New York Giants vs Chicago Cubs
May 19, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 19, 1953 at Wrigley Field. 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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New York Giants 6, Chicago Cubs 4

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 4 1 1 3
Dark ss 4 0 1 0
Thompson 3b 4 0 0 0
Irvin rf 5 1 2 3
Lockman lf 5 0 0 0
Gilbert 1b 4 0 0 0
Thomson cf 4 0 0 0
Westrum c 2 1 1 0
  Spencer pr 0 1 0 0
  Calderone c 0 0 0 0
  Mueller ph 1 1 1 0
  Yvars c 0 0 0 0
Gomez p 1 0 0 0
  Corwin p 1 1 1 0
Totals 35 6 7 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz rf 5 0 1 2
Miksis 2b 5 0 2 0
Fondy 1b 4 0 0 0
Sauer lf 3 0 0 0
Ward cf 3 1 1 0
Serena 3b 2 0 0 0
  Jeffcoat pr 0 0 0 0
  Jackson 3b 1 1 1 1
Atwell c 4 0 1 0
Smalley ss 2 1 0 0
Hacker p 4 1 1 1
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
  Sawatski ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 4
New York 011 010 000 3671
Chicago 030 000 000 1471
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez   7.1 5 3 3 8 1
  Corwin  W(3-2) 2.2 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
10.0
7
4
4
9
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hacker  L(1-6) 9.1 7 6 5 3 2
  Schultz   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
7
6
5
3
2

  E–Dark (3), Sauer (2).  DP–New York 2. Dark-Williams-Gilbert, Dark-Williams-Gilbert.  2B–New York Westrum (1,off Hacker); Mueller (1,off Hacker)., Chicago Hacker (1,off Gomez); Baumholtz (7,off Gomez); Miksis (3,off Corwin)..  HR–New York Irvin (7,2nd inning off Hacker 0 on 0 out), Chicago Jackson (2,10th inning off Corwin 0 on 0 out).  SH–Gomez 2 (2,off Hacker 2); Dark (2,off Hacker).; Smalley (3,off Gomez); Atwell (1,off Gomez)..  IBB–Thompson (1,by Hacker); Smalley (1,by Gomez); Sauer (1,by Corwin)..  Team LOB–5.  Team–11.  CS–Thompson (2,Home by Schultz/Atwell).  SB–Ward 2 (3,2nd base off Gomez/Westrum,2nd base off Gomez/Calderone); Fondy (3,2nd base off Gomez/Calderone).  U-HP–Jocko Conlan, 1B–Lon Warneke, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–2:40.  A–8,135.
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