Milwaukee Braves vs Chicago Cubs
April 22, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 22, 1953 at Wrigley Field. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Milwaukee Braves 15, Chicago Cubs 6

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 6 2 2 2
Logan ss 5 2 2 1
Mathews 3b 5 2 3 6
Gordon lf 5 2 1 1
Pafko rf 6 1 2 0
Adcock 1b 5 1 2 1
Dittmer 2b 5 1 1 3
St. Claire c 5 2 2 0
Surkont p 3 2 2 0
Totals 45 15 17 14
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Miksis ss 4 0 0 0
  Hermanski ph 1 0 0 0
Baumholtz rf 5 1 2 0
Fondy 1b 5 2 1 1
Sauer lf 4 2 3 3
Ward cf 3 1 2 2
Serena 2b 3 0 0 0
Jackson 3b 3 0 0 0
Atwell c 4 0 0 0
Rush p 1 0 0 0
  Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
  Kelly p 1 0 0 0
  Addis ph 1 0 0 0
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
  Sawatski ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 36 6 9 6
Milwaukee 106 411 02015172
Chicago 400 000 020692
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Surkont  W(2-0) 9.0 9 6 5 3 6
Totals
9.0
9
6
5
3
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Rush  L(1-1) 2.2 6 7 3 1 2
  Klippstein   0.2 4 4 3 0 1
  Kelly   3.2 4 2 2 2 2
  Willis   2.0 3 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
17
15
10
3
5

  E–Gordon (1), Dittmer (3), Miksis (1), Fondy (1).  DP–Milwaukee 1. Mathews-Dittmer-Adcock.  2B–Milwaukee Mathews (1,off Rush); Surkont (2,off Klippstein); Pafko (2,off Kelly)., Chicago Baumholtz (2,off Surkont); Fondy (2,off Surkont)..  3B–Milwaukee Bruton (2,off Willis), Chicago Sauer (1,off Surkont).  HR–Milwaukee Mathews 2 (3,3rd inning off Rush 2 on 1 out,4th inning off Klippstein 1 on 1 out); Dittmer (3,3rd inning off Rush 2 on 2 out); Gordon (1,4th inning off Klippstein 0 on 1 out)., Chicago Ward (1,1st inning off Surkont 1 on 1 out); Sauer (1,8th inning off Surkont 1 on 1 out)..  SH–Surkont (1,off Kelly).  HBP–Logan (2,by Kelly).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  U–Al Barlick, Bill Jackowski, Lee Ballanfant.  T–2:34.  A–7,995.
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