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Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Giants

1953-08-15 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · 2:20

New York Giants defeated Philadelphia Phillies 4–1. New York Giants put up 3 in the 4th. Marv Grissom earned the win. Davey Williams went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Marv Grissom L: Curt Simmons SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lee Ballanfant · 1B: Al Barlick · 2B: Artie Gore · 3B: Bill Jackowski · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ted Kazanski	5	1	2	0	0	0
Richie Ashburn	3	0	0	0	1	0
Earl Torgeson	4	0	1	1	0	0
Del Ennis	3	0	0	0	1	0
Granny Hamner	4	0	1	0	0	0
Smoky Burgess	4	0	1	0	0	1
Johnny Wyrostek	3	0	0	0	1	0
Willie Jones	3	0	1	0	0	1
Curt Simmons	3	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Waitkus	1	0	0	0	0	1
Connie Ryan	0	0	0	0	1	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Davey Williams	4	0	2	3	0	0
Al Dark	4	0	0	0	0	1
Hank Thompson	3	1	1	0	1	0
Bobby Thomson	4	0	1	0	0	1
Daryl Spencer	4	0	0	0	0	1
Whitey Lockman	4	1	3	1	0	0
Don Mueller	4	1	1	0	0	1
Wes Westrum	2	1	0	0	1	1
Marv Grissom	3	0	0	0	0	2

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Curt Simmons	8.0	8	2	7

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Marv Grissom	9.0	6	4	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ted Kazanski: 5/FL
Richie Ashburn: 6
Earl Torgeson: 13

Bot 1

Davey Williams: 9
Al Dark: 6/FL
Hank Thompson: 2/FL

Top 2

Del Ennis: W
Granny Hamner: 5/FL
Smoky Burgess: 9
Johnny Wyrostek: W.1-2
Willie Jones: 8

Bot 2

Bobby Thomson: S7
Daryl Spencer: 14(1)3/GDP
Whitey Lockman: S8
Don Mueller: K

Top 3

Curt Simmons: 6/L
Ted Kazanski: D8
Richie Ashburn: 3/G.2-3
Earl Torgeson: S8.3-H
Del Ennis: 3

Bot 3

Wes Westrum: 9
Marv Grissom: E6
Davey Williams: D8.1-3
Al Dark: K
Hank Thompson: W
Bobby Thomson: 5(2)/FO

Top 4

Granny Hamner: 8
Smoky Burgess: K
Johnny Wyrostek: 43

Bot 4

Daryl Spencer: K
Whitey Lockman: S9
Don Mueller: S9.1-2
Wes Westrum: W.2-3;1-2
Marv Grissom: K
Davey Williams: D8.3-H;2-H;1-H
Al Dark: 63

Top 5

Willie Jones: S7
Curt Simmons: 46(1)/FO
Ted Kazanski: 46(1)/FO
Richie Ashburn: W.1-2
Earl Torgeson: 3

Bot 5

Hank Thompson: 43
Bobby Thomson: K
Daryl Spencer: 8

Top 6

Del Ennis: 53
Granny Hamner: S9
Smoky Burgess: S8.1-2
Johnny Wyrostek: 9/L
Willie Jones: K

Bot 6

Whitey Lockman: 43
Don Mueller: 43
Wes Westrum: K

Top 7

Curt Simmons: 43
Ted Kazanski: S9
Richie Ashburn: 9
Earl Torgeson: 63

Bot 7

Marv Grissom: K
Davey Williams: 6
Al Dark: 7

Top 8

Del Ennis: 8
Granny Hamner: 8
Smoky Burgess: 31

Bot 8

Hank Thompson: T9
Bobby Thomson: 53
Daryl Spencer: 4
Whitey Lockman: S1.3-H
Don Mueller: 53

Top 9

Johnny Wyrostek: 6
Eddie Waitkus: K
Connie Ryan: W
Ted Kazanski: 3/FL