New York Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 8, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1953 at Busch Stadium I. The St. Louis Cardinals 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, St. Louis Cardinals 8

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lockman 1b 4 1 1 0
Dark ss 4 1 2 0
Thompson 3b 4 0 0 0
Irvin lf 4 0 2 2
Mueller rf 4 1 1 0
Thomson cf 3 0 0 0
Williams 2b 3 0 1 1
Westrum c 0 0 0 0
  Gilbert ph 1 0 0 0
  Noble c 2 0 0 0
Jansen p 0 0 0 0
  Koslo p 1 0 0 0
  Hofman ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
  Rhodes ph 1 0 0 0
  Corwin p 0 0 0 0
  Hearn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Hemus ss 2 2 1 0
Schoendienst 2b 4 1 0 0
Musial lf 3 3 2 1
Slaughter rf 3 1 1 2
Jablonski 3b 4 0 1 2
  Castiglione 3b 1 0 1 1
Bilko 1b 4 0 1 0
Rice c 4 0 0 1
Repulski cf 4 1 3 1
Staley p 3 0 1 0
Totals 32 8 11 8
New York 000 011 010371
St. Louis 300 010 04x8110
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen  L(10-9) 1.0 3 3 2 3 0
  Koslo   3.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Wilhelm   2.0 3 1 1 2 1
  Corwin   1.2 2 4 4 4 3
  Hearn   0.1 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
8
7
9
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Staley  W(14-6) 9.0 7 3 3 1 3
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
1
3

  E–Williams (6).  DP–New York 3. Williams-Dark-Lockman, Williams-Dark-Lockman, Thompson-Dark-Williams, St. Louis 2. Jablonski-Schoendienst-Bilko, Staley-Hemus-Bilko.  PB–Noble (4).  2B–New York Dark (26,off Staley), St. Louis Musial (34,off Corwin); Castiglione (4,off Hearn).  HR–St. Louis Musial (16,5th inning off Wilhelm 0 on 1 out); Repulski (10,8th inning off Corwin 0 on 1 out).  HBP–Westrum (1,by Staley); Thomson (3,by Staley).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Staley (5,off Wilhelm).  IBB–Bilko (3,by Jansen).  Team–10.  U-HP–Frank Dascoli, 1B–Larry Goetz, 2B–Hal Dixon, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–2:27.  A–14,636.
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