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September 7, 1953

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Pirates 8 11 0
Giants 5 7 5
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Giants 7 8 5

Bobby Hofman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .277
OBP .667 .314
At Bats 3 130
Hits 2 36
• Singles 1 20
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 9
Walks 0 7
RBI’s 3 24

Bob Friend Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 9 0
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Polo Grounds - September 7, 1953
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Home Run
Bob Friend
Vic Janowicz
Preston Ward
Eddie Pellagrini
Danny O'Connell
Dick Cole
Hal Rice
Frank Thomas
Carlos Bernier
Bobby Hofman
Bobby Thomson
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Hofman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pellagrini scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Rice hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 O'Connell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Bernier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grissom fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Marv Grissom now pitching. Friend hits a popup, foul, towards third. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Tookie Gilbert pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm. Gilbert strikes out.
Top 7 Cole hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Noble fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Pellagrini hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Janowicz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hofman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ward hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Noble hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hofman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. Mueller moves to second.
Bottom 6 Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Friend scores. O'Connell moves to third.
Top 6 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. Friend moves to third.
Top 6 Bernier takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Cole is attempting to get to home. There's the throw to Wilhelm and Cole is out. Friend moves to second.
Top 6 Friend bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Cole moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Cole hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilhelm picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Wilhelm. Pellagrini scores. That run is unearned.
Top 6 There goes Pellagrini. The throw from Noble and he is safe. Pellagrini steals second.
Top 6 Pellagrini hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Rhodes strikes out.
Bottom 5 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pellagrini scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Lockman hits a line drive towards short. Cole reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Janowicz strikes out.
Top 5 Ward strikes out.
Top 5 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Rice 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 4 Wilhelm hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pellagrini scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Noble hits a fly ball into right field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thomson scores.
Bottom 4 Spencer strikes out.
Bottom 4 Hofman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mueller scores. Thomson moves to third.
Bottom 4 Thomson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mueller moves to second.
Bottom 4 Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Rhodes hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 O'Connell strikes out.
Top 4 Bernier hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pellagrini scores. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Friend hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cole hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Dark. Pellagrini moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Pellagrini hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Dark hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lockman takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 3 Davey Williams pinch hits for Al Worthington. Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Noble hits a fly ball into right field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Spencer takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Janowicz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomson throws the ball in to Hofman who tags Janowicz trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Ward scores. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Worthington fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Worthington. Ward moves to second.
Top 3 Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rice hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hofman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hofman hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 There goes Bernier. The throw from Noble and he is safe. Bernier steals second.
Top 2 Bernier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hofman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pellagrini scores.
Top 2 Friend hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hofman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cole bunts towards the mound. Worthington fields it and throws to first for the out. Pellagrini moves to third.
Top 2 Pellagrini hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Pellagrini reaches second base with a double. Janowicz scores.
Top 2 Janowicz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson who is chasing the ball. Janowicz reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Rhodes hits a popup towards third. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Lockman takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Ward hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Noble settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. Rice goes all the way around to score. Thomas moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 O'Connell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Bernier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Worthington fields it and throws to first for the out.