St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Redlegs
May 8, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1953 at Crosley Field. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 5, Cincinnati Redlegs 3

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Hemus ss 5 1 2 2
Schoendienst 2b 5 0 2 1
Musial lf 4 0 0 0
Jablonski 3b 5 0 0 0
Slaughter rf 4 1 2 0
Bilko 1b 4 0 1 0
Repulski cf 4 1 3 1
Rice c 2 1 0 0
Staley p 2 0 0 0
  Dunlap ph 1 1 0 0
  Miller p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 4
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Marquis cf 5 1 3 1
Adams 3b 5 0 1 0
Bell rf 3 1 2 1
Kluszewski 1b 4 1 1 1
Greengrass lf 3 0 0 0
Bridges 2b 3 0 2 0
McMillan ss 4 0 1 0
Landrith c 3 0 0 0
Perkowski p 2 0 0 0
  Erautt p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall ph 1 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Hatton ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 10 3
St. Louis 000 103 0105100
Cincinnati 200 000 0013104
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Staley  W(3-1) 5.0 7 2 2 1 2
  Miller  SV(1) 4.0 3 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
3
3
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Perkowski  L(1-2) 5.2 6 4 1 4 4
  Erautt   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  King   3.0 3 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
2
6
5

  E–Marquis (1), Adams (3), Greengrass (2), McMillan (3).  DP–St. Louis 3. Schoendienst-Hemus-Bilko, Hemus-Schoendienst-Bilko, Miller-Schoendienst-Bilko.  PB–Landrith (2).  2B–St. Louis Repulski (3,off Perkowski); Schoendienst (7,off Erautt).  3B–Cincinnati Marquis (1,off Staley).  HR–Cincinnati Bell (5,1st inning off Staley 0 on 2 out); Kluszewski (5,1st inning off Staley 0 on 2 out); Marquis (1,9th inning off Miller 0 on 2 out)..  SH–Miller (1,off King).  HBP–D. Rice (1,by King); Bell (1,by Staley).  IBB–D. Rice 2 (3,by Perkowski,by King); Musial (1,by Erautt)..  Team LOB–13.  Team–8.  U-HP–Bill Engeln, 1B–Bill Stewart, 2B–Babe Pinelli, 3B–Dusty Boggess.  T–2:34.  A–9,869.
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