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Braves 12 @ Giants 8
Polo Grounds
June 8, 1953

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Milwaukee Braves, played on June 8, 1953 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Braves with a score of 12 to 8.

Game Summary

DateJune 8, 1953 
Visiting Team
Milwaukee Braves
R: 12 H: 13 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 12
Hits: 13
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 8 H: 12 E: 3 LOB: 8
Runs: 8
Hits: 12
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherMax Surkont  
Losing PitcherSal Maglie  
SaveLew Burdette  
Game Winning RBI(none) 

Game Info

DateJune 8, 1953 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamMilwaukee Braves 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherMax Surkont  
Home Starting PitcherSal Maglie  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance7,998 
Time of Game3 hours 
UmpiresHP: Frank Dascoli
1B: Frank Secory
2B: Hal Dixon
3B: Larry Goetz

Milwaukee Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bill Bruton  Center Fielder 
Johnny Logan  Shortstop 
Eddie Mathews  Third Baseman 
Sid Gordon  Left Fielder 
Andy Pafko  Right Fielder 
Joe Adcock  First Baseman 
Jack Dittmer  Second Baseman 
Ebba St. Claire  Catcher 
Max Surkont  Pitcher 
Charlie Grimm  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 
Wes Westrum  Catcher 
Sal Maglie  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

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Braves 12 @ Giants 8
Polo Grounds
June 8, 1953

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         Game of 6/8/1953 -- Milwaukee at New York (D)

  Milwaukee          AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Bruton B, cf          5  2  2  0   Williams D, 2b        5  0  0  0   
Logan J, ss           5  3  2  1   Dark A, ss            5  2  4  1   
Mathews E, 3b         4  2  3  5   Thompson H, 3b        3  2  1  0   
Gordon S, lf          4  1  1  1   Irvin M, lf           5  1  2  1   
Pendleton J, lf       0  0  0  0   Lockman W, 1b         5  1  2  1   
Pafko A, rf           5  1  1  1   Mueller D, rf         5  1  1  2   
Thorpe B, rf          0  0  0  0   Thomson B, cf         5  0  0  1   
Adcock J, 1b          5  0  0  0   Westrum W, c          2  1  1  0   
Dittmer J, 2b         5  1  2  0   Maglie S, p           1  0  0  0   
St. Claire E, c       5  0  1  0   Rhodes D, ph          1  0  0  0   
Surkont M, p          3  2  1  1   Corwin A, p           0  0  0  0   
Burdette L, p         1  0  0  0   Gilbert T, ph         1  0  1  1   
                                   Kennedy M, p          0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     42 12 13  9                        38  8 12  7

Milwaukee        000 014 340 -- 12
New York         000 110 042 --  8

  Milwaukee            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Surkont M (W)         7.2 11  6  6  3  3
Burdette L (S)        1.1  1  2  0  1  0

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Maglie S (L)          7.0  6  8  4  4  3
Corwin A              1.0  5  4  4  0  0
Kennedy M             1.0  2  0  0  0  0

E -- Irvin M, Thompson H, Williams D, Dittmer J
DP -- Milwaukee 1, New York 1
LOB -- Milwaukee 8, New York 8
2B -- Dark A 2, Bruton B, Mathews E, St. Claire E
3B -- Surkont M
HR -- Pafko A, Mathews E
SH -- Maglie S
HBP -- by Kennedy M (Bruton B)
WP -- Burdette L
T -- 3:00
A -- 7998

    

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