New York Giants vs Brooklyn Dodgers
July 12, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 12, 1953 at Ebbets Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers 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, Brooklyn Dodgers 4

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lockman 1b 5 0 1 0
Dark 2b 4 2 1 0
Thompson 3b 4 0 0 0
Irvin lf 5 1 4 2
Thomson cf 4 0 0 1
Spencer ss 4 0 1 0
Mueller rf 4 0 0 0
Westrum c 3 0 0 0
Hearn p 2 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 7 3
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Cox 3b 5 1 2 2
Reese ss 2 0 0 0
Snider cf 5 0 2 0
Hodges 1b 4 0 0 0
Furillo rf 5 1 1 0
Shuba lf 5 1 1 1
Robinson 2b 5 0 2 0
Walker c 1 0 0 0
  Campanella ph,c 1 1 1 0
Erskine p 2 0 0 0
  Belardi ph 1 0 0 0
  Loes p 0 0 0 0
  Gilliam ph 1 0 0 0
  Podres p 0 0 0 0
  Morgan ph 0 0 0 1
Totals 37 4 9 4
New York 100 001 010 0373
Brooklyn 000 001 002 1490
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn   6.2 5 1 1 5 0
  Wilhelm  L(5-5) 2.2 4 3 3 3 1
Totals
9.1
9
4
4
8
1
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine   7.0 4 2 2 4 6
  Loes   2.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Podres  W(4-2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
7
3
3
5
7

  E–D. Spencer 2 (16), Hearn (1).  DP–New York 2. D. Spencer-Dark-Lockman, D. Spencer-Lockman, Brooklyn 1. Cox-Robinson-Hodges.  PB–Westrum (4).  2B–Brooklyn Snider (24,off Hearn); Robinson (21,off Hearn); Campanella (15,off Wilhelm).  3B–New York Irvin (4,off Erskine).  HR–New York Irvin (15,6th inning off Erskine 0 on 0 out), Brooklyn Shuba (4,6th inning off Hearn 0 on 1 out); Cox (6,9th inning off Wilhelm 1 on 1 out).  SH–Wilhelm (5,off Loes).  Team LOB–8.  IBB–Walker (3,by Hearn); Campanella (8,by Wilhelm).  Team–13.  U-HP–Bill Stewart, 1B–Artie Gore, 2B–Babe Pinelli, 3B–Bill Engeln.  T–3:06.  A–28,196.
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