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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 4, 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 4, 1953 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 4, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 4, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bubba Church |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sal Maglie |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 2,672 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: Bill Engeln 3B: Bill Stewart |
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 |
| Andy Seminick | Catcher |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Bubba Church | Pitcher |
| Rogers Hornsby | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Ray Noble | Catcher |
| Sal Maglie | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 4, 1953
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Maglie
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Maglie
Adams hits a line drive into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Maglie
Bell hits a line drive into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greengrass vs. Maglie
Greengrass 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, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Church
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Church
Dark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Seminick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Church
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Maglie
Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Maglie
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seminick vs. Maglie
Seminick strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Maglie
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Church
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Church
Church fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Church. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Church
Lockman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Church
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Church
Thomson hits a line drive towards short. McMillan catches it and throws to first to double up Mueller. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noble vs. Church
Noble hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maglie vs. Church
Maglie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Church fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Church vs. Maglie
Church strikes out. Noble drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Church out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Maglie
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Maglie
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Maglie
Bell takes first base on ball four. Hatton moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greengrass vs. Maglie
Greengrass hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Church
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Church
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Church
Thompson 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
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Maglie
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Maglie
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, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Maglie
Seminick 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 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Church
Irvin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Church
Lockman hits a line drive beyond third. Adams can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Irvin moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mueller vs. Church
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Marshall throws the ball in to Hatton who tags Mueller trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Irvin scores. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. Collum
Jackie Collum now pitching.
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Collum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Noble vs. Collum
Noble hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Maglie
McMillan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collum vs. Maglie
Collum hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Maglie
Hatton 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. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Maglie
Adams hits a line drive beyond third. Thompson can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Maglie
Bell is hit by the pitch. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greengrass vs. Maglie
Greengrass strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Collum
Maglie 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, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Collum
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Collum
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
Top 6
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Maglie
Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Maglie
Marshall 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, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Maglie
Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Maglie
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collum vs. Maglie
Collum hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Collum
Daryl Spencer pinch hits for Hank Thompson.
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Collum
Irvin strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Collum
Lockman strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Wilhelm
Daryl Spencer now playing third base. Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Hatton strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Wilhelm
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, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Wilhelm
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Collum
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Collum
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Noble vs. Collum
Noble hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilhelm vs. Collum
Wilhelm hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell who is chasing the ball. Wilhelm reaches third base with a triple. Noble goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Collum
Williams 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, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Wilhelm
Greengrass strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Wilhelm
Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Wilhelm
Marshall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seminick vs. Wilhelm
Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McMillan vs. Wilhelm
McMillan 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, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Collum
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Collum
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski fields the ball and throws to Collum covering. Safe. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Irvin vs. Collum
Irvin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dark scores. Spencer moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lockman vs. Collum
Lockman takes first base on ball four. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mueller vs. Collum
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spencer scores. Irvin scores. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomson vs. Judson
Howie Judson now pitching.
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lockman scores. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Noble vs. Judson
Noble hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhelm vs. Judson
Wilhelm 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, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Judson
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Judson
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Judson
Spencer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hatton settles under it 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: ---
Marquis vs. Wilhelm
Bob Marquis pinch hits for Howie Judson.
Marquis strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Wilhelm
Hatton 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, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Wilhelm
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Wilhelm
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilhelm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/4/1953 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hatton G, 2b 3 0 0 0 Williams D, 2b 5 0 0 0
Adams B, 3b 5 0 2 0 Dark A, ss 5 1 2 0
Bell G, cf 3 0 0 0 Thompson H, 3b 2 0 0 0
Greengrass J, lf 4 0 0 0 Spencer D, ph-3b 3 1 1 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 4 2 3 2 Irvin M, lf 3 3 2 1
Marshall W, rf 3 0 0 0 Lockman W, 1b 3 2 2 2
Seminick A, c 4 0 1 0 Mueller D, rf 4 1 3 3
McMillan R, ss 4 1 2 1 Thomson B, cf 3 1 1 1
Church B, p 1 0 0 0 Noble R, c 4 2 2 3
Collum J, p 2 0 1 0 Maglie S, p 2 0 0 0
Judson H, p 0 0 0 0 Wilhelm H, p 2 0 1 1
Marquis B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 9 3 36 11 14 11
Cincinnati 010 011 000 -- 3
New York 020 100 17x -- 11
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Church B 3.1 6 3 3 1 0
Collum J (L)* 3.2 5 6 6 2 2
Judson H 1.0 3 2 2 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie S 6.0 6 3 3 4 3
Wilhelm H (W) 3.0 3 0 0 0 3
* Pitched to 5 batters in 8th
E -- Church B
DP -- Cincinnati 1, New York 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 9, New York 4
3B -- Wilhelm H
HR -- Kluszewski T 2, Lockman W, McMillan R, Noble R
HBP -- by Maglie S (Bell G)
T -- 2:14
A -- 2672
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