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August 28, 1953

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Bottom 8 R H E
Braves 2 8 1
Giants 1 4 0
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Braves 2 8 1
Giants 1 5 0

Al Dark Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .295
OBP .000 .332
At Bats 3 525
Hits 0 155
• Singles 0 104
• Doubles 0 32
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 15
Walks 0 25
RBI’s 0 67

Warren Spahn Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
17 4 2
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Polo Grounds - August 28, 1953
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Single
Warren Spahn
Del Crandall
Joe Adcock
Jack Dittmer
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Sid Gordon
Bill Bruton
Andy Pafko
Al Dark
Davey Williams
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Williams moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Davey Williams pinch runs for Monte Irvin. Lockman hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Monte Irvin pinch hits for Larry Jansen. Irvin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Irvin reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Bill Rigney pinch hits for Dusty Rhodes. Rigney hits a line drive into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hofman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Westrum hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Thomson scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Hofman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomson moves to third.
Bottom 7 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews juggles the ball. That's an error on Mathews.
Top 7 Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dittmer for the out.
Bottom 6 Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Crandall strikes out.
Top 6 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Jansen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Rhodes strikes out.
Bottom 5 Westrum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mueller moves to third.
Bottom 5 Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mathews strikes out.
Top 5 Logan hits a popup into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Bruton moves to third.
Top 5 There goes Bruton. The throw from Westrum and he is safe. Bruton steals second.
Top 5 Bruton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Spahn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Thomson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thompson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Dittmer hits a line drive into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gordon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Adcock scores. Crandall moves to third.
Top 4 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Adcock moves to second.
Top 4 Adcock takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Pafko hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hofman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Jansen strikes out.
Bottom 3 Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Westrum strikes out.
Top 3 Logan hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hofman catches it and throws to second with Dark covering, to double up Dittmer.
Top 3 Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Spahn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dittmer moves to second.
Top 3 Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman fields the ball and throws to Jansen covering. Safe.
Bottom 2 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hofman strikes out. Crandall drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Hofman out.
Bottom 2 Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Crandall hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out.
Top 1 Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Logan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hofman catches it and throws to first to double up Bruton.
Top 1 Bruton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.