Giants @ Cubs
June 26, 1953

Back Home
Visual
Play By Play
Text
Play By Play
Audio
Play By Play
Box
Score
Lineups
and Summary
Top 9 R H E
Giants 9 13 0
Cubs 5 10 1
Top 9 R H E
Giants 9 14 0
Cubs 5 10 1

Bobby Thomson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .302
OBP .250 .343
At Bats 4 258
Hits 1 78
• Singles 1 59
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 0 14
RBI’s 1 44

Sheldon Jones Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 2 0
 FIRSTPLAY/PAUSE  REPLAYLAST/BOX  
Close
1 ▲ ▼ 2 ▲ ▼ 3 ▲ ▼ 4 ▲ ▼ 5 ▲ ▼ 6 ▲ ▼ 7 ▲ ▼ 8 ▲ ▼ 9 ▲ ▼
Wrigley Field - June 26, 1953
•
Single
Sheldon Jones
Joe Garagiola
Dee Fondy
Bill Serena
Randy Jackson
Eddie Miksis
Ralph Kiner
George Metkovich
Frank Baumholtz
Bobby Thomson
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Return to all plays in text
PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Spencer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 9 Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 The ball gets by Garagiola for a passed ball. Thompson moves to second.
Top 9 Dee Fondy now playing first base. Sheldon Jones now pitching. George Metkovich now playing center field. Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Baumholtz hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Dee Fondy pinch hits for Dutch Leonard. Fondy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Carl Sawatski pinch hits for Hal Jeffcoat. Sawatski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Serena fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Dutch Leonard now pitching. Wilhelm strikes out.
Bottom 7 Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Garagiola hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kiner scores. There goes Jackson trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Bottom 7 Jackson takes first base on ball four. Kiner moves to second.
Bottom 7 Kiner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Serena hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 7 Metkovich takes first base on ball four. Baumholtz moves to second.
Bottom 7 Baumholtz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Phil Cavarretta pinch hits for Turk Lown. Cavarretta hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jeffcoat strikes out.
Top 7 Westrum strikes out.
Top 7 Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Miksis hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Garagiola hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Don Mueller now playing right field. Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Spencer hits a popup towards first. Metkovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Irvin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jeffcoat. Irvin reaches second base with a double. Lockman scores. Thompson goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Thompson takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops it up and throws to first, with Lown covering, for the out. Lockman moves to second.
Top 6 Lockman takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Gomez hits a popup towards short. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Westrum hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Kiner strikes out.
Bottom 5 Serena strikes out.
Bottom 5 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. Baumholtz moves to second.
Bottom 5 Baumholtz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Gilbert hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Thomson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Serena catches it and throws to second with Miksis covering, to double up Spencer.
Top 5 Spencer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Spencer reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Lown is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Jeffcoat strikes out.
Bottom 4 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. There goes Jackson trying to get to home. Spencer throws to Westrum who tags Jackson for the out. Garagiola moves to second.
Bottom 4 Garagiola takes first base on ball four. Jackson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Irvin is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Thompson takes first base on ball four. Gomez moves to second.
Top 4 Dark hits a popup towards short. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lockman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Metkovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gomez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Kiner hits a popup towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Serena hits a fly ball into right field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 3 Westrum strikes out.
Top 3 Turk Lown now pitching. Gilbert strikes out.
Top 3 Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Irvin scores. Spencer moves to second.
Top 3 Spencer takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Irvin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Irvin reaches second base with a double. Dark scores. Thompson goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gomez scores. Dark moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gomez moves to second.
Top 3 Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miksis misplays the ball. That's an error on Miksis.
Bottom 2 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Church hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out. Garagiola moves to third.
Bottom 2 Jeffcoat takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Garagiola moves to second.
Bottom 2 Garagiola hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Westrum hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gilbert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spencer moves to second.
Top 2 Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Spencer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Irvin hits a popup towards short. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kiner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Baumholtz scores.
Bottom 1 Serena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Baumholtz moves to third.
Bottom 1 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. Baumholtz moves to second.
Bottom 1 Baumholtz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out.
Top 1 Dark hits a popup towards short. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.