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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 3, 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 3, 1953 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 3, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 3, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Nuxhall |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Jansen |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 3,725 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: Dusty Boggess 3B: Bill Engeln |
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 |
| Joe Nuxhall | Pitcher |
| Rogers Hornsby | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Monte Irvin | Right Fielder |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Daryl Spencer | Third Baseman |
| Ray Noble | Catcher |
| Tookie Gilbert | First Baseman |
| Larry Jansen | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 3, 1953
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Jansen
Hatton hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Jansen
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hatton moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Jansen
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greengrass vs. Jansen
Greengrass hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hatton moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kluszewski vs. Jansen
Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field. Thomson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Thomson. Hatton scores. Adams goes all the way around to score. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Jansen
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Nuxhall
Williams hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Nuxhall
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Nuxhall
Thomson hits a line drive for a single. There's an error on the play. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Nuxhall
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Jansen
Landrith hits a popup towards third. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Jansen
McMillan hits a line drive towards third. Spencer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nuxhall vs. Jansen
Nuxhall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Jansen
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Dark fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Nuxhall
Lockman strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Nuxhall
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Noble vs. Nuxhall
Noble hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greengrass who is chasing the ball. Noble reaches third base with a triple. Spencer goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gilbert vs. Nuxhall
Gilbert strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jansen vs. Nuxhall
Jansen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Noble scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Nuxhall
Williams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall who is chasing the ball. Williams reaches third base with a triple. Jansen goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dark vs. Nuxhall
Dark hits a line drive into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Jansen
Adams 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 -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Jansen
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Jansen
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Nuxhall
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Nuxhall
Irvin takes first base on ball four. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Nuxhall
Lockman bunts towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. Thomson moves to third. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Spencer vs. Nuxhall
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thomson scores. Irvin moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Noble vs. Nuxhall
Noble takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gilbert vs. Nuxhall
There goes Noble. The throw from Landrith and he is safe. Noble steals second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gilbert vs. Nuxhall
Gilbert strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Jansen
Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Jansen
Marshall takes first base on ball four. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Landrith vs. Jansen
Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Kluszewski moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McMillan vs. Jansen
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Nuxhall
Jansen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nuxhall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Nuxhall
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Nuxhall
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Nuxhall
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Nuxhall
Irvin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nuxhall vs. Jansen
Nuxhall strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Jansen
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Jansen
Adams hits a popup beyond second. Williams can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Hatton moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Jansen
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out. Hatton scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greengrass vs. Jansen
Greengrass hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Nuxhall
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Nuxhall
Spencer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noble vs. King
Clyde King now pitching.
Noble hits a line drive beyond third. Adams can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbert vs. King
Gilbert hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jansen vs. King
Jansen takes first base on ball four. Noble moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. King
Williams hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. King
Dark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Jansen
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Jansen
Marshall 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 -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Jansen
Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gilbert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Landrith for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. King
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. King
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. King fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. King
Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. King
Spencer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noble vs. King
Noble hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Jansen
McMillan hits a line drive towards third. Spencer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marquis vs. Jansen
Bob Marquis pinch hits for Clyde King.
Marquis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Jansen
Hatton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Jansen
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Smith
Frank Smith now pitching.
Gilbert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jansen vs. Smith
Jansen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jansen for the out. Gilbert moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Smith
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Smith
Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Smith
There's a wild pitch. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Smith
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Irvin vs. Smith
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Jansen
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greengrass vs. Jansen
Greengrass hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Noble settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Jansen
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Jansen
Marshall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Landrith vs. Jansen
Landrith 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
Bottom 8
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Smith
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski juggles the ball. That's an error on Kluszewski. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Smith
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Noble vs. Smith
Noble hits a popup towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbert vs. Smith
Gilbert hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Jansen
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Jansen
Bob Borkowski pinch hits for Frank Smith.
Borkowski strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Jansen
Hatton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/3/1953 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hatton G, 2b 4 2 2 0 Williams D, 2b 4 2 2 3
Adams B, 3b 4 1 2 0 Dark A, ss 5 0 1 0
Bell G, cf 4 0 1 1 Thomson B, cf 3 1 2 1
Greengrass J, lf 4 0 0 0 Irvin M, rf 4 0 0 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 2 1 Lockman W, lf 4 2 2 0
Marshall W, rf 3 0 1 0 Spencer D, 3b 4 3 2 5
Landrith H, c 4 0 0 0 Noble R, c 4 1 2 1
McMillan R, ss 4 0 0 0 Gilbert T, 1b 5 1 1 0
Nuxhall J, p 2 0 1 0 Jansen L, p 3 1 1 1
King C, p 0 0 0 0
Marquis B, ph 1 0 0 0
Smith F, p 0 0 0 0
Borkowski B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 9 2 36 11 13 11
Cincinnati 200 010 000 -- 3
New York 031 122 20x -- 11
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall J (L)* 4.0 7 7 7 5 3
King C 2.0 3 2 2 2 0
Smith F 2.0 3 2 2 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen L (W) 9.0 9 3 2 2 3
* Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
E -- Thomson B, Greengrass J, Kluszewski T
DP -- Cincinnati 1, New York 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, New York 9
3B -- Noble R, Williams D
HR -- Spencer D 2, Williams D
SB -- Noble R
SH -- Lockman W
WP -- Smith F
T -- 2:18
A -- 3725
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