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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 7, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on June 7, 1953 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 7, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 7, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Warren Hacker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Jansen |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Bill Jackowski 2B: Lee Ballanfant 3B: Artie Gore |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Baumholtz | Center Fielder |
| Eddie Miksis | Second Baseman |
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Hank Sauer | Right Fielder |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Joe Garagiola | Catcher |
| Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Warren Hacker | Pitcher |
| Phil Cavarretta | 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 |
| Larry Jansen | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 7, 1953
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Jansen
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Jansen
Miksis strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Jansen
Fondy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hacker
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis misplays the ball. That's an error on Miksis. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Hacker
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thompson vs. Hacker
Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Hacker
Irvin hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lockman vs. Hacker
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. Thompson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Hacker
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Jansen
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Jansen
Kiner strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garagiola vs. Jansen
Garagiola hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sauer moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Jansen
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smalley vs. Jansen
Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Hacker
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noble vs. Hacker
Noble hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Hacker
Jansen strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hacker vs. Jansen
Hacker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Jansen
Baumholtz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson who is chasing the ball. Baumholtz reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Miksis vs. Jansen
Miksis hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fondy vs. Jansen
Fondy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Baumholtz scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Jansen
Sauer hits a line drive towards third. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hacker
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Hacker
Dark hits a line drive off the glove of Jackson, and into shallow left field. Dark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
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 -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Hacker
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Jansen
Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Jansen
Garagiola 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 -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Jansen
Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Jansen
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Hacker
Lockman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Hacker
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Hacker
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Noble vs. Hacker
Noble hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jansen vs. Hacker
Jansen takes first base on ball four. Noble moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Hacker
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hacker vs. Jansen
Hacker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Jansen
Baumholtz hits a line drive off the glove of Lockman, and into shallow right field. Baumholtz reaches second base with a double. Hacker moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Miksis vs. Jansen
Miksis hits a line drive beyond third. Thompson can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Hacker scores. Baumholtz moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Fondy vs. Corwin
Al Corwin now pitching.
Fondy hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Thomson is chasing the ball. Fondy rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Corwin
Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Corwin
Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Corwin
Garagiola hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Hacker
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Hacker
Thompson hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Hacker
Irvin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Hacker
Lockman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Lockman reaches second base with a double. Irvin moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mueller vs. Hacker
Mueller hits a line drive into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Corwin
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Corwin
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hacker vs. Corwin
Hacker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Hacker
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noble vs. Hacker
Noble takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Hacker
Ruben Gomez pinch runs for Ray Noble. Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Al Corwin.
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rhodes for the out. Gomez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Hacker
Williams hits a popup into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Hiller
Frank Hiller now pitching. Sal Yvars now catching.
Baumholtz hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Hiller
Miksis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Hiller
Fondy hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Hiller
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Hacker
Hal Jeffcoat now playing center field.
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Smalley. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Hacker
Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Hacker
Irvin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Leonard
Dutch Leonard now pitching.
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Leonard
Mueller strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Leonard
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Hiller
Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Hiller
Garagiola takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Hiller
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Hiller
The umpire calls a balk on Hiller Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Hiller
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leonard vs. Hiller
Leonard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yvars vs. Leonard
Yvars takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Leonard
Jim Hearn pinch runs for Sal Yvars. Bill Rigney pinch hits for Frank Hiller.
Rigney strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Leonard
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Leonard
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Leonard
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
Top 9
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Cubs, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Kennedy
Monty Kennedy now pitching. Sam Calderone now catching.
Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Kennedy
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Kennedy
Fondy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Miksis moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sauer vs. Kennedy
Sauer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Miksis scores. Fondy moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kiner vs. Connelly
Bill Connelly now pitching.
Kiner takes first base on ball four. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Garagiola vs. Connelly
Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out. Fondy scores. Sauer moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Connelly
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 10 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Leonard
Irvin strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Leonard
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Leonard
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/7/1953, game 1 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Baumholtz F, cf 4 2 2 0 Williams D, 2b 5 1 0 0
Jeffcoat H, cf 1 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 5 1 3 0
Miksis E, 2b 5 3 3 2 Thompson H, 3b 5 2 2 3
Fondy D, 1b 5 2 3 4 Irvin M, lf 5 1 3 1
Sauer H, rf 5 0 2 1 Lockman W, 1b 5 0 1 1
Kiner R, lf 4 2 2 2 Mueller D, rf 5 0 1 0
Garagiola J, c 4 0 1 1 Thomson B, cf 4 0 0 0
Jackson R, 3b 5 0 1 0 Noble R, c 2 0 1 0
Smalley R, ss 4 0 0 0 Gomez R, pr 0 0 0 0
Hacker W, p 3 1 1 0 Yvars S, c 0 0 0 0
Leonard D, p 1 0 0 0 Hearn J, pr 0 0 0 0
Calderone S, c 0 0 0 0
Jansen L, p 1 0 0 0
Corwin A, p 0 0 0 0
Rhodes D, ph 1 0 0 0
Hiller F, p 0 0 0 0
Rigney B, ph 1 0 0 0
Kennedy M, p 0 0 0 0
Connelly B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 10 15 10 39 5 11 5
Chicago 001 140 112 -- 10
New York 200 000 300 -- 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hacker W (W)* 6.0 10 5 3 2 2
Leonard D (S) 3.0 1 0 0 1 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen L (L)+ 4.0 9 5 5 0 4
Corwin A 2.0 1 1 1 0 1
Hiller F 2.0 2 2 2 1 1
Kennedy M 0.1 3 2 2 0 0
Connelly B 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
E -- Miksis E, Smalley R
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Chicago 6, New York 10
2B -- Dark A, Baumholtz F, Lockman W
3B -- Baumholtz F
HR -- Kiner R 2, Fondy D, Miksis E, Thompson H, Irvin M
Balk -- Hiller F
T -- 2:35
A -- 0
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