Giants @ Pirates
July 8, 1953

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Top 2	R	H	E
Giants	4	5	1
Pirates	0	1	0

Top 2	R	H	E
Giants	4	6	1
Pirates	0	1	0

Al Dark Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	1.000	.294
OBP	1.000	.339
At Bats	1	309
Hits	1	91
• Singles	1	61
• Doubles	0	20
• Triples	0	4
• Home Runs	0	6
Walks	0	19
RBI’s	0	36

Bob Friend Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
2	7	0

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Forbes Field - July 8, 1953

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Double

Bob Friend

Toby Atwell

Preston Ward

Johnny O'Brien

Danny O'Connell

Eddie O'Brien

Hal Rice

Frank Thomas

Cal Abrams

Al Dark

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 1 Out

Dark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomas. Dark reaches second base with a double.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 O'Brien 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.

Bottom 1 Abrams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Abrams hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Westrum settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Westrum.

Top 1 Hearn strikes out.

Top 1 Westrum hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mueller moves to second.

Top 1 Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Irvin scores.

Top 1 Spencer 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.

Top 1 Thomson bunts towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. Irvin moves to third.

Top 1 Irvin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Abrams. Irvin reaches second base with a double. Lockman scores. Dark scores. Thompson goes all the way around to score.

Top 1 Thompson takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to second.

Top 1 Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lockman moves to third.

Top 1 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

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