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Yankees
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
October 4, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Yankees, played on October 4, 1953 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | October 4, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 4, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim McDonald |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Podres |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 36,775 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: Eddie Hurley 3B: Artie Gore |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gene Woodling | Left Fielder |
| Joe Collins | First Baseman |
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
| Gil McDougald | Third Baseman |
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Jim McDonald | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Podres | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
October 4, 1953
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Podres
Woodling hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Podres
Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Podres
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Podres
Berra hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. McDonald
Gilliam hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. McDonald
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. McDonald
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. McDonald
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Podres
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Podres
Martin hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Campanella fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Podres
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. McDonald
Campanella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. McDonald
Hodges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. McDonald
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Rizzuto. Campanella scores. Hodges moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cox vs. McDonald
Cox hits a line drive towards left. Woodling catches it and throws to home to double up Hodges. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Podres vs. McDonald
Podres hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gilliam vs. McDonald
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Podres
Rizzuto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDonald vs. Podres
McDonald bunts in front of the plate. Campanella fields it and throws to first for the out. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woodling vs. Podres
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Podres fields it and throws to first for the out. Rizzuto moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Collins vs. Podres
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges juggles the ball. That's an error on Hodges. Rizzuto scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Podres
Bauer is hit by the pitch. Collins moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Podres
Berra takes first base on ball four. Collins moves to third. Bauer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mantle vs. Meyer
Russ Meyer now pitching.
Mantle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Meyer
Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Meyer
There goes Martin. The throw from Campanella and he is out, Gilliam applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. McDonald
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. McDonald
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snider for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McDonald
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Meyer
McDougald strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Meyer
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Meyer
McDonald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Meyer
Woodling takes first base on ball four. McDonald moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Collins vs. Meyer
Collins strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. McDonald
Campanella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. McDonald
Hodges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. McDonald
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Campanella moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cox vs. McDonald
Cox hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Meyer
Bauer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Meyer
Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Meyer
Mantle strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Meyer
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. McDonald
Meyer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. McDonald
Gilliam is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. McDonald
Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. McDonald
Snider hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gilliam scores. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. McDonald
Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campanella vs. McDonald
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Meyer
McDougald hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Snider, who is chasing the ball. McDougald reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rizzuto vs. Meyer
Rizzuto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McDonald vs. Meyer
There goes Rizzuto. The throw from Campanella and he is safe. Rizzuto steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McDonald vs. Meyer
McDonald is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Woodling vs. Meyer
Woodling is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Collins vs. Meyer
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to home to get McDougald. Rizzuto moves to third. Woodling moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bauer vs. Meyer
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. McDonald
Hodges hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. McDonald
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops it up and throws to first, with McDonald covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. McDonald
Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Meyer
Berra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Meyer
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mantle for the out. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Meyer
Martin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Meyer
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Meyer
Rizzuto hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDonald vs. Meyer
McDonald hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. McDonald reaches second base with a double. Rizzuto goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woodling vs. Meyer
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 9 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belardi vs. McDonald
Wayne Belardi pinch hits for Russ Meyer.
Belardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. McDonald
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. McDonald
Reese hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 9 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Wade
Ben Wade now pitching.
Collins hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snider. Collins reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bauer vs. Wade
Bauer bunts towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Gilliam covering, for the out. Collins moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Berra vs. Wade
Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Collins scores. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Wade
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 10 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. McDonald
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops it up and throws to first, with McDonald covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McDonald
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. McDonald
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. McDonald
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. McDonald
Furillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cox vs. McDonald
Cox hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Kuzava
George Shuba pinch hits for Ben Wade. Bob Kuzava now pitching. Dick Williams pinch hits for George Shuba.
Williams strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 10 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Black
Joe Black now pitching.
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Black
McDougald hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Black
Rizzuto hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuzava vs. Black
Kuzava is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 11 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Kuzava
Gilliam hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Kuzava
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Kuzava
Snider hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Reynolds
Allie Reynolds now pitching.
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 10/4/1953 -- New York at Brooklyn (D)
New York AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Woodling G, lf 3 1 1 1 Gilliam J, 2b 4 2 2 1
Collins J, 1b 5 2 1 0 Reese P, ss 5 0 1 0
Bauer H, rf 3 1 0 0 Snider D, cf 5 0 2 1
Berra Y, c 4 2 2 1 Robinson J, lf 5 1 1 0
Mantle M, cf 5 1 1 4 Campanella R, c 4 2 3 0
Martin B, 2b 5 1 2 2 Hodges G, 1b 4 0 2 0
McDougald G, 3b 5 1 2 1 Furillo C, rf 4 1 1 1
Rizzuto P, ss 3 2 1 0 Cox B, 3b 4 1 1 3
McDonald J, p 2 0 1 1 Podres J, p 1 0 1 0
Kuzava B, p 1 0 0 0 Meyer R, p 1 0 0 0
Reynolds A, p 0 0 0 0 Belardi W, ph 1 0 0 0
Wade B, p 0 0 0 0
Shuba G, ph 0 0 0 0
Williams D, ph 1 0 0 0
Black J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 11 11 10 39 7 14 6
New York 105 000 311 -- 11
Brooklyn 010 010 041 -- 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
McDonald J (W) 7.2 12 6 5 0 3
Kuzava B 0.2 2 1 1 0 1
Reynolds A (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Podres J (L) 2.2 1 5 1 2 0
Meyer R 4.1 8 4 3 4 5
Wade B 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Black J 1.0 1 1 1 0 2
E -- Rizzuto P, Hodges G
DP -- New York 3
LOB -- New York 7, Brooklyn 6
2B -- McDonald J, Collins J
3B -- McDougald G
HR -- Woodling G, Mantle M, Martin B, Cox B, McDougald G, Gilliam J
SB -- Rizzuto P
CS -- Martin B
SH -- McDonald J, Bauer H
HBP -- by Podres J (Bauer H), by McDonald J (Gilliam J)
T -- 3:02
A -- 36775
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