Pirates @ Giants
September 7, 1953

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 5 10 3
Giants 3 9 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 5 10 3
Giants 3 9 0

Bobby Thomson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .284
OBP .500 .330
At Bats 4 545
Hits 2 155
• Singles 2 106
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 25
Walks 0 34
RBI’s 0 96

Paul LaPalme Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 11 2
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Polo Grounds - September 7, 1953
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Out
Paul LaPalme
Mike Sandlock
Preston Ward
Eddie Pellagrini
Danny O'Connell
Dick Cole
Hal Rice
Frank Thomas
Gene Hermanski
Bobby Thomson
Ruben Gomez

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 10 3 7
New York Giants 3 9 0 9
Winning Pitcher Paul LaPalme
Losing Pitcher Jim Hearn
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Frank Thomas
Attendance 6,903
Time of Game 2 hours 18 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pellagrini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gomez moves to third.
Bottom 9 Ruben Gomez pinch runs for Davey Williams. Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops it up and throws to first, with LaPalme covering, for the out. Gomez moves to second.
Bottom 9 Davey Williams pinch hits for Larry Jansen. Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hofman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Hermanski hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Westrum strikes out.
Bottom 8 Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards third. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hofman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hermanski who is chasing the ball. Hofman reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 8 Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 LaPalme hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Sandlock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Cole hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hofman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Pellagrini hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell juggles the ball. That's an error on O'Connell.
Bottom 7 Dark strikes out. Sandlock drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Dark out.
Bottom 7 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaPalme fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hofman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Thomas strikes out.
Top 7 Rice strikes out.
Bottom 6 Jansen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Westrum hits a popup towards short. Cole settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hofman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hermanski strikes out.
Top 6 LaPalme hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Sandlock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Hofman hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mueller hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaPalme fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cole hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Pellagrini hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Jansen covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pellagrini scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Jansen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole misplays the ball. That's an error on Cole. Westrum moves to second.
Bottom 4 Westrum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mueller scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Spencer strikes out.
Bottom 4 Hofman hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mueller hits a line drive into center field. Thomas picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Thomas. Mueller moves to third.
Top 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Rice hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hofman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Irvin hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dark strikes out. Sandlock drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Dark out.
Top 3 Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hofman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 LaPalme strikes out.
Top 3 Sandlock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hofman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Larry Jansen now pitching. Cole hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. Cole reaches second base with a double. Ward scores. Pellagrini moves to third.
Top 3 Pellagrini hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomas scores. Ward moves to third.
Top 3 Ward takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rice scores. Thomas moves to second.
Top 3 Rice hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. Rice reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 O'Connell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pellagrini scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hearn strikes out.
Bottom 2 Westrum hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hofman moves to second.
Bottom 2 Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hofman takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Hermanski strikes out.
Top 2 LaPalme bunts towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to third for the out. Sandlock moves to second.
Top 2 Sandlock hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Pellagrini moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 2 Cole hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Pellagrini hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out.
Bottom 1 Irvin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thomson moves to third.
Bottom 1 Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lockman strikes out.
Top 1 Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hermanski scores. Rice moves to third.
Top 1 Rice hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Rice reaches second base with a double. Hermanski moves to third.
Top 1 O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hermanski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.