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Dodgers
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
April 21, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on April 21, 1953 at Connie Mack Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 21, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 21, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Russ Meyer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Curt Simmons |
| Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 14,309 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Frank Dascoli 2B: Frank Secory 3B: Hal Dixon |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Dick Williams | Left Fielder |
| Russ Meyer | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Right Fielder |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Granny Hamner | Shortstop |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Curt Simmons | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
April 21, 1953
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Simmons
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Simmons
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Simmons
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Simmons
There goes Gilliam. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Gilliam steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Simmons
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gilliam scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Simmons
Campanella strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Meyer
Ryan bunts towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Meyer
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Meyer
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ashburn moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Ennis vs. Meyer
Ennis takes first base on ball four. Ashburn moves to third. Wyrostek moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Torgeson vs. Meyer
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ashburn scores. Wyrostek moves to third. Ennis moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Hamner vs. Meyer
Hamner hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wyrostek scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Meyer
Jones takes first base on ball four. Ennis moves to third. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Burgess vs. Meyer
Burgess hits a line drive beyond third. Robinson can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Ennis scores. Torgeson moves to third. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Simmons vs. Meyer
Simmons strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Simmons
Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Simmons
Hodges hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Simmons
Williams strikes out. The throw from Burgess to pick off Hodges, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Meyer
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Meyer
Ashburn bunts towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Meyer
Wyrostek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Meyer
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Simmons
Meyer strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Simmons
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Simmons
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards right. Wyrostek fields it and throws to second to catch Gilliam for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Simmons
Snider strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Meyer
Torgeson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Meyer
Hamner hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Meyer
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Simmons
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Simmons
Campanella strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Simmons
Furillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Meyer
Burgess hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Meyer
Simmons strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Meyer
Ryan 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
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Simmons
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Simmons
Williams bunts towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Simmons
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Meyer
Ashburn hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Meyer
Wyrostek hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Wyrostek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ennis vs. Meyer
Ennis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Meyer
Torgeson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Meyer
Hamner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Meyer
Jones takes first base on ball four. Hamner moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Burgess vs. Wade
Ben Wade now pitching.
Burgess hits a fly ball towards left. Williams settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Williams. Hamner scores. Jones goes all the way around to score. Burgess moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Wade
Simmons hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Simmons
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Simmons
Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Simmons
Snider hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Simmons
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Wade
Ryan hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Wade
Ashburn strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Wade
Wyrostek 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
Top 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Simmons
Campanella strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Simmons
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Simmons
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Simmons
Williams hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Wade
Ennis hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Wade
Torgeson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Wade
Hamner hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Simmons
Billy Cox pinch hits for Ben Wade.
Cox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Simmons
Gilliam strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Simmons
Reese hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Simmons
Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cox moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Simmons
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Labine
Clem Labine now pitching.
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Labine
Burgess strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Labine
Simmons hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Simmons
Campanella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Simmons
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Simmons
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Simmons
Williams bunts towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/21/1953 -- Brooklyn at Philadelphia (N)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Gilliam J, 2b 2 1 0 0 Ryan C, 2b 4 0 0 0
Reese P, ss 4 0 1 0 Ashburn R, cf 4 1 1 0
Snider D, cf 4 0 1 0 Wyrostek J, rf 3 2 2 0
Robinson J, 3b 4 0 1 1 Ennis D, lf 3 2 1 2
Campanella R, c 4 0 0 0 Torgeson E, 1b 4 0 1 1
Furillo C, rf 4 0 0 0 Hamner G, ss 4 1 1 1
Hodges G, 1b 3 0 2 0 Jones W, 3b 2 1 0 0
Williams D, lf 4 0 0 0 Burgess S, c 4 0 1 1
Meyer R, p 2 0 0 0 Simmons C, p 4 0 0 0
Wade B, p 0 0 0 0
Cox B, ph 0 0 0 0
Labine C, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 5 1 32 7 7 5
Brooklyn 100 000 000 -- 1
Philadelphia 300 040 00x -- 7
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Meyer R (L) 4.2 7 7 5 4 4
Wade B 2.1 0 0 0 0 1
Labine C 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Simmons C (W) 9.0 5 1 1 4 8
E -- Williams D
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 7, Philadelphia 5
2B -- Wyrostek J
HR -- Ennis D
SB -- Gilliam J
T -- 2:03
A -- 14309
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