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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 26, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 26, 1953 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 26, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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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 26, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harvey Haddix |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Hearn |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 4,235 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: Al Barlick 3B: Artie Gore |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rip Repulski | Center Fielder |
| Solly Hemus | Second Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Steve Bilko | First Baseman |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Dick Schofield | Shortstop |
| Harvey Haddix | Pitcher |
| Eddie Stanky | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Bobby Hofman | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Left Fielder |
| Dusty Rhodes | Right Fielder |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Tookie Gilbert | First Baseman |
| Jim Hearn | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 26, 1953
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Hearn
Repulski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemus vs. Hearn
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Hearn
Musial hits a popup towards first. Gilbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Haddix
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Schofield. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Haddix
Dark hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Haddix
Hofman strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Haddix
Thomson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Haddix
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Haddix
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rhodes for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Hearn
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gilbert scoops it up and throws to first, with Hearn covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Hearn
Bilko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hofman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Hearn
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Haddix
Westrum hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Haddix
Gilbert hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Haddix
Hearn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Hearn
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Hearn
Schofield 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 -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haddix vs. Hearn
Haddix hits a fly ball into left field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Haddix
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Haddix
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hofman vs. Haddix
Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski juggles the ball. That's an error on Jablonski. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Haddix
Thomson hits a line drive towards first. Bilko catches it and steps on first to double up Hofman. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Hearn
Repulski hits a popup towards first. Gilbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Hearn
Hemus hits a fly ball into left field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Hearn
Musial strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Haddix
Mueller hits a popup towards short. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Haddix
Rhodes hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Haddix
Westrum hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbert vs. Haddix
Gilbert hits a line drive towards first. Bilko catches it and steps on first to double up Westrum. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Hearn
Slaughter hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Hearn
Bilko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hofman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Hearn
Jablonski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Hearn
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jablonski moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schofield vs. Hearn
Schofield 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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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Haddix
Hearn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Haddix
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko scoops it up and throws to first, with Haddix covering, for the out. Hearn moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Haddix
Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hearn scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hofman vs. Erautt
Eddie Erautt now pitching.
Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Hearn
Harry Elliott pinch hits for Eddie Erautt.
Elliott hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gilbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Hearn
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Hearn
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gilbert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hemus for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. White
Hal White now pitching.
Thomson hits a line drive beyond first. Bilko can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. White
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rhodes vs. White
Rhodes hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Schmidt
Willard Schmidt now pitching.
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbert vs. Schmidt
Gilbert hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hearn vs. Schmidt
Hearn takes first base on ball four. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Schmidt
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield misplays the ball. That's an error on Schofield. Westrum moves to third. Hearn moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dark vs. Schmidt
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Westrum scores. Hearn scores. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hofman vs. Schmidt
Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Williams scores. Dark moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Schmidt
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Hearn
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Hearn
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bilko vs. Hearn
Bilko hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jablonski vs. Hearn
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to second for the out. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lowrey vs. Hearn
Peanuts Lowrey pinch hits for Del Rice.
Lowrey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Hearn
Schofield hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Wilhelm
Ferrell Anderson pinch hits for Willard Schmidt. Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Anderson 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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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Brazle
Al Brazle now pitching. Ferrell Anderson now catching.
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko scoops it up and throws to first, with Brazle covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Brazle
Rhodes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Brazle
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbert vs. Brazle
Gilbert strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilhelm vs. Brazle
Wilhelm hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Wilhelm
Repulski hits a fly ball into right field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Wilhelm
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gilbert scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilhelm covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Wilhelm
Musial hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mueller. Musial reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Slaughter vs. Wilhelm
Slaughter 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 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Brazle
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Brazle
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hofman vs. Brazle
Hofman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Repulski throws the ball in to Bilko who tags Hofman trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. Brazle
Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Brazle
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko fields the ball and throws to Brazle covering. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Brazle
Rhodes strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Corwin
Al Corwin now pitching.
Bilko hits a fly ball into right field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Corwin
Jablonski strikes out. Westrum drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Jablonski out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Corwin
Pete Castiglione pinch hits for Al Brazle.
Castiglione hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schofield vs. Corwin
Stu Miller pinch runs for Pete Castiglione.
Schofield strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/26/1953 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Repulski R, cf 3 0 0 0 Williams D, 2b 5 2 1 0
Hemus S, 2b 4 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 5 2 5 5
Musial S, lf 3 1 1 0 Hofman B, 3b 5 0 1 1
Slaughter E, rf 3 0 0 0 Thomson B, cf 5 2 3 2
Bilko S, 1b 4 0 0 0 Mueller D, lf 5 1 2 0
Jablonski R, 3b 4 1 1 0 Rhodes D, rf 5 3 3 5
Rice D, c 2 0 1 0 Westrum W, c 2 1 1 0
Lowrey P, ph 1 1 1 3 Gilbert T, 1b 4 0 0 0
Brazle A, p 0 0 0 0 Hearn J, p 1 2 0 0
Castiglione P, ph 1 0 1 0 Wilhelm H, p 1 0 0 0
Miller S, pr 0 0 0 0 Corwin A, p 0 0 0 0
Schofield D, ss 4 1 1 1
Haddix H, p 1 0 0 0
Erautt E, p 0 0 0 0
Elliott H, ph 1 0 0 0
White H, p 0 0 0 0
Schmidt W, p 0 0 0 0
Anderson F, ph-c 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 4 6 4 38 13 16 13
St.Louis 000 000 400 -- 4
New York 200 116 12x -- 13
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Haddix H (L) 4.1 7 4 4 1 1
Erautt E 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
White H* 0.0 3 3 3 0 0
Schmidt W 1.0 1 3 2 2 0
Brazle A 2.0 5 3 3 1 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn J (W) 6.2 4 4 4 3 1
Wilhelm H 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Corwin A (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
E -- Schofield D 2, Jablonski R
DP -- St.Louis 3, New York 1
LOB -- St.Louis 4, New York 5
2B -- Musial S
HR -- Dark A, Rhodes D 3, Lowrey P, Schofield D, Thomson B
T -- 2:49
A -- 4235
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