New York Giants vs Cincinnati Redlegs
May 15, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 1953 at Crosley Field. The New York Giants defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Giants 7, Cincinnati Redlegs 3

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 4 1 0 0
Dark ss 6 1 2 1
Thompson 3b 4 1 0 0
Irvin rf 4 2 2 1
  Thomson pr,rf 1 1 1 3
Lockman cf 5 1 2 0
Gilbert 1b 5 0 1 0
Rhodes lf 4 0 1 1
Yvars c 4 0 1 0
Jansen p 1 0 0 0
  Mueller ph 1 0 1 0
  Gomez pr 0 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 2 0 0 0
Totals 41 7 11 6
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Marquis cf 5 1 2 1
  Borkowski cf 0 0 0 0
Adams 3b 5 0 1 0
Bell rf 4 0 2 1
Kluszewski 1b 5 0 0 0
Greengrass lf 4 1 2 0
Bridges 2b 4 0 1 1
McMillan ss 5 0 0 0
Seminick c 4 0 0 0
Judson p 2 1 1 0
  Marshall ph 1 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Hatton ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 3 9 3
New York 000 001 020 047110
Cincinnati 001 010 010 00393
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen   6.0 8 2 2 4 2
  Wilhelm  W(3-1) 5.0 1 1 1 1 3
Totals
11.0
9
3
3
5
5
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Judson   8.0 8 3 1 5 0
  King  L(0-1) 3.0 3 4 4 2 0
Totals
11.0
11
7
5
7
0

  E–Marquis 2 (3), McMillan (5).  DP–New York 1. Gilbert, Cincinnati 1. Adams-Bridges-Kluszewski.  2B–New York Gilbert (1,off Judson); Rhodes (2,off Judson); Dark (8,off King)., Cincinnati Bell (2,off Jansen); Bridges (1,off Wilhelm)..  HR–New York Irvin (5,6th inning off Judson 0 on 0 out); Thomson (5,11th inning off King 2 on 2 out)., Cincinnati Marquis (2,5th inning off Jansen 0 on 1 out).  SH–Williams (2,off Judson); Lockman (2,off King)..  IBB–Yvars (2,by Judson).  Team LOB–10.  Team–9.  CS–Bridges (1,2nd base by Jansen/Yvars); Bridges (1,2nd base by Jansen/Yvars).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Artie Gore, 3B–Lee Ballanfant.  T–2:37.  A–1,452.
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