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New York Giants @ 
Chicago Cubs
1953-05-20 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 8170 · 2:54
New York Giants defeated Chicago Cubs 16–6. New York Giants put up 8 in the 8th. Larry Jansen earned the win and Hoyt Wilhelm picked up the save. Davey Williams went 3-for-6 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 21 | |
| CHN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
W: Larry Jansen L: Bob Rush SV: Hoyt Wilhelm
Umpires — HP: Lon Warneke · 1B: Augie Donatelli · 2B: Tom Gorman · 3B: Jocko Conlan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
New York Giants — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Davey Williams | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Al Dark | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Hank Thompson | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Monte Irvin | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Whitey Lockman | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Tookie Gilbert | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bobby Thomson | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Wes Westrum | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Larry Jansen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Sam Calderone | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Hoyt Wilhelm | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Frank Baumholtz | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eddie Miksis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Dee Fondy | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Hank Sauer | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Preston Ward | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Randy Jackson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Carl Sawatski | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roy Smalley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Rush | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Turk Lown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Addis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tommy Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Jansen | 6.1 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Hoyt Wilhelm | 2.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Rush | 2.2 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Turk Lown | 4.0 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
 Sheldon Jones | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dutch Leonard | 0.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
 Bob Kelly | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Fred Baczewski | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Simpson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Davey Williams: 7
- Al Dark: 2/FL
- Hank Thompson: S9
- Monte Irvin: 7
Bot 1
- Frank Baumholtz: S1/BG
- Eddie Miksis: W.1-2
- Dee Fondy: 8.2-H(E6/TH3)(UR);1-3
- Hank Sauer: 53
- Preston Ward: 3/G
Top 2
- Whitey Lockman: S7.BX2(74)
- Tookie Gilbert: D7
- Bobby Thomson: T9.2-H
- Wes Westrum: 2
- Larry Jansen: K
Bot 2
- Randy Jackson: K
- Carl Sawatski: S9
- Roy Smalley: 7
- Bob Rush: K
Top 3
- Davey Williams: S8
- Al Dark: 9
- Hank Thompson: 5/P
- Monte Irvin: HR/7.1-H
- Whitey Lockman: W
- Tookie Gilbert: S7.1-3
- Bobby Thomson: S9.3-H;1-3
- Wes Westrum: S8.3-H;1-3
- Larry Jansen: K
Bot 3
- Frank Baumholtz: 43
- Eddie Miksis: 53
- Dee Fondy: K
Top 4
- Davey Williams: 7/F7D
- Al Dark: HR/7
- Hank Thompson: W
- Monte Irvin: S5/P.1-2
- Whitey Lockman: 163.2-3;1-2
- Tookie Gilbert: W
- Bobby Thomson: 13
Bot 4
- Hank Sauer: K
- Preston Ward: 5/FL
- Randy Jackson: 3/P
Top 5
- Wes Westrum: 63
- Larry Jansen: 3#
- Davey Williams: K
Bot 5
- Carl Sawatski: 3/P
- Roy Smalley: K
- Turk Lown: 63
Top 6
- Al Dark: 7
- Hank Thompson: 4/P
- Monte Irvin: W
- Whitey Lockman: S7/L.1-2
- Tookie Gilbert: 3/L
Bot 6
- Frank Baumholtz: S9/L
- Eddie Miksis: 3/FL
- Dee Fondy: HR/7.1-H
- Hank Sauer: K
- Preston Ward: D9
- Randy Jackson: S6.2-3
- Carl Sawatski: 5/P
Top 7
- Bobby Thomson: 43
- Wes Westrum: 13
- Larry Jansen: W
- Davey Williams: HR/7.1-H
- Al Dark: W
- Hank Thompson: 6(1)/FO
Bot 7
- Roy Smalley: HR/8
- Bob Addis: 31
- Frank Baumholtz: S9/L
- Eddie Miksis: W.1-2
- Dee Fondy: WP.2-3;1-2
- Dee Fondy: W
- Hank Sauer: S4.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Preston Ward: 36(1)/FO.2-3
- Randy Jackson: W.1-2
- Carl Sawatski: 43
Top 8
- Monte Irvin: D7
- Whitey Lockman: S4.2-3
- Tookie Gilbert: 2/FL
- Bobby Thomson: FC4.3XH(42);1-2
- Sam Calderone: S7.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
- Hoyt Wilhelm: BK.3-H;2-3
- Hoyt Wilhelm: W
- Davey Williams: S8.3-H;1-2
- Al Dark: D7/L.2-H;1-H
- Hank Thompson: T7.2-H
- Monte Irvin: W
- Whitey Lockman: T9.3-H;1-H
- Tookie Gilbert: 7
Bot 8
- Roy Smalley: 63
- Tommy Brown: D7
- Frank Baumholtz: 7
- Eddie Miksis: 63
Top 9
- Bobby Thomson: S7
- Sam Calderone: 8
- Hoyt Wilhelm: 146(1)3/GDP
Bot 9
- Dee Fondy: 7
- Hank Sauer: 53
- Preston Ward: 43
Notes & reviews
- to match daily/TSN, arbitrary 63 to 3
- Dutch Leonard balked when Bobby Thomson attempted to steal HP