New York Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 9, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1953 at Busch Stadium I. The New York Giants defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Giants 8, St. Louis Cardinals 3

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lockman 1b 5 1 2 1
Dark ss 4 1 0 0
Mueller rf 5 1 4 1
Irvin lf 2 3 0 0
Thomson cf 4 0 3 1
Hofman 2b 5 1 2 4
Spencer 3b 5 0 2 1
Westrum c 4 1 0 0
Koslo p 3 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 13 8
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Hemus ss 5 2 2 0
Schoendienst 2b 4 1 1 0
Musial lf 5 0 2 1
Jablonski 3b 4 0 1 1
Slaughter rf 4 0 2 0
Bilko 1b 3 0 1 0
Repulski cf 4 0 0 0
Rice c 4 0 2 0
  Schofield pr 0 0 0 0
  White p 0 0 0 0
Staley p 1 0 0 0
  Elliott ph 1 0 0 0
  Chambers p 0 0 0 0
  Erautt p 0 0 0 0
  Lowrey ph 1 0 0 0
  Presko p 0 0 0 0
  Yvars ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 11 2
New York 100 211 2018132
St. Louis 000 010 2003114
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Koslo  W(5-12) 9.0 11 3 2 2 2
Totals
9.0
11
3
2
2
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Staley  L(16-8) 5.0 8 4 4 1 2
  Chambers   1.0 2 3 3 2 0
  Erautt   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Presko   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  White   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
5
2

  E–Lockman (11), Dark (19), Hemus (23), Schoendienst (12), Jablonski (24), Staley (5).  DP–New York 3. Westrum-Hofman, Westrum-Dark-Hofman, Dark-Hofman-Lockman, St. Louis 3. Schoendienst-Hemus-Bilko, Hemus-Schoendienst-Bilko, Hemus-Bilko.  2B–New York Lockman (21,off Staley); D. Spencer (16,off Staley); Mueller (12,off Staley).  HR–New York Hofman (11,4th inning off Staley 1 on 2 out).  SH–Koslo (3,off Chambers).  HBP–Dark (6,by Staley).  IBB–Irvin (3,by Staley).  Team LOB–9.  Team–9.  SB–Lockman (3,2nd base off Chambers/D. Rice).  CS–Bilko (1,2nd base by Koslo/Westrum).  U-HP–Artie Gore, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Lee Ballanfant.  T–2:24.  A–7,487.
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