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Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
April 24, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants, played on April 24, 1953 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | April 24, 1953 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 24, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Giants |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Corwin |
Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Erskine |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | 26,334 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Hal Dixon 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: Frank Dascoli 3B: Frank Secory |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
Al Dark | Shortstop |
Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
Daryl Spencer | Third Baseman |
Sal Yvars | Catcher |
Al Corwin | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
Jackie Robinson | Third Baseman |
Roy Campanella | Catcher |
Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
Don Thompson | Left Fielder |
Carl Erskine | Pitcher |
Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
April 24, 1953
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Erskine
Williams hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Erskine
There goes Williams. The throw from Campanella and he is out, Reese applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Erskine
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Erskine
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Corwin
Gilliam hits a popup towards third. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Corwin
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Corwin
Snider hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Corwin
Robinson hits a popup towards third. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Erskine
Irvin hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Irvin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Erskine
Dark strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Erskine
Mueller strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Erskine
Spencer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Irvin scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Yvars vs. Erskine
Erskine fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Erskine. Spencer moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Yvars vs. Erskine
Yvars is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Corwin vs. Erskine
Corwin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Corwin
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Corwin
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Furillo for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Corwin
Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Erskine
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Erskine
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Erskine
Thomson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Campanella fields it and throws to first for the out. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Erskine
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Dark vs. Erskine
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Corwin
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Corwin
Erskine hits a line drive into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Corwin
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Corwin
There goes Gilliam. The throw from Yvars and he is out, Williams applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Erskine
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Erskine
Spencer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Yvars vs. Erskine
Yvars hits a fly ball into left field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Corwin vs. Erskine
Corwin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Corwin
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Corwin
Snider takes first base on ball four. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Corwin
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reese scores. Snider moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Campanella vs. Corwin
Campanella hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Connelly
Bill Connelly now pitching.
Furillo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Connelly
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Connelly
Thompson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Erskine
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Erskine
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Erskine
Thomson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Connelly
Erskine strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Connelly
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Connelly fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Connelly
Reese 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
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Erskine
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Erskine
Dark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thompson. Dark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Erskine
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Spencer vs. Erskine
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Connelly
Snider hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Snider reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Connelly
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Campanella vs. Connelly
Campanella takes first base on ball four. Snider moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Furillo vs. Connelly
Furillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Snider scores. Robinson scores. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Hodges takes first base on ball four. Campanella moves to third. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Thompson vs. Wilhelm
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams misplays the ball. That's an error on Williams. Campanella scores. Furillo moves to third. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Erskine vs. Wilhelm
There's a wild pitch. Furillo scores. Hodges moves to third. Thompson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Erskine vs. Wilhelm
Erskine hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yvars settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gilliam vs. Wilhelm
Gilliam hits a line drive towards left. Irvin chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Irvin. Hodges scores. Thompson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. Wilhelm
Reese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thompson scores. Gilliam moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Wilhelm
Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Wilhelm
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Wilhelm
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Campanella vs. Wilhelm
Campanella hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Yvars vs. Erskine
Yvars hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Erskine
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm.
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Erskine
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Erskine
Lockman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomson vs. Erskine
Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Irvin vs. Erskine
Irvin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Hiller
Frank Hiller now pitching.
Furillo strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Hiller
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Hiller covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Hiller
Thompson 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
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Erskine
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Erskine
Mueller strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Erskine
Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Hiller
Erskine hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Hiller
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Hiller
Reese hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Reese reaches second base with a double. Erskine moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Snider vs. Hiller
Snider is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Hiller
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. Erskine scores. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Campanella vs. Hiller
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Yvars vs. Erskine
Yvars hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbert vs. Erskine
Ruben Gomez pinch runs for Sal Yvars. Tookie Gilbert pinch hits for Frank Hiller.
Gilbert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Erskine
Williams hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Erskine
Lockman takes first base on ball four. Gomez moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Erskine
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Gomez scores. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Irvin vs. Erskine
Irvin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/24/1953 -- New York at Brooklyn (N) New York AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Williams D, 2b 5 1 2 0 Gilliam J, 2b 5 0 1 1 Lockman W, 1b 4 0 2 0 Reese P, ss 4 1 2 1 Thomson B, cf 5 0 2 2 Snider D, cf 3 3 2 1 Irvin M, lf 5 1 2 0 Robinson J, 3b 3 2 1 2 Dark A, ss 4 0 1 0 Campanella R, c 4 2 1 3 Mueller D, rf 4 0 0 0 Furillo C, rf 4 1 1 2 Spencer D, 3b 4 1 2 2 Hodges G, 1b 3 1 0 0 Yvars S, c 3 0 1 0 Thompson D, lf 4 1 0 0 Gomez R, pr 0 1 0 0 Erskine C, p 4 1 1 0 Corwin A, p 2 0 0 0 Connelly B, p 0 0 0 0 Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0 Rhodes D, ph 1 0 0 0 Hiller F, p 0 0 0 0 Gilbert T, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 4 12 4 34 12 9 10 New York 010 100 101 -- 4 Brooklyn 100 406 01x -- 12 New York IP H R ER BB SO Corwin A (L)* 3.0 4 5 5 2 0 Connelly B+ 2.0 2 4 3 2 3 Wilhelm H 1.0 1 2 0 2 0 Hiller F 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Erskine C (W) 9.0 12 4 4 2 6 * Pitched to 4 batters in 4th + Pitched to 4 batters in 6th E -- Erskine C, Williams D, Irvin M LOB -- New York 9, Brooklyn 5 2B -- Irvin M, Dark A, Snider D, Reese P HR -- Snider D, Spencer D, Campanella R SB -- Reese P, Gilliam J CS -- Williams D, Gilliam J WP -- Wilhelm H T -- 2:43 A -- 26334
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