Chicago Cubs vs New York Giants
June 7, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 7, 1953 at Polo Grounds V. The Chicago Cubs defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, New York Giants 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz cf 3 0 1 0
  Jeffcoat cf 0 0 0 0
Miksis 2b 3 0 0 0
Fondy 1b 3 0 0 0
Sauer rf 3 1 1 0
Kiner lf 2 1 0 0
Jackson 3b 3 2 2 3
Smalley ss 4 0 1 1
McCullough c 2 1 1 1
Jones p 2 0 0 0
  Lown p 1 0 0 0
Totals 26 5 6 5
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 2 0 0 0
Dark ss 3 1 2 1
Thompson 3b 3 0 1 0
Irvin lf 4 0 1 0
Lockman 1b 3 0 0 0
Mueller rf 4 0 2 1
Thomson cf 4 0 1 0
Noble c 1 0 0 0
  Gomez pr 0 1 0 0
  Yvars c 1 0 0 0
  Rigney pr 0 0 0 0
  Calderone c 0 0 0 0
Koslo p 0 0 0 0
  Corwin p 0 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 1 0 0 0
  Rhodes ph 1 0 1 0
  Jansen p 0 0 0 0
  Spencer ph 1 0 0 0
  Hiller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 8 2
Chicago 030 002 0561
New York 000 010 1280
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jones   4.0 3 1 1 3 0
  Lown  W(2-1) 3.0 5 1 1 1 3
Totals
7.0
8
2
2
4
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Koslo  L(0-5) 1.0 2 3 3 2 0
  Corwin   0.2 0 0 0 2 0
  Wilhelm   3.1 2 0 0 1 2
  Jansen   1.0 2 2 2 1 0
  Hiller   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
7.0
6
5
5
8
3

  E–Miksis (10).  DP–Chicago 2. Jackson-McCullough, Sauer-Fondy-Jones.  2B–New York Thomson (3,off Jones).  3B–Chicago Jackson (1,off Koslo).  HR–Chicago Jackson (4,6th inning off Jansen 0 on 0 out); McCullough (1,6th inning off Jansen 0 on 1 out)..  Team LOB–8.  HBP–Williams (2,by Jones); Dark (2,by Jones).  Team–11.  CS–Fondy (3,2nd base by Wilhelm/Noble).  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Lee Ballanfant, 2B–Artie Gore, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:18.  A–12,184.
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