Milwaukee Braves vs Brooklyn Dodgers
June 3, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 3, 1953 at Ebbets Field. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Braves 14, Brooklyn Dodgers 9

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 5 4 3 2
Logan ss 4 2 1 3
Mathews 3b 4 2 2 3
Gordon lf 4 1 1 0
  Pendleton lf 1 1 1 3
Pafko rf 5 2 3 1
Adcock 1b 5 0 2 1
Dittmer 2b 5 0 1 1
Crandall c 5 2 2 0
Bickford p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Hanebrink ph 1 0 0 0
  Buhl p 1 0 0 0
  Antonelli p 0 0 0 0
  St. Claire ph 1 0 0 0
  Burdette p 1 0 1 0
Totals 42 14 17 14
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 5 0 0 0
Reese ss 4 1 2 0
Snider cf 5 1 1 0
Campanella c 4 1 1 0
Hodges 1b 3 2 2 2
Shuba lf 2 2 1 1
  Robinson ph 0 0 0 0
  Antonello lf 1 0 0 0
Morgan 3b 5 1 1 1
Furillo rf 4 1 2 2
Erskine p 2 0 2 2
  Black p 0 0 0 0
  Milliken p 0 0 0 0
  Belardi ph 1 0 0 0
  Hughes p 0 0 0 0
  Cox ph 1 0 0 0
  Wade p 0 0 0 0
  Labine p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 12 8
Milwaukee 002 061 05014172
Brooklyn 025 000 2009121
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Bickford   2.1 5 5 5 3 2
  Johnson   1.2 3 2 2 0 1
  Buhl   2.1 3 2 2 1 2
  Antonelli  W(5-1) 0.2 0 0 0 2 2
  Burdette  SV(3) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
9
9
6
8
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine   4.1 7 5 5 0 2
  Black   0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Milliken   1.2 3 2 2 1 0
  Hughes   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Wade  L(3-3) 1.0 3 5 5 1 1
  Labine   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
17
14
14
2
4

  E–Pafko 2 (3), Shuba (1).  DP–Milwaukee 1. Logan-Dittmer-Adcock, Brooklyn 1. Reese-Gilliam-Hodges.  2B–Milwaukee Adcock (9,off Erskine); Bruton (5,off Erskine); Pafko 2 (10,off Erskine,off Milliken); Crandall (6,off Erskine); Dittmer (4,off Milliken)., Brooklyn Reese (5,off Bickford); Hodges (5,off Buhl).  3B–Milwaukee Bruton (5,off Milliken).  HR–Milwaukee Mathews (15,5th inning off Black 1 on 1 out); Pendleton (1,8th inning off Wade 2 on 2 out); Pafko (6,8th inning off Wade 0 on 2 out)..  SH–Bickford (1,off Erskine).  HBP–Bruton (2,by Wade); Reese (2,by Burdette).  Team LOB–5.  IBB–Robinson (2,by Antonelli); Furillo (5,by Antonelli).  Team–8.  SB–Reese (8,3rd base off Bickford/Crandall); Campanella (3,2nd base off Bickford/Crandall); Robinson (5,2nd base off Antonelli/Crandall); Reese (8,3rd base off Bickford/Crandall); Campanella (3,2nd base off Bickford/Crandall); Robinson (5,2nd base off Antonelli/Crandall).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Lee Ballanfant, 3B–Artie Gore.  T–3:15.  A–11,557.
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