Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Giants
August 17, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1953 at Polo Grounds V. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 5, New York Giants 2

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Kazanski ss 5 0 0 1
Ashburn cf 4 0 0 0
Waitkus 1b 5 1 2 0
Ennis lf 5 2 2 0
Hamner 2b 4 1 1 1
Lopata c 4 0 2 2
Wyrostek rf 4 1 1 1
Jones 3b 2 0 1 0
Miller p 3 0 1 0
  Konstanty p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 4 0 1 0
Dark ss 4 0 0 0
Thompson 3b 4 0 1 0
Mueller lf 4 0 0 0
Lockman 1b 3 1 1 1
Rhodes rf 4 0 0 0
Thomson cf 4 1 2 1
Westrum c 4 0 3 0
Koslo p 2 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
  Hofman ph 1 0 1 0
  Gomez pr 0 0 0 0
  Kennedy p 0 0 0 0
  Gilbert ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 9 2
Philadelphia 000 100 0405100
New York 000 000 011290
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Miller  W(6-5) 8.2 9 2 2 1 4
  Konstanty  SV(3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
1
5
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Koslo  L(3-10) 7.0 10 5 5 3 1
  Wilhelm   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Kennedy   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
4
1

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 1. Waitkus-Kazanski-Waitkus.  3B–Philadelphia Hamner (5,off Koslo).  HR–New York Thomson (19,8th inning off Miller 0 on 0 out); Lockman (7,9th inning off Miller 0 on 1 out).  SH–Miller (1,off Koslo).  IBB–Jones 2 (5,by Koslo,by Wilhelm); Hamner (6,by Koslo).  Team LOB–9.  Team–7.  U-HP–Lee Ballanfant, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Artie Gore, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–2:20.  A–2,885.
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