Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Giants
July 7, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 7, 1953 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 3, New York Giants 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Kazanski ss 4 0 0 0
Ashburn cf 3 1 0 0
Hamner 2b 4 1 2 0
Ennis lf 3 1 2 3
Wyrostek rf 4 0 0 0
Waitkus 1b 3 0 1 0
Burgess c 3 0 0 0
Jones 3b 3 0 0 0
Konstanty p 1 0 0 0
  Hansen p 1 0 0 0
  Nicholson ph 1 0 0 0
  Peterson p 0 0 0 0
  Ridzik p 0 0 0 0
  Ryan ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 3
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lockman 1b 4 1 2 0
Dark 2b 3 1 1 0
Thompson 3b 4 1 2 3
Irvin lf 4 1 2 0
Thomson cf 3 1 1 2
Spencer ss 4 0 0 0
Mueller rf 4 0 2 0
Westrum c 4 0 2 0
Grissom p 3 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 12 5
Philadelphia 000 003 000350
New York 004 000 10x5120
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Konstanty  L(10-5) 3.0 8 4 4 0 0
  Hansen   3.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Peterson   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Ridzik   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
5
5
1
0
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Grissom  W(1-0) 6.0 3 3 3 3 3
  Wilhelm  SV(15) 3.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
3
6

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 2. Hamner-Kazanski-Waitkus, Kazanski-Hamner-Waitkus.  2B–New York Lockman (11,off Peterson).  HR–Philadelphia Ennis (14,6th inning off Grissom 2 on 1 out), New York Thompson (14,3rd inning off Konstanty 1 on 1 out); Thomson (13,3rd inning off Konstanty 1 on 1 out).  SH–Jones (3,off Wilhelm); Dark (6,off Peterson).  HBP–Ennis (3,by Grissom).  Team LOB–6.  Team–7.  U-HP–Larry Goetz, 1B–Frank Dascoli, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Lenny Roberts.  T–2:32.  A–34,736.
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