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Dodgers 16 @ Giants 7
Polo Grounds
September 5, 1953

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on September 5, 1953 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Dodgers with a score of 16 to 7.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 5, 1953 
Visiting Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 16 H: 17 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 16
Hits: 17
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 7 H: 11 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 7
Hits: 11
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherBob Milliken  
Losing PitcherJim Hearn  
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Game Winning RBIRoy Campanella 

Game Info

DateSeptember 5, 1953 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherBob Milliken  
Home Starting PitcherJim Hearn  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance23,636 
Time of Game3 hours 1 minute 
UmpiresHP: Babe Pinelli
1B: Dusty Boggess
2B: Bill Engeln
3B: Bill Stewart

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jim Gilliam  Second Baseman 
Pee Wee Reese  Shortstop 
Duke Snider  Center Fielder 
Jackie Robinson  Left Fielder 
Roy Campanella  Catcher 
Gil Hodges  First Baseman 
Carl Furillo  Right Fielder 
Billy Cox  Third Baseman 
Bob Milliken  Pitcher 
Chuck Dressen  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Whitey Lockman  First Baseman 
Al Dark  Shortstop 
Dusty Rhodes  Left Fielder 
Don Mueller  Right Fielder 
Wes Westrum  Catcher 
Daryl Spencer  Second Baseman 
Bobby Thomson  Center Fielder 
Bobby Hofman  Third Baseman 
Jim Hearn  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

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Dodgers 16 @ Giants 7
Polo Grounds
September 5, 1953

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         Game of 9/5/1953 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)

  Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Gilliam J, 2b         4  2  1  2   Lockman W, 1b         4  2  1  1   
Reese P, ss           3  1  1  3   Dark A, ss            5  2  3  3   
Morgan B, ss          3  0  0  0   Rhodes D, lf          4  0  1  1   
Snider D, cf          4  3  3  1   Mueller D, rf         5  0  1  1   
Thompson D, cf        1  0  0  0   Westrum W, c          3  0  0  0   
Robinson J, lf        4  2  3  1   Calderone S, c        1  0  0  0   
Williams D, lf        1  0  0  0   Spencer D, 2b         5  0  2  0   
Campanella R, c       6  2  2  5   Thomson B, cf         4  0  0  0   
Hodges G, 1b          4  1  1  1   Hofman B, 3b          4  2  2  1   
Furillo C, rf         4  3  4  0   Hearn J, p            0  0  0  0   
Cox B, 3b             3  2  2  2   Koslo D, p            0  0  0  0   
Milliken B, p         3  0  0  0   Williams D, ph        1  1  1  0   
                                   Corwin A, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Gilbert T, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Kennedy M, p          1  0  0  0   
                                   Irvin M, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Grissom M, p          0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40 16 17 15                        39  7 11  7

Brooklyn         342 212 200 -- 16
New York         001 301 002 --  7

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Milliken B (W)        9.0 11  7  7  3  6

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hearn J (L)           1.1  5  6  6  1  0
Koslo D               1.2  3  3  2  2  0
Corwin A              1.0  3  2  2  2  0
Kennedy M             4.0  6  5  5  2  3
Grissom M             1.0  0  0  0  0  1

E -- Hodges G, Hofman B
LOB -- Brooklyn 7, New York 8
2B -- Furillo C 2, Hofman B, Rhodes D, Dark A
3B -- Furillo C, Robinson J, Dark A
HR -- Campanella R 2, Reese P, Snider D, Dark A, Hofman B
SH -- Milliken B 2, Snider D
WP -- Hearn J, Milliken B
T -- 3:01
A -- 23636

    

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