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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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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
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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
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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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