Cincinnati Redlegs vs New York Giants
September 2, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1953 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Redlegs 3, New York Giants 4

Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Adams 3b 3 0 0 0
McMillan ss 4 0 1 0
Bell cf 4 0 1 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 1 1 0
Marshall rf 4 2 3 2
Greengrass lf 4 0 0 0
Seminick c 4 0 1 1
Bridges 2b 2 0 0 0
  Borkowski ph 1 0 0 0
Podbielan p 1 0 0 0
  Hatton ph 1 0 0 0
  Wehmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Lerchen ph 1 0 1 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hofman 3b 4 0 0 0
Dark ss 2 1 1 0
Mueller rf 4 1 2 0
Thomson cf 3 1 0 0
Rhodes lf 4 1 1 1
Spencer 2b 2 0 1 2
Gilbert 1b 3 0 0 0
Westrum c 3 0 0 0
Gomez p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 5 3
Cincinnati 000 010 002381
New York 301 000 00x450
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Podbielan  L(5-15) 4.0 4 4 3 3 2
  Wehmeier   3.0 1 0 0 2 1
  Smith   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
5
4
3
6
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez  W(13-7) 9.0 8 3 3 2 6
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
6

  E–Greengrass (6).  DP–New York 1. Hofman-D. Spencer-Gilbert.  2B–Cincinnati Marshall (13,off Gomez), New York D. Spencer (15,off Podbielan).  HR–Cincinnati Marshall (16,9th inning off Gomez 1 on 0 out), New York Rhodes (10,3rd inning off Podbielan 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–5.  HBP–Dark (5,by Podbielan).  Team–7.  U-HP–Frank Dascoli, 1B–Hal Dixon, 2B–Larry Goetz, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–2:10.  A–1,672.
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