New York Giants vs Milwaukee Braves
June 20, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 1953 at County Stadium. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Giants 3, Milwaukee Braves 5

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lockman lf,1b 4 0 1 1
Dark ss 3 0 3 1
Thomson cf 4 0 0 0
Irvin rf,lf 4 0 0 0
Spencer 2b 4 0 1 0
Thompson 3b 3 1 0 0
Westrum c 3 0 1 0
  Gomez pr 0 1 0 0
  Noble c 0 0 0 0
Gilbert 1b 2 0 0 0
  Williams ph 0 1 0 0
  Mueller rf 0 0 0 0
Hearn p 2 0 0 0
  Rigney ph 1 0 0 1
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
  Koslo p 0 0 0 0
  Hiller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 3
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 4 2 4 0
Logan ss 4 1 1 1
Mathews 3b 3 0 0 1
Gordon lf 4 0 0 0
  Thorpe pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Pendleton rf,lf 4 0 1 1
Adcock 1b 4 0 0 0
Dittmer 2b 4 0 0 0
Crandall c 3 1 1 1
Liddle p 2 0 0 0
  Burdette p 0 0 0 0
  Crowe ph 1 0 1 0
  Sisti pr 0 1 0 0
  Bickford p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 4
New York 000 000 030361
Milwaukee 000 001 04x582
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn   7.0 4 1 1 0 2
  Wilhelm   0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Koslo  L(1-7) 0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Hiller   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
1
2
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Liddle   7.2 5 3 3 3 6
  Burdette  W(7-0) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Bickford  SV(1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
3
7

  E–Dark (10), Gordon (4), Crandall (6).  DP–Milwaukee 3. Crandall-Logan, Crandall-Dittmer, Mathews-Dittmer-Adcock.  2B–Milwaukee Bruton (9,off Hearn); Crowe (1,off Wilhelm); Logan (11,off Koslo).  3B–Milwaukee Bruton (7,off Hearn).  HR–Milwaukee Crandall (8,8th inning off Wilhelm 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–3.  IBB–Mathews (4,by Hiller).  Team–5.  CS–Dark (1,2nd base by Liddle/Crandall).  SB–Bruton (13,2nd base off Hearn/Westrum).  U-HP–Lee Ballanfant, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Artie Gore.  T–2:32.  A–23,631.
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