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1953 New York Giants (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1952/1954)
70-84, Finished 5th in National League
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Scored 768 runs, Allowed 747 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 79-75
Managed by Leo Durocher

Ballpark: Polo Grounds IV (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 811,518 (5th of 8)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 102, Pitching - 101
  (one-year): Batting - 98, Pitching - 98
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1953 Stats / Schedule (1952/1954) / Transactions

Game Results

Season Summary   70-84 , Final Rank: 5, GB:   35.0
Days in First:               never

Most Games over  .500:          10 (last on July 26)
Most Games under .500:          15 (last on September 23)

Biggest Lead:                never led
Farthest Behind Leader:       35.0 (last on September 27)

Longest Winning Streak:          8 (July 5 to July 11)
Longest Losing Streak:           7 (August 18 to August 23)

Most Runs Allowed:              16 (September 5)
Most Runs Scored:               20 (July 5)

Times Shutout by Opponent:       8
Times Opponent Shutout:         10

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        70  84     768     747    .455

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           38  39     395     345    .494
Road           32  45     373     402    .416

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April           5   9      48      71    .357
May            14  10     135     119    .583
June           15  14     165     129    .517
July           18  10     158     115    .643
August         10  25     156     176    .286
September       8  16     106     137    .333

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     43  37     429     363    .538
Second Half    27  47     339     384    .365
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run         9  24     127     142    .273

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        26  22     327     285    .542

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
BRO             7  15     118     136    .318
CHC            13   9     160     110    .591
CIN            13   9     125     101    .591
MLN             8  14      77     100    .364
PHI             9  13      83      96    .409
PIT            11  11     103      90    .500
STL             9  13     102     114    .409

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Tue, Apr 14     NYG @PHI  W   4-1        1-0     2     0.5  2:11 L Jansen                   19,221 +
  2 Wed, Apr 15     NYG @PHI  L   1-8        1-1     4     1.0  2:30 C Simmons                   4,787 -
  3 Fri, Apr 17     NYG  BRO  W   6-3        2-1     3     1.0  2:18 S Maglie                   18,307 +
  4                 NYG  BRO  L   4-12       2-2     3     1.0  2:40 B Loes                     29,406 -
  5 Mon, Apr 20     NYG  PHI  L   1-2        2-3     5     2.0  1:40 R Roberts                   2,538 --
  6 Tue, Apr 21     NYG @PIT  L   4-5        2-4     8     2.0  2:31 B Friend                    6,273 ---
  7 Wed, Apr 22     NYG @PIT  W   4-2        3-4     5     1.5  2:25 J Hearn                    10,603 +
  8 Thu, Apr 23     NYG @PIT  L   5-6        3-5     8     2.5  2:22 H Pollet                    4,372 -
  9 Fri, Apr 24     NYG @BRO  L   4-12       3-6     8     3.5  2:43 C Erskine                  26,334 --
 10 Sat, Apr 25     NYG @BRO  W   7-5        4-6     6     3.5  2:40 H Wilhelm                  19,936 +
 11 Sun, Apr 26     NYG @BRO  L   4-8        4-7     7     5.0  2:47 B Loes                     21,270 -
 12 Tue, Apr 28     NYG  MLN  L   1-4        4-8     7     5.0  2:21 M Surkont                   9,638 --
 13 Wed, Apr 29     NYG  MLN  L   2-3        4-9     7     5.0  2:14 W Spahn                     3,927 ---
 14 Thu, Apr 30     NYG  MLN  W   1-0        5-9     6     4.5  2:06 S Maglie                    4,109 +
 15 Fri, May  1     NYG  STL  L   2-3        5-10    7     5.0  2:10 J Staley                    3,123 -
 16 Mon, May  4     NYG  CIN  W  12-4        6-10    7     6.0  2:29 L Jansen                        0 +
 17                 NYG  CIN  L   5-9        6-11    7     6.0  2:08 B Church                    7,248 -
 18 Wed, May  6     NYG  CHC  W   8-5        7-11    6     5.5  3:05 A Corwin                    3,356 +
 19 Sat, May  9     NYG  PIT  L   0-2        7-12    6     5.5  2:15 J Lindell                       0 -
 20                 NYG  PIT  W   6-4        8-12    6     5.5  2:48 H Wilhelm                   9,889 +
 21 Sun, May 10     NYG  PIT  W   4-0        9-12    5     4.5  2:17 S Maglie                        0 ++
 22                 NYG  PIT  W   3-2       10-12    5     4.5  2:23 F Hiller                   17,940 +++
 23 Tue, May 12     NYG @MLN  L   1-8       10-13    5     5.0  2:39 B Buhl                     29,967 -
 24 Wed, May 13     NYG @MLN  L   1-11      10-14    5     5.5  2:45 L Burdette                  9,043 --

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Fri, May 15     NYG @CIN  W   7-3       11-14    5     5.5  2:37 H Wilhelm                   1,452 +
 26 Sat, May 16     NYG @STL  L   2-5       11-15    5     6.5  2:13 V Mizell                   13,187 -
 27 Sun, May 17     NYG @STL  W   9-6       12-15    5     6.0  3:07 J Hearn                    19,177 +
 28 Mon, May 18     NYG @STL  W   8-6       13-15    5     5.0  3:08 A Corwin                    5,098 ++
 29 Tue, May 19     NYG @CHC  W   6-4       14-15    5     5.0  2:40 A Corwin                    8,135 +++
 30 Wed, May 20     NYG @CHC  W  16-6       15-15    5     4.0  2:54 L Jansen                    8,170 ++++
 31 Thu, May 21     NYG  BRO  W   7-2       16-15    5     3.0  2:43 A Corwin                   46,778 +++++
 32 Fri, May 22     NYG  BRO  W   5-1       17-15    5     2.5  2:39 J Hearn                    13,267 ++++++
 33 Sat, May 23     NYG @PIT  L   4-8       17-16    5     3.0  2:43 P LaPalme                   7,444 -
 34 Sun, May 24     NYG @PIT  W  11-3       18-16    5     2.5  2:50 L Jansen                   20,966 +
 35 Mon, May 25     NYG @PIT  W   6-3       19-16    5     3.0  2:34 F Hiller                    2,369 ++
 36 Wed, May 27     NYG @BRO  L   3-5       19-17    5     4.5  3:03 J Black                    26,130 -
 37 Thu, May 28     NYG @BRO  L   6-7       19-18    5     5.0  2:39 J Black                    11,219 --
 38 Fri, May 29     NYG  PHI  L   3-12      19-19    5     5.0  2:13 C Simmons                   6,253 ---
 39 Tue, Jun  2     NYG  CIN  L   2-4       19-20    5     7.0  3:41 B Podbielan                10,485 ----
 40 Wed, Jun  3     NYG  CIN  W  11-3       20-20    5     7.0  2:18 L Jansen                    3,725 +
 41 Thu, Jun  4     NYG  CIN  W  11-3       21-20    5     6.0  2:14 H Wilhelm                   2,672 ++
 42 Fri, Jun  5     NYG  CHC  W  11-1       22-20    5     6.0  2:57 R Gomez                    14,515 +++
 43 Sat, Jun  6     NYG  CHC  W   3-0       23-20    5     5.5  2:08 J Hearn                     8,374 ++++
 44 Sun, Jun  7     NYG  CHC  L   5-10      23-21    5     7.0  2:35 W Hacker                        0 -
 45                 NYG  CHC  L   2-5       23-22    5     7.0  2:18 T Lown                     12,184 --
 46 Mon, Jun  8     NYG  MLN  L   8-12      23-23    5     8.0  3:00 M Surkont                   7,998 ---
 47 Tue, Jun  9     NYG  MLN  L   2-4       23-24    5     9.0  2:57 W Spahn                    23,689 ----
 48 Wed, Jun 10     NYG  MLN  L   5-6       23-25    5    10.0  2:42 L Burdette                  7,364 -----
 49 Thu, Jun 11     NYG  MLN  W   3-1       24-25    5     9.0  2:11 L Jansen                    6,492 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Fri, Jun 12     NYG  STL  L   1-3       24-26    5    10.0  2:25 J Staley                   23,529 -
 51 Sun, Jun 14     NYG  STL  L   0-1       24-27    5    12.0  2:14 H Haddix                          --
 52                 NYG  STL  L   4-9       24-28    5    12.0  2:42 V Mizell                   21,615 ---
 53 Mon, Jun 15     NYG  STL  W   3-2       25-28    5    11.0  2:11 J Hearn                     4,413 +
 54 Tue, Jun 16     NYG @CIN  W   7-5       26-28    5    12.0  2:35 L Jansen                          ++
 55                 NYG @CIN  L   5-12      26-29    5    12.0  2:27 B Kelly                    18,509 -
 56 Wed, Jun 17     NYG @CIN  W   4-1       27-29    5    12.0  2:22 R Gomez                     8,146 +
 57 Thu, Jun 18     NYG @CIN  W   6-3       28-29    5    11.5  2:34 D Koslo                     2,610 ++
 58 Fri, Jun 19     NYG @MLN  W  15-1       29-29    5    10.5  2:30 S Maglie                   34,348 +++
 59 Sat, Jun 20     NYG @MLN  L   3-5       29-30    5    11.5  2:32 L Burdette                 23,631 -
 60 Sun, Jun 21     NYG @MLN  W   5-0       30-30    5    10.5  2:25 R Gomez                           +
 61                 NYG @MLN  -   6-6       30-30    5    10.5  2:27                            34,343 +
 62 Tue, Jun 23     NYG @STL  L   8-15      30-31    5    10.5  2:41 H Haddix                   12,019 -
 63 Wed, Jun 24     NYG @STL  W   3-0       31-31    5     9.5  2:42 S Maglie                   12,034 +
 64 Thu, Jun 25     NYG @STL  W   9-4       32-31    5     8.5  2:58 H Wilhelm                   5,846 ++
 65 Fri, Jun 26     NYG @CHC  W   9-6       33-31    5     7.5  2:59 R Gomez                     7,596 +++
 66 Sat, Jun 27     NYG @CHC  L   1-2       33-32    5     7.5  1:50 W Hacker                   13,725 -
 67 Sun, Jun 28     NYG @CHC  W  12-2       34-32    5     7.5  2:34 J Hearn                    22,630 +
 68 Tue, Jun 30     NYG  PIT  L   1-3       34-33    5     7.5  2:13 M Dickson                  13,805 -
 69 Wed, Jul  1     NYG  PIT  L   3-5       34-34    5     8.5  2:42 J Hetki                     4,429 --
 70 Fri, Jul  3     NYG @PHI  L   1-5       34-35    5     9.5  2:01 J Konstanty                 4,499 ---
 71 Sat, Jul  4     NYG @PHI  W   4-2       35-35    5     9.5  2:35 R Gomez                         0 +
 72                 NYG @PHI  L   4-10      35-36    5     9.5  2:43 T Kipper                   23,664 -
 73 Sun, Jul  5     NYG  BRO  W  20-6       36-36    5     8.5  2:34 S Maglie                   36,733 +
 74 Mon, Jul  6     NYG  PHI  W   6-0       37-36    5     8.5  2:38 A Worthingto                6,650 ++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Tue, Jul  7     NYG  PHI  W   5-3       38-36    5     8.5  2:32 M Grissom                         +++
 76                 NYG  PHI  W   9-1       39-36    5     8.5  2:46 A Corwin                   34,736 ++++
 77 Wed, Jul  8     NYG @PIT  W  10-7       40-36    5     8.5  3:30 L Jansen                    7,095 +++++
 78 Thu, Jul  9     NYG @PIT  W   4-0       41-36    5     7.5  2:12 R Gomez                     3,391 ++++++
 79 Fri, Jul 10     NYG @BRO  W   6-1       42-36    5     6.5  2:27 S Maglie                   32,889 +++++++
 80 Sat, Jul 11     NYG @BRO  W   6-0       43-36    5     5.5  2:30 A Worthingto               22,642 ++++++++
 81 Sun, Jul 12     NYG @BRO  L   3-4       43-37    5     6.5  3:06 J Podres                   28,196 -
 82 Thu, Jul 16     NYG  CHC  W  10-3       44-37    5     6.5  2:19 S Maglie                   14,178 +
 83 Sat, Jul 18     NYG  CHC  W  12-7       45-37    4     7.5  2:52 H Wilhelm                   6,514 ++
 84 Sun, Jul 19     NYG  MLN  W   7-5       46-37    4     7.5  3:01 R Gomez                         0 +++
 85                 NYG  MLN  L   1-2       46-38    4     7.5  1:20 M Surkont                  33,668 -
 86 Tue, Jul 21     NYG  STL  L   6-10      46-39    5     9.0  2:51 J Staley                   16,340 --
 87 Wed, Jul 22     NYG  STL  W   6-5       47-39    4     9.5  3:02 D Koslo                     7,826 +
 88 Fri, Jul 24     NYG  CIN  W   3-1       48-39    4     8.5  2:09 R Gomez                    12,220 ++
 89 Sat, Jul 25     NYG  CIN  L   5-7       48-40    4     9.5  2:37 F Baczewski                 8,454 -
 90 Sun, Jul 26     NYG  CIN  W  10-6       49-40    4     9.5  2:30 D Koslo                         0 +
 91                 NYG  CIN  W   5-1       50-40    4     9.5  2:12 L Jansen                   16,399 ++
 92 Mon, Jul 27     NYG @MLN  L   0-13      50-41    4    10.0  2:47 W Spahn                    29,380 -
 93 Tue, Jul 28     NYG @MLN  L   0-2       50-42    4    11.0  2:15 B Buhl                     30,021 --
 94 Wed, Jul 29     NYG @MLN  W   3-2       51-42    4    11.0  2:46 R Gomez                    31,430 +
 95 Thu, Jul 30     NYG @MLN  L   0-5       51-43    5    11.0  2:24 L Burdette                 24,439 -
 96 Fri, Jul 31     NYG @CIN  W   9-2       52-43    4    11.0  2:21 L Jansen                   11,497 +
 97 Sat, Aug  1     NYG @CIN  L   9-10      52-44    4    12.0  3:49 J Collum                    4,122 -
 98 Sun, Aug  2     NYG @CIN  L   0-5       52-45    5    12.5  2:07 H Perkowski                     0 --
 99                 NYG @CIN  L   1-3       52-46    5    12.5  2:06 F Baczewski                17,501 ---

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Tue, Aug  4     NYG @CHC  L   3-5       52-47    5    13.5  2:33 B Rush                      8,889 ----
101 Wed, Aug  5     NYG @CHC  L   6-9       52-48    5    14.0  2:21 J Klippstein                    0 -----
102                 NYG @CHC  L   6-7       52-49    5    14.0  3:00 W Hacker                   15,594 ------
103 Thu, Aug  6     NYG @CHC  W  12-6       53-49    5    13.5  2:37 H Wilhelm                   6,553 +
104 Fri, Aug  7     NYG @STL  L   1-2       53-50    5    14.5  2:26 V Mizell                    9,885 -
105 Sat, Aug  8     NYG @STL  L   3-8       53-51    5    15.5  2:27 J Staley                   14,636 --
106 Sun, Aug  9     NYG @STL  L   2-6       53-52    5    16.5  2:37 J Presko                   17,880 ---
107 Tue, Aug 11     NYG  BRO  L   0-4       53-53    5    17.5  2:44 C Erskine                  45,604 ----
108 Wed, Aug 12     NYG  BRO  L   5-6       53-54    5    18.5  2:58 C Labine                   23,328 -----
109 Thu, Aug 13     NYG  BRO  L   8-9       53-55    5    19.5  3:17 C Labine                   30,931 ------
110 Sat, Aug 15     NYG  PHI  W   4-1       54-55    5    20.0  2:20 M Grissom                       0 +
111                 NYG  PHI  L   2-5       54-56    5    20.0  2:39 J Konstanty                 9,873 -
112 Sun, Aug 16     NYG  PHI  W   8-1       55-56    5    20.0  1:59 J Hearn                         0 +
113                 NYG  PHI  W   4-3       56-56    5    20.0  2:05 R Gomez                    16,926 ++
114 Mon, Aug 17     NYG  PHI  L   2-5       56-57    5    20.5  2:20 B Miller                    2,885 -
115                 NYG  PHI  W   6-0       57-57    5    20.5  2:25 A Corwin                    2,885 +
116 Tue, Aug 18     NYG @BRO  L   3-4       57-58    5    21.5  3:31 C Labine                   31,158 -
117 Wed, Aug 19     NYG @BRO  L   5-7       57-59    5    22.5  3:01 B Milliken                 20,559 --
118 Thu, Aug 20     NYG @BRO  L   0-10      57-60    5    23.5  2:31 C Erskine                  17,785 ---
119 Fri, Aug 21     NYG @PHI  L   6-7       57-61    5    23.5  2:58 S Ridzik                   15,925 ----
120 Sat, Aug 22     NYG @PHI  L   1-7       57-62    5    25.0  2:26 K Drews                    22,554 -----
121                 NYG @PHI  L   5-6       57-63    5    25.0  2:16 J Konstanty                22,554 ------
122 Sun, Aug 23     NYG @PHI  L   3-6       57-64    5    26.5  2:11 C Simmons                  12,929 -------
123 Tue, Aug 25     NYG  STL  W   3-0       58-64    5    26.5  1:55 R Gomez                         0 +
124                 NYG  STL  L   2-9       58-65    5    26.5  2:01 J Staley                   15,363 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125 Wed, Aug 26     NYG  STL  W  13-4       59-65    5    25.5  2:49 J Hearn                     4,235 +
126 Thu, Aug 27     NYG  STL  L   3-6       59-66    5    26.5  2:54 E Erautt                    3,469 -
127 Fri, Aug 28     NYG  MLN  L   1-3       59-67    5    27.5  2:19 W Spahn                    10,012 --
128 Sat, Aug 29     NYG  MLN  W   4-1       60-67    5    27.5  1:55 R Gomez                     7,945 +
129 Sun, Aug 30     NYG  CHC  W  10-1       61-67    5    28.0  2:32 J Hearn                         0 ++
130                 NYG  CHC  L   2-6       61-68    5    28.0  2:12 W Hacker                    7,285 -
131 Mon, Aug 31     NYG  CHC  W  13-4       62-68    5    28.0  2:33 M Grissom                   1,702 +
132 Tue, Sep  1     NYG  CHC  W  10-9       63-68    5    28.0  2:44 D Koslo                     1,405 ++
133 Wed, Sep  2     NYG  CIN  W   4-3       64-68    5    27.0  2:10 R Gomez                     1,672 +++
134 Thu, Sep  3     NYG  CIN  L   2-9       64-69    5    27.0  2:27 F Baczewski                 1,078 -
135 Fri, Sep  4     NYG  BRO  L   6-8       64-70    5    28.0  3:20 C Labine                   29,736 --
136 Sat, Sep  5     NYG  BRO  L   7-16      64-71    5    29.0  3:01 B Milliken                 23,636 ---
137 Sun, Sep  6     NYG  BRO  L   3-6       64-72    5    30.0  2:26 P Roe                      25,331 ----
138 Mon, Sep  7     NYG  PIT  L   7-9       64-73    5    32.0  2:37 B Friend                        0 -----
139                 NYG  PIT  L   3-5       64-74    5    32.0  2:18 P LaPalme                   6,903 ------
140 Wed, Sep  9     NYG @STL  W   8-3       65-74    5    32.0  2:24 D Koslo                     7,487 +
141 Thu, Sep 10     NYG @STL  L   6-7       65-75    5    32.0  2:54 H White                     2,927 -
142 Fri, Sep 11     NYG @CHC  L   2-5       65-76    5    32.0  2:03 B Rush                      4,722 --
143 Sat, Sep 12     NYG @CHC  L   1-7       65-77    5    33.0  1:55 J Willis                    6,169 ---
144 Sun, Sep 13     NYG @MLN  L   1-2       65-78    5    32.5  1:55 W Spahn                         0 ----
145                 NYG @MLN  W   7-4       66-78    5    32.5  2:22 M Grissom                  33,223 +
146 Tue, Sep 15     NYG @CIN  L   3-4       66-79    5    33.0  1:54 F Baczewski                 4,014 -
147 Wed, Sep 16     NYG @CIN  W   4-3       67-79    5    32.0  1:39 D Koslo                     1,268 +
148 Sat, Sep 19     NYG  PIT  W   4-1       68-79    5    33.0  2:15 A Worthingto                    0 ++
149                 NYG  PIT  L   5-6       68-80    5    33.0  2:23 J Waugh                     2,744 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150 Sun, Sep 20     NYG  PIT  L   4-8       68-81    5    33.5  2:15 B Friend                    4,717 --
151 Tue, Sep 22     NYG @PHI  L   3-9       68-82    5    34.5  2:16 C Simmons                   4,100 ---
152 Wed, Sep 23     NYG @PHI  L   1-2       68-83    5    35.0  2:54 R Roberts                   4,030 ----
153 Fri, Sep 25     NYG @PIT  W   6-2       69-83    5    35.0  2:08 A Worthingto                3,367 +
154 Sat, Sep 26     NYG @PIT  W   5-3       70-83    5    34.0  2:58 L Jansen                    1,385 ++
155 Sun, Sep 27     NYG @PIT  L   4-6       70-84    5    35.0  1:50 C Hogue                    17,567 -

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