Reds @ Giants
September 3, 1953

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 9 15 2
Giants 2 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 9 15 2
Giants 2 7 1

Bobby Hofman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .272
OBP .000 .314
At Bats 4 114
Hits 0 31
• Singles 0 18
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 7
RBI’s 0 20

Bob Kelly Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 1
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Polo Grounds - September 3, 1953
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Out
Bob Kelly
Andy Seminick
Ted Kluszewski
Grady Hatton
Bobby Adams
Roy McMillan
Jim Greengrass
Gus Bell
Willard Marshall
Bobby Hofman
Tookie Gilbert
Wes Westrum

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 9 15 2 9
New York Giants 2 7 1 8
Winning Pitcher Fred Baczewski
Losing Pitcher Larry Jansen
Save Bob Kelly
Game Winning RBI Jim Greengrass
Attendance 1,078
Time of Game 2 hours 27 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Monte Irvin pinch hits for Monty Kennedy. Irvin hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski fields the ball and throws to Kelly covering. Safe. Spencer scores. Westrum moves to third.
Bottom 9 Westrum hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Spencer moves to second.
Bottom 9 Spencer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Rhodes hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Kelly strikes out.
Top 9 Hatton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gilbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Seminick takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Greengrass moves to second.
Top 9 Greengrass hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kluszewski scores.
Top 9 Marshall hits a popup towards first. Gilbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Kluszewski reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hofman hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 McMillan takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Hatton moves to third.
Top 8 Kelly bunts in front of the plate. Westrum fields it and throws to first for the out. Hatton moves to second.
Top 8 Monty Kennedy now pitching. Hatton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Whitey Lockman pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm. Lockman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gilbert hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Westrum strikes out.
Bottom 7 Spencer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Rhodes hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Seminick picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Seminick. Rhodes moves to second.
Top 7 Seminick hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Greengrass strikes out.
Top 7 Marshall hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bob Kelly now pitching. Grady Hatton now playing second base. Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bell strikes out.
Top 6 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out. Hatton scores.
Top 6 Adams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 George Lerchen pinch hits for Fred Baczewski. Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Lerchen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Seminick scores. Hatton moves to third.
Top 6 Grady Hatton pinch hits for Rocky Bridges. Hatton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Greengrass scores. Seminick moves to third.
Top 6 Seminick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Greengrass moves to third.
Top 6 Greengrass hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Hofman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Grissom hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bridges reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gilbert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to second.
Top 5 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 McMillan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Adams hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Spencer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Adams.
Bottom 4 Rhodes hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Baczewski strikes out.
Top 4 Bridges hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Seminick strikes out.
Bottom 3 Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Grissom strikes out.
Top 3 Greengrass hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Spencer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Marv Grissom now pitching. Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. McMillan scores. Kluszewski moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Adams scores. McMillan moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. Adams moves to second.
Top 3 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilbert for the out.
Bottom 2 Westrum hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Spencer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Seminick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rhodes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Baczewski hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bridges hits a popup towards third. Hofman settles under it 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 Greengrass hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hofman strikes out.
Top 1 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gilbert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kluszewski for the out.
Top 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hofman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Adams hits a line drive towards third. Hofman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.