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Reds 4 @ Giants 2
Polo Grounds
June 2, 1953

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, played on June 2, 1953 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Reds with a score of 4 to 2.

Game Summary

DateJune 2, 1953 
Visiting Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 4 H: 12 E: 0 LOB: 10
Runs: 4
Hits: 12
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 2 H: 7 E: 1 LOB: 9
Runs: 2
Hits: 7
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherBud Podbielan  
Losing PitcherDave Koslo  
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Game Winning RBIJim Greengrass 

Game Info

DateJune 2, 1953 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCincinnati Reds 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherBud Podbielan  
Home Starting PitcherJim Hearn  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance10,485 
Time of Game3 hours 41 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Engeln
1B: Bill Stewart
2B: Babe Pinelli
3B: Dusty Boggess

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Grady Hatton  Second Baseman 
Bobby Adams  Third Baseman 
Gus Bell  Center Fielder 
Jim Greengrass  Left Fielder 
Ted Kluszewski  First Baseman 
Willard Marshall  Right Fielder 
Hobie Landrith  Catcher 
Roy McMillan  Shortstop 
Bud Podbielan  Pitcher 
Rogers Hornsby  Manager 

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 
Jim Hearn  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

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Reds 4 @ Giants 2
Polo Grounds
June 2, 1953

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         Game of 6/2/1953 -- Cincinnati at New York (N)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Hatton G, 2b          5  0  0  0   Williams D, 2b        5  0  1  0   
Adams B, 3b           6  0  2  0   Dark A, ss            5  0  1  0   
Bell G, cf            6  1  3  0   Thompson H, 3b        6  0  2  0   
Greengrass J, lf      6  1  1  1   Irvin M, rf           6  0  0  0   
Kluszewski T, 1b      6  1  2  0   Lockman W, lf         6  0  0  0   
Marshall W, rf        5  1  2  1   Gilbert T, 1b         5  0  0  0   
Borkowski B, ph-rf    1  0  1  1   Thomson B, cf         5  1  2  0   
Landrith H, c         6  0  1  1   Westrum W, c          4  1  1  2   
McMillan R, ss        2  0  0  0   Hearn J, p            2  0  0  0   
Marquis B, ph         0  0  0  0   Koslo D, p            2  0  0  0   
Bridges R, ss         3  0  0  0                                      
Podbielan B, p        5  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     51  4 12  4                        46  2  7  2

Cincinnati       010 001 000 000 2 --  4
New York         020 000 000 000 0 --  2

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Podbielan B (W)      13.0  7  2  2  3  9

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hearn J               5.2  8  2  2  2  2
Koslo D (L)           7.1  4  2  2  0  2

E -- Thompson H
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 10, New York 9
3B -- Greengrass J
HR -- Marshall W, Westrum W
HBP -- by Podbielan B (Williams D)
T -- 3:41
A -- 10485

    

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