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May 24, 1953

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Bottom 9 R H E
Giants 11 16 1
Pirates 3 8 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Giants 11 16 1
Pirates 3 8 1

Paul Smith Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .296
OBP .750 .384
At Bats 2 98
Hits 1 29
• Singles 0 23
• Doubles 1 5
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 2 13
RBI’s 0 10

Hoyt Wilhelm Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 1 7
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Forbes Field - May 24, 1953
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Out
Hoyt Wilhelm
Ray Noble
Tookie Gilbert
Davey Williams
Hank Thompson
Al Dark
Whitey Lockman
Bobby Thomson
Monte Irvin
Paul Smith

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Giants 11 16 1 12
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 8 1 9
Winning Pitcher Larry Jansen
Losing Pitcher Johnny Lindell
Save Hoyt Wilhelm
Game Winning RBI Whitey Lockman
Attendance 20,966
Time of Game 2 hours 50 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Bernier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 9 Abrams takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Lockman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Garagiola settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Irvin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thompson scores.
Top 9 Thompson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Thompson reaches second base with a double. Williams scores. There goes Dark trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 9 Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams moves to third.
Top 9 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Wilhelm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Cole hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Garagiola 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 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Noble strikes out.
Top 8 Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thompson scores. Lockman scores. There goes Gilbert trying to get to third. Bernier throws the ball in to Cole, who relays the ball to Castiglione who tags Gilbert for the out.
Top 8 Gilbert is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Lockman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Lockman reaches second base with a double. Thompson moves to third.
Top 8 Irvin hits a line drive towards third. Castiglione reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bill Macdonald now pitching. Thompson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Felipe Montemayor pinch hits for Johnny Hetki. Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Montemayor is hit by the pitch. Smith moves to third. Kiner moves to second.
Bottom 7 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 7 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Bernier hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Abrams hits a line drive towards short. Dark reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ray Noble now catching. Cole hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Dark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Garagiola settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Jansen strikes out.
Top 7 Westrum hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Joe Garagiola now catching. Johnny Hetki now pitching. Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Joe Garagiola pinch hits for Mike Sandlock. Garagiola 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 6 Castiglione hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 O'Connell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 George Metkovich pinch hits for Paul Pettit. Metkovich hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kiner scores.
Bottom 6 Kiner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson who is chasing the ball. Kiner reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Gilbert strikes out.
Top 6 There goes Lockman. The throw from Sandlock and he is safe. Lockman steals second.
Top 6 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole fields it and throws to second for the out. Williams scores. Dark moves to third.
Top 6 Irvin is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smith scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out.
Top 6 Paul Pettit now pitching. Dark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Abrams. Dark reaches second base with a double. Jansen scores. Williams moves to third.
Top 6 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jansen moves to second.
Top 6 Jansen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gilbert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out.
Bottom 5 Bernier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Abrams takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Westrum strikes out.
Top 5 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Gilbert takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Cole hits a fly ball into right field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sandlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. O'Connell moves to second.
Bottom 4 O'Connell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smith scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out.
Top 4 Irvin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dark scores.
Top 4 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lindell fields it and throws to first for the out. Dark moves to second.
Top 4 Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 There goes Williams. The throw from Sandlock and he is out, O'Connell applying the tag.
Top 4 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Lindell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cole scores. Abrams moves to third. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 3 Smith takes first base on ball four. Abrams moves to second.
Bottom 3 Bernier hits a fly ball into right field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Abrams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cole moves to third.
Bottom 3 Cole hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Jansen hits a fly ball into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Westrum is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lockman moves to third. Gilbert moves to second.
Top 3 Gilbert takes first base on ball four. Lockman moves to second.
Top 3 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lindell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Irvin hits a fly ball into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sandlock hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams misplays the ball. That's an error on Williams.
Bottom 2 O'Connell hits a line drive towards third. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lindell hits a fly ball into right field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Thompson hits a popup towards short. Cole settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thomson scores. Westrum scores. Williams moves to third. Two runs are unearned.
Top 2 Williams takes first base on ball four. Westrum moves to second.
Top 2 Jansen strikes out.
Top 2 Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione juggles the ball. That's an error on Castiglione. Thomson moves to third.
Top 2 Thomson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Smith reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Bernier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Abrams hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lindell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thompson scores. Irvin moves to second.
Top 1 Irvin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thompson moves to third.
Top 1 Thompson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Williams strikes out.