Dodgers @ Pirates
May 30, 1953

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Bottom 9 R H E
Dodgers 4 9 0
Pirates 1 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Dodgers 4 9 0
Pirates 1 6 0

George Metkovich Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .111
OBP .250 .226
At Bats 3 27
Hits 0 3
• Singles 0 3
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 4
RBI’s 0 3

Carl Erskine Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 2 1
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Forbes Field - May 30, 1953
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Carl Erskine
Roy Campanella
Gil Hodges
Jim Gilliam
Billy Cox
Pee Wee Reese
Jackie Robinson
Duke Snider
Carl Furillo
George Metkovich
Paul Smith
Dick Cole

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Brooklyn Dodgers 4 9 0 7
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 6 0 10
Winning Pitcher Johnny Podres
Losing Pitcher Bob Friend
Save Carl Erskine
Game Winning RBI Carl Furillo
Attendance 31,029
Time of Game 2 hours 39 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Metkovich hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Abrams is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Paul Smith pinch hits for Roger Bowman. Smith hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Cole moves to third.
Bottom 9 Cole hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Roy Campanella now catching. Sandlock hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Gilliam takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Erskine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 O'Brien strikes out.
Bottom 8 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Kiner strikes out.
Top 8 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Cox hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Hodges hits a line drive into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Roger Bowman now pitching. Robinson strikes out.
Bottom 7 O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Metkovich hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Abrams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Carl Erskine now pitching. Felipe Montemayor pinch hits for Bob Friend. Montemayor hits a popup towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 There goes Gilliam. The throw from Sandlock and he is safe. Gilliam steals second.
Top 7 Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Wayne Belardi pinch hits for Johnny Podres. Belardi hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cole hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sandlock hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 O'Brien hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Cal Abrams now playing right field. Frank Thomas now playing center field. Cox bunts towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 O'Connell takes first base on ball four. Metkovich moves to second.
Bottom 5 Metkovich takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Pete Castiglione pinch hits for Carlos Bernier. Castiglione strikes out.
Bottom 5 Friend hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Snider moves to third.
Top 5 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich fields the ball and throws to Friend covering. Safe.
Top 5 Reese bunts towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cole hits a line drive towards third. Cox catches it and throws to first to double up O'Brien.
Bottom 4 Sandlock hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Sandlock throws to second, with Cole covering, and has Walker trapped. There's the throw to O'Connell who tags Walker for the out.
Top 4 Podres hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Furillo moves to third. Walker moves to second.
Top 4 Walker takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Furillo moves to second.
Top 4 Furillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 O'Connell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Metkovich hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hodges takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second.
Top 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to second for the out. Gilliam scores.
Top 3 Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gilliam moves to third.
Top 3 Reese hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gilliam moves to second.
Top 3 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Bernier strikes out.
Bottom 2 Friend strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cole hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cole for the out. Sandlock moves to third.
Bottom 2 Sandlock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Sandlock reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Podres hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Walker strikes out.
Top 2 Furillo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Cox hits a line drive into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hodges takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 O'Brien hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground for an out. Bernier scores. Kiner moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 1 Kiner is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 O'Connell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. O'Connell reaches second base with a double. Bernier moves to third.
Bottom 1 Metkovich bunts towards the mound. Podres settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bernier takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Snider strikes out. There goes Reese. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 1 Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.