New York Giants vs Philadelphia Phillies
July 4, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1953 at Shibe Park. The New York Giants defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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New York Giants 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 5 0 1 0
Lockman 1b 4 1 1 0
Thomson cf 4 1 1 0
Irvin rf 2 0 1 1
Spencer ss 4 0 0 1
Dark lf 4 0 0 0
Hofman 3b 3 1 1 0
  Thompson ph,3b 1 1 1 1
Noble c 3 0 1 0
Gomez p 3 0 1 1
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Glaviano 3b 3 1 0 0
Ashburn cf 3 0 1 0
Hamner 2b,ss 4 0 1 0
Ennis lf 4 0 0 0
Clark rf 4 1 0 1
Waitkus 1b 4 0 2 0
Burgess c 3 0 1 1
Kazanski ss 3 0 0 0
  Wyrostek ph 1 0 0 0
  Ryan 2b 0 0 0 0
Simmons p 3 0 1 0
  Nicholson ph 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
New York 000 010 021481
Philadelphia 100 001 000262
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez  W(5-4) 7.1 6 2 1 6 0
  Wilhelm  SV(14) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
6
1
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Simmons  L(7-5) 8.0 7 3 1 3 3
  Miller   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
2
3
3

  E–D. Spencer (11), Glaviano 2 (4).  DP–New York 1. D. Spencer-Lockman, Philadelphia 3. Kazanski-Hamner-Waitkus, Kazanski-Waitkus, Ennis-Ryan.  2B–New York Hofman (3,off Simmons), Philadelphia Ashburn (11,off Gomez).  HR–New York Thompson (11,9th inning off Miller 0 on 0 out).  SH–Wilhelm (4,off Miller).  Team LOB–6.  Team–10.  U-HP–Bill Stewart, 1B–Babe Pinelli, 2B–Dusty Boggess, 3B–Bill Engeln.
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