New York Yankees vs Brooklyn Dodgers
October 4, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 4, 1953 at Ebbets Field. The New York Yankees defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 11, Brooklyn Dodgers 7

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Woodling lf 3 1 1 1
Collins 1b 5 2 1 0
Bauer rf 3 1 0 0
Berra c 4 2 2 1
Mantle cf 5 1 1 4
Martin 2b 5 1 2 2
McDougald 3b 5 1 2 1
Rizzuto ss 3 2 1 0
McDonald p 2 0 1 1
  Kuzava p 1 0 0 0
  Reynolds p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 11 11 10
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 4 2 2 1
Reese ss 5 0 1 0
Snider cf 5 0 2 1
Robinson lf 5 1 1 0
Campanella c 4 2 3 0
Hodges 1b 4 0 2 0
Furillo rf 4 1 1 1
Cox 3b 4 1 1 3
Podres p 1 0 1 0
  Meyer p 1 0 0 0
  Belardi ph 1 0 0 0
  Wade p 0 0 0 0
  Shuba ph 0 0 0 0
  Williams ph 1 0 0 0
  Black p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 14 6
New York 105 000 31111111
Brooklyn 010 010 0417141
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
McDonald  W(1-0) 7.2 12 6 5 0 3
  Kuzava   0.2 2 1 1 0 1
  Reynolds  SV(1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
7
6
0
4
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Podres  L(0-1) 2.2 1 5 1 2 0
  Meyer   4.1 8 4 3 4 5
  Wade   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Black   1.0 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
11
6
6
7

  E–Rizzuto (1), Hodges (1).  DP–New York 3 Woodling-Berra, Rizzuto-Collins, Martin-Rizzuto-Collins.  2B–New York McDonald (1,off Meyer); Collins (1,off Wade).  3B–New York McDougald (1,off Meyer).  HR–New York Woodling (1,1st inning off Podres 0 on 0 out); Mantle (2,3rd inning off Meyer 3 on 2 out); Martin (2,7th inning off Meyer 1 on 1 out); McDougald (2,9th inning off Black 0 on 1 out), Brooklyn Cox (1,8th inning off McDonald 2 on 2 out); Gilliam (2,9th inning off Kuzava 0 on 0 out).  SH–McDonald (1,off Podres); Bauer (1,off Wade).  HBP–Bauer (1,by Podres); Gilliam (1,by McDonald).  IBB–Woodling (1,by Meyer).  Team LOB–7.  Team–6.  SB–Rizzuto (1,2nd base off Meyer/Campanella).  CS–Martin (2,2nd base by Meyer/Campanella).  HBP–Podres (1,Bauer).  IBB–Meyer (1,Woodling).  U-HP–Bill Grieve, 1B–Bill Stewart, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Artie Gore.  T–3:02.  A–36,775.
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