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Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Giants

1953-04-20 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 2538 · 52°F, overcast, snow · 1:40

Philadelphia Phillies defeated New York Giants 2–1. Robin Roberts earned the win. Johnny Wyrostek went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHI	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	5
NY1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3

W: Robin Roberts L: Larry Jansen SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Hal Dixon · 1B: Larry Goetz · 2B: Frank Dascoli · 3B: Frank Secory · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Connie Ryan	4	0	0	0	0	1
Richie Ashburn	4	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Wyrostek	4	1	2	1	0	1
Del Ennis	3	0	0	0	1	1
Earl Torgeson	4	0	1	0	0	1
Granny Hamner	4	1	1	1	0	0
Willie Jones	3	0	0	0	1	0
Smoky Burgess	3	0	0	0	1	0
Robin Roberts	3	0	1	0	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Davey Williams	4	0	1	0	0	0
Whitey Lockman	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bobby Thomson	3	1	1	0	1	0
Monte Irvin	4	0	1	1	0	0
Don Mueller	4	0	0	0	0	0
Al Dark	2	0	0	0	1	0
Daryl Spencer	3	0	0	0	0	0
Wes Westrum	3	0	0	0	0	1
Larry Jansen	3	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Robin Roberts	9.0	3	2	3

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Larry Jansen	9.0	5	3	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Connie Ryan: K
Richie Ashburn: 9
Johnny Wyrostek: K

Bot 1

Davey Williams: 8
Whitey Lockman: 53
Bobby Thomson: W
Monte Irvin: D9.1-H
Don Mueller: 43

Top 2

Del Ennis: K
Earl Torgeson: K
Granny Hamner: 43

Bot 2

Al Dark: W
Daryl Spencer: 46(1)3/GDP
Wes Westrum: E5/TH
Larry Jansen: K

Top 3

Willie Jones: 13
Smoky Burgess: 7
Robin Roberts: K

Bot 3

Davey Williams: 53
Whitey Lockman: K
Bobby Thomson: S5
Monte Irvin: 53

Top 4

Connie Ryan: 9
Richie Ashburn: 43
Johnny Wyrostek: S9
Del Ennis: 9

Bot 4

Don Mueller: 43
Al Dark: 63
Daryl Spencer: 8/L

Top 5

Earl Torgeson: S1/BG
Granny Hamner: 7
Willie Jones: 63.1-2
Smoky Burgess: W
Robin Roberts: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Wes Westrum: K
Larry Jansen: 4/L
Davey Williams: 8

Top 6

Connie Ryan: 63
Richie Ashburn: 7/P
Johnny Wyrostek: HR/9
Del Ennis: W
Earl Torgeson: 3/G

Bot 6

Whitey Lockman: 53
Bobby Thomson: 7
Monte Irvin: 8

Top 7

Granny Hamner: 13
Willie Jones: 4/P
Smoky Burgess: 9

Bot 7

Don Mueller: 9
Al Dark: 6/P
Daryl Spencer: 2/FL

Top 8

Robin Roberts: S9
Connie Ryan: 36(1)/FO/BG
Richie Ashburn: 9
Johnny Wyrostek: 4/P

Bot 8

Wes Westrum: 5/FL
Larry Jansen: 13
Davey Williams: S8
Whitey Lockman: 8

Top 9

Del Ennis: 63
Earl Torgeson: 8
Granny Hamner: HR/7
Willie Jones: W
Smoky Burgess: 63

Bot 9

Bobby Thomson: 8
Monte Irvin: 5/P
Don Mueller: 7