Chicago Cubs vs New York Giants
May 6, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1953 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, New York Giants 8

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Miksis 2b 4 0 0 0
Fondy 1b 5 0 1 1
Hermanski rf 4 0 0 0
Sauer lf 5 0 1 0
Ward cf 4 0 1 0
Sawatski c 3 1 1 0
Serena 3b 3 1 1 0
Smalley ss 2 2 2 2
  Baumholtz ph 1 0 0 0
  Brown ss 0 0 0 0
Minner p 2 1 1 2
  Kelly p 0 0 0 0
  Baczewski p 0 0 0 0
  Simpson p 0 0 0 0
  Cavarretta ph 1 0 0 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
  Addis ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 5 1 1 0
Dark ss 5 1 2 1
Thomson cf 3 1 1 0
Irvin lf 3 0 1 2
Lockman 1b 4 1 2 1
Spencer 3b 5 2 2 1
Mueller rf 4 1 3 1
Yvars c 2 0 1 1
  Gomez pr 0 0 0 0
  Westrum c 0 1 0 0
Maglie p 1 0 0 0
  Hofman ph 1 0 0 0
  Corwin p 3 0 2 1
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 15 8
Chicago 030 100 100580
New York 010 060 10x8150
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Minner   4.0 7 4 4 3 0
  Kelly  L(0-1) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Baczewski   0.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Simpson   1.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Schultz   0.0 1 1 1 2 0
  Willis   2.0 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
15
8
8
8
0
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie   4.0 6 4 4 1 1
  Corwin  W(1-2) 4.0 2 1 1 5 4
  Wilhelm  SV(4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
6
6

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1. Simpson-Smalley-Fondy, New York 1. Maglie-Lockman.  2B–Chicago Sawatski (1,off Maglie), New York Thomson (1,off Minner); D. Spencer (3,off Kelly)..  3B–Chicago Serena (2,off Maglie); Fondy (2,off Corwin)..  HR–Chicago Minner (1,2nd inning off Maglie 1 on 2 out), New York D. Spencer (3,2nd inning off Minner 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–8.  HBP–Thomson (1,by Willis).  Team–13.  CS–D. Spencer (1,2nd base by Willis/Sawatski); D. Spencer (1,2nd base by Willis/Sawatski).  U-HP–Artie Gore, 1B–Lee Ballanfant, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–3:05.  A–3,356.
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