Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 4, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1953 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Phillies 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago Cubs 4, Philadelphia Phillies 8

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Miksis ss 5 1 3 0
Fondy 1b 5 0 1 0
Hermanski rf 4 1 2 0
Sauer lf 4 1 1 1
Ward cf 5 0 0 0
Atwell c 3 1 0 0
Serena 3b,2b 4 0 1 0
Ramazzotti 2b 1 0 0 0
  Jackson 3b 3 0 0 0
Klippstein p 3 0 1 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Cavarretta ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 9 1
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ryan 2b 3 2 2 0
Ashburn cf 3 1 1 0
Wyrostek rf 2 1 0 1
Ennis lf 4 1 2 5
Torgeson 1b 4 0 1 0
Hamner ss 4 0 0 0
Jones 3b 4 2 2 1
Burgess c 4 1 2 1
Konstanty p 4 0 0 0
Totals 32 8 10 8
Chicago 000 000 031491
Philadelphia 002 001 41x8103
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Klippstein  L(1-1) 6.2 9 7 7 3 4
  Jones   1.1 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
8
8
3
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Konstanty  W(2-1) 9.0 9 4 1 4 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
1
4
2

  E–Ramazzotti (1), Ryan (5), Wyrostek (3), Hamner (4).  DP–Chicago 2. Ramazzotti-Miksis-Fondy, Ramazzotti-Miksis-Fondy.  2B–Chicago Klippstein (1,off Konstanty); Sauer (2,off Konstanty)., Philadelphia Torgeson (5,off Klippstein); Ennis (4,off Klippstein); Jones (1,off Jones)..  HR–Philadelphia Ennis (5,6th inning off Klippstein 0 on 1 out); Jones (4,7th inning off Klippstein 0 on 0 out)..  Team LOB–10.  HBP–Wyrostek (3,by Klippstein).  Team–4.  SB–Burgess (1,2nd base off Klippstein/Atwell); Burgess (1,2nd base off Klippstein/Atwell).  U-HP–Dusty Boggess, 1B–Bill Engeln, 2B–Bill Stewart, 3B–Babe Pinelli.  T–2:10.  A–8,526.
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