Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Braves
May 10, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 10, 1953 at County Stadium. 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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Chicago Cubs 2, Milwaukee Braves 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Miksis 2b 4 0 0 0
Fondy 1b 4 0 2 0
Hermanski rf 4 0 1 0
Sauer lf 3 0 0 0
Ward cf 3 1 1 1
Atwell c 3 0 0 0
Serena 3b 4 0 1 0
Smalley ss 4 1 3 1
Minner p 2 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Sawatski ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 8 2
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 5 0 1 0
Logan ss 5 1 2 1
Mathews 3b 3 0 0 0
Gordon lf 4 1 2 0
  Pendleton lf 0 0 0 0
Pafko rf 3 2 1 0
Adcock 1b 4 1 2 0
Dittmer 2b 3 1 1 3
Crandall c 3 0 1 1
Surkont p 4 0 1 0
Totals 34 6 11 5
Chicago 000 001 001282
Milwaukee 010 001 13x6111
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Minner  L(1-2) 7.0 11 6 5 1 2
  Jones   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
11
6
5
2
2
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Surkont  W(4-0) 9.0 8 2 2 3 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
1

  E–Miksis (4), Smalley (1), Logan (3).  DP–Chicago 2. Fondy, Serena-Fondy, Milwaukee 3. Dittmer-Logan-Adcock, Bruton-Dittmer, Logan-Adcock.  2B–Chicago Fondy (3,off Surkont), Milwaukee Crandall (3,off Minner); Logan (5,off Minner).  3B–Milwaukee Dittmer (1,off Minner).  HR–Chicago Ward (4,6th inning off Surkont 0 on 2 out); Smalley (1,9th inning off Surkont 0 on 2 out)., Milwaukee Logan (2,7th inning off Minner 0 on 1 out).  SH–Minner (1,off Surkont); Pafko (1,off Minner).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–Dittmer (1,by Minner).  Team–8.  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Hal Dixon, 2B–Larry Goetz, 3B–Frank Dascoli.
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