New York Giants vs Cincinnati Redlegs
June 18, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 18, 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 6, Cincinnati Redlegs 3

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lockman lf 5 0 0 0
Dark ss 5 1 1 0
Thomson cf 5 2 2 0
Irvin rf 4 1 3 2
  Gomez pr 0 0 0 0
  Mueller rf 0 0 0 0
Spencer 3b 3 1 2 2
Williams 2b 3 1 0 0
Gilbert 1b 3 0 1 1
Westrum c 2 0 0 0
  Noble c 2 0 1 0
Koslo p 2 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 2 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 5
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 3 0 2 2
  Marshall ph 1 0 0 0
  Bridges 2b 0 0 0 0
Adams 3b 5 0 0 0
Bell cf 5 0 1 0
Greengrass lf 5 0 1 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 1 2 1
Borkowski rf 4 1 2 0
Seminick c 3 0 1 0
McMillan ss 4 1 1 0
Collum p 3 0 2 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Marquis ph 1 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 12 3
New York 100 300 0206100
Cincinnati 000 102 0003120
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Koslo  W(1-6) 5.2 11 3 3 1 2
  Wilhelm  SV(12) 3.1 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
2
3
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Collum  L(1-2) 7.0 9 6 6 1 3
  Smith   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
  King   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
2
5

  E–None.  DP–New York 1. Irvin-Gilbert, Cincinnati 1. Temple-McMillan-Kluszewski.  2B–New York Thomson (7,off Collum); Dark (18,off Collum); D. Spencer (5,off Smith).  3B–New York D. Spencer (3,off Collum).  HR–Cincinnati Kluszewski (18,4th inning off Koslo 0 on 2 out).  HBP–D. Spencer (2,by Collum).  IBB–Gilbert (2,by Smith).  Team LOB–6.  Team–10.  SB–Williams (2,Home off Collum/Seminick); Gilbert (1,2nd base off Collum/Seminick).  U-HP–Dusty Boggess, 1B–Bill Engeln, 2B–Bill Stewart, 3B–Babe Pinelli.  T–2:34.  A–2,610.
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