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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 6, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on June 6, 1953 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | June 6, 1953 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
New York Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 6, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Klippstein |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Hearn |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 8,374 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Artie Gore 1B: Al Barlick 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Frank Baumholtz | Center Fielder |
Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
Hank Sauer | Right Fielder |
Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
Joe Garagiola | Catcher |
Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
Eddie Miksis | Second Baseman |
Johnny Klippstein | Pitcher |
Phil Cavarretta | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
Al Dark | Shortstop |
Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
Ray Noble | Catcher |
Jim Hearn | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 6, 1953
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Hearn
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Hearn
Fondy hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Hearn
Sauer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Baumholtz moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kiner vs. Hearn
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Klippstein
Williams hits a line drive towards short. Smalley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Klippstein
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Klippstein
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Klippstein
Irvin hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Klippstein
Lockman hits a line drive towards third. Jackson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Hearn
Garagiola hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hearn
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Hearn
Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Klippstein
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Klippstein
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noble vs. Klippstein
Noble strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Hearn
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klippstein vs. Hearn
Klippstein hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Hearn
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baumholtz for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Klippstein
Hearn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Klippstein
Williams takes first base on ball four. Hearn moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Klippstein
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klippstein fields it and throws to third for the out. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Klippstein
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thompson vs. Klippstein
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Irvin vs. Klippstein
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klippstein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Hearn
Fondy hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Hearn
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Hearn
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garagiola vs. Hearn
Garagiola hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Klippstein
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Klippstein
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Klippstein
Thomson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hearn
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Hearn
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Hearn
Miksis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noble vs. Klippstein
Noble takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hearn vs. Klippstein
Hearn bunts towards the mound. Klippstein fields it and throws to first for the out. Noble moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Klippstein
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Noble scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Klippstein
There goes Williams. The throw from Garagiola and he is out, Smalley applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Klippstein
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klippstein vs. Hearn
Klippstein hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Hearn
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Hearn
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Hearn
Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Klippstein
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Klippstein
Irvin hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Klippstein
Lockman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Lockman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Klippstein
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomson vs. Klippstein
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Hearn
Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Hearn
Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garagiola for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hearn
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noble vs. Klippstein
Noble strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Klippstein
Hearn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Klippstein
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Hearn
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Hearn
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Hearn
Phil Cavarretta pinch hits for Johnny Klippstein.
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilhelm covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Leonard
Dutch Leonard now pitching.
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Leonard
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Leonard
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Leonard
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Wilhelm
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilhelm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Wilhelm
Sauer strikes out. Noble drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Sauer out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Wilhelm
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/6/1953 -- Chicago at New York (D) Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Baumholtz F, cf 4 0 1 0 Williams D, 2b 3 0 1 1 Fondy D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 4 0 0 0 Sauer H, rf 4 0 1 0 Thompson H, 3b 2 1 0 0 Kiner R, lf 4 0 0 0 Irvin M, lf 4 1 1 2 Garagiola J, c 3 0 0 0 Lockman W, 1b 4 0 1 0 Jackson R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Mueller D, rf 3 0 1 0 Smalley R, ss 3 0 0 0 Thomson B, cf 3 0 0 0 Miksis E, 2b 3 0 0 0 Noble R, c 2 1 0 0 Klippstein J, p 2 0 0 0 Hearn J, p 2 0 1 0 Cavarretta P, ph 0 0 0 0 Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0 Leonard D, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 0 2 0 27 3 5 3 Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0 New York 200 010 00x -- 3 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Klippstein J (L) 7.0 5 3 3 3 4 Leonard D 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Hearn J (W) 7.2 2 0 0 1 4 Wilhelm H (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 E -- Dark A 2 DP -- New York 1 LOB -- Chicago 4, New York 5 2B -- Lockman W HR -- Irvin M SB -- Dark A, Williams D CS -- Williams D SH -- Hearn J T -- 2:08 A -- 8374
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