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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 17, 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 17, 1953 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 17, 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 17, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Miller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Koslo |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 2,885 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Al Barlick 2B: Artie Gore 3B: Bill Jackowski |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ted Kazanski | Shortstop |
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Granny Hamner | Second Baseman |
| Stan Lopata | Catcher |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Right Fielder |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Bob Miller | 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 |
| Dave Koslo | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 17, 1953
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kazanski vs. Koslo
Kazanski hits a line drive towards third. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Koslo
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: ---
Waitkus vs. Koslo
Waitkus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Koslo
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Miller
Williams 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, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Miller
Dark 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, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Miller
Thompson hits a popup towards short. Kazanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Koslo
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Koslo
Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Koslo
Wyrostek 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 2
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Miller
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, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Miller
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Miller
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Koslo
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Koslo
Miller bunts towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Williams covering, for the out. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kazanski vs. Koslo
Kazanski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Koslo covering, for the out. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ashburn vs. Koslo
Ashburn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Waitkus vs. Koslo
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Miller
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: ---
Westrum vs. Miller
Westrum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koslo vs. Miller
Koslo bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Miller
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Koslo
Ennis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Koslo
Hamner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mueller who is chasing the ball. Hamner reaches third base with a triple. Ennis goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lopata vs. Koslo
Lopata strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wyrostek vs. Koslo
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark has Hamner trapped. There's the throw to Westrum and over to Thompson, who tags Hamner for the out. Wyrostek moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Koslo
Jones is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Koslo
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Williams fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Miller
Dark hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Miller
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Miller
Mueller hits a popup in front of the plate. Lopata settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Miller
Lockman hits a line drive towards first. Waitkus reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kazanski vs. Koslo
Kazanski hits a line drive towards third. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Koslo
Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Koslo
Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Miller
Rhodes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopata settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Miller
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Miller
Westrum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koslo vs. Miller
Koslo strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Koslo
Ennis hits a fly ball into left field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Koslo
Hamner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Koslo
Lopata hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Koslo
Wyrostek hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Miller
Williams hits a popup towards short. Kazanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Miller
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Miller
Thompson hits a popup towards short. Kazanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Koslo
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Koslo
Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kazanski vs. Koslo
Kazanski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Koslo
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Miller
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Miller
Lockman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hamner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Miller
Rhodes is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Koslo
Waitkus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Koslo
Ennis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Waitkus moves to third. Ennis moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hamner vs. Koslo
Hamner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lopata vs. Koslo
Lopata hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Waitkus scores. Ennis scores. Hamner moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wyrostek vs. Koslo
Wyrostek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hamner scores. Lopata moves to third. Wyrostek moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jones vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Jones is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Miller vs. Wilhelm
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to home to get Lopata. Wyrostek moves to third. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kazanski vs. Wilhelm
Kazanski hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wyrostek scores. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ashburn vs. Wilhelm
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashburn for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Miller
Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Miller
Westrum hits a popup towards short. Kazanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Miller
Bobby Hofman pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm.
Hofman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Miller
Ruben Gomez pinch runs for Bobby Hofman.
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gomez moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Miller
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gomez moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Miller
Thompson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopata settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Kennedy
Monty Kennedy now pitching.
Waitkus hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Kennedy
Ennis hits a fly ball into right field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Kennedy
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 9
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Phillies, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Miller
Mueller 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, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Miller
Lockman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Miller
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rhodes for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Miller
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Miller
Westrum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomson moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gilbert vs. Konstanty
Tookie Gilbert pinch hits for Monty Kennedy. Jim Konstanty now pitching.
Gilbert strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/17/1953, game 1 -- Philadelphia at New York (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Kazanski T, ss 5 0 0 1 Williams D, 2b 4 0 1 0
Ashburn R, cf 4 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 4 0 0 0
Waitkus E, 1b 5 1 2 0 Thompson H, 3b 4 0 1 0
Ennis D, lf 5 2 2 0 Mueller D, lf 4 0 0 0
Hamner G, 2b 4 1 1 1 Lockman W, 1b 3 1 1 1
Lopata S, c 4 0 2 2 Rhodes D, rf 4 0 0 0
Wyrostek J, rf 4 1 1 1 Thomson B, cf 4 1 2 1
Jones W, 3b 2 0 1 0 Westrum W, c 4 0 3 0
Miller B, p 3 0 1 0 Koslo D, p 2 0 0 0
Konstanty J, p 0 0 0 0 Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0
Hofman B, ph 1 0 1 0
Gomez R, pr 0 0 0 0
Kennedy M, p 0 0 0 0
Gilbert T, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 10 5 35 2 9 2
Philadelphia 000 100 040 -- 5
New York 000 000 011 -- 2
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Miller B (W) 8.2 9 2 2 1 3
Konstanty J (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Koslo D (L)* 7.0 10 5 5 3 1
Wilhelm H 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Kennedy M 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 5 batters in 8th
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 9, New York 7
3B -- Hamner G
HR -- Thomson B, Lockman W
SH -- Miller B
T -- 2:20
A -- 2885
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