Giants @ Pirates
May 23, 1953

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Top 9 R H E
Giants 4 10 0
Pirates 8 10 0
Top 9 R H E
Giants 4 10 0
Pirates 8 10 0

Al Dark Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .273
OBP .250 .319
At Bats 4 132
Hits 1 36
• Singles 1 19
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 8
RBI’s 0 14

Paul LaPalme Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 0
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Forbes Field - May 23, 1953
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Out
Paul LaPalme
Joe Garagiola
Paul Smith
Danny O'Connell
Pete Castiglione
Dick Cole
Ralph Kiner
Carlos Bernier
Cal Abrams
Al Dark
Bobby Hofman

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Giants 4 10 0 7
Pittsburgh Pirates 8 10 0 9
Winning Pitcher Paul LaPalme
Losing Pitcher Ruben Gomez
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Joe Garagiola
Attendance 7,444
Time of Game 2 hours 43 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Dark hits a popup towards short. Cole settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rigney scores.
Top 9 Bobby Hofman pinch hits for Frank Hiller. Hofman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bernier. Hofman reaches second base with a double. Rigney moves to third.
Top 9 Calderone hits a fly ball into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bill Rigney pinch hits for Tookie Gilbert. Rigney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Garagiola hits a fly ball into right field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Frank Hiller now pitching. Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bernier scores.
Bottom 8 Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Abrams scores. Bernier moves to third.
Bottom 8 Bernier takes first base on ball four. Abrams moves to second.
Bottom 8 Abrams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 LaPalme hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Cole 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 7 Castiglione hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Garagiola scores.
Bottom 7 O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kiner scores. Garagiola moves to third.
Bottom 7 Garagiola hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Irvin. Garagiola reaches second base with a double. Smith scores. Kiner moves to third.
Bottom 7 Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Sam Calderone now catching. Kiner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Abrams scores. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 7 Smith takes first base on ball four. Abrams moves to second.
Bottom 7 Bernier strikes out.
Bottom 7 Abrams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Garagiola fires to first and picks off Thompson.
Top 7 Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gomez scores.
Top 7 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smith scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dark for the out. Gomez moves to second.
Top 7 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gomez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 LaPalme hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Cole hits a fly ball into right field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Castiglione hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Westrum hits a fly ball into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gilbert hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Thomson hits a line drive beyond first. Smith can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Lockman moves to second.
Top 6 Lockman takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Irvin strikes out.
Bottom 5 Garagiola hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kiner takes first base on ball four. Abrams moves to second.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bernier strikes out.
Bottom 5 Abrams takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Thompson hits a line drive towards first. Smith catches it and steps on first to double up Williams.
Top 5 Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 LaPalme hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cole takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. O'Connell moves to third. Castiglione moves to second.
Bottom 4 Castiglione hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Garagiola scores. O'Connell moves to second.
Bottom 4 O'Connell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith scores. Garagiola moves to second.
Bottom 4 Garagiola hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to third.
Bottom 4 Kiner hits a fly ball into right field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Bernier takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaPalme fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Abrams hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 LaPalme hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cole hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Thomson strikes out.
Top 3 Lockman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Lockman reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Irvin hits a fly ball into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 O'Connell hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Garagiola hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kiner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Gomez bunts in front of the plate. Garagiola fields it and throws to first for the out. Westrum moves to second.
Top 2 Westrum takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 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 1 Bernier strikes out.
Bottom 1 Abrams hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Thomson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Irvin scores. Lockman moves to third.
Top 1 Lockman hits a popup beyond short. Cole can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Dark scores. Irvin moves to second.
Top 1 Irvin takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dark moves to second.
Top 1 Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.