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Scores
Standings
NYY
@BOS		0
4
SLB
@CHW		4
13
CLE
@DET		2
4
WSH
@PHA		5
3
PHI
@BRO		4
5		 
(10)
MLN
@CIN		10
2
PIT
@NYG		5
3		 
(11)
CHC
@STL		5
10
Wednesday, July 1, 1953,
, Polo Grounds V
Attendance: 4,429, Time of Game: 2:42
Pirates
5
26-50
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Giants
3
34-34
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
W: Johnny Hetki (3-3)
L: Hoyt Wilhelm (5-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         1  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  0   0  2    5  8  0
Giants          2  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0    3  8  3

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Cal Abrams RF 2 1 2 0 3 0 .298 .831 0.094 1.71 0.260 -0.166 1.1 3 0 CS
Johnny O'Brien 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .650 -0.213 1.73 0.000 -0.213 -1.5 3 3 SH
Danny O'Connell 3B 4 1 0 0 1 2 .275 .790 -0.154 1.61 0.052 -0.207 -1.1 1 6 GDP
Hal Rice LF 5 1 2 2 0 0 .321 .773 0.338 1.53 0.454 -0.116 1.1 3 0 HR
Frank Thomas CF 5 2 1 2 0 2 .207 .710 0.180 0.96 0.249 -0.069 1.5 1 0 HR
Preston Ward 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .202 .609 -0.077 1.16 0.038 -0.115 -0.4 11 1 SH
Mike Sandlock C 4 0 0 0 1 0 .232 .537 -0.128 1.26 0.005 -0.133 -0.8 8 0 IW
Eddie O'Brien SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 .235 .545 -0.041 1.28 0.058 -0.098 0.2 2 3
Johnny Lindell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .347 1.131 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Paul LaPalme P 3 0 1 0 0 0 .094 .188 -0.109 1.24 0.016 -0.125 -1.0 0 0 GDP
   Gene Hermanski PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .147 .420 -0.063 2.38 0.000 -0.063 -0.3
   Johnny Hetki P 1 0 1 1 0 0 .294 .922 0.060 2.15 0.060 0.000 0.2 1 0
Team Totals 37 5 8 5 6 6 .216 .704 -0.113 1.44 1.192 -1.305 -1.1 33 13
HR: H Rice (1, off H Wilhelm; 11th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); F Thomas (9, off S Maglie; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
SH: P Ward (5, off H Wilhelm); J O'Brien (2, off S Maglie).
IBB: M Sandlock (1, by H Wilhelm).
TB: H Rice 5; F Thomas 4; C Abrams 2; J Hetki; E O'Brien; P LaPalme.
GIDP: D O'Connell (6); P LaPalme (2).
RBI: H Rice 2 (7); F Thomas 2 (33); J Hetki (2).
2-out RBI: J Hetki; H Rice.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 3. J O'Brien-E O'Brien-P Ward; D O'Connell-P Ward; P Ward-E O'Brien-P Ward.
Baserunning
CS: C Abrams (3, 3rd base by H Wilhelm/R Noble).

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Whitey Lockman 1B 4 1 0 0 1 1 .286 .699 -0.111 1.26 0.037 -0.148 -0.6 13 3
Al Dark 2B-3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .286 .751 -0.037 1.37 0.088 -0.125 0.3 4 5
Don Mueller RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 .287 .667 -0.075 1.36 0.081 -0.156 -0.2 0 0 GDP
Monte Irvin LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .304 .887 -0.117 1.31 0.047 -0.163 -1.4 0 1 GDP
Daryl Spencer SS 3 1 2 2 2 0 .269 .932 0.273 1.43 0.308 -0.035 2.3 2 4 HR
Bobby Thomson CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 .317 .819 -0.226 1.73 0.041 -0.267 -0.9 2 0 GDP
Hank Thompson 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .287 .979 -0.079 1.02 0.000 -0.079 -1.0 2 1
   Bobby Hofman PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .390 1.310 -0.061 2.31 0.000 -0.061 -0.3
   Davey Williams 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .730 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Dusty Rhodes PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .182 .490 -0.050 1.68 0.000 -0.050 -0.3
Wes Westrum C 3 0 1 0 0 2 .212 .714 0.014 1.05 0.055 -0.042 -0.2 4 0
   Ruben Gomez PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .577 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Ray Noble C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .862 -0.049 1.89 0.000 -0.049 -0.2 4 1
Sal Maglie P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .290 .635 -0.033 0.60 0.000 -0.033 -0.4 1 1
   Hoyt Wilhelm P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .654 -0.062 1.87 0.000 -0.062 -0.3 0 3 SH
Team Totals 37 3 8 2 5 7 .216 .607 -0.613 1.38 0.657 -1.270 -3.1 33 19
HR: D Spencer (13, off P LaPalme; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: H Wilhelm (3, off P LaPalme).
TB: D Spencer 5; D Mueller 2; A Dark; B Thomson; M Irvin; W Westrum.
GIDP: D Mueller (2); B Thomson (8); M Irvin (8).
RBI: D Spencer 2 (35).
2-out RBI: D Spencer.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Spencer-A Dark-W Lockman; A Dark-D Spencer-W Lockman.
E: D Spencer (9); B Thomson (5); A Dark (11).
Outfield Assists: M Irvin (M Sandlock at home plate).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Johnny Lindell 0.2 3 2 2 2 0 0 4.39 6 36 -0.181 1.40 -1.9
Paul LaPalme 8.1 5 1 1 2 6 1 4.58 30 2 0 0.541 1.25 3.9
Johnny Hetki, W (3-3) 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.64 7 0 0 0.252 1.92 1.1
Team Totals 11 8 3 3 5 7 1 2.45 43 36 2 0 0.612 1.44 3.1

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Sal Maglie 6 5 3 3 4 3 1 3.26 25 49 0.006 1.19 0.3
Hoyt Wilhelm, L (5-4) 5 3 2 1 2 3 1 2.20 20 0 0 0.105 1.73 0.8
Team Totals 11 8 5 4 6 6 2 3.27 45 49 0 0 0.111 1.38 1.1
Balks: None.
WP: H Wilhelm (7).
HBP: None.
IBB: H Wilhelm (5; M Sandlock).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dusty Boggess, 1B - Bill Engeln, 2B - Bill Stewart, 3B - Babe Pinelli.
Time of Game: 2:42.
Attendance: 4,429.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         New York Giants
1 Cal Abrams RF 1 Whitey Lockman 1B
2 Johnny O'Brien 2B 2 Al Dark 2B
3 Danny O'Connell 3B 3 Don Mueller RF
4 Hal Rice LF 4 Monte Irvin LF
5 Frank Thomas CF 5 Daryl Spencer SS
6 Preston Ward 1B 6 Bobby Thomson CF
7 Mike Sandlock C 7 Hank Thompson 3B
8 Eddie O'Brien SS 8 Wes Westrum C
9 Johnny Lindell P 9 Sal Maglie P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t11 3-3 1 --- R PIT H. Rice H. Wilhelm 37% 81% Home Run
t6 1-3 1 1-- RR PIT F. Thomas S. Maglie 23% 46% Home Run; O'Connell Scores
b8 3-3 1 12- OO NYG B. Thomson P. LaPalme 17% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Spencer to 2B
t10 3-3 1 -2- O PIT J. O'Brien H. Wilhelm -17% 39% Abrams Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
b4 2-1 0 --- R NYG D. Spencer P. LaPalme -10% 22% Home Run

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Sal Maglie facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- PIT C. Abrams S. Maglie 3% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- O PIT J. O'Brien S. Maglie -2% 52% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Abrams to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- O PIT D. O'Connell S. Maglie -3% 48% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 -2- R PIT H. Rice S. Maglie 9% 57% Single to 2B; Abrams Scores
t1 1-0 2 1-- O PIT F. Thomas S. Maglie -2% 55% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Johnny Lindell facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- NYG W. Lockman J. Lindell -4% 51% Walk
b1 0-1 0 1-- NYG A. Dark J. Lindell -6% 45% Walk; Lockman to 2B
b1 0-1 0 12- NYG D. Mueller J. Lindell -7% 38% Single to C/Bunt; Lockman to 3B; Dark to 2B
b1 0-1 0 123 ROO NYG M. Irvin J. Lindell 8% 46% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Lockman Scores; Dark to 3B
b1 1-1 2 --3 R NYG D. Spencer J. Lindell -8% 38% Single to RF; Dark Scores
b1 2-1 2 1-- NYG B. Thomson J. Lindell -2% 36% Single to 3B; Spencer to 2B
Paul LaPalme replaces Johnny Lindell pitching and batting 9th
b1 2-1 2 12- O NYG H. Thompson P. LaPalme 4% 40% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 2.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Giants' Sal Maglie facing 6-7-8
t2 1-2 0 --- PIT P. Ward S. Maglie 4% 44% Walk
t2 1-2 0 1-- O PIT M. Sandlock S. Maglie -4% 40% Foul Flyball: 3B
t2 1-2 1 1-- PIT E. O'Brien S. Maglie 4% 44% Single to CF; Ward to 2B
t2 1-2 1 12- OO PIT P. LaPalme S. Maglie -9% 35% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Paul LaPalme facing 8-9-1
b2 2-1 0 --- O NYG W. Westrum P. LaPalme 2% 37% Strikeout
b2 2-1 1 --- O NYG S. Maglie P. LaPalme 2% 38% Strikeout
b2 2-1 2 --- O NYG W. Lockman P. LaPalme 1% 39% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 2.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Giants' Sal Maglie facing 1-2-3
t3 1-2 0 --- PIT C. Abrams S. Maglie 4% 44% Single to SS (Line Drive)
t3 1-2 0 1-- O PIT J. O'Brien S. Maglie -4% 40% Popfly: 1B
t3 1-2 1 1-- OO PIT D. O'Connell S. Maglie -6% 33% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Paul LaPalme facing 2-3-4
b3 2-1 0 --- NYG A. Dark P. LaPalme -3% 30% Single to 3B (Line Drive)
b3 2-1 0 1-- OO NYG D. Mueller P. LaPalme 7% 37% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
b3 2-1 2 --- O NYG M. Irvin P. LaPalme 1% 38% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 2.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Giants' Sal Maglie facing 4-5-6
t4 1-2 0 --- O PIT H. Rice S. Maglie -3% 35% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1-2 1 --- O PIT F. Thomas S. Maglie -2% 33% Strikeout
t4 1-2 2 --- O PIT P. Ward S. Maglie -1% 32% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Paul LaPalme facing 5-6-7
b4 2-1 0 --- R NYG D. Spencer P. LaPalme -10% 22% Home Run
b4 3-1 0 --- NYG B. Thomson P. LaPalme -2% 20% Walk
b4 3-1 0 1-- O NYG H. Thompson P. LaPalme 2% 22% Popfly: C
b4 3-1 1 1-- O NYG W. Westrum P. LaPalme 2% 24% Strikeout
b4 3-1 2 1-- O NYG S. Maglie P. LaPalme 2% 26% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 3.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Giants' Sal Maglie facing 7-8-9
t5 1-3 0 --- O PIT M. Sandlock S. Maglie -3% 23% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1-3 1 --- O PIT E. O'Brien S. Maglie -2% 21% Groundout: P-1B
t5 1-3 2 --- PIT P. LaPalme S. Maglie 2% 22% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t5 1-3 2 1-- PIT C. Abrams S. Maglie 3% 25% Walk; LaPalme to 2B
t5 1-3 2 12- O PIT J. O'Brien S. Maglie -5% 20% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Pirates' Paul LaPalme facing 1-2-3
b5 3-1 0 --- O NYG W. Lockman P. LaPalme 2% 21% Strikeout
b5 3-1 1 --- O NYG A. Dark P. LaPalme 1% 22% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 3-1 2 --- NYG D. Mueller P. LaPalme -1% 21% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b5 3-1 2 1-- O NYG M. Irvin P. LaPalme 2% 23% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 3.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Giants' Sal Maglie facing 3-4-5
t6 1-3 0 --- PIT D. O'Connell S. Maglie 5% 28% Walk
t6 1-3 0 1-- O PIT H. Rice S. Maglie -5% 23% Popfly: 2B
t6 1-3 1 1-- RR PIT F. Thomas S. Maglie 23% 46% Home Run; O'Connell Scores
t6 3-3 1 --- O PIT P. Ward S. Maglie -3% 44% Foul Flyball: C
t6 3-3 2 --- O PIT M. Sandlock S. Maglie -2% 42% Groundout: 1B-P
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Pirates' Paul LaPalme facing 5-6-7
b6 3-3 0 --- O NYG D. Spencer P. LaPalme 3% 46% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b6 3-3 1 --- O NYG B. Thomson P. LaPalme 3% 48% Flyball: CF
b6 3-3 2 --- O NYG H. Thompson P. LaPalme 2% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 3.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Giants' Hoyt Wilhelm facing 8-9-1
Hoyt Wilhelm replaces Sal Maglie pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-3 0 --- O PIT E. O'Brien H. Wilhelm -4% 46% Groundout: P-1B
t7 3-3 1 --- O PIT P. LaPalme H. Wilhelm -3% 43% Groundout: P-1B
t7 3-3 2 --- PIT C. Abrams H. Wilhelm 4% 47% Single to CF; Abrams to 2B/Adv on E8
t7 3-3 2 -2- O PIT J. O'Brien H. Wilhelm -6% 41% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Pirates' Paul LaPalme facing 8-9-1
b7 3-3 0 --- NYG W. Westrum P. LaPalme -6% 35% Single to LF (Line Drive)
Ruben Gomez pinch runs for Wes Westrum (C) batting 8th
b7 3-3 0 1-- O NYG H. Wilhelm P. LaPalme 2% 38% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Gomez to 2B
b7 3-3 1 -2- O NYG W. Lockman P. LaPalme 6% 44% Popfly: RF
b7 3-3 2 -2- O NYG A. Dark P. LaPalme 6% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 3.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Giants' Hoyt Wilhelm facing 3-4-5
Ray Noble replaces Ruben Gomez (PR) playing C batting 8th
t8 3-3 0 --- O PIT D. O'Connell H. Wilhelm -5% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 3-3 1 --- O PIT H. Rice H. Wilhelm -4% 41% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 3-3 2 --- O PIT F. Thomas H. Wilhelm -3% 39% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Pirates' Paul LaPalme facing 3-4-5
b8 3-3 0 --- O NYG D. Mueller P. LaPalme 5% 43% Flyball: RF
b8 3-3 1 --- NYG M. Irvin P. LaPalme -5% 39% Single to LF
b8 3-3 1 1-- NYG D. Spencer P. LaPalme -6% 33% Walk; Irvin to 2B
b8 3-3 1 12- OO NYG B. Thomson P. LaPalme 17% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Spencer to 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 3.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Giants' Hoyt Wilhelm facing 6-7-8
t9 3-3 0 --- O PIT P. Ward H. Wilhelm -6% 44% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 3-3 1 --- O PIT M. Sandlock H. Wilhelm -5% 39% Lineout: SS
t9 3-3 2 --- O PIT E. O'Brien H. Wilhelm -4% 35% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Pirates' Paul LaPalme facing 7-8-9
Bobby Hofman pinch hits for Hank Thompson (3B) batting 7th
b9 3-3 0 --- O NYG B. Hofman P. LaPalme 6% 41% Strikeout
b9 3-3 1 --- O NYG R. Noble P. LaPalme 5% 46% Popfly: 2B
b9 3-3 2 --- O NYG H. Wilhelm P. LaPalme 4% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 3.
Top of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Giants' Hoyt Wilhelm facing 9-1-2
Davey Williams replaces Bobby Hofman (PH) playing 2B batting 7th
Al Dark moves from 2B to 3B
Gene Hermanski pinch hits for Paul LaPalme (P) batting 9th
t10 3-3 0 --- O PIT G. Hermanski H. Wilhelm -6% 44% Strikeout
t10 3-3 1 --- PIT C. Abrams H. Wilhelm 6% 50% Walk
t10 3-3 1 1-- PIT J. O'Brien H. Wilhelm 6% 56% Wild Pitch; Abrams to 2B
t10 3-3 1 -2- O PIT J. O'Brien H. Wilhelm -17% 39% Abrams Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
t10 3-3 2 --- O PIT J. O'Brien H. Wilhelm -4% 35% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 10th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Pirates' Johnny Hetki facing 1-2-3
Johnny Hetki replaces Gene Hermanski (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b10 3-3 0 --- O NYG W. Lockman J. Hetki 6% 41% Groundout: SS-1B
b10 3-3 1 --- O NYG A. Dark J. Hetki 5% 46% Flyball: LF
b10 3-3 2 --- O NYG D. Mueller J. Hetki 4% 50% Popfly: P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 3.
Top of the 11th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Giants' Hoyt Wilhelm facing 3-4-5
t11 3-3 0 --- O PIT D. O'Connell H. Wilhelm -6% 44% Strikeout
t11 3-3 1 --- R PIT H. Rice H. Wilhelm 37% 81% Home Run
t11 4-3 1 --- PIT F. Thomas H. Wilhelm 2% 83% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
t11 4-3 1 1-- O PIT P. Ward H. Wilhelm -1% 81% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Thomas to 2B
t11 4-3 2 -2- PIT M. Sandlock H. Wilhelm 1% 82% Intentional Walk
t11 4-3 2 12- PIT E. O'Brien H. Wilhelm 2% 84% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Thomas to 3B; Sandlock to 2B
t11 4-3 2 123 RO PIT J. Hetki H. Wilhelm 6% 90% Single to LF; Thomas Scores/unER; Sandlock out at Hm/LF-C; O'Brien to 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 11th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-5, Pirates' Johnny Hetki facing 4-5-6
b11 3-5 0 --- O NYG M. Irvin J. Hetki 5% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
b11 3-5 1 --- NYG D. Spencer J. Hetki -7% 88% Walk
b11 3-5 1 1-- O NYG B. Thomson J. Hetki 7% 95% Foul Flyball: 1B
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Davey Williams (2B) batting 7th
b11 3-5 2 1-- O NYG D. Rhodes J. Hetki 5% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Giants 3.

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