Top 1

• Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baumholtz vs. Hearn
  
  Baumholtz hits a popup towards short. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fondy vs. Hearn
  
  Fondy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kiner vs. Hearn
  
  Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. Fondy moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Sauer vs. Hearn
  
  Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fondy scores. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jackson vs. Hearn
  
  Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lockman vs. Hacker
  
  Lockman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dark vs. Hacker
  
  Dark is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  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, 1 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Irvin vs. Hacker
  
  Irvin takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thomson vs. Hacker
  
  There's a wild pitch. Irvin moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
  Thomson vs. Hacker
  
  Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mueller vs. Pollet
  
  Howie Pollet now pitching.
  
  Mueller strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spencer vs. Pollet
  
  Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Westrum vs. Pollet
  
  Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 2

• Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Serena vs. Hearn
  
  Serena strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miksis vs. Hearn
  
  Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McCullough vs. Hearn
  
  McCullough hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pollet vs. Hearn
  
  Pollet hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hearn vs. Pollet
  
  Hearn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lockman vs. Pollet
  
  Lockman strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dark vs. Pollet
  
  Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baumholtz vs. Hearn
  
  Baumholtz hits a popup towards short. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fondy vs. Hearn
  
  Fondy takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kiner vs. Hearn
  
  Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. Fondy moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Sauer vs. Hearn
  
  Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Pollet
  
  Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Serena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Irvin vs. Pollet
  
  Irvin hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomson vs. Pollet
  
  Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mueller vs. Pollet
  
  Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomson moves to third. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Spencer vs. Pollet
  
  Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Serena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Hearn
  
  Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Serena vs. Hearn
  
  Serena hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. Serena reaches second base with a double. Jackson moves to third. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Miksis vs. Hearn
  
  Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  McCullough vs. Hearn
  
  McCullough takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Metkovich vs. Hearn
  
  George Metkovich pinch hits for Howie Pollet.
  
  Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out. Jackson scores. Serena moves to third. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Baumholtz vs. Hearn
  
  Baumholtz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Westrum vs. Lown
  
  Turk Lown now pitching.
  
  Westrum hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hearn vs. Lown
  
  Hearn strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lockman vs. Lown
  
  Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fondy vs. Hearn
  
  Fondy hits a line drive into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kiner vs. Hearn
  
  Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sauer vs. Hearn
  
  Sauer takes first base on ball four. Kiner moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Jackson vs. Jansen
  
  Larry Jansen now pitching.
  
  Jackson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Jackson reaches second base with a double. Kiner scores. Sauer moves to third. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Serena vs. Jansen
  
  Serena hits a line drive towards third. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Miksis vs. Jansen
  
  Miksis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dark vs. Lown
  
  Dark hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Lown
  
  Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Serena fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Irvin vs. Lown
  
  Irvin hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is bouncing around. Sauer is chasing the ball. Irvin rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park two run home run.. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomson vs. Lown
  
  Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mueller vs. Lown
  
  Mueller takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Spencer vs. Lown
  
  Spencer hits a popup towards short. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCullough vs. Jansen
  
  McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lown vs. Jansen
  
  Lown strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Baumholtz vs. Jansen
  
  Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Westrum vs. Lown
  
  Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Serena scoops it up and throws to first, with Lown covering, for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jansen vs. Lown
  
  Jansen hits a popup towards short. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lockman vs. Lown
  
  Lockman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dark vs. Lown
  
  Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fondy vs. Jansen
  
  Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kiner vs. Jansen
  
  Kiner strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sauer vs. Jansen
  
  Sauer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fondy moves to third. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Jackson vs. Jansen
  
  Jackson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Giants, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Serena vs. Wilhelm
  
  Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
  
  Serena hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Giants, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Miksis vs. Wilhelm
  
  Miksis hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Giants, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McCullough vs. Wilhelm
  
  McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Cubs, 6 - Giants, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Lown
  
  Roy Smalley now playing shortstop. Eddie Miksis now playing second base.
  
  Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Giants, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Irvin vs. Lown
  
  Irvin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baumholtz who is chasing the ball. Irvin reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Giants, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Thomson vs. Lown
  
  Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Irvin scores. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Giants, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mueller vs. Lown
  
  Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Giants, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Spencer vs. Lown
  
  Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Cubs, 6 - Giants, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cavarretta vs. Wilhelm
  
  Phil Cavarretta pinch hits for Turk Lown.
  
  Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Giants, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Baumholtz vs. Wilhelm
  
  Baumholtz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Giants, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Fondy vs. Wilhelm
  
  Fondy hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Giants, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Kiner vs. Wilhelm
  
  Kiner takes first base on ball four. Cavarretta moves to third. Baumholtz moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Giants, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Sauer vs. Wilhelm
  
  Sauer hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cavarretta scores. Baumholtz moves to third. View Play 
• Cubs, 7 - Giants, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Jackson vs. Wilhelm
  
  Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Cubs, 7 - Giants, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Westrum vs. Leonard
  
  Dutch Leonard now pitching.
  
  Westrum hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Cubs, 7 - Giants, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilhelm vs. Leonard
  
  Wilhelm hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sauer. Wilhelm reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Cubs, 7 - Giants, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Lockman vs. Leonard
  
  Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wilhelm moves to third. View Play 
• Cubs, 7 - Giants, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Dark vs. Leonard
  
  Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilhelm scores. Lockman moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 7 - Giants, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Thompson vs. Simpson
  
  Duke Simpson now pitching.
  
  Thompson bunts towards the mound. Simpson fields it and throws to first for the out. Lockman moves to third. Dark moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 7 - Giants, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Irvin vs. Simpson
  
  Irvin hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lockman scores. Dark moves to third. View Play 
• Cubs, 7 - Giants, 11
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Thomson vs. Simpson
  
  Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley misplays the ball. That's an error on Smalley. Dark scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Cubs, 7 - Giants, 12
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mueller vs. Simpson
  
  Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Cubs, 7 - Giants, 12
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smalley vs. Wilhelm
  
  Smalley strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 7 - Giants, 12
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miksis vs. Wilhelm
  
  Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 7 - Giants, 12
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCullough vs. Wilhelm
  
  McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 7/18/1953 -- Chicago at New York (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Baumholtz F, cf       5  0  1  0   Lockman W, 1b         5  2  3  1   
Fondy D, 1b           4  2  2  0   Dark A, 2b            4  2  1  1   
Kiner R, lf           3  1  0  0   Thompson H, 3b        4  2  2  2   
Sauer H, rf           4  1  2  2   Irvin M, lf           4  3  2  3   
Jackson R, 3b         5  2  3  4   Thomson B, cf         5  1  2  3   
Serena B, 2b          4  0  2  0   Mueller D, rf         4  0  2  0   
Smalley R, ss         1  0  0  0   Spencer D, ss         3  0  0  0   
Miksis E, ss-2b       5  0  1  0   Westrum W, c          4  1  1  1   
McCullough C, c       4  0  1  0   Hearn J, p            2  0  0  0   
Hacker W, p           0  0  0  0   Jansen L, p           1  0  0  0   
Pollet H, p           1  0  0  0   Wilhelm H, p          1  1  1  0   
Metkovich G, ph       1  0  0  1                                      
Lown T, p             1  0  0  0                                      
Cavarretta P, ph      0  1  0  0                                      
Leonard D, p          0  0  0  0                                      
Simpson D, p          0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  7 12  7                        37 12 14 11

Chicago          100 110 310 --  7
New York         500 020 14x -- 12

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hacker W (L)*         0.0  3  5  5  1  0
Pollet H              3.0  2  0  0  1  2
Lown T                4.0  5  3  3  1  1
Leonard D+            0.0  4  4  3  0  0
Simpson D             1.0  0  0  0  0  0

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hearn J               4.1  5  3  3  4  1
Jansen L              2.0  5  3  3  0  2
Wilhelm H (W)         2.2  2  1  1  2  1
  * Pitched to 5 batters in 1st
  + Pitched to 4 batters in 8th

E -- Smalley R
DP -- Chicago 1, New York 1
LOB -- Chicago 10, New York 6
2B -- Serena B, Jackson R, Wilhelm H
3B -- Irvin M
HR -- Lockman W, Thompson H, Thomson B, Irvin M, Jackson R, Westrum W
SH -- Thompson H
HBP -- by Hacker W (Dark A)
WP -- Hacker W
T -- 2:52
A -- 6514

    

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