Brooklyn Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals
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 Busch Stadium I. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 12

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 5 1 2 3
Reese ss 5 0 1 0
Snider cf 5 0 2 0
Robinson lf 3 0 0 0
  Branca p 0 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 0 1 0
  Podres pr 0 1 0 0
  Hughes p 0 0 0 0
Hodges 1b 3 0 1 0
Campanella c 3 0 0 0
Morgan 3b 3 1 2 1
Antonello rf,lf 3 0 0 0
  Shuba ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Erskine p 1 0 0 0
  Furillo ph,rf 3 1 1 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Hemus ss 4 3 2 2
Schoendienst 2b 4 3 3 0
Musial lf 4 0 2 4
Slaughter rf 3 0 0 0
Jablonski 3b 4 1 2 2
  Castiglione pr,3b 1 1 1 1
Bilko 1b 4 1 1 0
Repulski cf 5 1 1 3
Rice c 3 1 0 0
Haddix p 2 1 0 0
  White p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 12 12 12
Brooklyn 000 030 0104101
St. Louis 130 210 32x12121
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine  L(5-3) 4.0 5 6 6 4 4
  Branca   3.0 5 4 4 1 1
  Hughes   1.0 2 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
12
12
12
6
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Haddix  W(8-3) 5.0 6 3 2 3 5
  White  SV(3) 4.0 4 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
3
3
5

  E–Antonello (1), Jablonski (11).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Gilliam-Reese-Hodges, St. Louis 2. Hemus-Schoendienst-Bilko, Bilko-Hemus-White.  2B–Brooklyn Snider (18,off Haddix); Morgan (2,off White), St. Louis Musial 2 (14,off Erskine 2).  HR–Brooklyn Gilliam (3,5th inning off Haddix 2 on 1 out), St. Louis Hemus (7,4th inning off Erskine 1 on 1 out); Jablonski (8,5th inning off Branca 0 on 0 out); Repulski (2,7th inning off Branca 2 on 1 out).  Team LOB–8.  HBP–Haddix (1,by Erskine); Hemus (4,by Hughes).  IBB–Slaughter (6,by Erskine).  Team–7.  U-HP–Frank Dascoli, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Hal Dixon, 3B–Larry Goetz.  T–2:36.  A–15,271.
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