Chicago Cubs vs New York Giants
September 1, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 1953 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 9, New York Giants 10

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz cf 5 0 1 0
Miksis 2b 5 1 2 0
Fondy 1b 5 2 2 1
Kiner lf 5 2 3 3
Sauer rf 4 0 1 0
Serena 3b 5 1 3 2
McCullough c 5 0 0 0
Smalley ss 5 1 2 2
Church p 1 1 1 1
  Pollet p 1 1 1 0
  Klippstein p 1 0 0 0
  Jackson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 43 9 16 9
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hofman 3b 4 2 2 1
Dark ss 5 2 4 1
Mueller rf 5 1 2 0
Thomson cf 5 2 3 4
Rhodes lf 3 2 2 3
Spencer 2b 5 0 0 0
Gilbert 1b 3 0 1 1
Westrum c 3 0 0 0
Maglie p 1 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 2 0 0 0
  Irvin ph 0 0 0 0
  Gomez pr 0 1 0 0
  Koslo p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 10 14 10
Chicago 033 102 0009162
New York 204 001 21x10141
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Church   2.1 7 6 6 0 0
  Pollet   3.1 3 1 1 5 2
  Klippstein  L(8-11) 2.1 4 3 2 3 1
Totals
8.0
14
10
9
8
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie   2.1 8 6 6 1 1
  Wilhelm   4.2 7 3 3 1 2
  Koslo  W(4-12) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
16
9
9
2
4

  E–Fondy (16), McCullough (3), Westrum (6).  DP–Chicago 1. Smalley-Miksis-Fondy.  2B–Chicago Serena (10,off Maglie); Miksis (17,off Maglie), New York Dark (34,off Church); Thomson (19,off Church); Mueller (11,off Church).  3B–Chicago Fondy (10,off Maglie), New York Thomson (5,off Pollet); Hofman (1,off Klippstein).  HR–Chicago Smalley (6,2nd inning off Maglie 1 on 2 out); Church (1,2nd inning off Maglie 0 on 2 out); Kiner (29,3rd inning off Maglie 1 on 0 out), New York Rhodes (9,3rd inning off Church 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–9.  Team–11.  SB–Fondy (7,3rd base off Wilhelm/Westrum); Kiner (2,2nd base off Wilhelm/Westrum).  U-HP–Lon Warneke, 1B–Jocko Conlan, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:44.  A–1,405.
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