits for Duke Simpson. Sawatski 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 8 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Irvin hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lockman moves to third.
Bottom 7 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Maglie hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Serena hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Garagiola strikes out.
Top 7 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Westrum hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Serena scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Spencer strikes out.
Top 6 Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kiner strikes out.
Top 6 Davey Williams now playing second base. Metkovich hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Thomson hits a line drive into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Irvin hits a line drive beyond third. Jackson can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Thompson scores.
Bottom 5 There goes Thompson. The throw from Garagiola and he is safe. Thompson steals second.
Bottom 5 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Dark hits a popup in front of the plate. Garagiola settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lockman takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Baumholtz strikes out. Westrum drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Baumholtz out.
Top 5 Simpson strikes out.
Top 5 Miksis hits a line drive into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Maglie hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Westrum is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Serena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thomson moves to third. Spencer moves to second.
Bottom 4 Duke Simpson now pitching. Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson juggles the ball. That's an error on Jackson.
Bottom 4 Thomson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Thomson reaches second base with a double. Irvin scores.
Bottom 4 Irvin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sauer. Irvin reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out.
Bottom 4 Dark hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Serena hits a line drive into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Garagiola 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 4 Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Lockman hits a line drive into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Maglie bunts between the mound and first base. Lown scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maglie for the out. Westrum moves to second.
Bottom 3 Westrum takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Mueller hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Spencer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kiner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Baumholtz 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 2 Irvin strikes out.
Bottom 2 Thompson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sauer. Thompson reaches second base with a double. Dark moves to third.
Bottom 2 Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Lockman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 2 Maglie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out.
Top 2 Lown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Miksis hits a line drive into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Serena hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Spencer hits a popup towards short. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thompson scores.
Bottom 1 Turk Lown now pitching. Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lown has Dark trapped. There's the throw to Garagiola and over to Jackson, who tags Dark for the out. Thompson moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lockman scores. Dark moves to third.
Bottom 1 Dark takes first base on ball four. Lockman moves to second.
Bottom 1 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klippstein fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Maglie covering, for the out.
Top 1 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Sauer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 1 Kiner takes first base on ball four. Baumholtz moves to second.
Top 1 Metkovich strikes out.
Top 1 Baumholtz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.