Pirates @ Giants
July 1, 1953

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Pirates 3 6 0
Giants 3 8 1
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Pirates 4 7 0
Giants 3 8 1

Hal Rice Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .327
OBP .250 .352
At Bats 4 52
Hits 1 17
• Singles 1 14
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 1 6

Hoyt Wilhelm Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 3 13
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Polo Grounds - July 1, 1953
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Home Run
Hoyt Wilhelm
Ray Noble
Whitey Lockman
Davey Williams
Al Dark
Daryl Spencer
Monte Irvin
Bobby Thomson
Don Mueller
Hal Rice
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Rice hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 11 O'Connell strikes out.
Bottom 10 Mueller hits a popup towards the mound. Hetki settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Johnny Hetki now pitching. Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 There goes Abrams. The throw from Noble and he is out, Dark applying the tag.
Top 10 There's a wild pitch. Abrams moves to second.
Top 10 Abrams takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 Davey Williams now playing second base. Al Dark now playing third base. Gene Hermanski pinch hits for Paul LaPalme. Hermanski strikes out.
Bottom 9 Wilhelm strikes out.
Bottom 9 Noble hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Bobby Hofman pinch hits for Hank Thompson. Hofman strikes out.
Top 9 O'Brien strikes out.
Top 9 Sandlock hits a line drive towards short. Spencer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Ward 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 8 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. Spencer moves to second.
Bottom 8 Spencer takes first base on ball four. Irvin moves to second.
Bottom 8 Irvin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Ray Noble now catching. O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lockman hits a popup into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ruben Gomez pinch runs for Wes Westrum. Wilhelm bunts towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. Gomez moves to second.
Bottom 7 Westrum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilhelm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Abrams hits a line drive into center field. Thomson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Thomson. Abrams moves to second.
Top 7 LaPalme hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilhelm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilhelm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sandlock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Maglie covering, for the out.
Top 6 Ward hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Thomas hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Rice hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 O'Connell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Lockman strikes out.
Top 5 O'Brien hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Abrams takes first base on ball four. LaPalme moves to second.
Top 5 LaPalme hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Sandlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Maglie hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Westrum strikes out.
Bottom 4 Thompson hits a popup in front of the plate. Sandlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Spencer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Thomas strikes out.
Top 4 Rice 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 3 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Dark hits a line drive beyond third. O'Connell can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Top 3 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 O'Brien hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Abrams hits a line drive beyond short. Spencer can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Bottom 2 Lockman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Maglie strikes out.
Bottom 2 Westrum strikes out.
Top 2 LaPalme hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 O'Brien hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ward moves to second.
Top 2 Sandlock hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ward takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Paul LaPalme now pitching. Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Spencer moves to second.
Bottom 1 Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dark scores.
Bottom 1 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Lockman scores. Dark moves to third.
Bottom 1 Mueller bunts in front of the plate. Sandlock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lockman moves to third. Dark moves to second.
Bottom 1 Dark takes first base on ball four. Lockman moves to second.
Bottom 1 Lockman takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Thomas strikes out.
Top 1 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Abrams scores.
Top 1 O'Connell strikes out.
Top 1 O'Brien bunts towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Dark covering, for the out. Abrams moves to second.
Top 1 Abrams takes first base on ball four.