New York Giants vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 23, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1953 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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New York Giants 1, Philadelphia Phillies 2
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lockman 1b 4 0 0 0
Dark ss 4 1 1 0
Mueller rf 4 0 0 0
Irvin lf 4 0 1 1
  Corwin pr 0 0 0 0
Thomson cf 4 0 2 0
Thompson 3b 3 0 0 0
Katt c 3 0 1 0
  Gomez pr 0 0 0 0
  Westrum c 0 0 0 0
Spencer 2b 3 0 0 0
Grissom p 2 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
  Rhodes ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Kazanski ss 4 0 0 0
Ashburn cf 4 1 3 1
Torgeson 1b 3 0 1 0
Ennis lf 4 0 1 0
Hamner 2b 3 0 0 0
Burgess c 3 0 1 0
Wyrostek rf 3 0 0 0
Jones 3b 3 1 1 0
Roberts p 3 0 1 0
Totals 30 2 8 1
New York 000 100 000–161
Philadelphia 100 001 00x–280
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Grissom  L(4-2) 7.0 8 2 2 3 2
  Wilhelm   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
8
2
2
4
2
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  W(23-15) 9.0 6 1 1 0 7
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
0
7
  E–D. Spencer (33).  DP–New York 2. Lockman-Dark, D. Spencer-Dark-Lockman, Philadelphia 1. Roberts-Hamner-Torgeson.  2B–New York Dark (40); Irvin (21); Thomson (21); Rhodes (7), Philadelphia Ennis (22).  Team LOB–4.  Team–8.  SB–Thomson (4).  U-HP–Jocko Conlan, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Lon Warneke, 3B–Artie Gore.  T–1:54.  A–4,030.
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