Pirates @ Giants
September 20, 1953

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Pirates 8 5 1
Giants 4 8 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 8 5 1
Giants 4 8 2

Daryl Spencer Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .200
OBP .000 .282
At Bats 3 385
Hits 0 77
• Singles 0 39
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 19
Walks 0 41
RBI’s 0 53

Bob Friend Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 9 0
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Polo Grounds - September 20, 1953
Out
Bob Friend
Nick Koback
Preston Ward
Dick Hall
Danny O'Connell
Dick Smith
Brandy Davis
Frank Thomas
Cal Abrams
Daryl Spencer

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 8 5 1 6
New York Giants 4 8 2 4
Winning Pitcher Bob Friend
Losing Pitcher Ruben Gomez
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Cal Abrams
Attendance 4,717
Time of Game 2 hours 15 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Katt hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops it up and throws to first, with Friend covering, for the out.
Top 9 Ward hits a line drive into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 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.
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.