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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 19, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Giants, played on May 19, 1953 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 19, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 19, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ruben Gomez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Warren Hacker |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 8,135 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Lon Warneke 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Tom Gorman |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Monte Irvin | Right Fielder |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Tookie Gilbert | First Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Ruben Gomez | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Baumholtz | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Miksis | Second Baseman |
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Preston Ward | Center Fielder |
| Bill Serena | Third Baseman |
| Toby Atwell | Catcher |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Warren Hacker | Pitcher |
| Phil Cavarretta | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 19, 1953
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hacker
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Hacker
Dark strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Hacker
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Gomez
Baumholtz hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Gomez
Miksis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Gomez
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Gomez
Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Hacker
Irvin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Hacker
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Hacker
Gilbert hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Atwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Hacker
Thomson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Gomez
Ward takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Serena vs. Gomez
Serena hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Atwell vs. Gomez
Atwell hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Gomez
There goes Ward. The throw from Westrum and he is safe. Ward steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Gomez
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hacker vs. Gomez
Hacker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Hacker reaches second base with a double. Ward scores. Smalley moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Baumholtz vs. Gomez
Baumholtz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Baumholtz reaches second base with a double. Smalley scores. Hacker scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miksis vs. Gomez
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Hacker
Westrum hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer. Westrum reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gomez vs. Hacker
Gomez bunts towards the mound. Hacker fields it and throws to first for the out. Westrum moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Hacker
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the catcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Westrum scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Hacker
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Hacker
Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Irvin vs. Hacker
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Gomez
Fondy strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Gomez
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Gomez
Ward takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Serena vs. Gomez
Serena takes first base on ball four. Ward moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Atwell vs. Gomez
Atwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gilbert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Atwell for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Hacker
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Hacker
Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilbert for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Hacker
Thomson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Gomez
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hacker vs. Gomez
Hacker bunts towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Gomez
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miksis vs. Gomez
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Hacker
Westrum hits a fly ball towards left. Sauer settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Sauer. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gomez vs. Hacker
Daryl Spencer pinch runs for Wes Westrum.
Gomez bunts towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Miksis covering, for the out. Spencer moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Hacker
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Spencer scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Hacker
Dark hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Gomez
Sam Calderone now catching.
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gilbert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fondy for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Gomez
Sauer hits a popup towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Gomez
Ward hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Serena vs. Gomez
There goes Ward. The throw from Calderone and he is safe. Ward steals second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Serena vs. Gomez
Serena hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Hacker
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Hacker
Irvin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Hacker
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Gomez
Atwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Gomez
Smalley bunts in front of the plate. Calderone fields it and throws to first for the out. Atwell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hacker vs. Gomez
Hacker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baumholtz vs. Gomez
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Hacker
Gilbert hits a fly ball into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Hacker
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Calderone vs. Hacker
Calderone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Hacker
Gomez hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Gomez
Miksis hits a popup towards first. Gilbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Gomez
Fondy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Gomez
There goes Fondy. The throw from Calderone and he is safe. Fondy steals second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sauer vs. Gomez
Sauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ward vs. Gomez
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hacker
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Hacker
Dark bunts towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Miksis covering, for the out. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Hacker
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Irvin vs. Hacker
Irvin hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Gomez
Serena takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Atwell vs. Gomez
Hal Jeffcoat pinch runs for Bill Serena.
Atwell bunts towards first. Gilbert scoops it up and throws to first, with Williams covering, for the out. Jeffcoat moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Gomez
Smalley is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hacker vs. Corwin
Al Corwin now pitching.
Hacker hits a popup towards first. Gilbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baumholtz vs. Corwin
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Hacker
Randy Jackson now playing third base.
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Hacker
Gilbert hits a fly ball into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Hacker
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Corwin
Miksis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Irvin. Miksis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fondy vs. Corwin
Fondy strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sauer vs. Corwin
Sauer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ward vs. Corwin
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 10
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Hacker
Don Mueller pinch hits for Sam Calderone.
Mueller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Mueller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Corwin vs. Hacker
Corwin bunts towards third. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Hacker
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mueller scores. Corwin moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dark vs. Hacker
Dark hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thompson vs. Hacker
Thompson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Irvin vs. Hacker
Irvin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Corwin scores. Williams scores. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lockman vs. Schultz
Bob Schultz now pitching.
There goes Thompson. The slide. Atwell applies the tag. Thompson is out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Schultz
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Corwin
Sal Yvars now catching.
Jackson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Corwin
Atwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Corwin
Smalley hits a fly ball into right field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sawatski vs. Corwin
Carl Sawatski pinch hits for Bob Schultz.
Sawatski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Corwin, and towards Dark, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/19/1953 -- New York at Chicago (D)
New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Williams D, 2b 4 1 1 3 Baumholtz F, rf 5 0 1 2
Dark A, ss 4 0 1 0 Miksis E, 2b 5 0 2 0
Thompson H, 3b 4 0 0 0 Fondy D, 1b 4 0 0 0
Irvin M, rf 5 1 2 3 Sauer H, lf 3 0 0 0
Lockman W, lf 5 0 0 0 Ward P, cf 3 1 1 0
Gilbert T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Serena B, 3b 2 0 0 0
Thomson B, cf 4 0 0 0 Jeffcoat H, pr 0 0 0 0
Westrum W, c 2 1 1 0 Jackson R, 3b 1 1 1 1
Spencer D, pr 0 1 0 0 Atwell T, c 4 0 1 0
Calderone S, c 0 0 0 0 Smalley R, ss 2 1 0 0
Mueller D, ph 1 1 1 0 Hacker W, p 4 1 1 1
Yvars S, c 0 0 0 0 Schultz B, p 0 0 0 0
Gomez R, p 1 0 0 0 Sawatski C, ph 1 0 0 0
Corwin A, p 1 1 1 0
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35 6 7 6 34 4 7 4
New York 011 010 000 3 -- 6
Chicago 030 000 000 1 -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez R 7.1 5 3 3 8 1
Corwin A (W) 2.2 2 1 1 1 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hacker W (L) 9.1 7 6 5 3 2
Schultz B 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Dark A, Sauer H
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- New York 5, Chicago 11
2B -- Hacker W, Baumholtz F, Westrum W, Miksis E, Mueller D
HR -- Irvin M, Jackson R
SB -- Ward P 2, Fondy D
CS -- Thompson H
SH -- Gomez R 2, Smalley R, Dark A, Atwell T
T -- 2:40
A -- 8135
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