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Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 19, 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 August 19, 1953 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 19, 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 | August 19, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Giants |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Marv Grissom |
Home Starting Pitcher | Russ Meyer |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | 20,559 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 1 minute |
Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Lon Warneke 2B: Jocko Conlan 3B: Tom Gorman |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Al Dark | Shortstop |
Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
Don Mueller | Left Fielder |
Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
Dusty Rhodes | Right Fielder |
Daryl Spencer | Second Baseman |
Wes Westrum | Catcher |
Marv Grissom | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
Bobby Morgan | Shortstop |
Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
Jackie Robinson | Left Fielder |
Roy Campanella | Catcher |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
Russ Meyer | Pitcher |
Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 19, 1953
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Meyer
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Meyer
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morgan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Meyer
Thompson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Meyer
Mueller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Grissom
Gilliam hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Grissom
There goes Gilliam. The throw from Westrum and he is safe. Gilliam steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Grissom
Morgan 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: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Grissom
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Grissom
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gilliam scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Grissom
Campanella hits a fly ball into right field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Meyer
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Meyer
Rhodes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spencer vs. Meyer
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields it and throws to home to get Thomson. Rhodes moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Westrum vs. Meyer
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out. Rhodes moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Grissom vs. Meyer
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Grissom
Hodges is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Grissom
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Grissom
Cox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Meyer vs. Grissom
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Meyer
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Meyer
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges juggles the ball. That's an error on Hodges. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Meyer
Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Meyer
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Meyer drops the ball. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Meyer
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Meyer
Rhodes hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Wade
Ben Wade now pitching.
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Wade
Westrum strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Grissom
Gilliam hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Grissom
Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Snider vs. Grissom
Snider hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Grissom
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gilliam scores. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Campanella vs. Grissom
Campanella takes first base on ball four. Morgan moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Hodges vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Hodges hits a popup towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Furillo vs. Wilhelm
Furillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Morgan scores. Robinson scores. Campanella moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Cox vs. Wilhelm
Cox takes first base on ball four. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Belardi vs. Wilhelm
Wayne Belardi pinch hits for Ben Wade.
Belardi strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wilhelm vs. Milliken
Bob Milliken now pitching.
Wilhelm hits a line drive towards first. Hodges reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Milliken
Dark hits a line drive towards third. Cox reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Milliken
Lockman hits a popup towards short. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Wilhelm
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Wilhelm
Morgan bunts in front of the plate. Westrum fields it and throws to first for the out. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Wilhelm
There's a wild pitch. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Snider vs. Wilhelm
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Wilhelm
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Milliken
Thompson hits a popup towards short. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Milliken
Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Milliken
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Rhodes vs. Milliken
Rhodes is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Milliken
Spencer takes first base on ball four. Mueller moves to third. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Westrum vs. Milliken
Westrum strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Wilhelm
Campanella is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Wilhelm
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Wilhelm
Furillo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mueller. Furillo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Cox vs. Wilhelm
Cox hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wilhelm vs. Milliken
Wilhelm strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Milliken
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Milliken
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Milliken vs. Wilhelm
Milliken hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilhelm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Wilhelm
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Wilhelm
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Milliken
Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Milliken
Mueller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Milliken
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Milliken
There's a wild pitch. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Rhodes vs. Milliken
Rube Walker now catching.
Rhodes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Wilhelm
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, 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, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Wilhelm
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Milliken
Spencer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Milliken
Westrum hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Wilhelm vs. Milliken
Wilhelm bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Milliken
Dark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Dark reaches second base with a double. Westrum moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lockman vs. Milliken
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Wilhelm
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Wilhelm
Furillo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mueller. Furillo reaches second base with a double. Hodges goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Cox vs. Wilhelm
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Shuba vs. Wilhelm
George Shuba pinch hits for Bob Milliken.
Shuba hits a popup towards the mound. Wilhelm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Wilhelm
Gilliam is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Wilhelm
Morgan takes first base on ball four. Furillo moves to third. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Snider vs. Koslo
Dave Koslo now pitching.
Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Furillo scores. Gilliam scores. Morgan moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Koslo
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Hughes
Jim Hughes now pitching.
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Hughes
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morgan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Hughes
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/19/1953 -- New York at Brooklyn (D) New York AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Dark A, ss 4 1 2 0 Gilliam J, 2b 2 3 2 0 Lockman W, 1b 5 1 1 0 Morgan B, ss 3 1 1 0 Thompson H, 3b 5 1 1 3 Snider D, cf 4 0 1 2 Mueller D, lf 4 0 2 0 Robinson J, lf 5 1 2 2 Thomson B, cf 5 1 2 0 Campanella R, c 2 0 0 0 Rhodes D, rf 4 1 2 2 Walker R, c 1 0 0 0 Spencer D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 4 1 1 0 Westrum W, c 4 0 1 0 Furillo C, rf 4 1 3 3 Grissom M, p 1 0 0 0 Cox B, 3b 2 0 0 0 Wilhelm H, p 3 0 0 0 Meyer R, p 1 0 0 0 Koslo D, p 0 0 0 0 Wade B, p 0 0 0 0 Belardi W, ph 1 0 0 0 Milliken B, p 1 0 0 0 Shuba G, ph 1 0 0 0 Hughes J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 5 11 5 31 7 10 7 New York 005 000 000 -- 5 Brooklyn 103 000 03x -- 7 New York IP H R ER BB SO Grissom M 2.1 5 4 4 2 1 Wilhelm H (L) 5.1 4 3 3 6 2 Koslo D 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Meyer R 2.1 5 5 2 1 2 Wade B 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 Milliken B (W) 5.0 5 0 0 2 6 Hughes J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 E -- Hodges G, Meyer R DP -- New York 2, Brooklyn 2 LOB -- New York 9, Brooklyn 9 2B -- Furillo C 2, Dark A HR -- Thompson H, Rhodes D SB -- Gilliam J SH -- Morgan B WP -- Wilhelm H, Milliken B T -- 3:01 A -- 20559
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