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Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 12, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants, played on July 12, 1953 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 12, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 12, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Hearn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Erskine |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 28,196 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: Artie Gore 2B: Babe Pinelli 3B: Bill Engeln |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Al Dark | Second Baseman |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Jim Hearn | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| George Shuba | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
| Rube Walker | Catcher |
| Carl Erskine | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 12, 1953
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Erskine
Lockman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Erskine
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Erskine
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Erskine
Irvin hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Furillo who is chasing the ball. Irvin reaches third base with a triple. Dark goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. Erskine
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Hearn
Cox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Hearn
Reese hits a line drive into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Hearn
Snider hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Snider reaches second base with a double. Cox moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Hodges vs. Hearn
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Furillo vs. Hearn
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Erskine
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Erskine
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Erskine
Westrum is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Hearn
Shuba hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hearn
Robinson hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Thomson. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Hearn
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Erskine vs. Hearn
Erskine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Cox vs. Hearn
Cox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Erskine
Hearn hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Erskine
Lockman hits a line drive towards first. Hodges reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Erskine
Dark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hearn
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Hearn covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Hearn
Snider hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Hearn
Hodges hits a line drive towards short. Spencer catches it and throws to first to double up Snider. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Erskine
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Erskine
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Erskine
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Erskine
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Erskine
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Hearn
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Hearn
Shuba hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer misplays the ball. That's an error on Spencer. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Hearn
Hearn fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Hearn. Shuba moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Hearn
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Hearn
Walker is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Erskine vs. Hearn
Erskine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Erskine
Westrum hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Erskine
Hearn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Erskine
Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hearn moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Erskine
Dark hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Erskine
There's a wild pitch. Hearn moves to third. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Thompson vs. Erskine
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Hearn
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hearn
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Hearn
Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Hearn
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Erskine
Irvin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Erskine
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Erskine
Spencer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Erskine
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Hearn
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Hearn
Shuba hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hearn
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Hearn
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Erskine
Westrum hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Erskine
Hearn strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Erskine
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Belardi vs. Hearn
Wayne Belardi pinch hits for Carl Erskine.
Belardi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Hearn
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hearn
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer misplays the ball. That's an error on Spencer. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Wilhelm
The ball gets by Westrum for a passed ball. Reese moves to third. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Hodges vs. Wilhelm
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilhelm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Loes
Billy Loes now pitching.
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Loes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Loes
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Loes
Irvin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomson vs. Loes
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dark scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Loes
Spencer hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Robinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Wilhelm
Furillo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Wilhelm
Shuba hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Wilhelm
Robinson hits a line drive towards short. Spencer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Loes
Mueller hits a line drive into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Loes
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilhelm vs. Loes
Wilhelm bunts towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Robinson covering, for the out. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Loes
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Wilhelm
Roy Campanella pinch hits for Rube Walker.
Campanella hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. Campanella reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Wilhelm
Jim Gilliam pinch hits for Billy Loes.
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilhelm covering, for the out. Campanella moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Cox vs. Wilhelm
Cox hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Wilhelm
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Wilhelm
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Wilhelm
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Podres
Roy Campanella now catching. Johnny Podres now pitching.
Dark hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Robinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Podres
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Podres
Irvin hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Podres
Thomson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Wilhelm
Furillo hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Shuba vs. Wilhelm
Shuba strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Wilhelm
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Furillo moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Campanella vs. Wilhelm
Campanella is walked intentionally. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Morgan vs. Wilhelm
Bobby Morgan pinch hits for Johnny Podres.
Morgan takes first base on ball four. Furillo scores. Robinson moves to third. Campanella moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/12/1953 -- New York at Brooklyn (D)
New York AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Lockman W, 1b 5 0 1 0 Cox B, 3b 5 1 2 2
Dark A, 2b 4 2 1 0 Reese P, ss 2 0 0 0
Thompson H, 3b 4 0 0 0 Snider D, cf 5 0 2 0
Irvin M, lf 5 1 4 2 Hodges G, 1b 4 0 0 0
Thomson B, cf 4 0 0 1 Furillo C, rf 5 1 1 0
Spencer D, ss 4 0 1 0 Shuba G, lf 5 1 1 1
Mueller D, rf 4 0 0 0 Robinson J, 2b 5 0 2 0
Westrum W, c 3 0 0 0 Walker R, c 1 0 0 0
Hearn J, p 2 0 0 0 Campanella R, ph-c 1 1 1 0
Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0 Erskine C, p 2 0 0 0
Belardi W, ph 1 0 0 0
Loes B, p 0 0 0 0
Gilliam J, ph 1 0 0 0
Podres J, p 0 0 0 0
Morgan B, ph 0 0 0 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 7 3 37 4 9 4
New York 100 001 010 0 -- 3
Brooklyn 000 001 002 1 -- 4
1 out when winning run was scored.
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn J 6.2 5 1 1 5 0
Wilhelm H (L) 2.2 4 3 3 3 1
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine C 7.0 4 2 2 4 6
Loes B 2.0 2 1 1 1 0
Podres J (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Spencer D 2, Hearn J
DP -- New York 2, Brooklyn 1
LOB -- New York 8, Brooklyn 13
2B -- Snider D, Robinson J, Campanella R
3B -- Irvin M
HR -- Irvin M, Shuba G, Cox B
SH -- Wilhelm H
WP -- Erskine C
PB -- Westrum W
T -- 3:06
A -- 28196
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