Pirates @ Giants
May 10, 1953

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 2 9 1
Giants 2 8 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 2 9 1
Giants 3 9 0

Bobby Hofman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .545
OBP .000 .583
At Bats 0 11
Hits 0 6
• Singles 0 3
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 3

Howie Pollet Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Polo Grounds - May 10, 1953
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Home Run
Howie Pollet
Mike Sandlock
Paul Smith
Johnny O'Brien
Pete Castiglione
Eddie Pellagrini
Frank Thomas
Carlos Bernier
George Metkovich
Bobby Hofman

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 9 1 13
New York Giants 3 9 0 6
Winning Pitcher Frank Hiller
Losing Pitcher Howie Pollet
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bobby Hofman
Attendance 17,940
Time of Game 2 hours 23 minutes
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Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

George Metkovich now playing right field. Frank Thomas now playing left field. Bobby Hofman pinch hits for Don Mueller. Hofman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Frank Hiller now pitching. Sandlock 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 9 George Metkovich pinch runs for Ralph Kiner. Bernier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. O'Brien scores. Metkovich moves to second.
Top 9 Eddie O'Brien pinch runs for Cal Abrams. Kiner takes first base on ball four. O'Brien moves to second.
Top 9 Abrams takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pollet fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Irvin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bernier throws the ball in to Pellagrini who tags Thomson trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 8 Howie Pollet now pitching. Eddie Pellagrini now playing shortstop. Johnny O'Brien now playing second base. Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Felipe Montemayor pinch hits for Bob Friend. Montemayor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Joe Garagiola pinch hits for Dick Cole. Garagiola hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Pellagrini hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hearn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Cole. Hearn moves to second.
Bottom 7 Yvars hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Spencer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sandlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Sandlock 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 7 There goes Bernier. The throw from Yvars and he is safe. Bernier steals second.
Top 7 Bernier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Castiglione scores. Abrams moves to third.
Top 7 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Castiglione moves to third. Abrams moves to second.
Top 7 Abrams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Castiglione moves to second.
Top 7 Castiglione hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 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.
Bottom 6 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thomson scores.
Bottom 6 Irvin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomson moves to third.
Bottom 6 Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Friend hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Cole strikes out.
Top 6 Pellagrini hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin who is chasing the ball. Pellagrini reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Sandlock hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hearn strikes out.
Bottom 5 Yvars hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bernier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Abrams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to third for the out. Lockman moves to second.
Bottom 4 Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Irvin moves to second.
Bottom 4 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Castiglione hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Friend bunts towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. Pellagrini moves to second.
Top 4 Cole hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Pellagrini hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hearn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Sandlock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Bernier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. Abrams moves to third.
Top 3 Kiner takes first base on ball four. Abrams moves to second.
Top 3 Abrams takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Yvars hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Spencer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Mueller hits a popup towards short. Cole settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Smith hits a popup, foul, towards third. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Friend hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sandlock moves to third. Pellagrini moves to second.
Top 2 Cole strikes out.
Top 2 Pellagrini takes first base on ball four. Sandlock moves to second.
Top 2 Sandlock takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Bernier strikes out.
Bottom 1 Irvin hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Thomson hits a popup towards third. Castiglione settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Dark bunts towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 1 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Abrams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Castiglione 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 1 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.