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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 16, 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 August 16, 1953 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 1953 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 16, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Karl Drews |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ruben Gomez |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 16,926 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: Al Barlick 3B: Artie Gore |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ted Kazanski | Shortstop |
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Granny Hamner | Second Baseman |
| Stan Lopata | Catcher |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Right Fielder |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Karl Drews | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Don Mueller | Left Fielder |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Dusty Rhodes | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Ruben Gomez | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 16, 1953
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kazanski vs. Gomez
Kazanski strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Gomez
Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Gomez
Torgeson 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 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Drews
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Drews
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Drews
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Drews
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Gomez
Ennis hits a fly ball into left field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Gomez
Hamner 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 -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Gomez
Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Drews
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Drews
Rhodes strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Drews
Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Drews
Westrum hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Gomez
Wyrostek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Gomez
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drews vs. Gomez
Drews hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kazanski vs. Gomez
Kazanski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mueller. Kazanski reaches second base with a double. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ashburn vs. Gomez
Ashburn is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Torgeson vs. Gomez
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field. Rhodes picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rhodes. Jones scores. Kazanski scores. Ashburn goes all the way around to score. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ennis vs. Gomez
Ennis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Torgeson moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hamner vs. Gomez
Hamner 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 3
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Drews
Gomez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Drews
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Drews
Dark hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Drews
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Drews
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Gomez
Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Gomez
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Gomez covering, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Gomez
Jones hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mueller. Jones reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Drews vs. Gomez
Drews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Drews
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Drews
Rhodes hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Drews
Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kazanski vs. Gomez
Kazanski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kazanski for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Gomez
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Gomez
Torgeson hits a fly ball into left field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Drews
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Drews
Gomez bunts towards the mound. Drews fields it and throws to first for the out. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Drews
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Drews
Dark 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 6
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Gomez
Ennis strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Gomez
Hamner hits a fly ball into right field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Gomez
Lopata hits a fly ball into left field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Drews
Thompson hits a line drive into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Drews
Mueller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Drews
Lockman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Drews
Rhodes hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Drews
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Gomez
Wyrostek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Gomez
Jones hits a fly ball towards right. Rhodes catches it and throws to first to double up Wyrostek. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Gomez
Bill Nicholson pinch hits for Karl Drews.
Nicholson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Ridzik
Steve Ridzik now pitching.
Westrum hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Ridzik
Gomez hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Ridzik
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Ridzik
The ball gets by Lopata for a passed ball. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Ridzik
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kazanski vs. Gomez
Kazanski is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Gomez
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Gomez
Torgeson strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Gomez
Ennis hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Ridzik
Thompson hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Ridzik
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Ridzik
Lockman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Gomez
Hamner hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Gomez
Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Stan Lopata.
Burgess hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Gomez
Connie Ryan pinch runs for Smoky Burgess.
Wyrostek hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Gomez
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/16/1953, game 2 -- Philadelphia at New York (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Kazanski T, ss 3 1 1 0 Williams D, 2b 3 1 1 0
Ashburn R, cf 3 1 0 0 Dark A, ss 4 1 1 2
Torgeson E, 1b 4 0 1 2 Thompson H, 3b 3 0 0 0
Ennis D, lf 4 0 1 0 Mueller D, lf 4 0 0 0
Hamner G, 2b 4 0 0 0 Lockman W, 1b 4 1 2 1
Lopata S, c 3 0 0 0 Rhodes D, rf 3 1 1 1
Burgess S, ph 1 0 1 0 Thomson B, cf 3 0 0 0
Ryan C, pr 0 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 2 0 0 0
Wyrostek J, rf 3 0 1 0 Gomez R, p 2 0 1 0
Jones W, 3b 4 1 1 0
Drews K, p 2 0 0 0
Nicholson B, ph 1 0 0 0
Ridzik S, p 0 0 0 0
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32 3 6 2 28 4 6 4
Philadelphia 003 000 000 -- 3
New York 002 002 00x -- 4
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Drews K (L) 6.0 5 4 4 3 1
Ridzik S 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez R (W) 9.0 6 3 3 2 4
E -- Rhodes D
DP -- Philadelphia 1, New York 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 5, New York 4
2B -- Kazanski T, Jones W
HR -- Dark A, Lockman W, Rhodes D
SH -- Gomez R
HBP -- by Gomez R (Kazanski T)
PB -- Lopata S
T -- 2:05
A -- 16926
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