Brooklyn Dodgers vs New York Giants
September 6, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 6, 1953 at Polo Grounds V. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Brooklyn Dodgers 6, New York Giants 3

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 4 0 0 0
Reese ss 4 0 1 0
Snider cf 3 2 1 0
Robinson lf 4 3 3 2
Campanella c 4 1 1 2
Hodges 1b 4 0 0 0
Furillo rf 0 0 0 0
  Thompson rf 3 0 1 0
Cox 3b 4 0 1 0
Roe p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 8 4
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lockman 1b 4 0 0 0
Dark ss 4 2 2 1
Hofman 2b 4 0 0 0
Thomson cf 3 1 1 2
Mueller rf 4 0 0 0
Spencer 3b 2 0 0 0
Rhodes lf 3 0 1 0
Westrum c 3 0 0 0
Gomez p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 4 3
Brooklyn 020 002 020681
New York 100 002 000341
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Roe  W (11-2) 9.0 4 3 2 3 4
Totals 9.0 4 3 2 3 4
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez  L (13-8) 9.0 8 6 4 1 6
Totals 9.0 8 6 4 1 6

  E–Reese (22), Westrum (7).  DP–Brooklyn 2. Roe-Reese-Hodges, Roe-Reese-Hodges, New York 1. Dark-Hofman-Lockman.  2B–Brooklyn Reese (22,off Gomez).  HR–Brooklyn Campanella (38,2nd inning off Gomez 1 on 0 out); Robinson (12,6th inning off Gomez 1 on 0 out), New York Dark (19,1st inning off Roe 0 on 1 out); Thomson (25,6th inning off Roe 1 on 1 out).  HBP–Furillo (4,by Gomez).  Team LOB–3.  Team–3.  U-HP–Dusty Boggess, 1B–Bill Engeln, 2B–Bill Stewart, 3B–Babe Pinelli.  T–2:26.  A–25,331.

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