Pirates @ Giants
September 7, 1953

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Bottom 8 R H E
Pirates 5 10 3
Giants 3 8 0
Bottom 8 R H E
Pirates 5 10 3
Giants 3 8 0

Wes Westrum Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .231
OBP .667 .352
At Bats 3 273
Hits 2 63
• Singles 2 46
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 0 50
RBI’s 1 29

Paul LaPalme Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 11 2
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Polo Grounds - September 7, 1953
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Strikeout
Paul LaPalme
Mike Sandlock
Preston Ward
Eddie Pellagrini
Danny O'Connell
Dick Cole
Hal Rice
Frank Thomas
Gene Hermanski
Wes Westrum
Bobby Hofman
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Westrum strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards third. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hofman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hermanski who is chasing the ball. Hofman reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 8 Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 LaPalme hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Sandlock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Cole 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 Pellagrini hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell juggles the ball. That's an error on O'Connell.
Bottom 7 Dark strikes out. Sandlock drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Dark out.
Bottom 7 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaPalme fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ward 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 7 Thomas strikes out.
Top 7 Rice strikes out.
Bottom 6 Jansen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Westrum hits a popup towards short. Cole settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 O'Connell 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 6 Hermanski strikes out.
Top 6 LaPalme hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Sandlock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Hofman hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mueller hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaPalme fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cole hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Pellagrini hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Jansen covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Lockman 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 Jansen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole misplays the ball. That's an error on Cole. Westrum moves to second.
Bottom 4 Westrum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mueller scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Spencer strikes out.
Bottom 4 Hofman hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mueller hits a line drive into center field. Thomas picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Thomas. Mueller moves to third.
Top 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Rice hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 O'Connell 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 Irvin hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dark strikes out. Sandlock drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Dark out.
Top 3 Hermanski 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 3 LaPalme strikes out.
Top 3 Sandlock 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 3 Larry Jansen now pitching. Cole hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. Cole reaches second base with a double. Ward scores. Pellagrini moves to third.
Top 3 Pellagrini hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomas scores. Ward moves to third.
Top 3 Ward takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rice scores. Thomas moves to second.
Top 3 Rice hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. Rice reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 O'Connell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Lockman 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 2 Hearn strikes out.
Bottom 2 Westrum hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hofman moves to second.
Bottom 2 Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hofman takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Hermanski strikes out.
Top 2 LaPalme bunts towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to third for the out. Sandlock moves to second.
Top 2 Sandlock hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Pellagrini moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 2 Cole hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Pellagrini hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out.
Bottom 1 Irvin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thomson moves to third.
Bottom 1 Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lockman strikes out.
Top 1 Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hermanski scores. Rice moves to third.
Top 1 Rice hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Rice reaches second base with a double. Hermanski moves to third.
Top 1 O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hermanski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.