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June 6, 1953

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 0 2 0
Giants 3 5 2
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 0 2 0
Giants 3 5 2

Ralph Kiner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .267
OBP .000 .381
At Bats 3 131
Hits 0 35
• Singles 0 23
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 22
RBI’s 0 26

Hoyt Wilhelm Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 2 8
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Polo Grounds - June 6, 1953
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Out
Hoyt Wilhelm
Ray Noble
Whitey Lockman
Davey Williams
Hank Thompson
Al Dark
Monte Irvin
Bobby Thomson
Don Mueller
Ralph Kiner

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 0 2 0 4
New York Giants 3 5 2 5
Winning Pitcher Jim Hearn
Losing Pitcher Johnny Klippstein
Save Hoyt Wilhelm
Game Winning RBI Monte Irvin
Attendance 8,374
Time of Game 2 hours 8 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Sauer strikes out. Noble drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Sauer out.
Top 9 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilhelm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Thompson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Dutch Leonard now pitching. Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilhelm covering, for the out.
Top 8 Phil Cavarretta pinch hits for Johnny Klippstein. Cavarretta takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Smalley strikes out.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hearn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Noble strikes out.
Top 7 Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garagiola for the out.
Top 7 Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lockman moves to third.
Bottom 6 Lockman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Lockman reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Irvin hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark.
Top 6 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Klippstein hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Williams. The throw from Garagiola and he is out, Smalley applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Noble scores.
Bottom 5 Hearn bunts towards the mound. Klippstein fields it and throws to first for the out. Noble moves to second.
Bottom 5 Noble takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Miksis strikes out.
Top 5 Smalley strikes out.
Top 5 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Garagiola hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark.
Top 4 Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Fondy hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klippstein fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Thompson strikes out.
Bottom 3 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Bottom 3 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klippstein fields it and throws to third for the out. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 3 Williams takes first base on ball four. Hearn moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hearn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baumholtz for the out.
Top 3 Klippstein hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Noble strikes out.
Bottom 2 Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Jackson strikes out.
Top 2 Garagiola hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lockman hits a line drive towards third. Jackson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Irvin hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Thompson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a line drive towards short. Smalley reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Sauer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Baumholtz moves to third.
Top 1 Fondy hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.