Close
Welcome to our redesigned site
The redesign was done to make the web experience more user friendly, as well as to make the mobile and desktop versions more compatible. We hope you find the site an improved experience. We always welcome your input, so let us know what you think. Play ball!
Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 19, 1953
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on September 19, 1953 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 19, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 19, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Waugh |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Hearn |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 2,744 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Lon Warneke 2B: Artie Gore 3B: Jocko Conlan |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brandy Davis | Left Fielder |
| Danny O'Connell | Third Baseman |
| Carlos Bernier | Right Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | Center Fielder |
| Preston Ward | First Baseman |
| Dick Hall | Second Baseman |
| Dick Smith | Shortstop |
| Vic Janowicz | Catcher |
| Jim Waugh | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Daryl Spencer | Third Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Jim Hearn | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 19, 1953
Top 1
-
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Hearn
Davis 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Hearn
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernier vs. Hearn
Bernier hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Waugh
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waugh fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Waugh
Dark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Davis. Dark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Waugh
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops it up and throws to first, with Waugh covering, for the out. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Irvin vs. Waugh
Irvin hits a fly ball into right field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Hearn
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Hearn
Ward hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Hearn
Hall strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Waugh
Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Waugh
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomson moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spencer vs. Waugh
Spencer hits a ball on the ground for an out. Williams moves to third. Spencer moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Westrum vs. Waugh
Westrum is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hearn vs. Waugh
Hearn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waugh fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Top 3
-
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hearn
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Janowicz vs. Hearn
Janowicz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Waugh vs. Hearn
Waugh strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Hearn
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Hearn
Hearn fires over to first and Lockman drops the ball. That's an error on Lockman. Janowicz moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
O'Connell vs. Hearn
O'Connell hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Waugh
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops it up and throws to first, with Waugh covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Waugh
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith misplays the ball. That's an error on Smith. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Waugh
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
-
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernier vs. Hearn
Bernier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Hearn
There goes Bernier. The throw from Westrum and he is safe. Bernier steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Hearn
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bernier scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Hearn
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hall vs. Hearn
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer juggles the ball. That's an error on Spencer. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Hearn
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Janowicz vs. Hearn
Janowicz hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Waugh
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Waugh
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Waugh
Williams takes first base on ball four. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Waugh
Spencer takes first base on ball four. Thomson moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Westrum vs. Waugh
Westrum takes first base on ball four. Thomson scores. Williams moves to third. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hearn vs. Waugh
Hearn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
-
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waugh vs. Hearn
Waugh strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Hearn
Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Hearn
O'Connell 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 5
-
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Waugh
Lockman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Waugh
Dark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Waugh
Mueller hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Waugh
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Waugh
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernier vs. Hearn
Bernier hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Hearn
Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Hearn
Ward hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Hearn
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn juggles the ball. That's an error on Hearn. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Hearn
There goes Hall. The throw from Westrum and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Hall goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hearn
Smith hits a popup into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Janowicz vs. Hearn
Janowicz hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Waugh
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Waugh
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Waugh
Westrum hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hearn vs. Waugh
There's a wild pitch. Williams moves to third. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rhodes vs. Waugh
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Jim Hearn.
Rhodes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lockman vs. Dickson
Murry Dickson now pitching.
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. Williams scores. Westrum moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dark vs. Dickson
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Grissom
Marv Grissom now pitching.
Dickson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Grissom
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Grissom
O'Connell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Dickson
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Dickson
Irvin hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Dickson
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernier vs. Grissom
Bernier hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Grissom
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Grissom
Ward strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hall vs. Grissom
Hall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Grissom
Hal Rice pinch hits for Dick Smith.
There's a wild pitch. Thomas scores. Hall moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Grissom
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grissom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Dickson
Dick Cole now playing shortstop.
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Dickson
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Dickson
Westrum strikes out. View Play
Top 9
-
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Janowicz vs. Grissom
Janowicz hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Grissom
Dickson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Grissom
Toby Atwell pinch hits for Brandy Davis.
Atwell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grissom fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Grissom
O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
-
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Dickson
Gene Hermanski now playing left field. Bobby Hofman pinch hits for Marv Grissom.
Hofman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Dickson
Ruben Gomez pinch runs for Bobby Hofman.
Lockman takes first base on ball four. Gomez moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Dickson
Dark bunts towards first. Ward scoops it up and throws to first, with Hall covering, for the out. Gomez moves to third. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mueller vs. Dickson
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gomez scores. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Dickson
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 9/19/1953, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Davis B, lf 4 0 0 1 Lockman W, 1b 4 1 1 1
Atwell T, ph 1 0 1 0 Dark A, ss 4 0 1 0
Hermanski G, lf 0 0 0 0 Mueller D, rf 5 1 1 3
O'Connell D, 3b 5 0 0 0 Irvin M, lf 5 0 0 0
Bernier C, rf 4 1 1 0 Thomson B, cf 4 1 2 0
Thomas F, cf 3 2 2 2 Williams D, 2b 2 1 1 0
Ward P, 1b 4 1 1 1 Spencer D, 3b 3 0 0 0
Hall D, 2b 4 1 1 0 Westrum W, c 2 0 1 1
Smith D, ss 3 1 1 0 Hearn J, p 2 0 0 0
Rice H, ph 1 0 0 0 Rhodes D, ph 0 0 0 0
Cole D, ss 0 0 0 0 Grissom M, p 0 0 0 0
Janowicz V, c 4 0 1 0 Hofman B, ph 1 0 1 0
Waugh J, p 2 0 0 0 Gomez R, pr 0 1 0 0
Dickson M, p 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 6 8 4 32 5 8 5
Pittsburgh 001 103 010 -- 6
New York 000 121 001 -- 5
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Waugh J (W) 5.1 7 4 4 6 0
Dickson M (S) 3.2 1 1 1 1 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn J (L) 6.0 6 5 4 0 4
Grissom M 3.0 2 1 1 1 4
E -- Lockman W, Smith D, Spencer D, Hearn J, Westrum W
DP -- Pittsburgh 3
LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, New York 8
2B -- Dark A
HR -- Mueller D, Thomas F, Ward P
SB -- Bernier C, Hall D
SH -- Dark A
WP -- Waugh J, Grissom M
T -- 2:23
A -- 2744
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
