Brooklyn Dodgers vs New York Yankees
October 5, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 5, 1953 at Yankee Stadium. 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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Brooklyn Dodgers 3, New York Yankees 4

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 4 0 0 0
Reese ss 4 0 1 0
Robinson lf 4 1 2 0
Campanella c 4 0 1 1
Hodges 1b 4 0 0 0
Snider cf 3 1 0 0
Furillo rf 4 1 3 2
Cox 3b 4 0 1 0
Erskine p 1 0 0 0
  Williams ph 0 0 0 0
  Milliken p 0 0 0 0
  Morgan ph 1 0 0 0
  Labine p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Woodling lf 4 1 2 1
Collins 1b 3 0 1 0
  Mize ph 1 0 0 0
  Bollweg 1b 0 0 0 0
Bauer rf 3 2 1 0
Berra c 5 0 2 1
Mantle cf 4 0 1 0
Martin 2b 5 0 2 2
McDougald 3b 4 0 0 0
Rizzuto ss 4 1 2 0
Ford p 3 0 1 0
  Reynolds p 1 0 1 0
Totals 37 4 13 4
Brooklyn 000 001 002383
New York 210 000 0014130
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine   4.0 6 3 3 3 1
  Milliken   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Labine  L(0-2) 2.1 5 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.1
13
4
4
5
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ford   7.0 6 1 1 1 7
  Reynolds  W(1-0) 2.0 2 2 2 1 3
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
10

  E–Gilliam (1), Cox (1), Erskine (1).  DP–Brooklyn 3 Cox-Gilliam-Hodges, Snider-Gilliam-Campanella, Labine-Gilliam-Hodges.  2B–Brooklyn Furillo (2,off Ford); Robinson (2,off Ford), New York Berra (1,off Erskine); Martin (1,off Milliken).  HR–Brooklyn Furillo (1,9th inning off Reynolds 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–6.  IBB–Mantle (1,by Erskine).  Team–13.  SB–Robinson (1,3rd base off Ford/Berra).  IBB–Erskine (1,Mantle).  U-HP–Bill Stewart, 1B–Eddie Hurley, 2B–Artie Gore, 3B–Bill Grieve.  T–2:55.  A–62,370.
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