Milwaukee Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 30, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 30, 1953 at Busch Stadium I. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Braves 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 4 0 0 0
Logan ss 4 2 2 1
Mathews 3b 2 2 0 0
Gordon lf 2 1 1 3
  Pendleton pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Pafko rf 4 0 2 1
Adcock 1b 4 0 0 0
Dittmer 2b 4 0 0 0
Crandall c 3 0 0 0
Spahn p 4 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 5 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Hemus ss 5 0 1 0
Schoendienst 2b 4 0 1 0
Musial lf 3 0 0 0
Bilko 1b 2 1 0 0
Slaughter rf 4 0 1 0
Jablonski 3b 4 0 0 0
Rice c 4 1 1 2
Repulski cf 4 0 1 0
Presko p 2 0 1 0
  Dunlap ph 1 0 0 0
  Chambers p 0 0 0 0
  Lowrey ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 6 2
Milwaukee 300 002 000552
St. Louis 000 002 000260
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  W(5-1) 9.0 6 2 2 3 3
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Presko  L(3-4) 6.0 4 5 5 4 1
  Chambers   3.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
5
5
5
2

  E–Dittmer (7), Crandall (3).  DP–Milwaukee 1. Spahn-Logan-Adcock, St. Louis 1. Schoendienst-Hemus-Bilko.  2B–Milwaukee Logan (8,off Presko); Pafko (8,off Presko), St. Louis Hemus (9,off Spahn).  HR–Milwaukee Gordon (6,1st inning off Presko 2 on 1 out); Logan (3,6th inning off Presko 0 on 0 out), St. Louis D. Rice (2,6th inning off Spahn 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–4.  Team–8.  SB–Crandall (1,2nd base off Presko/D. Rice).  U-HP–Bill Stewart, 1B–Babe Pinelli, 2B–Dusty Boggess, 3B–Bill Engeln.
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