Brooklyn Dodgers vs New York Giants
July 5, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 1953 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 6, New York Giants 20

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 4 1 0 0
Snider cf 4 1 1 0
Robinson 3b 3 0 0 0
  Morgan 3b 1 0 0 0
Campanella c 4 1 1 0
Belardi 1b 4 1 3 4
Hodges lf 4 1 1 0
Furillo rf 4 1 1 0
Cox ss 4 0 2 1
Labine p 1 0 0 0
  Black p 0 0 0 0
  Reese ph 1 0 0 0
  Branca p 0 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 1 0 0 0
  Wade p 0 0 0 0
  Shuba ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 9 5
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lockman 1b 3 3 0 1
  Gilbert 1b 0 0 0 0
Dark 2b 3 4 2 3
  Williams 2b 0 0 0 0
Thompson 3b 5 4 4 7
Irvin lf 5 1 2 1
  Rhodes lf 0 0 0 0
Thomson cf 5 1 1 2
Spencer ss 5 1 2 2
Mueller rf 4 2 1 0
Westrum c 4 2 1 0
Maglie p 5 2 3 2
Totals 39 20 16 18
Brooklyn 200 003 010694
New York 332 361 20x20161
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Labine  L(3-2) 2.0 4 6 4 2 0
  Black   2.0 5 5 5 2 1
  Branca   1.0 3 6 6 3 0
  Wade   3.0 4 3 2 0 5
Totals
8.0
16
20
17
7
6
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie  W(6-4) 9.0 9 6 5 1 3
Totals
9.0
9
6
5
1
3

  E–Gilliam (10), Snider (4), Campanella (5), Belardi (4), D. Spencer (12).  DP–Brooklyn 2. Cox-Gilliam-Belardi, Robinson-Gilliam-Belardi.  2B–Brooklyn Snider (21,off Maglie); Cox 2 (7,off Maglie 2).  3B–Brooklyn Belardi (2,off Maglie); Hodges (4,off Maglie).  HR–Brooklyn Belardi (7,6th inning off Maglie 1 on 1 out), New York Dark (6,2nd inning off Labine 2 on 2 out); Thomson (12,3rd inning off Black 1 on 0 out); Thompson 2 (13,4th inning off Black 2 on 1 out,5th inning off Branca 3 on 0 out); D. Spencer (14,7th inning off Wade 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–4.  Team–2.  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Lenny Roberts, 2B–Larry Goetz, 3B–Frank Dascoli.  T–2:34.  A–36,733.
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