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September 1, 1953

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Cubs 9 16 2
Giants 10 14 1
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Cubs 9 16 2
Giants 10 14 1

Wes Westrum Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .231
OBP .250 .353
At Bats 3 255
Hits 0 59
• Singles 0 43
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 1 47
RBI’s 0 27

Johnny Klippstein Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 8 4
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Polo Grounds - September 1, 1953
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Walk
Johnny Klippstein
Clyde McCullough
Dee Fondy
Eddie Miksis
Bill Serena
Roy Smalley
Ralph Kiner
Frank Baumholtz
Hank Sauer
Wes Westrum
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Westrum takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Gilbert hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rhodes scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Spencer bunts towards first. Fondy races to the bag, beating Spencer for the out, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Rhodes moves to third.
Bottom 8 Rhodes takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Serena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Sauer hits a line drive beyond short. Dark can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Top 8 Kiner strikes out.
Top 8 Dave Koslo now pitching. Fondy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Thomson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dark moves to third.
Bottom 7 Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hofman scores.
Bottom 7 Ruben Gomez pinch runs for Monte Irvin. Hofman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sauer who is chasing the ball. Hofman reaches third base with a triple. Gomez goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Monte Irvin pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm. Irvin takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hofman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Baumholtz hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Klippstein strikes out. The ball gets by Westrum. He chases the ball to the backstop.
Top 7 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hofman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Johnny Klippstein now pitching. Spencer hits a line drive towards third. Serena reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rhodes takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hofman scores. Dark moves to third.
Bottom 6 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hofman moves to third. Dark moves to second.
Bottom 6 Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hofman moves to second.
Bottom 6 Hofman takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 McCullough hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Serena hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fondy scores. Kiner scores.
Top 6 Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 6 Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fondy moves to second.
Top 6 Fondy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Miksis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wilhelm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Westrum takes first base on ball four. Gilbert moves to second.
Bottom 5 Gilbert takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Thomson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner who is chasing the ball. Thomson reaches third base with a triple.
Top 5 Baumholtz strikes out.
Top 5 Pollet takes first base on ball four. Smalley moves to second.
Top 5 Smalley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 McCullough hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Serena 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 center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Hofman strikes out.
Bottom 4 Wilhelm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hofman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pollet scores. Baumholtz moves to third.
Top 4 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hofman fields it and throws to first for the out. Pollet moves to third. Baumholtz moves to second.
Top 4 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilhelm fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pollet moves to second.
Top 4 Pollet hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Westrum strikes out.
Bottom 3 Gilbert takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Howie Pollet now pitching. Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Rhodes hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dark scores. Mueller scores.
Bottom 3 Mueller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sauer. Mueller reaches second base with a double. Dark moves to third.
Bottom 3 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Smalley fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 3 Hofman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hofman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. McCullough hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Serena hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rhodes throws the ball in to Spencer who tags Serena, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Sauer moves to third.
Top 3 Sauer takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Fondy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson who is chasing the ball. Fondy reaches third base with a triple. Miksis scores.
Top 3 Miksis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Miksis reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Maglie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Westrum hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gilbert hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Church hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Smalley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Serena hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Serena reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rhodes hits a line drive to right field. Sauer throws towards the plate. McCullough fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on McCullough. Thomson scores. Rhodes moves to second.
Bottom 1 Thomson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Thomson reaches second base with a double. Dark scores.
Bottom 1 Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sauer. Dark reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Church fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kiner strikes out.
Top 1 Fondy hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Miksis hits a line drive beyond third. Hofman can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Top 1 Baumholtz hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.