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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 7, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on July 7, 1953 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | July 7, 1953 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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Home Team |
New York Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 7, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Konstanty |
Home Starting Pitcher | Marv Grissom |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 34,736 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Frank Dascoli 2B: Frank Secory 3B: Lenny Roberts |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ted Kazanski | Shortstop |
Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
Granny Hamner | Second Baseman |
Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
Johnny Wyrostek | Right Fielder |
Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
Jim Konstanty | Pitcher |
Steve O'Neill | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
Al Dark | Second Baseman |
Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
Wes Westrum | Catcher |
Marv Grissom | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 7, 1953
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kazanski vs. Grissom
Kazanski hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Grissom
Ashburn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Grissom
Hamner hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Konstanty
Lockman hits a popup towards the mound. Konstanty settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Konstanty
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Konstanty
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Irvin vs. Konstanty
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Grissom
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Grissom covering, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Grissom
Wyrostek hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Grissom
Waitkus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Grissom
Burgess hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Konstanty
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Konstanty
Spencer hits a line drive towards short. Kazanski reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Konstanty
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Konstanty
There's a wild pitch. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Konstanty
Westrum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grissom vs. Konstanty
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Grissom
Jones hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Konstanty vs. Grissom
Konstanty hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grissom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kazanski vs. Grissom
Kazanski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dark scoops it up and throws to first, with Grissom covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Konstanty
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Konstanty
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Konstanty
Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Konstanty
Irvin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Konstanty
Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Konstanty
Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Konstanty
Mueller hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Grissom
Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Grissom
Hamner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Grissom
Ennis is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Grissom
Wyrostek hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Hansen
Andy Hansen now pitching.
Westrum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grissom vs. Hansen
Grissom hits a popup, foul, towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Hansen
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Hansen
Dark hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hamner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Grissom
Waitkus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Grissom
Burgess hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Grissom
Jones hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hansen vs. Grissom
Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Dark fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Hansen
Thompson hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Hansen
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Hansen
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Hansen
Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kazanski vs. Grissom
Kazanski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Grissom
Ashburn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Grissom
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman fields the ball and throws to Grissom covering. Safe. Ashburn moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ennis vs. Grissom
Ennis hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Grissom
Wyrostek strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Grissom
Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Hansen
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Hansen
Westrum hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grissom vs. Hansen
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Grissom
Burgess takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Jones bunts towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Dark covering, for the out. Burgess moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Wilhelm
Bill Nicholson pinch hits for Andy Hansen.
Nicholson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kazanski vs. Wilhelm
Kazanski 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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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Peterson
Kent Peterson now pitching.
Lockman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wyrostek. Lockman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Peterson
Dark bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Lockman moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Peterson
Thompson bunts towards shortstop. Kazanski fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Lockman scores. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Peterson
Irvin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomson vs. Ridzik
Steve Ridzik now pitching.
Thomson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spencer vs. Ridzik
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Wilhelm
Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Wilhelm
Hamner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Wilhelm
Ennis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hamner moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wyrostek vs. Wilhelm
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. Hamner moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Waitkus vs. Wilhelm
Waitkus is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Ridzik
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Ridzik
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhelm vs. Ridzik
Wilhelm hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ridzik fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Wilhelm
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burgess for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Wilhelm
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Wilhelm
Connie Ryan pinch hits for Steve Ridzik.
Ryan strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/7/1953, game 1 -- Philadelphia at New York (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Kazanski T, ss 4 0 0 0 Lockman W, 1b 4 1 2 0 Ashburn R, cf 3 1 0 0 Dark A, 2b 3 1 1 0 Hamner G, 2b 4 1 2 0 Thompson H, 3b 4 1 2 3 Ennis D, lf 3 1 2 3 Irvin M, lf 4 1 2 0 Wyrostek J, rf 4 0 0 0 Thomson B, cf 3 1 1 2 Waitkus E, 1b 3 0 1 0 Spencer D, ss 4 0 0 0 Burgess S, c 3 0 0 0 Mueller D, rf 4 0 2 0 Jones W, 3b 3 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 4 0 2 0 Konstanty J, p 1 0 0 0 Grissom M, p 3 0 0 0 Hansen A, p 1 0 0 0 Wilhelm H, p 1 0 0 0 Nicholson B, ph 1 0 0 0 Peterson K, p 0 0 0 0 Ridzik S, p 0 0 0 0 Ryan C, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 3 5 3 34 5 12 5 Philadelphia 000 003 000 -- 3 New York 004 000 10x -- 5 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Konstanty J (L) 3.0 8 4 4 0 0 Hansen A 3.0 2 0 0 1 0 Peterson K 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 Ridzik S 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Grissom M (W)* 6.0 3 3 3 3 3 Wilhelm H (S) 3.0 2 0 0 0 3 * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th DP -- Philadelphia 2 LOB -- Philadelphia 6, New York 7 2B -- Lockman W HR -- Thompson H, Thomson B, Ennis D SH -- Jones W, Dark A HBP -- by Grissom M (Ennis D) WP -- Konstanty J T -- 2:32 A -- 34736
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