Top 1

• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bernier vs. Connelly
  
  Bernier takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Smith vs. Connelly
  
  There goes Bernier. The throw from Westrum and he is out, Dark applying the tag. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Connelly
  
  Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Abrams vs. Connelly
  
  Abrams takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Kiner vs. Connelly
  
  Kiner takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to third. Abrams moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  O'Connell vs. Connelly
  
  O'Connell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Castiglione vs. Connelly
  
  Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Pettit
  
  Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dark vs. Pettit
  
  Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams moves to third. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Thomson vs. Pettit
  
  Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. Dark moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Irvin vs. Pettit
  
  Irvin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dark scores. Thomson moves to third. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Lockman vs. Hetki
  
  Johnny Hetki now pitching.
  
  Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields it and throws to second for the out. Thomson scores. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Spencer vs. Hetki
  
  Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mueller vs. Hetki
  
  Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lockman moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Westrum vs. Hetki
  
  Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lockman moves to third. Mueller moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Connelly vs. Hetki
  
  Connelly strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garagiola vs. Connelly
  
  Garagiola strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cole vs. Connelly
  
  Cole hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hetki vs. Connelly
  
  Hetki hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Hetki
  
  Williams hits a popup towards short. Cole settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dark vs. Hetki
  
  Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hetki fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomson vs. Hetki
  
  Thomson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Irvin vs. Hetki
  
  Irvin hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lockman vs. Hetki
  
  Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bernier vs. Connelly
  
  Bernier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Connelly fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Connelly
  
  Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Abrams vs. Connelly
  
  Abrams strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kiner vs. Connelly
  
  Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spencer vs. Hetki
  
  Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mueller vs. Hetki
  
  Mueller hits a line drive towards first. Smith reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Westrum vs. Hetki
  
  Westrum hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  O'Connell vs. Connelly
  
  O'Connell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. O'Connell reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Castiglione vs. Connelly
  
  Castiglione hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Garagiola vs. Connelly
  
  Garagiola hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cole vs. Connelly
  
  Cole hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hetki vs. Connelly
  
  Hetki hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bernier vs. Connelly
  
  Bernier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hetki moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Smith vs. Connelly
  
  Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hetki scores. Bernier moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Thomas vs. Koslo
  
  Dave Koslo now pitching. Frank Thomas pinch hits for Cal Abrams.
  
  Thomas takes first base on ball four. Bernier moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Kiner vs. Wilhelm
  
  Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
  
  The ball gets by Westrum for a passed ball. Bernier scores. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Kiner vs. Wilhelm
  
  Kiner strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilhelm vs. Hetki
  
  Frank Thomas now playing right field.
  
  Wilhelm hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Williams vs. Hetki
  
  Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilhelm moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Dark vs. Hetki
  
  Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Thomson vs. Hetki
  
  Thomson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomas throws the ball in to O'Connell who tags Thomson trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  O'Connell vs. Wilhelm
  
  O'Connell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Castiglione vs. Wilhelm
  
  Castiglione hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Garagiola vs. Wilhelm
  
  Garagiola hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cole vs. Wilhelm
  
  Cole hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Irvin vs. Hetki
  
  Irvin hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lockman vs. Hetki
  
  Lockman hits a popup towards short. Cole settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spencer vs. Hetki
  
  Spencer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Spencer reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Mueller vs. Hetki
  
  Mueller hits a line drive into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hetki vs. Wilhelm
  
  Hetki hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bernier vs. Wilhelm
  
  Bernier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Smith vs. Wilhelm
  
  Wilhelm fires over to first and Lockman drops the ball. That's an error on Lockman. Bernier moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Smith vs. Wilhelm
  
  Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Thomas vs. Wilhelm
  
  Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Kiner vs. Wilhelm
  
  Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Westrum vs. Face
  
  Roy Face now pitching.
  
  Westrum hits a popup towards short. Cole settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilhelm vs. Face
  
  Wilhelm strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Face
  
  Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dark vs. Face
  
  Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Thomson vs. Face
  
  Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  O'Connell vs. Wilhelm
  
  O'Connell takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Castiglione vs. Wilhelm
  
  Eddie Pellagrini pinch runs for Danny O'Connell.
  
  Castiglione hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Garagiola vs. Wilhelm
  
  Garagiola hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pellagrini moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cole vs. Wilhelm
  
  There goes Pellagrini. The throw from Westrum and he is out, Spencer applying the tag. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cole vs. Wilhelm
  
  Cole hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Garagiola moves to third. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Metkovich vs. Wilhelm
  
  George Metkovich pinch hits for Roy Face.
  
  Metkovich hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Irvin vs. Hall
  
  Bob Hall now pitching. Eddie Pellagrini now playing second base.
  
  Irvin strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lockman vs. Hall
  
  Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spencer vs. Hall
  
  Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bernier vs. Wilhelm
  
  Bernier strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Wilhelm
  
  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. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomas vs. Wilhelm
  
  Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kiner vs. Wilhelm
  
  Kiner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mueller vs. Hall
  
  Mueller hits a popup towards first. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Westrum vs. Hall
  
  Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wilhelm vs. Hall
  
  Wilhelm bunts towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Westrum moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Williams vs. Hall
  
  Williams hits a line drive beyond third. Castiglione can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Westrum scores. Wilhelm moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Dark vs. Hall
  
  Dark hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Cole fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Wilhelm moves to third. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Thomson vs. Hall
  
  Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pellagrini vs. Wilhelm
  
  Pellagrini strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Castiglione vs. Wilhelm
  
  Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garagiola vs. Wilhelm
  
  Garagiola hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 5/9/1953, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Bernier C, cf         4  1  2  0   Williams D, 2b        4  1  2  1   
Smith P, 1b           3  0  2  1   Dark A, ss            5  1  2  0   
Abrams C, rf          1  0  0  0   Thomson B, cf         5  2  3  1   
Thomas F, ph-rf       2  0  1  0   Irvin M, lf           4  1  2  3   
Kiner R, lf           4  0  0  0   Lockman W, 1b         4  0  0  1   
O'Connell D, 2b       3  1  1  0   Spencer D, 3b         4  0  1  0   
Pellagrini E, pr-2b   1  0  0  0   Mueller D, rf         4  0  1  0   
Castiglione P, 3b     5  0  1  0   Westrum W, c          3  1  1  0   
Garagiola J, c        5  1  2  2   Connelly B, p         1  0  0  0   
Cole D, ss            4  0  1  0   Koslo D, p            0  0  0  0   
Pettit P, p           0  0  0  0   Wilhelm H, p          2  0  1  0   
Hetki J, p            3  1  1  0                                      
Face R, p             0  0  0  0                                      
Metkovich G, ph       1  0  0  0                                      
Hall B, p             0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  4 11  3                        36  6 13  6

Pittsburgh       000 400 000 --  4
New York         320 000 01x --  6

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Pettit P (L)*         0.0  3  3  3  1  0
Hetki J               5.0  7  2  2  0  1
Face R                1.0  2  0  0  0  1
Hall B                2.0  1  1  1  1  1

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Connelly B            3.2  6  4  4  4  2
Koslo D+              0.0  0  0  0  1  0
Wilhelm H (W)         5.1  5  0  0  2  3
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 1st
  + Pitched to 1 batter in 4th

E -- Lockman W
LOB -- Pittsburgh 12, New York 9
2B -- O'Connell D, Spencer D
HR -- Irvin M, Garagiola J
CS -- Bernier C, Pellagrini E
SH -- Wilhelm H
PB -- Westrum W
T -- 2:48
A -- 9889

    

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