Brooklyn Dodgers vs New York Giants
August 13, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 13, 1953 at Polo Grounds V. 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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Brooklyn Dodgers 9, New York Giants 8

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 5 1 2 1
Morgan ss 5 1 1 0
Snider cf 5 1 1 1
Robinson 3b 4 2 1 0
Campanella c 4 2 3 4
Hodges 1b 4 0 1 1
Furillo rf 5 1 2 2
Shuba lf 5 1 1 0
  Thompson lf 0 0 0 0
Loes p 1 0 0 0
  Belardi ph 1 0 1 0
  Antonello pr 0 0 0 0
  Milliken p 0 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
  Hughes p 0 0 0 0
  Palica p 0 0 0 0
  Wade p 0 0 0 0
  Reese ph 1 0 0 0
  Labine p 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 9 13 9
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 4 1 1 0
Dark lf 5 1 2 3
Mueller rf 5 1 4 1
Thompson 3b 5 0 1 1
Lockman 1b 5 0 2 1
Thomson cf 5 0 0 0
Spencer ss 4 1 1 0
Westrum c 3 2 1 2
  Hofman ph 1 0 1 0
  Gomez pr 0 0 0 0
Worthington p 2 2 0 0
  Wilhelm p 1 0 0 0
  Corwin p 0 0 0 0
  Rhodes ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 8 13 8
Brooklyn 000 111 401 19131
New York 021 032 000 08130
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Loes   4.0 4 3 3 2 0
  Milliken   1.0 3 3 0 1 0
  Hughes   0.2 4 2 2 0 1
  Palica   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Wade   1.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Labine  W(5-3) 3.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
13
8
5
3
4
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Worthington   6.0 9 6 6 4 4
  Wilhelm  L(7-7) 3.0 4 3 3 0 2
  Corwin   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
13
9
9
4
6

  E–Hodges (6).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Gilliam-Morgan-Hodges.  2B–Brooklyn Hodges (17,off Worthington); Gilliam (20,off Worthington).  HR–Brooklyn Campanella 2 (31,7th inning off Wilhelm 2 on 1 out,9th inning off Wilhelm 0 on 2 out); Furillo (17,10th inning off Wilhelm 0 on 0 out), New York Westrum (8,2nd inning off Loes 1 on 2 out); Dark (13,3rd inning off Loes 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Worthington (2,off Milliken).  Team–7.  CS–Williams (7,2nd base by Loes/Campanella).  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Lee Ballanfant, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Artie Gore.  T–3:17.  A–30,931.
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