Dodgers @ Pirates
August 23, 1953

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Top 6	R	H	E
Dodgers	9	10	1
Pirates	4	5	0

Top 6	R	H	E
Dodgers	9	10	1
Pirates	4	5	0

Duke Snider Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.333	.308
OBP	.333	.399
At Bats	3	468
Hits	1	144
• Singles	0	78
• Doubles	0	32
• Triples	0	4
• Home Runs	1	30
Walks	0	70
RBI’s	2	92

Paul LaPalme Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
5	11	2

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Forbes Field - August 23, 1953

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Out

Paul LaPalme

Toby Atwell

Preston Ward

Johnny O'Brien

Danny O'Connell

Eddie O'Brien

Hal Rice

Frank Thomas

Cal Abrams

Duke Snider

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Toby Atwell now catching. Paul LaPalme now pitching. Snider hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 5 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 5 Toby Atwell pinch hits for Mike Sandlock. Atwell hits a line drive into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. O'Connell scores.

Bottom 5 Ward takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 5 Thomas is called out on strikes.

Bottom 5 Rice hits a line drive to right field. Furillo throws towards the plate. Campanella fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Campanella. Hermanski scores. Abrams scores. O'Connell moves to third. Rice moves to second.

Bottom 5 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Abrams moves to second.

Bottom 5 Abrams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hermanski moves to third.

Bottom 5 Gene Hermanski pinch hits for Johnny Hetki. Hermanski takes first base on ball four.

Top 5 Johnny Hetki now pitching. Morgan hits a line drive into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Abrams who is chasing the ball. Gilliam reaches third base with a triple. Meyer goes all the way around to score.

Top 5 Meyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hodges scores.

Top 5 Cox hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Campanella scores. Hodges moves to second.

Top 5 Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Robinson scores. Campanella moves to third.

Top 5 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien fields it and throws to third to get the runner. Robinson is safe. Robinson moves to third. Campanella moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

Top 5 Campanella hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second.

Top 5 Robinson bunts towards third. O'Connell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 5 Snider hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Top 5 Morgan hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thomas scores. Ward moves to third.

Bottom 4 Sandlock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thomas moves to third. Ward moves to second.

Bottom 4 Ward takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second.

Bottom 4 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 4 Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Roy Face now pitching. Meyer bunts towards the mound. Face fields it and throws to first for the out. Furillo moves to third. Cox moves to second.

Top 4 Cox takes first base on ball four.

Top 4 Furillo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Furillo reaches second base with a double.

Top 4 Hodges hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

Top 4 Campanella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to third.

Top 4 Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 4 Snider strikes out.

Bottom 3 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Abrams hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Lindell moves to second.

Bottom 3 Lindell takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 O'Brien hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 There goes Morgan. The throw from Sandlock and he is out, O'Brien applying the tag.

Top 3 Morgan takes first base on ball four.

Top 3 Gilliam hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien catches it and throws to first to double up Meyer.

Top 3 Meyer takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Sandlock is hit by the pitch.

Bottom 2 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Thomas strikes out.

Top 2 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lindell fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Furillo takes first base on ball four. Hodges moves to second.

Top 2 Hodges takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Robinson strikes out.

Bottom 1 Rice strikes out.

Bottom 1 O'Connell hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Abrams hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Snider strikes out.

Top 1 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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Toby Atwell now catching. Paul LaPalme now pitching. Snider hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Dodgers @ Pirates
August 23, 1953