New York Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 23, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 1953 at Busch Stadium I. The St. Louis Cardinals 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 8, St. Louis Cardinals 15

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 5 1 3 0
Lockman 1b 5 1 1 0
Dark lf 3 2 1 2
Irvin rf 4 1 2 1
Spencer ss 4 1 1 1
Thomson cf 4 1 2 1
Hofman 3b 4 1 1 3
Westrum c 4 0 0 0
Koslo p 0 0 0 0
  Hiller p 1 0 0 0
  Corwin p 1 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 1 0 0 0
  Calderone ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 11 8
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Repulski cf 6 2 3 0
Hemus ss 4 3 2 0
Schoendienst 2b 4 2 2 1
Musial lf 3 1 2 2
Bilko 1b 4 1 2 1
Slaughter rf 4 2 0 1
Jablonski 3b 3 1 1 0
  Castiglione 3b 1 0 0 0
Rice c 3 2 1 4
Haddix p 4 1 2 3
Totals 36 15 15 13
New York 000 350 0008113
St. Louis 700 700 10x15151
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Koslo  L(1-8) 0.0 4 4 4 0 0
  Hiller   3.1 7 8 7 2 1
  Corwin   1.0 2 2 2 3 1
  Wilhelm   3.2 2 1 0 2 1
Totals
8.0
15
15
13
7
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Haddix  W(9-3) 9.0 11 8 8 1 5
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
1
5

  E–Irvin (6), D. Spencer 2 (8), Hofman (1), Musial (2).  DP–New York 2. D. Spencer-Williams-Lockman, Williams-D. Spencer-Lockman, St. Louis 1. Jablonski-Schoendienst-Bilko.  PB–Westrum (3).  2B–St. Louis Musial (15,off Koslo); Bilko (12,off Hiller).  3B–New York Dark (3,off Haddix).  HR–New York Hofman (5,4th inning off Haddix 2 on 2 out); D. Spencer (10,5th inning off Haddix 0 on 2 out); Thomson (10,5th inning off Haddix 0 on 2 out), St. Louis Haddix (1,1st inning off Hiller 2 on 2 out); D. Rice (4,4th inning off Corwin 3 on 1 out).  Team LOB–3.  HBP–D. Rice 2 (5,by Hiller,by Wilhelm); Jablonski (1,by Hiller).  Team–7.  U-HP–Lon Warneke, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Jocko Conlan.  T–2:41.  A–12,019.
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