Brooklyn Dodgers vs New York Giants
May 21, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1953 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 2, New York Giants 7

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 4 0 2 0
Reese ss 3 1 1 0
Snider cf 4 1 2 2
Robinson 1b,lf 3 0 1 0
Campanella c 4 0 0 0
Shuba lf 1 0 0 0
  Antonello ph,lf 1 0 0 0
  Labine p 0 0 0 0
  Morgan ph 1 0 0 0
Cox 3b 4 0 0 0
Furillo rf 4 0 0 0
Black p 0 0 0 0
  Wade p 0 0 0 0
  Mauro ph 1 0 0 0
  Podres p 1 0 1 0
  Hodges ph,1b 1 0 1 0
Totals 32 2 8 2
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 3 0 0 0
Dark ss 3 2 1 0
Thompson 3b 4 2 3 3
Irvin rf 3 0 0 0
Lockman lf 4 1 1 1
Gilbert 1b 4 1 1 1
Thomson cf 3 1 1 2
Westrum c 4 0 0 0
Maglie p 0 0 0 0
  Corwin p 2 0 1 0
  Koslo p 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 8 7
Brooklyn 200 000 000282
New York 500 020 00x780
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Black   0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Wade  L(2-2) 0.2 3 3 3 0 0
  Podres   5.0 2 2 2 2 3
  Labine   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
8
7
7
3
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie   0.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Corwin  W(4-2) 3.2 4 0 0 2 2
  Koslo  SV(1) 5.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
5

  E–Gilliam (4), Reese (9).  DP–Brooklyn 2. Robinson, Cox-Gilliam-Robinson, New York 3. Williams-Gilbert, Thompson-Williams-Gilbert, Thompson-Williams-Gilbert.  2B–Brooklyn Robinson (9,off Maglie), New York Lockman (2,off Wade); Corwin (1,off Podres)..  3B–New York Dark (2,off Black); Thompson (2,off Black)..  HR–Brooklyn Snider (7,1st inning off Maglie 1 on 1 out), New York Thomson (6,1st inning off Wade 1 on 2 out); Thompson (4,5th inning off Podres 1 on 1 out)..  Team LOB–6.  HBP–Thomson (2,by Podres).  Team–5.  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Jocko Conlan, 3B–Lon Warneke.  T–2:43.  A–46,778.
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