1B Whitey Lockman, 3B Hank Thompson and CF Bobby Thomson hit 1st-inning homers, as the Giants beat the Cubs, 12 – 7, to move into fourth place.

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On July 18, 1953 — 1B Whitey Lockman, 3B Hank Thompson and CF Bobby Thomson hit 1st-inning homers, as the Giants beat the Cubs, 12 – 7, to move into fourth place. Lockman’s homerun is his second game in a row leading the game off with a homerun.