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May 4, 1953

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 9 15 0
Giants 5 10 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 9 15 0
Giants 5 10 0

Tookie Gilbert Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .000
OBP .000 .167
At Bats 0 5
Hits 0 0
• Singles 0 0
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 0

Bud Podbielan Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 3 0
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Polo Grounds - May 4, 1953
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Out
Bud Podbielan
Andy Seminick
Ted Kluszewski
Rocky Bridges
Grady Hatton
Roy McMillan
Jim Greengrass
Bob Marquis
Gus Bell
Tookie Gilbert

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 9 15 0 8
New York Giants 5 10 0 3
Winning Pitcher Bubba Church
Losing Pitcher Jim Hearn
Save Bud Podbielan
Game Winning RBI Ted Kluszewski
Attendance 7,248
Time of Game 2 hours 8 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Tookie Gilbert pinch hits for Sal Yvars. Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Podbielan covering, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Mueller hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Spencer strikes out.
Top 9 Seminick strikes out.
Top 9 McMillan hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kluszewski scores.
Top 9 Bridges is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Al Corwin now pitching. There goes Greengrass. The throw from Yvars and he is safe. Greengrass steals second.
Top 9 Greengrass hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kluszewski moves to third.
Top 9 Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Dave Koslo now pitching. Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bud Podbielan now pitching. Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up 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 long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 George Wilson pinch hits for Max Lanier. Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Church fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Hatton 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 8 Marquis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Church moves to second.
Top 8 Church hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 McMillan strikes out.
Bottom 7 Yvars hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Marquis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lockman scores.
Bottom 7 Spencer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lockman moves to third.
Bottom 7 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Irvin scores.
Bottom 7 Irvin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Marquis who is chasing the ball. Irvin reaches third base with a triple. Thomson goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Greengrass hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kluszewski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 7 Hatton bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Church moves to third. Marquis moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 7 Marquis bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Church moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 7 Church hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Marquis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Yvars hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bell throws the ball in to McMillan who tags Yvars trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 6 Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards second. Williams scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 6 McMillan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bridges moves to second.
Top 6 Bridges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Greengrass strikes out.
Bottom 5 Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Marquis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Marquis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lockman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Max Lanier now pitching. Kluszewski 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 Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Marquis scores.
Top 5 Hatton bunts towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Williams covering, for the out. Marquis moves to second.
Top 5 Marquis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Church hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Seminick hits a popup in front of the plate. Yvars settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McMillan hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bridges takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Marquis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hearn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Yvars hits a fly ball into center field. Marquis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Greengrass hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kluszewski takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second.
Top 3 Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Hatton hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Marquis strikes out.
Bottom 2 Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Irvin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Church hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Thomson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Dark strikes out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bridges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Irvin throws the ball in to Dark who tags Bridges trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 1 Greengrass hits a popup, foul, towards third. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 1 Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hatton moves to second.
Top 1 Hatton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Marquis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marquis for the out.