Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
June 18, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 18, 1953 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 8

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Abrams rf 4 0 1 1
O'Brien J. 2b 4 0 1 0
  Cole 2b 1 0 0 0
Smith 1b 3 1 0 0
Hermanski lf 4 0 0 0
O'Connell 3b 4 1 3 0
Atwell c 4 1 1 1
Bernier cf 3 1 2 2
O'Brien E. ss 4 0 1 0
Hall p 1 0 0 0
  Schultz p 1 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 0 0
  Friend p 0 0 0 0
  Dickson p 0 0 0 0
  Pellagrini ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz cf 3 1 1 0
  Jeffcoat pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Brown ss 4 1 1 3
Kiner lf 3 0 0 0
  Metkovich lf 0 0 0 0
Sauer rf 4 2 2 1
Fondy 1b 4 1 1 0
Jackson 3b 4 1 2 2
Garagiola c 4 0 1 0
Miksis 2b 4 1 1 1
Rush p 2 1 1 1
  Leonard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 8 10 8
Pittsburgh 000 100 120491
Chicago 003 410 00x8101
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Hall  L(2-3) 3.0 6 6 6 1 1
  Schultz   3.0 3 2 2 0 1
  Friend   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Dickson   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
8
8
3
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Rush  W(4-6) 6.0 5 2 2 3 3
  Leonard  SV(4) 3.0 4 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
3
4

  E–Bernier (4), Sauer (6).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. E. O'Brien-J. O'Brien-P. Smith, E. O'Brien-J. O'Brien-P. Smith, Chicago 1. Jackson-Fondy.  PB–Garagiola (2).  2B–Pittsburgh J. O'Brien (4,off Rush); Atwell (3,off Leonard), Chicago Fondy (9,off B. Hall).  3B–Chicago Jackson (3,off B. Hall).  HR–Chicago Brown (1,3rd inning off B. Hall 2 on 2 out); Sauer (7,5th inning off Schultz 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–7.  Team–3.  SB–Miksis (7,3rd base off Schultz/Atwell); Miksis (7,3rd base off Schultz/Atwell).  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Artie Gore, 2B–Lee Ballanfant, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:17.  A–3,969.
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