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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 15, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on August 15, 1953 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 15, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 15, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Ridzik |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Jansen |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 9,873 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Artie Gore 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Right Fielder |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Granny Hamner | Second Baseman |
| Stan Lopata | Catcher |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Ted Kazanski | Shortstop |
| Steve Ridzik | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Left Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
| Ray Noble | Catcher |
| Larry Jansen | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 15, 1953
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Jansen
Waitkus hits a fly ball into left field. Dark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Jansen
Ashburn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Jansen
Wyrostek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ashburn moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ennis vs. Jansen
Ennis hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Dark chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards the plate. Noble fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Noble. Ashburn scores. Wyrostek goes all the way around to score. Ennis moves all the way to home. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Jansen
Hamner 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 -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Jansen
Lopata takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Jansen
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Dark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Ridzik
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Ridzik
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Ridzik
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ridzik fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kazanski vs. Jansen
Kazanski strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ridzik vs. Jansen
Ridzik hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Jansen
Waitkus 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 2
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Ridzik
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Ridzik
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Ridzik
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kazanski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spencer vs. Ridzik
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Noble vs. Ridzik
Noble is hit by the pitch. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jansen vs. Ridzik
Jansen strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Jansen
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashburn for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Jansen
Wyrostek hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Jansen
Ennis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Ridzik
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Ridzik
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Ridzik
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Jansen
Hamner hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Jansen
Lopata hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Jansen
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Ridzik
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Ridzik
Lockman strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Ridzik
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Ridzik
Spencer strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kazanski vs. Jansen
Kazanski hits a popup towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ridzik vs. Jansen
Ridzik hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Jansen
Waitkus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Jansen
Ashburn hits a popup towards short. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noble vs. Ridzik
Noble hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones juggles the ball. That's an error on Jones. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jansen vs. Ridzik
Jansen strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Ridzik
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Noble moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dark vs. Ridzik
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Noble scores. Williams moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Konstanty
Jim Konstanty now pitching.
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mueller vs. Konstanty
Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams scores. Thompson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Konstanty
Lockman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Jansen
Wyrostek hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Jansen
Ennis hits a fly ball into left field. Dark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Jansen
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Konstanty
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Konstanty
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noble vs. Konstanty
Noble strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Jansen
Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Jansen
Jones hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kazanski vs. Jansen
Kazanski strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Konstanty vs. Jansen
Konstanty hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Konstanty for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Konstanty
Bobby Hofman pinch hits for Larry Jansen.
Hofman hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Konstanty
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Konstanty
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Corwin
Al Corwin now pitching.
Waitkus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Corwin
Ashburn bunts towards the mound. Corwin fields it and throws to first for the out. Waitkus moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wyrostek vs. Corwin
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Corwin covering, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ennis vs. Corwin
Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Konstanty
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Konstanty
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Konstanty
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Corwin
Hamner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopata vs. Corwin
Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Corwin
Jones hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kazanski vs. Corwin
Kazanski hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Konstanty vs. Corwin
Konstanty hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Corwin
Waitkus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Konstanty moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ashburn vs. Corwin
Ashburn takes first base on ball four. Konstanty moves to third. Waitkus moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wyrostek vs. Kennedy
Monty Kennedy now pitching.
Wyrostek hits a popup towards short. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Konstanty
Thomson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Thomson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Konstanty
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Noble vs. Konstanty
Noble hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Konstanty fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rigney vs. Konstanty
Bill Rigney pinch hits for Monty Kennedy.
Rigney hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopata settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/15/1953, game 2 -- Philadelphia at New York (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Waitkus E, 1b 5 0 3 0 Williams D, 2b 3 1 1 0
Ashburn R, cf 3 1 1 0 Dark A, lf 4 0 1 1
Wyrostek J, rf 5 1 1 0 Thompson H, 3b 4 0 0 0
Ennis D, lf 4 1 1 2 Mueller D, rf 4 0 3 1
Hamner G, 2b 4 0 1 0 Lockman W, 1b 4 0 1 0
Lopata S, c 3 1 1 0 Thomson B, cf 4 0 1 0
Jones W, 3b 4 1 1 2 Spencer D, ss 3 0 0 0
Kazanski T, ss 4 0 0 0 Noble R, c 3 1 0 0
Ridzik S, p 2 0 0 0 Jansen L, p 2 0 0 0
Konstanty J, p 2 0 1 0 Hofman B, ph 1 0 0 0
Corwin A, p 0 0 0 0
Kennedy M, p 0 0 0 0
Rigney B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 10 4 33 2 7 2
Philadelphia 300 000 002 -- 5
New York 000 020 000 -- 2
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Ridzik S 4.1 5 2 0 2 4
Konstanty J (W) 4.2 2 0 0 0 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen L (L) 7.0 5 3 2 1 2
Corwin A 1.2 5 2 2 1 0
Kennedy M 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Noble R, Jones W
DP -- Philadelphia 2
LOB -- Philadelphia 7, New York 7
2B -- Ennis D, Thomson B
HR -- Jones W
SH -- Ashburn R
HBP -- by Ridzik S (Noble R)
T -- 2:39
A -- 9873
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