Philadelphia Phillies vs Milwaukee Braves
May 18, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1953 at County Stadium. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 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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Philadelphia Phillies 0, Milwaukee Braves 4

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ryan 2b 3 0 2 0
Ashburn cf 4 0 3 0
Wyrostek rf 4 0 0 0
Ennis lf 4 0 0 0
Torgeson 1b 3 0 0 0
Hamner ss 4 0 0 0
Jones 3b 3 0 0 0
Burgess c 3 0 2 0
  Glaviano pr 0 0 0 0
Drews p 2 0 0 0
  Ridzik p 0 0 0 0
  Waitkus ph 1 0 0 0
  Hansen p 0 0 0 0
  Nicholson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 7 0
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 4 1 2 0
Logan ss 4 0 0 0
Mathews 3b 2 1 1 1
Gordon lf 4 0 0 0
  Pendleton pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Pafko rf 3 0 1 0
Adcock 1b 3 0 0 0
Dittmer 2b 4 0 2 0
Crandall c 4 1 2 3
Buhl p 4 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4
Philadelphia 000 000 000073
Milwaukee 100 010 02x480
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Drews  L(2-3) 4.2 5 2 2 0 4
  Ridzik   1.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Hansen   2.0 2 2 0 2 1
Totals
8.0
8
4
2
3
5
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Buhl  W(2-1) 9.0 7 0 0 4 4
Totals
9.0
7
0
0
4
4

  E–Wyrostek (4), Torgeson (4), Hamner (7).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Jones-Ryan-Torgeson, Milwaukee 1. Buhl-Logan-Adcock.  2B–Philadelphia Burgess (3,off Buhl), Milwaukee Bruton (2,off Drews).  3B–Milwaukee Bruton (4,off Drews).  HR–Milwaukee Crandall (4,5th inning off Drews 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Pafko (2,off Hansen).  Team–8.  CS–Burgess (1,3rd base by Buhl/Crandall).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Jocko Conlan, 2B–Lon Warneke, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:23.  A–22,237.
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