Brooklyn Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs
May 12, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1953 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Chicago Cubs 6

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 4 1 2 0
Reese ss 3 1 2 0
Snider cf 4 1 0 0
Robinson 3b 4 0 0 1
Campanella c 4 1 2 2
Shuba lf 2 0 1 1
  Mauro pr 0 0 0 0
  Furillo rf 1 0 0 0
Hodges 1b 5 0 0 0
Thompson rf,lf 5 0 0 0
Meyer p 3 0 0 0
  Black p 0 0 0 0
  Wade p 2 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 7 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Miksis 2b,ss 6 1 3 1
Fondy 1b 6 1 3 4
Hermanski rf 4 0 1 0
Sauer lf 5 0 0 0
Ward cf 3 0 0 0
  Serena 2b 2 0 0 0
Atwell c 3 0 1 0
Jackson 3b 3 2 2 0
Smalley ss 3 0 0 0
  Jeffcoat pr,cf 2 1 1 0
Lown p 2 1 0 1
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Cavarretta ph 1 0 0 0
  Kelly p 0 0 0 0
  Rush p 0 0 0 0
  Addis ph 0 0 0 0
  Leonard p 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 6 11 6
Brooklyn 000 003 010 00471
Chicago 000 020 200 026111
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Meyer   6.2 6 4 2 1 2
  Black   1.0 2 0 0 3 0
  Wade  L(2-1) 2.2 3 2 2 1 2
Totals
10.1
11
6
4
5
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lown   5.0 3 3 3 4 3
  Jones   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Kelly   0.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Rush   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Leonard  W(1-1) 3.0 1 0 0 2 3
Totals
11.0
7
4
4
8
7

  E–Meyer (1), Jackson (2).  DP–Brooklyn 2. Robinson-Gilliam-Hodges, Robinson-Gilliam-Hodges, Chicago 2. Smalley-Miksis-Fondy, Miksis-Serena-Fondy.  2B–Brooklyn Campanella (5,off Jones), Chicago Miksis (2,off Meyer).  3B–Brooklyn Reese (1,off Jones); Shuba (1,off Kelly).  HR–Chicago Fondy (1,11th inning off Wade 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Jackson (1,off Meyer).  Team–10.  CS–Shuba (1,2nd base by Lown/Atwell).  U-HP–Larry Goetz, 1B–Frank Dascoli, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Hal Dixon.  T–2:58.  A–8,077.
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