Cincinnati Redlegs vs New York Giants
July 24, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 24, 1953 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Cincinnati Redlegs 1, New York Giants 3
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Bridges 2b 4 0 0 0
Adams 3b 4 0 0 0
Bell cf 3 0 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 3 1 2 1
Greengrass lf 3 0 1 0
Marshall rf 3 0 0 0
Seminick c 4 0 0 0
McMillan ss 3 0 0 0
  Hatton ph 1 0 0 0
Podbielan p 2 0 0 0
  Lerchen ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 3 1
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lockman 1b 4 0 1 0
Dark 2b 4 0 0 0
Thompson 3b 4 1 1 1
Irvin lf 4 0 2 0
Thomson cf 3 0 0 0
Mueller rf 3 0 0 0
Spencer ss 3 2 2 1
Westrum c 1 0 0 0
Gomez p 3 0 1 1
Totals 29 3 7 3
Cincinnati 000 100 000–130
New York 001 100 10x–371
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Podbielan  L(5-11) 6.0 6 2 2 2 0
  Smith   2.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
3
3
2
1
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez  W(8-4) 9.0 3 1 1 4 8
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
4
8
  E–Thompson (7).  DP–Cincinnati 2. Kluszewski, Podbielan-Kluszewski.  HR–Cincinnati Kluszewski (29,4th inning off Gomez 0 on 1 out), New York Thompson (19,4th inning off Podbielan 0 on 0 out); D. Spencer (15,7th inning off Smith 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–7.  Team–4.  U-HP–Frank Dascoli, 1B–Larry Goetz, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Lenny Roberts.  T–2:09.  A–12,220.
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