Pirates @ Giants
September 20, 1953

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Top 9 R H E
Pirates 7 4 1
Giants 4 8 2
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Pirates 8 5 1
Giants 4 8 2

Frank Thomas Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .240
OBP .500 .310
At Bats 3 342
Hits 1 82
• Singles 1 47
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 21
Walks 1 34
RBI’s 0 68

Hoyt Wilhelm Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 8 15
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Polo Grounds - September 20, 1953
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Triple
Hoyt Wilhelm
Ray Katt
Whitey Lockman
Davey Williams
Daryl Spencer
Al Dark
Monte Irvin
Bobby Thomson
Don Mueller
Frank Thomas
Danny O'Connell
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Thomas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin who is chasing the ball. Thomas reaches third base with a triple. O'Connell goes all the way around to score.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 O'Connell takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Abrams 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 8 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 8 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith misplays the ball. That's an error on Smith. Dark moves to second.
Bottom 8 Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams scores.
Bottom 8 Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams moves to third.
Bottom 8 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Friend strikes out.
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.