Chicago Cubs vs New York Giants
August 30, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 30, 1953 at Polo Grounds V. The Chicago Cubs defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 6, New York Giants 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz cf,rf 5 1 2 1
Miksis 2b,ss 5 0 2 0
Fondy 1b 4 1 2 0
Kiner lf 4 0 1 1
Sauer rf 4 0 2 0
  Jeffcoat pr,cf 0 1 0 0
Garagiola c 4 1 2 0
Serena 3b 2 0 2 0
  Metkovich ph 0 1 0 0
  Jackson 3b 0 0 0 0
Smalley ss 3 0 0 0
  Cavarretta ph 1 1 1 3
  Ramazzotti 2b 0 0 0 0
Hacker p 4 0 1 0
Totals 36 6 15 5
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lockman 1b 4 0 1 0
Dark ss 3 1 0 0
Thompson 3b 3 0 1 0
Mueller rf 4 0 0 1
Thomson cf 3 0 0 0
Rhodes lf 3 1 2 1
Spencer 2b 3 0 0 0
Noble c 2 0 0 0
  Irvin ph 1 0 0 0
  Westrum c 0 0 0 0
Worthington p 2 0 1 0
  Maglie p 0 0 0 0
  Hofman ph 1 0 0 0
  Corwin p 0 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 5 2
Chicago 100 001 046150
New York 000 110 00250
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hacker  W(9-18) 8.0 5 2 2 2 1
Totals
8.0
5
2
2
2
1
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Worthington   5.2 10 2 2 1 1
  Maglie   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Corwin  L(6-3) 0.1 3 4 4 1 0
  Wilhelm   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
15
6
6
2
1

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 2. D. Spencer-Dark-Lockman, Dark-D. Spencer-Lockman, New York 2. D. Spencer-Dark-Lockman, Dark-D. Spencer-Lockman.  2B–Chicago Cavarretta (3,off Corwin), New York Worthington (1,off Hacker).  3B–Chicago Baumholtz (7,off Maglie).  HR–New York Rhodes (7,5th inning off Hacker 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–8.  Team–5.  CS–Fondy (7,2nd base by Worthington/Noble).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Lon Warneke, 3B–Jocko Conlan.  T–2:12.  A–7,285.
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