Pirates @ Giants
September 20, 1953

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Top 8 R H E
Pirates 7 4 0
Giants 3 6 2
Top 8 R H E
Pirates 7 4 0
Giants 3 6 2

Bob Friend Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .111
OBP .500 .135
At Bats 1 36
Hits 0 4
• Singles 0 4
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 1
RBI’s 1 1

Hoyt Wilhelm Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 8 15
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Polo Grounds - September 20, 1953
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Strikeout
Hoyt Wilhelm
Ray Katt
Whitey Lockman
Davey Williams
Daryl Spencer
Al Dark
Monte Irvin
Bobby Thomson
Don Mueller
Bob Friend
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Friend strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Koback hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Smith strikes out.
Bottom 7 Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Al Corwin. Rhodes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Koback settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Spencer hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Katt takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hall hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ward takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Thomson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Abrams takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Friend hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Koback strikes out.
Bottom 5 Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Corwin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Smith hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hall hits a fly ball towards center field. Thomson makes the catch and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Thomson. Thomas scores. Ward moves to second.
Top 5 Ward hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomas moves to third.
Top 5 Thomas hits a line drive beyond third. Spencer can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Top 5 Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Katt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Al Corwin now pitching. O'Connell hits a popup towards third. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Abrams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 4 Friend takes first base on ball four. Hall scores. Smith moves to third. Koback moves to second.
Top 4 Koback takes first base on ball four. Hall moves to third. Smith moves to second.
Top 4 Smith hits a line drive beyond third. Spencer can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Ward scores. Hall moves to second.
Top 4 Hall takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 The ball gets by Katt for a passed ball. Ward moves to second.
Top 4 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Dark strikes out.
Top 3 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Abrams strikes out.
Top 3 Friendhits a dribbler in front of the plate. Katt interferes with Friend who is awarded first base.
Top 3 Koback strikes out.
Bottom 2 Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Koback settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hall hits a line drive towards the mound. Gomez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Katt hits a ball on the ground for a double play. Mueller scores.
Bottom 1 Lockman is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mueller moves to third. Thomson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Irvin hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Thomas strikes out.
Top 1 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. Abrams moves to second.
Top 1 Abrams takes first base on ball four.