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Giants
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 8, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Giants, played on August 8, 1953 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 8, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Jansen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gerry Staley |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 14,636 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: Hal Dixon 3B: Frank Secory |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Larry Jansen | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Solly Hemus | Shortstop |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Steve Bilko | First Baseman |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Rip Repulski | Center Fielder |
| Gerry Staley | Pitcher |
| Eddie Stanky | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 8, 1953
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Staley
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Staley
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Staley
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Jansen
Hemus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Jansen
Schoendienst hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Jansen
Musial takes first base on ball four. Hemus moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaughter vs. Jansen
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams misplays the ball. That's an error on Williams. Hemus moves to third. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jablonski vs. Jansen
Jablonski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hemus scores. Musial scores. Slaughter moves to third. Jablonski moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bilko vs. Jansen
Bilko is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rice vs. Jansen
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Slaughter scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Repulski vs. Jansen
Repulski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Staley
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Staley
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Staley
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staley vs. Jansen
Staley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemus vs. Jansen
Hemus takes first base on ball four. Staley moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schoendienst vs. Koslo
Dave Koslo now pitching.
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Koslo
Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaughter vs. Koslo
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Koslo covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Staley
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Staley
Westrum is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koslo vs. Staley
Koslo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Staley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Koslo
Jablonski hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Koslo
Bilko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Koslo
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Staley
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Staley
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Staley
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Staley
Irvin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Koslo
Repulski hits a popup beyond short. Dark can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staley vs. Koslo
Staley strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemus vs. Koslo
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Staley
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Staley
Thomson is hit by the pitch. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Staley
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mueller scores. Thomson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gilbert vs. Staley
Tookie Gilbert pinch hits for Wes Westrum.
Gilbert hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hofman vs. Staley
Bobby Hofman pinch hits for Dave Koslo.
Hofman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lockman vs. Staley
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Wilhelm
Ray Noble now catching. Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Schoendienst hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Noble settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Wilhelm
Musial hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Wilhelm
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Wilhelm
Jablonski strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bilko vs. Wilhelm
Bilko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Wilhelm
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Staley
Dark hits a line drive off the glove of Hemus, and into shallow left field. Dark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Staley
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Irvin vs. Staley
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dark scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Staley
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Staley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Wilhelm
Repulski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staley vs. Wilhelm
Staley bunts towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Williams covering, for the out. Repulski moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hemus vs. Wilhelm
The ball gets by Noble for a passed ball. Repulski moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hemus vs. Wilhelm
Hemus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schoendienst vs. Wilhelm
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Staley
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Staley
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Noble vs. Staley
Noble hits a fly ball into center field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Staley
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm.
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Corwin
Al Corwin now pitching.
Musial hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Musial reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Slaughter vs. Corwin
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jablonski vs. Corwin
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it, throws to second, with Dark covering, for one, and over to first, with Williams covering, for the double play. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bilko vs. Corwin
Bilko strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Staley
Pete Castiglione now playing third base.
Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Staley
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Staley
Thompson hits a popup towards short. Hemus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Staley
Irvin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lockman scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Staley
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Corwin
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Corwin
Repulski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staley vs. Corwin
Staley strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Corwin
Hemus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Corwin
Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. Hemus moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Corwin
Musial takes first base on ball four. Hemus moves to third. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Slaughter vs. Hearn
Jim Hearn now pitching.
Slaughter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hemus scores. Schoendienst scores. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Castiglione vs. Hearn
Castiglione hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. Castiglione reaches second base with a double. Musial scores. Slaughter moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bilko vs. Hearn
Bilko strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Staley
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Staley
Williams hits a line drive towards third. Castiglione reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noble vs. Staley
Noble hits a popup into center field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/8/1953 -- New York at St.Louis (D)
New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Lockman W, 1b 4 1 1 0 Hemus S, ss 2 2 1 0
Dark A, ss 4 1 2 0 Schoendienst R, 2b 4 1 0 0
Thompson H, 3b 4 0 0 0 Musial S, lf 3 3 2 1
Irvin M, lf 4 0 2 2 Slaughter E, rf 3 1 1 2
Mueller D, rf 4 1 1 0 Jablonski R, 3b 4 0 1 2
Thomson B, cf 3 0 0 0 Castiglione P, 3b 1 0 1 1
Williams D, 2b 3 0 1 1 Bilko S, 1b 4 0 1 0
Westrum W, c 0 0 0 0 Rice D, c 4 0 0 1
Gilbert T, ph 1 0 0 0 Repulski R, cf 4 1 3 1
Noble R, c 2 0 0 0 Staley G, p 3 0 1 0
Jansen L, p 0 0 0 0
Koslo D, p 1 0 0 0
Hofman B, ph 1 0 0 0
Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0
Rhodes D, ph 1 0 0 0
Corwin A, p 0 0 0 0
Hearn J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 7 3 32 8 11 8
New York 000 011 010 -- 3
St.Louis 300 010 04x -- 8
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen L (L)* 1.0 3 3 2 3 0
Koslo D 3.0 1 0 0 0 1
Wilhelm H 2.0 3 1 1 2 1
Corwin A 1.2 2 4 4 4 3
Hearn J 0.1 2 0 0 0 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Staley G (W) 9.0 7 3 3 1 3
* Pitched to 2 batters in 2nd
E -- Williams D
DP -- New York 3, St.Louis 2
LOB -- New York 5, St.Louis 10
2B -- Dark A, Musial S, Castiglione P
HR -- Musial S, Repulski R
SH -- Staley G
HBP -- by Staley G (Westrum W), by Staley G (Thomson B)
PB -- Noble R
T -- 2:27
A -- 14636
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