St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
May 26, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1953 at Wrigley Field. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 6, Chicago Cubs 3

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Hemus ss 5 0 1 1
Schoendienst 2b 3 1 3 2
Musial rf 4 0 1 1
Bilko 1b 4 0 0 0
Lowrey lf 5 0 0 0
Jablonski 3b 5 2 2 0
Rice c 4 1 1 1
Repulski cf 3 2 2 1
Haddix p 3 0 1 0
Totals 36 6 11 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Brown rf 4 1 0 0
Miksis 2b 5 0 2 0
Smalley ss 4 0 1 0
Sauer lf 4 1 1 1
Jackson 3b 3 1 1 0
Ward 1b 4 0 1 0
Jeffcoat cf 4 0 1 1
McCullough c 4 0 2 0
Schultz p 0 0 0 0
  Baczewski p 1 0 0 0
  Fondy ph 1 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Leonard p 0 0 0 0
  Serena ph 1 0 0 0
  Kelly p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 2
St. Louis 130 010 0106111
Chicago 001 001 100392
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Haddix  W(5-2) 9.0 9 3 3 3 8
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
3
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Schultz  L(0-1) 1.2 4 4 4 1 1
  Baczewski   4.1 6 1 1 4 2
  Jones   1.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Leonard   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Kelly   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
6
5

  E–Jablonski (8), Smalley (4), McCullough (1).  DP–St. Louis 1. Haddix-Schoendienst-Bilko, Chicago 1. Baczewski-Ward.  2B–St. Louis Jablonski 2 (7,off Schultz,off Baczewski); Musial (7,off Baczewski); Repulski (6,off Jones)., Chicago Miksis (4,off Haddix); Jackson (5,off Haddix).  HR–St. Louis Schoendienst (5,1st inning off Schultz 0 on 1 out), Chicago Sauer (3,7th inning off Haddix 0 on 2 out).  SH–Haddix (1,off Jones); Baczewski (1,off Haddix).  Team LOB–10.  HBP–Smalley (1,by Haddix).  Team–10.  U-HP–Frank Dascoli, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Hal Dixon, 3B–Larry Goetz.
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