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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 7, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on June 7, 1953 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 7, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 7, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sheldon Jones |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Koslo |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 12,184 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: Artie Gore 3B: Al Barlick |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Baumholtz | Center Fielder |
| Eddie Miksis | Second Baseman |
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Hank Sauer | Right Fielder |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Sheldon Jones | Pitcher |
| Phil Cavarretta | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Ray Noble | Catcher |
| Dave Koslo | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 7, 1953
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Koslo
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Koslo
Miksis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Koslo
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Jones
Williams is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Jones
Dark is hit by the pitch. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Jones
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Williams moves to third. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Irvin vs. Jones
Irvin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lockman vs. Jones
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it, steps on third, and throws to McCullough, who tags Williams for the double play. Thompson moves to second. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Koslo
Sauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Koslo
Kiner takes first base on ball four. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Koslo
Jackson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson who is chasing the ball. Jackson reaches third base with a triple. Sauer scores. Kiner goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smalley vs. Koslo
Smalley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jackson scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Corwin
Al Corwin now pitching.
McCullough takes first base on ball four. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Corwin
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman fields it and throws to third for the out. McCullough moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baumholtz vs. Corwin
Baumholtz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miksis vs. Corwin
Miksis takes first base on ball four. McCullough moves to third. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fondy vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Fondy hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Jones
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Jones covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Jones
Thomson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Thomson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Noble vs. Jones
Noble hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilhelm vs. Jones
Wilhelm hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Wilhelm
Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Wilhelm
Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Wilhelm
Jackson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Wilhelm
Smalley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Jones
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Jones
Dark hits a fly ball for a double play. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Jones
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Jones
Irvin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Wilhelm
McCullough hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Wilhelm
Jones 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 -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Wilhelm
Baumholtz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miksis vs. Wilhelm
Miksis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Jones
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Jones
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Jones
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Wilhelm
Fondy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Wilhelm
There goes Fondy. The throw from Noble and he is out, Williams applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Wilhelm
Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Wilhelm
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noble vs. Jones
Noble takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Jones
Ruben Gomez pinch runs for Ray Noble. Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm.
Rhodes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gomez moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Lown
Turk Lown now pitching.
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dark vs. Lown
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gomez scores. Rhodes moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Lown
Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Irvin vs. Lown
Irvin hits a line drive towards first. Fondy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Jansen
Sal Yvars now catching. Larry Jansen now pitching.
Jackson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Jansen
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Jansen
McCullough hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lown vs. Jansen
Lown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Jansen
Baumholtz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miksis vs. Jansen
Miksis hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Lown
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Lown
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Lown
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yvars vs. Lown
Yvars hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis misplays the ball. That's an error on Miksis. Lockman moves to third. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Spencer vs. Lown
Bill Rigney pinch runs for Sal Yvars. Daryl Spencer pinch hits for Larry Jansen.
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Lown
Williams hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Hiller
Sam Calderone now catching. Frank Hiller now pitching.
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Hiller covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Hiller
Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Hiller
Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Hiller
Jackson takes first base on ball four. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smalley vs. Hiller
Smalley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Lown
Hal Jeffcoat now playing center field.
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Lown
Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Lown
Irvin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Lown
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mueller vs. Lown
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dark scores. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Lown
Thomson strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/7/1953, game 2 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Baumholtz F, cf 3 0 1 0 Williams D, 2b 2 0 0 0
Jeffcoat H, cf 0 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 3 1 2 1
Miksis E, 2b 3 0 0 0 Thompson H, 3b 3 0 1 0
Fondy D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Irvin M, lf 4 0 1 0
Sauer H, rf 3 1 1 0 Lockman W, 1b 3 0 0 0
Kiner R, lf 2 1 0 0 Mueller D, rf 4 0 2 1
Jackson R, 3b 3 2 2 3 Thomson B, cf 4 0 1 0
Smalley R, ss 4 0 1 1 Noble R, c 1 0 0 0
McCullough C, c 2 1 1 1 Gomez R, pr 0 1 0 0
Jones S, p 2 0 0 0 Yvars S, c 1 0 0 0
Lown T, p 1 0 0 0 Rigney B, pr 0 0 0 0
Calderone S, c 0 0 0 0
Koslo D, p 0 0 0 0
Corwin A, p 0 0 0 0
Wilhelm H, p 1 0 0 0
Rhodes D, ph 1 0 1 0
Jansen L, p 0 0 0 0
Spencer D, ph 1 0 0 0
Hiller F, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
26 5 6 5 28 2 8 2
Chicago 030 002 0 -- 5
New York 000 010 1 -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Jones S* 4.0 3 1 1 3 0
Lown T (W) 3.0 5 1 1 1 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Koslo D (L)+ 1.0 2 3 3 2 0
Corwin A 0.2 0 0 0 2 0
Wilhelm H 3.1 2 0 0 1 2
Jansen L 1.0 2 2 2 1 0
Hiller F 1.0 0 0 0 2 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
+ Pitched to 4 batters in 2nd
E -- Miksis E
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- Chicago 8, New York 11
2B -- Thomson B
3B -- Jackson R
HR -- Jackson R, McCullough C
CS -- Fondy D
HBP -- by Jones S (Williams D), by Jones S (Dark A)
T -- 2:18
A -- 12184
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