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Cincinnati Reds @ New York Giants

1953-07-26 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 16399 · 2:12

New York Giants defeated Cincinnati Reds 5–1. New York Giants put up 3 in the 5th. Larry Jansen earned the win. Al Dark went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6
NY1	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0		5	12

W: Larry Jansen L: Ken Raffensberger SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Rocky Bridges	5	0	1	0	0
Bobby Adams	4	0	1	1	2
Gus Bell	4	0	0	0	1
Ted Kluszewski	3	0	0	1	0
Jim Greengrass	4	0	1	0	1
Willard Marshall	3	1	0	1	0
Andy Seminick	4	0	1	0	1
Roy McMillan	4	0	1	0	2
Ken Raffensberger	2	0	0	0	1
George Lerchen	1	0	1	0	0
Grady Hatton	0	0	0	1	0

New York Giants — batting

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

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken Raffensberger	6.0	11	0	1
Frank Smith	2.0	1	0	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Larry Jansen	9.0	6	4	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Rocky Bridges: S6
Bobby Adams: SB2#
Bobby Adams: K
Gus Bell: 9/L
Ted Kluszewski: W
Jim Greengrass: 8/L

Bot 1

Whitey Lockman: 43
Al Dark: HR/7
Hank Thompson: 43
Monte Irvin: D8
Bobby Thomson: 8

Top 2

Willard Marshall: 2/FL
Andy Seminick: 6
Roy McMillan: K

Bot 2

Daryl Spencer: 8
Davey Williams: 63
Wes Westrum: S5
Larry Jansen: 46(1)/FO

Top 3

Ken Raffensberger: 63
Rocky Bridges: 2/FL
Bobby Adams: S7
Gus Bell: 3/G

Bot 3

Whitey Lockman: 13
Al Dark: 13
Hank Thompson: S8
Monte Irvin: S4.1-3
Bobby Thomson: SBH;SB2
Bobby Thomson: K

Top 4

Ted Kluszewski: 5/FL
Jim Greengrass: 8
Willard Marshall: 43

Bot 4

Daryl Spencer: 53
Davey Williams: S5
Wes Westrum: 7
Larry Jansen: 3/FL

Top 5

Andy Seminick: S7/L
Roy McMillan: S7/L.1-2
Ken Raffensberger: K
Rocky Bridges: 5/FL
Bobby Adams: W.2-3;1-2
Gus Bell: 7

Bot 5

Whitey Lockman: S7
Al Dark: S5.1-2
Hank Thompson: S1.2-3;1-2
Monte Irvin: 8.3-H;2-3;1-2
Bobby Thomson: T9.3-H;2-H
Daryl Spencer: 63
Davey Williams: 7

Top 6

Ted Kluszewski: 8/F8D
Jim Greengrass: S9/L
Willard Marshall: 7
Andy Seminick: 7

Bot 6

Wes Westrum: 53
Larry Jansen: 13
Whitey Lockman: S9
Al Dark: 4/P

Top 7

Roy McMillan: 43
George Lerchen: S9
Rocky Bridges: 7
Bobby Adams: K

Bot 7

Hank Thompson: 43
Monte Irvin: 9
Bobby Thomson: S7
Daryl Spencer: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

Gus Bell: K.BX1(2E3)
Ted Kluszewski: 46(1)3/GDP
Jim Greengrass: K

Bot 8

Davey Williams: K
Wes Westrum: 8
Larry Jansen: 9

Top 9

Willard Marshall: W
Andy Seminick: K
Roy McMillan: K
Grady Hatton: W.1-2
Rocky Bridges: E5.2-H(UR);1-2
Bobby Adams: 8

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