Dodgers @ Giants
August 11, 1953

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Top 7	R	H	E
Dodgers	2	11	0
Giants	0	1	0

Top 7	R	H	E
Dodgers	3	12	0
Giants	0	1	1

Jackie Robinson Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.333	.325
OBP	.333	.427
At Bats	3	348
Hits	1	113
• Singles	1	71
• Doubles	0	28
• Triples	0	6
• Home Runs	0	8
Walks	0	56
RBI’s	0	67

Marv Grissom Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
3	7	0

FIRST PREVIOUS PLAY/PAUSE REPLAY NEXT LAST/BOX

Polo Grounds - August 11, 1953

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Single

Marv Grissom

Wes Westrum

Tookie Gilbert

Davey Williams

Hank Thompson

Al Dark

Whitey Lockman

Bobby Thomson

Don Mueller

Jackie Robinson

Jim Gilliam

Count: - , 2 Outs

Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gilbert picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gilbert. Gilliam scores. That run is unearned.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 7 Snider strikes out.

Top 7 Reese bunts in front of the plate. Westrum fields it and throws to first for the out. Gilliam moves to second.

Top 7 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out.

Bottom 6 Dark hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 6 Don Thompson now playing left field. Grissom takes first base on ball four.

Top 6 Don Thompson pinch runs for George Shuba. Erskine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grissom fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 6 Shuba hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 6 Furillo hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Westrum hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilbert for the out.

Top 5 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Campanella takes first base on ball four.

Top 5 Robinson hits a popup towards first. Gilbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Marv Grissom now pitching. Snider strikes out.

Bottom 4 Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Thompson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out.

Bottom 4 Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Reese is called out on strikes.

Top 4 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 4 Erskine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 4 Shuba hits a line drive into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Lockman strikes out.

Bottom 3 Maglie hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Furillo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gilbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Hodges hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Campanella moves to third.

Top 3 Campanella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second.

Top 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 3 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gilbert scoops it up and throws to first, with Maglie covering, for the out.

Top 3 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilbert for the out.

Bottom 2 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gilbert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilliam for the out.

Top 2 Erskine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Shuba moves to third. Erskine moves to second.

Top 2 Shuba hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 2 Furillo hits a popup towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Hodges hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 2 Campanella hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Thompson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Mueller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Dark strikes out.

Bottom 1 Lockman takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Snider hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 1 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.

Top 1 There goes Gilliam. The throw from Westrum and he is out, Dark applying the tag.

Top 1 Gilliam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

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Dodgers @ GiantsAugust 11, 1953

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Jackie Robinson Season Stats

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Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gilbert picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gilbert. Gilliam scores. That run is unearned.

Dodgers @ Giants
August 11, 1953