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April 23, 1953

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Top 9 R H E
Giants 5 12 1
Pirates 6 7 1
Top 9 R H E
Giants 5 12 1
Pirates 6 7 1

Monte Irvin Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .172
OBP .250 .226
At Bats 4 29
Hits 1 5
• Singles 1 3
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 2

Johnny Hetki Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Forbes Field - April 23, 1953
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Out
Johnny Hetki
Ed Fitz Gerald
Paul Smith
Danny O'Connell
Pete Castiglione
Dick Cole
Ralph Kiner
Carlos Bernier
Frank Thomas
Monte Irvin
Whitey Lockman

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Giants 5 12 1 8
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 7 1 4
Winning Pitcher Howie Pollet
Losing Pitcher Dave Koslo
Save Johnny Hetki
Game Winning RBI Ed Fitz Gerald
Attendance 4,372
Time of Game 2 hours 22 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Irvin hits a line drive towards short. Cole reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Thomson strikes out.
Top 9 Lockman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thomas. Lockman reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Hofman hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Fitz Gerald hits a line drive towards short. Dark reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Sam Calderone now catching. Frank Hiller now pitching. O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hiller fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Tookie Gilbert pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm. Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 8 George Wilson pinch hits for Sal Yvars. Wilson hits a popup towards short. Cole settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell misplays the ball. That's an error on O'Connell.
Bottom 7 Kiner strikes out.
Bottom 7 Bernier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilhelm covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Spencer hits a popup towards short. Cole settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Irvin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 6 Hetki takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Cole hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dusty Rhodes now playing right field. Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Ruben Gomez pinch runs for Don Mueller. Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to home to get Rhodes. Gomez moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Don Mueller pinch hits for Bill Connelly. Mueller takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Yvars bunts towards the mound. Hetki fields it and throws to first for the out. Rhodes moves to third.
Top 6 Davey Williams pinch hits for Hank Thompson. Johnny Hetki now pitching. Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Davey Williams. Rhodes hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thomas. Rhodes reaches second base with a double. Spencer scores.
Top 6 Spencer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Spencer reaches second base with a double. Dark scores.
Top 6 Dark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thomas. Dark reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Thomas hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 O'Connell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thompson who is chasing the ball. O'Connell reaches third base with a triple. Kiner goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 There goes Bernier. The throw from Yvars and he is out, Spencer applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Bernier bunts towards first. Lockman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Bill Connelly now pitching. Castiglione hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Irvin hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yvars scores. Lockman scores.
Top 5 Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Yvars moves to third. Lockman moves to second.
Top 5 Hofman hits a fly ball into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bill Rigney pinch hits for Dave Koslo. Rigney strikes out.
Top 5 Yvars hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 There goes Smith. The throw from Yvars and he is out, Dark applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Pollet hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hofman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cole hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Spencer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dark scores.
Top 4 Dark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Dark reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Irvin hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Thomson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Fitz Gerald strikes out.
Bottom 3 Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 3 O'Connell takes first base on ball four. Castiglione moves to third. Kiner moves to second.
Bottom 3 Kiner is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Bernier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Castiglione bunts towards the mound. Koslo fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Koslo. Castiglione moves to second.
Bottom 3 Smith 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 3 Lockman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castiglione settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hofman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castiglione settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Koslo bunts in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald fields it and throws to first for the out. Yvars moves to second.
Top 3 Yvars takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Pollet hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cole is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thompson. Fitz Gerald reaches second base with a double. Kiner scores.
Bottom 2 Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 2 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hofman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Kiner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. Kiner reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Thompson strikes out.
Top 2 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Dark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thomas who is chasing the ball. Dark reaches third base with a triple.
Top 2 Irvin hits a line drive into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bernier hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Lockman strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Hofman. The throw from Fitz Gerald and he is out, O'Connell applying the tag.
Top 1 Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.