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 New York Giants defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Philadelphia Phillies 0, New York Giants 6

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Kazanski ss 4 0 2 0
Ashburn cf 4 0 2 0
Torgeson 1b 4 0 0 0
Ennis lf 4 0 1 0
Hamner 2b 2 0 1 0
  Waitkus ph 1 0 0 0
  Ryan 2b 1 0 0 0
Burgess c 3 0 1 0
Wyrostek rf 3 0 0 0
Jones 3b 3 0 0 0
Hansen p 2 0 1 0
  Konstanty p 0 0 0 0
  Glaviano ph 1 0 0 0
  Kipper p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 8 0
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 2 0 1 0
  Spencer pr,2b 2 0 0 0
Lockman 1b 4 0 1 0
Thompson 3b 4 1 1 1
Mueller lf 4 2 3 0
Rhodes rf 4 0 1 1
Dark ss 4 1 2 0
Thomson cf 2 2 1 0
Westrum c 4 0 2 2
Corwin p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 12 4
Philadelphia 000 000 000081
New York 000 012 03x6120
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Hansen  L(0-2) 5.0 8 3 3 0 1
  Konstanty   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Kipper   1.0 3 3 3 1 1
Totals
8.0
12
6
6
2
2
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Corwin  W(6-2) 9.0 8 0 0 2 4
Totals
9.0
8
0
0
2
4

  E–Jones (9).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Torgeson, Jones-Hamner-Torgeson, New York 3. Dark-Lockman, Dark-Lockman, Lockman.  2B–New York Mueller (10,off Hansen); Thomson (16,off Hansen).  3B–New York Mueller (1,off Hansen).  HR–New York Thompson (23,6th inning off Hansen 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–Williams (3,by Hansen).  IBB–Thomson 2 (5,by Konstanty,by Kipper).  Team–7.  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Artie Gore, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Lee Ballanfant.  T–2:25.  A–2,885.
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