New York Giants vs Brooklyn Dodgers
April 26, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 1953 at Ebbets Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Giants 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 8

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 4 0 1 0
Dark ss 4 2 1 0
Thomson cf 5 0 2 0
Irvin lf 4 1 1 2
Lockman 1b 5 0 2 1
Spencer 3b 4 0 1 0
Thompson rf 3 1 2 1
Westrum c 1 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 1 0
  Calderone c 1 0 0 0
Hearn p 1 0 0 0
  Hiller p 0 0 0 0
  Mueller ph 1 0 0 0
  Gomez pr 0 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
  Gilbert ph 0 0 0 0
  Corwin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 11 4
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 2 1 2 0
Reese ss 4 0 1 0
Snider cf 4 2 2 0
Robinson 3b 4 2 2 0
Campanella c 4 2 1 1
Shuba lf 4 1 1 3
  Thompson lf 1 0 0 0
Furillo rf 4 0 2 3
Hodges 1b 3 0 1 0
Loes p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 12 7
New York 001 010 0114111
Brooklyn 010 430 00x8120
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn  L(1-2) 3.1 6 5 5 2 1
  Hiller   1.2 2 3 0 3 0
  Wilhelm   2.0 4 0 0 2 1
  Corwin   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
12
8
5
8
3
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Loes  W(2-1) 9.0 11 4 4 6 2
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
6
2

  E–Hiller (2).  DP–New York 1. Dark-Williams-Lockman, Brooklyn 3. Loes-Reese-Hodges, Furillo-Campanella, Reese-Gilliam-Hodges.  2B–New York Thompson (1,off Loes); Dark (7,off Loes)., Brooklyn Shuba (3,off Hearn); Furillo (1,off Hiller)..  HR–New York Thompson (1,8th inning off Loes 0 on 0 out); Irvin (2,9th inning off Loes 0 on 1 out)., Brooklyn Campanella (4,2nd inning off Hearn 0 on 1 out).  SH–Hearn (1,off Loes).  HBP–Dark (1,by Loes); Campanella (1,by Hiller).  Team LOB–11.  IBB–Hodges (1,by Hiller).  Team–10.  CS–Gilliam 2 (5,2nd base by Hearn/Westrum,2nd base by Wilhelm/Calderone); Gilliam 2 (5,2nd base by Hearn/Westrum,2nd base by Wilhelm/Calderone).  U-HP–Frank Dascoli, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Hal Dixon, 3B–Larry Goetz.  T–2:47.  A–21,270.
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