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Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
April 25, 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 25, 1953 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | April 25, 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 25, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Giants |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sal Maglie |
Home Starting Pitcher | Russ Meyer |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | 19,936 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Frank Dascoli 2B: Frank Secory 3B: Hal Dixon |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
Al Dark | Shortstop |
Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
Daryl Spencer | Third Baseman |
Hank Thompson | Right Fielder |
Sal Yvars | Catcher |
Sal Maglie | 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 |
George Shuba | Left Fielder |
Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
Russ Meyer | Pitcher |
Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
April 25, 1953
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Meyer
Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snider. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Meyer
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. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. Meyer
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Irvin vs. Meyer
Irvin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Lockman vs. Meyer
Lockman 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 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Maglie
Gilliam hits a popup, foul, towards third. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Maglie
Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Maglie
Snider 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 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Meyer
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Meyer
Thompson 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, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Yvars vs. Meyer
Yvars takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maglie vs. Meyer
Maglie hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Maglie
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Maglie
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Maglie
Shuba hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Shuba reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Maglie
Furillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Shuba scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Maglie
Hodges takes first base on ball four. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Meyer vs. Maglie
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Meyer
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Meyer
Dark hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Meyer
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Meyer
Irvin hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Thomson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lockman vs. Meyer
Lockman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Furillo throws the ball in to Gilliam who tags Lockman trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Thomson scores. Irvin moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Spencer vs. Meyer
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Maglie
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Maglie
Reese strikes out. There goes Gilliam. The throw from Yvars to Dark, and Gilliam is out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Maglie
Snider hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Thompson who is chasing the ball. Snider reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Maglie
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Campanella vs. Maglie
Campanella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Snider scores. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Shuba vs. Maglie
Shuba hits a fly ball into left field. That will be extra bases. Irvin picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a double and an error on Irvin. Robinson scores. Campanella goes all the way around to score. Shuba moves all the way to home. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Maglie
Furillo strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Meyer
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Yvars vs. Meyer
Yvars hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Meyer
Maglie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Meyer
There's a wild pitch. Maglie moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Meyer
Williams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Maglie
Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Maglie
Meyer strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Maglie
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Meyer
Dark 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: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Meyer
Thomson 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: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Meyer
Irvin hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Maglie
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Maglie
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Maglie
Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campanella vs. Maglie
Campanella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Robinson trying to get to home. Irvin throws the ball in to Yvars who tags Robinson, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Meyer
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Meyer
Spencer 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: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Meyer
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Meyer
George Wilson pinch hits for Sal Yvars.
Wilson takes first base on ball four. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Meyer
Don Mueller pinch hits for Sal Maglie.
Mueller hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Thompson scores. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Meyer
Ruben Gomez pinch runs for Don Mueller.
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Wilhelm
Sam Calderone now catching. Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Shuba hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Wilhelm
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Wilhelm
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Meyer vs. Wilhelm
Meyer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Meyer
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, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Meyer
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Meyer
Irvin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Black
Joe Black now pitching.
Lockman 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, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Black
Spencer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Wilhelm
Gilliam strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Wilhelm
Reese bunts towards the mound. Wilhelm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Wilhelm
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snider for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Black
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Calderone vs. Black
Calderone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilhelm vs. Black
Wilhelm bunts towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Calderone moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Black
Williams takes first base on ball four. Calderone moves to third. Wilhelm moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Dark vs. Black
Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Calderone scores. Wilhelm scores. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Thomson vs. Black
Thomson hits a fly ball for a double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 7 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Wilhelm
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Wilhelm
Campanella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Shuba vs. Wilhelm
Shuba hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilhelm fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 7 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Black
Irvin hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Black
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Black, and towards Gilliam, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Black
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 7 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Wilhelm
Furillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Wilhelm
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Wilhelm
Billy Cox pinch hits for Joe Black.
Cox strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/25/1953 -- New York at Brooklyn (D) New York AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Williams D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Gilliam J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 5 1 2 3 Reese P, ss 4 0 1 0 Thomson B, cf 4 2 1 0 Snider D, cf 4 1 1 0 Irvin M, lf 4 1 2 2 Robinson J, 3b 3 1 1 0 Lockman W, 1b 5 0 1 1 Campanella R, c 3 1 2 1 Spencer D, 3b 5 0 0 0 Shuba G, lf 4 2 2 2 Thompson H, rf 3 1 0 0 Furillo C, rf 4 0 1 1 Yvars S, c 1 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 2 0 0 0 Wilson G, ph 0 0 0 0 Meyer R, p 3 0 0 0 Calderone S, c 1 1 1 0 Black J, p 0 0 0 0 Maglie S, p 1 0 0 0 Cox B, ph 1 0 0 0 Mueller D, ph 1 0 1 1 Gomez R, pr 0 0 0 0 Wilhelm H, p 1 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 7 10 7 31 5 8 4 New York 002 001 220 -- 7 Brooklyn 014 000 000 -- 5 New York IP H R ER BB SO Maglie S 5.0 8 5 4 3 4 Wilhelm H (W) 4.0 0 0 0 2 3 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Meyer R 6.1 7 5 5 6 1 Black J (L) 2.2 3 2 2 1 1 E -- Irvin M DP -- New York 3, Brooklyn 1 LOB -- New York 8, Brooklyn 4 2B -- Williams D, Shuba G 2, Robinson J 3B -- Snider D HR -- Dark A, Irvin M CS -- Gilliam J WP -- Meyer R T -- 2:40 A -- 19936
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