1953 New York Giants Game-by-Game Results
National League (NL)
Team Record: 70-84
Finished 5th in the NL
Attendance: 811,518, Avg. 13,090
Ballpark: Polo Grounds IV
Manager: Leo Durocher (70-84)
Location: New York, New York
1953 New York Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 70-84
Finished 5th in the NL
Attendance: 811,518, Avg. 13,090
Ballpark: Polo Grounds IV
Manager: Leo Durocher (70-84)
Location: New York, New York
1953 New York Giants Roster
The New York Giants of the National League ended the 1953 season with a record of 70 wins and 84 losses, finishing fifth in the NL.
The Giants plated 768 runs and conceded 747 runs. Bobby Thomson paced New York with 26 home runs, while Daryl Spencer, Hank Thompson, Al Dark and Monte Irvin each walloped 20 or more, too. Bobby Thomson drove in 106 runs. Don Mueller led all regular batters by hitting .333. Ruben Gomez topped the squad with 13 wins, and Hoyt Wilhelm recorded a 3.04 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Leo Durocher coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 762
Regular Season Runs Against: 741
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 14, 1953 | New York Giants 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 15, 1953 | New York Giants 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 8 | L | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
| April 17, 1953 | Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at New York Giants 6 | W | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | ||
| April 17, 1953 | Brooklyn Dodgers 12 at New York Giants 4 | L | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | ||
| April 20, 1953 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at New York Giants 1 | L | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-3 | ||
| April 21, 1953 | New York Giants 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | L | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-4 | ||
| April 22, 1953 | New York Giants 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | W | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3-4 | ||
| April 23, 1953 | New York Giants 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 | L | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-5 | ||
| April 24, 1953 | New York Giants 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 12 | L | 1-2 | 2-4 | 3-6 | ||
| April 25, 1953 | New York Giants 7 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 | W | 1-2 | 3-4 | 4-6 | ||
| April 26, 1953 | New York Giants 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 8 | L | 1-2 | 3-5 | 4-7 | ||
| April 28, 1953 | Milwaukee Braves 4 at New York Giants 1 | L | 1-3 | 3-5 | 4-8 | ||
| April 29, 1953 | Milwaukee Braves 3 at New York Giants 2 | L | 1-4 | 3-5 | 4-9 | ||
| April 30, 1953 | Milwaukee Braves 0 at New York Giants 1 | W | 2-4 | 3-5 | 5-9 | ||
| May 1, 1953 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at New York Giants 2 | L | 2-5 | 3-5 | 5-10 | ||
| May 4, 1953 | Cincinnati Reds 9 at New York Giants 5 | L | 2-6 | 3-5 | 5-11 | ||
| May 4, 1953 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at New York Giants 12 | W | 3-6 | 3-5 | 6-11 | ||
| May 6, 1953 | Chicago Cubs 5 at New York Giants 8 | W | 4-6 | 3-5 | 7-11 | ||
| May 9, 1953 | Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at New York Giants 6 | W | 5-6 | 3-5 | 8-11 | ||
| May 9, 1953 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at New York Giants 0 | L | 5-7 | 3-5 | 8-12 | ||
| May 10, 1953 | Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at New York Giants 4 | W | 6-7 | 3-5 | 9-12 | ||
| May 10, 1953 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at New York Giants 3 | W | 7-7 | 3-5 | 10-12 | ||
| May 12, 1953 | New York Giants 1 at Milwaukee Braves 8 | L | 7-7 | 3-6 | 10-13 | ||
| May 13, 1953 | New York Giants 1 at Milwaukee Braves 11 | L | 7-7 | 3-7 | 10-14 | ||
| May 15, 1953 | New York Giants 7 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | W | 7-7 | 4-7 | 11-14 | ||
| May 16, 1953 | New York Giants 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | L | 7-7 | 4-8 | 11-15 | ||
| May 17, 1953 | New York Giants 9 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 7-7 | 5-8 | 12-15 | ||
| May 18, 1953 | New York Giants 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 7-7 | 6-8 | 13-15 | ||
| May 19, 1953 | New York Giants 6 at Chicago Cubs 4 | W | 7-7 | 7-8 | 14-15 | ||
| May 20, 1953 | New York Giants 16 at Chicago Cubs 6 | W | 7-7 | 8-8 | 15-15 | ||
| May 21, 1953 | Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at New York Giants 7 | W | 8-7 | 8-8 | 16-15 | ||
| May 22, 1953 | Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at New York Giants 5 | W | 9-7 | 8-8 | 17-15 | ||
| May 23, 1953 | New York Giants 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 | L | 9-7 | 8-9 | 17-16 | ||
| May 24, 1953 | New York Giants 11 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | W | 9-7 | 9-9 | 18-16 | ||
| May 25, 1953 | New York Giants 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | W | 9-7 | 10-9 | 19-16 | ||
| May 27, 1953 | New York Giants 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 | L | 9-7 | 10-10 | 19-17 | ||
| May 28, 1953 | New York Giants 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 7 | L | 9-7 | 10-11 | 19-18 | ||
| May 29, 1953 | Philadelphia Phillies 12 at New York Giants 3 | L | 9-8 | 10-11 | 19-19 | ||
| June 2, 1953 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at New York Giants 2 | L | 9-9 | 10-11 | 19-20 | ||
| June 3, 1953 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at New York Giants 11 | W | 10-9 | 10-11 | 20-20 | ||
| June 4, 1953 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at New York Giants 11 | W | 11-9 | 10-11 | 21-20 | ||
| June 5, 1953 | Chicago Cubs 1 at New York Giants 11 | W | 12-9 | 10-11 | 22-20 | ||
| June 6, 1953 | Chicago Cubs 0 at New York Giants 3 | W | 13-9 | 10-11 | 23-20 | ||
| June 7, 1953 | Chicago Cubs 10 at New York Giants 5 | L | 13-10 | 10-11 | 23-21 | ||
| June 7, 1953 | Chicago Cubs 5 at New York Giants 2 | L | 13-11 | 10-11 | 23-22 | ||
| June 8, 1953 | Milwaukee Braves 12 at New York Giants 8 | L | 13-12 | 10-11 | 23-23 | ||
| June 9, 1953 | Milwaukee Braves 4 at New York Giants 2 | L | 13-13 | 10-11 | 23-24 | ||
| June 10, 1953 | Milwaukee Braves 6 at New York Giants 5 | L | 13-14 | 10-11 | 23-25 | ||
| June 11, 1953 | Milwaukee Braves 1 at New York Giants 3 | W | 14-14 | 10-11 | 24-25 | ||
| June 12, 1953 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at New York Giants 1 | L | 14-15 | 10-11 | 24-26 | ||
| June 14, 1953 | St. Louis Cardinals 9 at New York Giants 4 | L | 14-16 | 10-11 | 24-27 | ||
| June 14, 1953 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at New York Giants 0 | L | 14-17 | 10-11 | 24-28 | ||
| June 15, 1953 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at New York Giants 3 | W | 15-17 | 10-11 | 25-28 | ||
| June 16, 1953 | New York Giants 5 at Cincinnati Reds 12 | L | 15-17 | 10-12 | 25-29 | ||
| June 16, 1953 | New York Giants 7 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | W | 15-17 | 11-12 | 26-29 | ||
| June 17, 1953 | New York Giants 4 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | W | 15-17 | 12-12 | 27-29 | ||
| June 18, 1953 | New York Giants 6 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | W | 15-17 | 13-12 | 28-29 | ||
| June 19, 1953 | New York Giants 15 at Milwaukee Braves 1 | W | 15-17 | 14-12 | 29-29 | ||
| June 20, 1953 | New York Giants 3 at Milwaukee Braves 5 | L | 15-17 | 14-13 | 29-30 | ||
| June 21, 1953 | New York Giants 5 at Milwaukee Braves 0 | W | 15-17 | 15-13 | 30-30 | ||
| June 23, 1953 | New York Giants 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 15 | L | 15-17 | 15-14 | 30-31 | ||
| June 24, 1953 | New York Giants 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 | W | 15-17 | 16-14 | 31-31 | ||
| June 25, 1953 | New York Giants 9 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 15-17 | 17-14 | 32-31 | ||
| June 26, 1953 | New York Giants 9 at Chicago Cubs 6 | W | 15-17 | 18-14 | 33-31 | ||
| June 27, 1953 | New York Giants 1 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 15-17 | 18-15 | 33-32 | ||
| June 28, 1953 | New York Giants 12 at Chicago Cubs 2 | W | 15-17 | 19-15 | 34-32 | ||
| June 30, 1953 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at New York Giants 1 | L | 15-18 | 19-15 | 34-33 | ||
| July 1, 1953 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at New York Giants 3 | L | 15-19 | 19-15 | 34-34 | ||
| July 3, 1953 | New York Giants 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 | L | 15-19 | 19-16 | 34-35 | ||
| July 4, 1953 | New York Giants 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 10 | L | 15-19 | 19-17 | 34-36 | ||
| July 4, 1953 | New York Giants 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | W | 15-19 | 20-17 | 35-36 | ||
| July 5, 1953 | Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at New York Giants 20 | W | 16-19 | 20-17 | 36-36 | ||
| July 6, 1953 | Philadelphia Phillies 0 at New York Giants 6 | W | 17-19 | 20-17 | 37-36 | ||
| July 7, 1953 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at New York Giants 9 | W | 18-19 | 20-17 | 38-36 | ||
| July 7, 1953 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at New York Giants 5 | W | 19-19 | 20-17 | 39-36 | ||
| July 8, 1953 | New York Giants 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 | W | 19-19 | 21-17 | 40-36 | ||
| July 9, 1953 | New York Giants 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 | W | 19-19 | 22-17 | 41-36 | ||
| July 10, 1953 | New York Giants 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 1 | W | 19-19 | 23-17 | 42-36 | ||
| July 11, 1953 | New York Giants 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 0 | W | 19-19 | 24-17 | 43-36 | ||
| July 12, 1953 | New York Giants 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 | L | 19-19 | 24-18 | 43-37 | ||
| July 16, 1953 | Chicago Cubs 3 at New York Giants 10 | W | 20-19 | 24-18 | 44-37 | ||
| July 18, 1953 | Chicago Cubs 7 at New York Giants 12 | W | 21-19 | 24-18 | 45-37 | ||
| July 19, 1953 | Milwaukee Braves 5 at New York Giants 7 | W | 22-19 | 24-18 | 46-37 | ||
| July 19, 1953 | Milwaukee Braves 2 at New York Giants 1 | L | 22-20 | 24-18 | 46-38 | ||
| July 21, 1953 | St. Louis Cardinals 10 at New York Giants 6 | L | 22-21 | 24-18 | 46-39 | ||
| July 22, 1953 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at New York Giants 6 | W | 23-21 | 24-18 | 47-39 | ||
| July 24, 1953 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at New York Giants 3 | W | 24-21 | 24-18 | 48-39 | ||
| July 25, 1953 | Cincinnati Reds 7 at New York Giants 5 | L | 24-22 | 24-18 | 48-40 | ||
| July 26, 1953 | Cincinnati Reds 6 at New York Giants 10 | W | 25-22 | 24-18 | 49-40 | ||
| July 26, 1953 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at New York Giants 5 | W | 26-22 | 24-18 | 50-40 | ||
| July 27, 1953 | New York Giants 0 at Milwaukee Braves 13 | L | 26-22 | 24-19 | 50-41 | ||
| July 28, 1953 | New York Giants 0 at Milwaukee Braves 2 | L | 26-22 | 24-20 | 50-42 | ||
| July 29, 1953 | New York Giants 3 at Milwaukee Braves 2 | W | 26-22 | 25-20 | 51-42 | ||
| July 30, 1953 | New York Giants 0 at Milwaukee Braves 5 | L | 26-22 | 25-21 | 51-43 | ||
| July 31, 1953 | New York Giants 9 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | W | 26-22 | 26-21 | 52-43 | ||
| August 1, 1953 | New York Giants 9 at Cincinnati Reds 10 | L | 26-22 | 26-22 | 52-44 | ||
| August 2, 1953 | New York Giants 1 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | L | 26-22 | 26-23 | 52-45 | ||
| August 2, 1953 | New York Giants 0 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | L | 26-22 | 26-24 | 52-46 | ||
| August 4, 1953 | New York Giants 3 at Chicago Cubs 5 | L | 26-22 | 26-25 | 52-47 | ||
| August 5, 1953 | New York Giants 6 at Chicago Cubs 9 | L | 26-22 | 26-26 | 52-48 | ||
| August 5, 1953 | New York Giants 6 at Chicago Cubs 7 | L | 26-22 | 26-27 | 52-49 | ||
| August 6, 1953 | New York Giants 12 at Chicago Cubs 6 | W | 26-22 | 27-27 | 53-49 | ||
| August 7, 1953 | New York Giants 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | L | 26-22 | 27-28 | 53-50 | ||
| August 8, 1953 | New York Giants 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 | L | 26-22 | 27-29 | 53-51 | ||
| August 9, 1953 | New York Giants 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | L | 26-22 | 27-30 | 53-52 | ||
| August 11, 1953 | Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at New York Giants 0 | L | 26-23 | 27-30 | 53-53 | ||
| August 12, 1953 | Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at New York Giants 5 | L | 26-24 | 27-30 | 53-54 | ||
| August 13, 1953 | Brooklyn Dodgers 9 at New York Giants 8 | L | 26-25 | 27-30 | 53-55 | ||
| August 15, 1953 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at New York Giants 4 | W | 27-25 | 27-30 | 54-55 | ||
| August 15, 1953 | Philadelphia Phillies 5 at New York Giants 2 | L | 27-26 | 27-30 | 54-56 | ||
| August 16, 1953 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at New York Giants 4 | W | 28-26 | 27-30 | 55-56 | ||
| August 16, 1953 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at New York Giants 8 | W | 29-26 | 27-30 | 56-56 | ||
| August 17, 1953 | Philadelphia Phillies 5 at New York Giants 2 | L | 29-27 | 27-30 | 56-57 | ||
| August 17, 1953 | Philadelphia Phillies 0 at New York Giants 6 | W | 30-27 | 27-30 | 57-57 | ||
| August 18, 1953 | New York Giants 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 | L | 30-27 | 27-31 | 57-58 | ||
| August 19, 1953 | New York Giants 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 7 | L | 30-27 | 27-32 | 57-59 | ||
| August 20, 1953 | New York Giants 0 at Brooklyn Dodgers 10 | L | 30-27 | 27-33 | 57-60 | ||
| August 21, 1953 | New York Giants 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 | L | 30-27 | 27-34 | 57-61 | ||
| August 22, 1953 | New York Giants 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 | L | 30-27 | 27-35 | 57-62 | ||
| August 22, 1953 | New York Giants 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 | L | 30-27 | 27-36 | 57-63 | ||
| August 23, 1953 | New York Giants 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 | L | 30-27 | 27-37 | 57-64 | ||
| August 25, 1953 | St. Louis Cardinals 9 at New York Giants 2 | L | 30-28 | 27-37 | 57-65 | ||
| August 25, 1953 | St. Louis Cardinals 0 at New York Giants 3 | W | 31-28 | 27-37 | 58-65 | ||
| August 26, 1953 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at New York Giants 13 | W | 32-28 | 27-37 | 59-65 | ||
| August 27, 1953 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at New York Giants 3 | L | 32-29 | 27-37 | 59-66 | ||
| August 28, 1953 | Milwaukee Braves 3 at New York Giants 1 | L | 32-30 | 27-37 | 59-67 | ||
| August 29, 1953 | Milwaukee Braves 1 at New York Giants 4 | W | 33-30 | 27-37 | 60-67 | ||
| August 30, 1953 | Chicago Cubs 1 at New York Giants 10 | W | 34-30 | 27-37 | 61-67 | ||
| August 30, 1953 | Chicago Cubs 6 at New York Giants 2 | L | 34-31 | 27-37 | 61-68 | ||
| August 31, 1953 | Chicago Cubs 4 at New York Giants 13 | W | 35-31 | 27-37 | 62-68 | ||
| September 1, 1953 | Chicago Cubs 9 at New York Giants 10 | W | 36-31 | 27-37 | 63-68 | ||
| September 2, 1953 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at New York Giants 4 | W | 37-31 | 27-37 | 64-68 | ||
| September 3, 1953 | Cincinnati Reds 9 at New York Giants 2 | L | 37-32 | 27-37 | 64-69 | ||
| September 4, 1953 | Brooklyn Dodgers 8 at New York Giants 6 | L | 37-33 | 27-37 | 64-70 | ||
| September 5, 1953 | Brooklyn Dodgers 16 at New York Giants 7 | L | 37-34 | 27-37 | 64-71 | ||
| September 6, 1953 | Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at New York Giants 3 | L | 37-35 | 27-37 | 64-72 | ||
| September 7, 1953 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at New York Giants 3 | L | 37-36 | 27-37 | 64-73 | ||
| September 7, 1953 | Pittsburgh Pirates 9 at New York Giants 7 | L | 37-37 | 27-37 | 64-74 | ||
| September 9, 1953 | New York Giants 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 37-37 | 28-37 | 65-74 | ||
| September 10, 1953 | New York Giants 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | L | 37-37 | 28-38 | 65-75 | ||
| September 11, 1953 | New York Giants 2 at Chicago Cubs 5 | L | 37-37 | 28-39 | 65-76 | ||
| September 12, 1953 | New York Giants 1 at Chicago Cubs 7 | L | 37-37 | 28-40 | 65-77 | ||
| September 13, 1953 | New York Giants 7 at Milwaukee Braves 4 | W | 37-37 | 29-40 | 66-77 | ||
| September 13, 1953 | New York Giants 1 at Milwaukee Braves 2 | L | 37-37 | 29-41 | 66-78 | ||
| September 15, 1953 | New York Giants 3 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | L | 37-37 | 29-42 | 66-79 | ||
| September 16, 1953 | New York Giants 4 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | W | 37-37 | 30-42 | 67-79 | ||
| September 19, 1953 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at New York Giants 4 | W | 38-37 | 30-42 | 68-79 | ||
| September 19, 1953 | Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at New York Giants 5 | L | 38-38 | 30-42 | 68-80 | ||
| September 20, 1953 | Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at New York Giants 4 | L | 38-39 | 30-42 | 68-81 | ||
| September 22, 1953 | New York Giants 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 9 | L | 38-39 | 30-43 | 68-82 | ||
| September 23, 1953 | New York Giants 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | L | 38-39 | 30-44 | 68-83 | ||
| September 25, 1953 | New York Giants 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | W | 38-39 | 31-44 | 69-83 | ||
| September 26, 1953 | New York Giants 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | W | 38-39 | 32-44 | 70-83 | ||
| September 27, 1953 | New York Giants 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 | L | 38-39 | 32-45 | 70-84 |
