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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 | Andy Hansen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Corwin |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 2,885 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Artie Gore 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ted Kazanski | Shortstop |
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Granny Hamner | Second Baseman |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Right Fielder |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Andy Hansen | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Don Mueller | Left Fielder |
| Dusty Rhodes | Right Fielder |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Al Corwin | 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. Corwin
Kazanski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Corwin
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Corwin
Torgeson hits a line drive towards short. Dark catches it and throws to first to double up Ashburn. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hansen
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Hansen
Lockman hits a line drive towards first. Torgeson catches it and steps on first to double up Williams. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Hansen
Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson 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: ---
Ennis vs. Corwin
Ennis strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Corwin
Hamner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Corwin
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Hansen
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Hansen
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Hansen covering, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Hansen
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Hansen
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis 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. Corwin
Wyrostek strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Corwin
Jones 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: ---
Hansen vs. Corwin
Hansen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kazanski vs. Corwin
Kazanski hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Hansen
Westrum 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corwin vs. Hansen
Corwin strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hansen
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Corwin
Ashburn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Corwin
Torgeson hits a popup towards first. Lockman catches it and steps on first to double up Ashburn. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Corwin
Ennis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Corwin
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Corwin covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Hansen
Lockman 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: ---
Thompson vs. Hansen
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, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Hansen
Mueller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Mueller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rhodes vs. Hansen
Rhodes hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Corwin
Burgess 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Corwin
Wyrostek 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Corwin
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Hansen
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Hansen
Thomson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wyrostek. Thomson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Hansen
Westrum hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomson scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Corwin vs. Hansen
Corwin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Hansen
Williams is hit by the pitch. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Hansen
Daryl Spencer pinch runs for Davey Williams.
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Corwin
Daryl Spencer now playing second base.
Hansen hits a fly ball into right field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kazanski vs. Corwin
Kazanski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Corwin
Ashburn hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Corwin
Torgeson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Hansen
Thompson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Hansen
Mueller hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn who is chasing the ball. Mueller reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rhodes vs. Hansen
Rhodes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mueller scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Konstanty
Jim Konstanty now pitching.
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Konstanty fields it and throws to first for the out. Rhodes moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Konstanty
Thomson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westrum vs. Konstanty
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Corwin
Ennis hits a line drive towards third. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Corwin
Eddie Waitkus pinch hits for Granny Hamner.
Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Corwin
Burgess takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Corwin
Wyrostek takes first base on ball four. Burgess moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Corwin
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Spencer fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corwin vs. Konstanty
Connie Ryan now playing second base.
Corwin hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Konstanty
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Konstanty covering, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Konstanty
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Konstanty
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glaviano vs. Corwin
Tommy Glaviano pinch hits for Jim Konstanty.
Glaviano strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kazanski vs. Corwin
Kazanski hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Corwin
Ashburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Corwin
Torgeson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Kipper
Thornton Kipper now pitching.
Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Kipper
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Torgeson, and towards Ryan, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Kipper
Dark hits a line drive to center field. Ashburn throws towards third. Jones fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Jones. Mueller scores. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Kipper
There's a wild pitch. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. Kipper
Thomson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Westrum vs. Kipper
Westrum hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Burgess fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dark scores. Thomson moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Corwin vs. Kipper
The umpire calls a balk on Kipper Thomson scores. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Corwin vs. Kipper
Corwin strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Kipper
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Corwin
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Corwin
Ryan hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Corwin
Burgess hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Corwin
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/17/1953, game 2 -- Philadelphia at New York (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Kazanski T, ss 4 0 2 0 Williams D, 2b 2 0 1 0
Ashburn R, cf 4 0 2 0 Spencer D, pr-2b 2 0 0 0
Torgeson E, 1b 4 0 0 0 Lockman W, 1b 4 0 1 0
Ennis D, lf 4 0 1 0 Thompson H, 3b 4 1 1 1
Hamner G, 2b 2 0 1 0 Mueller D, lf 4 2 3 0
Waitkus E, ph 1 0 0 0 Rhodes D, rf 4 0 1 1
Ryan C, 2b 1 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 4 1 2 0
Burgess S, c 3 0 1 0 Thomson B, cf 2 2 1 0
Wyrostek J, rf 3 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 4 0 2 2
Jones W, 3b 3 0 0 0 Corwin A, p 4 0 0 0
Hansen A, p 2 0 1 0
Konstanty J, p 0 0 0 0
Glaviano T, ph 1 0 0 0
Kipper T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 0 8 0 34 6 12 4
Philadelphia 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 000 012 03x -- 6
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Hansen A (L)* 5.0 8 3 3 0 1
Konstanty J 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Kipper T 1.0 3 3 3 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Corwin A (W) 9.0 8 0 0 2 4
* Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
E -- Jones W
DP -- Philadelphia 2, New York 3
LOB -- Philadelphia 7, New York 7
2B -- Mueller D, Thomson B
3B -- Mueller D
HR -- Thompson H
HBP -- by Hansen A (Williams D)
WP -- Kipper T
Balk -- Kipper T
T -- 2:25
A -- 2885
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