Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 2, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 2, 1953 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Chicago Cubs 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz rf 3 0 1 0
  Brown ph 1 1 1 0
  Hermanski rf 1 0 0 0
Miksis 2b 6 0 2 0
Fondy 1b 3 0 1 0
Sauer lf 4 0 0 1
Ward cf 2 0 0 0
  Jeffcoat cf 1 0 0 0
Serena 3b 4 1 1 1
Sawatski c 5 0 0 0
Smalley ss 4 0 0 0
Rush p 1 0 0 0
  Klippstein p 4 1 1 1
Totals 39 3 7 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Abrams rf 5 1 1 0
Metkovich 1b 4 1 1 2
O'Connell 2b 4 0 1 0
Kiner lf 5 0 2 1
Thomas cf 5 1 2 1
Castiglione 3b 4 0 0 0
Sandlock c 3 0 1 0
Cole ss 2 0 0 0
  Montemayor ph 0 0 0 0
  O'Brien ss 0 0 0 0
Lindell p 1 0 0 0
  Dickson p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 1 0
  Bernier pr 0 1 0 0
  Bowman p 0 0 0 0
  Pellagrini ph 1 0 0 0
  Hetki p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Chicago 010 010 001 00–372
Pittsburgh 000 001 020 01–490
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Rush   3.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Klippstein  L(4-3) 7.0 7 4 4 5 6
Totals
10.0
9
4
4
6
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Lindell   6.2 5 2 2 8 5
  Dickson   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Bowman   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Hetki  W(1-1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
11.0
7
3
3
9
8
  E–Serena (3), Sawatski (1).  DP–Chicago 2. Serena-Miksis-Fondy, Miksis-Fondy.  PB–Sandlock (4).  2B–Pittsburgh Abrams (1); Kiner (6)..  HR–Chicago Serena (2,2nd inning off Lindell 0 on); Klippstein (1,5th inning off Lindell 0 on)., Pittsburgh Thomas (4,11th inning off Klippstein 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–12.  Team–7.  SB–Baumholtz (1); Miksis (6); Fondy (5); Castiglione (1).  CS–Baumholtz (2).  U–Lon Warneke, Augie Donatelli, Jocko Conlan.  T–3:23.  A–8,158.
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