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New York Giants @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1953-04-25 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 19936 · 2:40

New York Giants defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 7–5. New York Giants put up 2 in the 3rd. Hoyt Wilhelm earned the win. Al Dark went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY1	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	2	0	7	10
BRO	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	8

W: Hoyt Wilhelm L: Joe Black SV: (none)

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

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Davey Williams	4	0	1	0	1	1
Al Dark	5	1	2	3	0	0
Bobby Thomson	4	2	1	0	1	0
Monte Irvin	4	1	2	2	1	0
Whitey Lockman	5	0	1	1	0	0
Daryl Spencer	5	0	0	0	0	1
Hank Thompson	3	1	0	0	1	0
Sal Yvars	1	0	0	0	1	0
Sal Maglie	1	0	0	0	1	0
George Wilson	0	0	0	0	1	0
Don Mueller	1	0	1	1	0	0
Sam Calderone	1	1	1	0	0	0
Hoyt Wilhelm	1	1	1	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jim Gilliam	3	0	0	0	1	1
Pee Wee Reese	4	0	1	0	0	1
Duke Snider	4	1	1	0	0	1
Jackie Robinson	3	1	1	0	1	0
Roy Campanella	3	1	2	1	1	0
George Shuba	4	2	2	2	0	0
Carl Furillo	4	0	1	1	0	1
Gil Hodges	2	0	0	0	2	1
Russ Meyer	3	0	0	0	0	1
Billy Cox	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sal Maglie	5.0	8	3	4
Hoyt Wilhelm	4.0	0	2	3

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Russ Meyer	6.1	7	6	1
Joe Black	2.2	3	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Davey Williams: D8/L
Al Dark: 43.2-3
Bobby Thomson: 63
Monte Irvin: W
Whitey Lockman: 43

Bot 1

Jim Gilliam: 5/FL
Pee Wee Reese: S9/L
Duke Snider: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Daryl Spencer: 63
Hank Thompson: 43
Sal Yvars: W
Sal Maglie: 3/FL

Bot 2

Jackie Robinson: 53
Roy Campanella: 63
George Shuba: D8/L
Carl Furillo: S7/L.2-H
Gil Hodges: W.1-2
Russ Meyer: 54(1)/FO

Top 3

Davey Williams: 13
Al Dark: HR/F7
Bobby Thomson: W
Monte Irvin: S9/G.1-3
Whitey Lockman: S9/G.3-H;1-3;BX2(964)
Daryl Spencer: 63

Bot 3

Jim Gilliam: W
Pee Wee Reese: K+CS2(26)/DP
Duke Snider: T9/F
Jackie Robinson: W
Roy Campanella: S7/L.3-H;1-2
George Shuba: D7/F.2-H;1-H;B-H(E7/TH)(UR)
Carl Furillo: K

Top 4

Hank Thompson: 7
Sal Yvars: 5/FL
Sal Maglie: W
Davey Williams: WP.1-2
Davey Williams: K

Bot 4

Gil Hodges: 7
Russ Meyer: K
Jim Gilliam: 9/L

Top 5

Al Dark: 63
Bobby Thomson: 53
Monte Irvin: 8/8D

Bot 5

Pee Wee Reese: 7
Duke Snider: K
Jackie Robinson: D7/L
Roy Campanella: S7/L.2XH(72)

Top 6

Whitey Lockman: 7
Daryl Spencer: 53
Hank Thompson: W
George Wilson: W.1-2
Don Mueller: S9/G.2-H;1-3
Davey Williams: 9

Bot 6

George Shuba: 63
Carl Furillo: 63
Gil Hodges: W
Russ Meyer: 3/FL

Top 7

Al Dark: 43
Bobby Thomson: S7/L
Monte Irvin: HR/F7.1-H
Whitey Lockman: 43
Daryl Spencer: K

Bot 7

Jim Gilliam: K
Pee Wee Reese: 13/BG
Duke Snider: 3/G

Top 8

Hank Thompson: 9
Sam Calderone: S7/L
Hoyt Wilhelm: S4/BG.1-2
Davey Williams: W.2-3;1-2
Al Dark: S8/G.3-H;2-H;1-3
Bobby Thomson: 7(B)25(3)/DP

Bot 8

Jackie Robinson: 63
Roy Campanella: W
George Shuba: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Monte Irvin: 6
Whitey Lockman: 143#
Daryl Spencer: 53

Bot 9

Carl Furillo: 4
Gil Hodges: K
Billy Cox: K

Notes & reviews

Carl Furillo threw his bat at Sal Maglie after the 2nd pitch; Furillo was restrained by Sal Yvars
Sal Yvars hurt ankle after 2nd pitch
425 feet
infield in
to match daily/TSN, arbitrary 43 to 13

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