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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 26, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Giants, played on June 26, 1953 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 26, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 26, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ruben Gomez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bubba Church |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 7,598 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Hal Dixon 3B: Larry Goetz |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Al Dark | Second Baseman |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Monte Irvin | Right Fielder |
| Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Tookie Gilbert | First Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Ruben Gomez | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Baumholtz | Right Fielder |
| George Metkovich | First Baseman |
| Bill Serena | Second Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Joe Garagiola | Catcher |
| Eddie Miksis | Shortstop |
| Hal Jeffcoat | Center Fielder |
| Bubba Church | Pitcher |
| Phil Cavarretta | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 26, 1953
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Church
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Church
Dark hits a popup towards short. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Church
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Gomez
Baumholtz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Gomez
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. Baumholtz moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Serena vs. Gomez
Serena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Baumholtz moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kiner vs. Gomez
Kiner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Baumholtz scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Gomez
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Church
Irvin hits a popup towards short. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Church
Spencer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Church
Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbert vs. Church
Gilbert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westrum vs. Church
Westrum hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Gomez
Garagiola hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miksis vs. Gomez
There's a wild pitch. Garagiola moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miksis vs. Gomez
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jeffcoat vs. Gomez
Jeffcoat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Church vs. Gomez
Church hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out. Garagiola moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baumholtz vs. Gomez
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Church
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miksis misplays the ball. That's an error on Miksis. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Church
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Church
Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gomez moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Church
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gomez scores. Dark moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Irvin vs. Church
Irvin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Irvin reaches second base with a double. Dark scores. Thompson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Church
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Church
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Irvin scores. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gilbert vs. Lown
Turk Lown now pitching.
Gilbert strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westrum vs. Lown
Westrum strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Gomez
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Gomez
Serena hits a fly ball into right field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Gomez
Kiner hits a popup towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Lown
Gomez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Lown
Lockman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Metkovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Lown
Dark hits a popup towards short. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Lown
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Gomez moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Irvin vs. Lown
Irvin is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Gomez
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garagiola vs. Gomez
Garagiola takes first base on ball four. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miksis vs. Gomez
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. There goes Jackson trying to get to home. Spencer throws to Westrum who tags Jackson for the out. Garagiola moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jeffcoat vs. Gomez
Jeffcoat strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lown vs. Gomez
Lown is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Lown
Spencer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Spencer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Lown
Thomson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Serena catches it and throws to second with Miksis covering, to double up Spencer. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Lown
Gilbert hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Gomez
Baumholtz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Gomez
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. Baumholtz moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Serena vs. Gomez
Serena strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kiner vs. Gomez
Kiner strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Lown
Westrum hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Lown
Gomez hits a popup towards short. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Lown
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Lown
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops it up and throws to first, with Lown covering, for the out. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Lown
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Irvin vs. Lown
Irvin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jeffcoat. Irvin reaches second base with a double. Lockman scores. Thompson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Lown
Spencer hits a popup towards first. Metkovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Gomez
Don Mueller now playing right field.
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Gomez
Garagiola hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Gomez
Miksis hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Lown
Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Lown
Westrum strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Gomez
Jeffcoat strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Gomez
Phil Cavarretta pinch hits for Turk Lown.
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Gomez
Baumholtz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Gomez
Metkovich takes first base on ball four. Baumholtz moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Serena vs. Gomez
Serena hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Gomez
Kiner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Gomez
Jackson takes first base on ball four. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garagiola vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Garagiola hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kiner scores. There goes Jackson trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhelm vs. Leonard
Dutch Leonard now pitching.
Wilhelm strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Leonard
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Leonard
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Serena fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Wilhelm
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sawatski vs. Wilhelm
Carl Sawatski pinch hits for Hal Jeffcoat.
Sawatski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Wilhelm
Dee Fondy pinch hits for Dutch Leonard.
Fondy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Wilhelm
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Jones
Dee Fondy now playing first base. Sheldon Jones now pitching. George Metkovich now playing center field.
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Jones
The ball gets by Garagiola for a passed ball. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Jones
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Jones
Spencer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Jones
Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbert vs. Jones
Gilbert hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Jones
Westrum is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 9 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Wilhelm
Metkovich hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Wilhelm
Serena is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Wilhelm
Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Wilhelm
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garagiola vs. Wilhelm
Garagiola hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kiner scores. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miksis vs. Wilhelm
Miksis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jackson moves to third. Garagiola moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Wilhelm
Tommy Brown pinch hits for Sheldon Jones.
Brown hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Dark reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/26/1953 -- New York at Chicago (D)
New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Lockman W, lf 4 1 1 0 Baumholtz F, rf 5 2 3 0
Dark A, 2b 5 1 1 0 Metkovich G, 1b-cf 4 1 0 0
Thompson H, 3b 3 3 2 1 Serena B, 2b 5 1 1 3
Irvin M, rf 4 1 2 4 Kiner R, lf 4 2 2 1
Mueller D, rf 1 0 0 0 Jackson R, 3b 3 0 1 0
Spencer D, ss 4 1 3 2 Garagiola J, c 4 0 3 2
Thomson B, cf 5 0 2 1 Miksis E, ss 5 0 3 0
Gilbert T, 1b 5 0 1 0 Jeffcoat H, cf 2 0 0 0
Westrum W, c 5 1 1 1 Sawatski C, ph 1 0 0 0
Gomez R, p 3 1 1 0 Jones S, p 0 0 0 0
Wilhelm H, p 1 0 0 0 Brown T, ph 1 0 0 0
Church B, p 1 0 0 0
Lown T, p 1 0 0 0
Cavarretta P, ph 1 0 0 0
Leonard D, p 0 0 0 0
Fondy D, ph-1b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 9 14 9 37 6 13 6
New York 004 003 002 -- 9
Chicago 100 000 401 -- 6
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez R (W) 6.2 8 5 5 5 5
Wilhelm H (S) 2.1 5 1 1 2 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Church B (L) 2.1 6 4 3 1 0
Lown T 4.2 4 3 3 3 4
Leonard D 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Jones S 1.0 3 2 2 0 1
E -- Miksis E
DP -- New York 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- New York 8, Chicago 11
2B -- Irvin M 2, Spencer D
HR -- Westrum W, Serena B, Spencer D
WP -- Gomez R
PB -- Garagiola J
T -- 2:59
A -- 7598
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