Brooklyn Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs
June 19, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 19, 1953 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 8, Chicago Cubs 11

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 4 3 2 0
Reese ss 1 2 1 0
  Cox ss 2 0 0 0
Snider cf 1 1 0 1
  Thompson cf 2 0 0 0
Campanella c 4 0 1 2
Hodges 1b 4 0 0 1
Shuba lf 5 1 3 4
Furillo rf 5 0 2 0
Morgan 3b 4 0 1 0
Loes p 3 1 0 0
  Black p 0 0 0 0
  Antonello ph 1 0 0 0
  Hughes p 0 0 0 0
  Belardi ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 37 8 11 8
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz cf 4 1 2 0
  Jeffcoat pr,cf 1 1 0 0
Brown ss 0 0 0 0
  Smalley ss 4 1 1 0
Kiner lf 2 3 2 3
  Metkovich lf 0 0 0 0
Sauer rf 4 2 2 3
Fondy 1b 3 1 1 0
Jackson 3b 4 1 1 4
Garagiola c 4 1 1 0
Miksis 2b 4 0 1 1
Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
  Simpson p 0 0 0 0
  Minner p 3 0 1 0
  Hacker p 0 0 0 0
  Leonard p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 11 12 11
Brooklyn 330 000 1108111
Chicago 200 153 00x11122
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Loes  L(8-3) 4.1 9 8 8 4 2
  Black   1.2 3 3 3 0 1
  Hughes   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
11
11
4
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Klippstein   1.1 3 6 5 4 0
  Simpson   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Minner  W(3-7) 5.2 6 2 2 2 1
  Hacker   0.1 1 0 0 2 0
  Leonard  SV(5) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
8
7
9
1

  E–Snider (2), Kiner (1), Miksis (13).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Loes-Gilliam-Hodges.  2B–Brooklyn Reese (12,off Klippstein); Shuba (8,off Klippstein), Chicago Garagiola (8,off Loes); Sauer (9,off Loes).  3B–Chicago Miksis (2,off Loes).  HR–Brooklyn Shuba (3,7th inning off Minner 0 on 1 out), Chicago Sauer (8,1st inning off Loes 1 on 2 out); Jackson (9,5th inning off Loes 3 on 1 out); Kiner (14,6th inning off Black 2 on 1 out).  SH–Snider (2,off Minner).  Team LOB–12.  IBB–Fondy (2,by Loes).  Team–3.  CS–Shuba (2,2nd base by Minner/Garagiola).  U-HP–Jocko Conlan, 1B–Lon Warneke, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:50.  A–18,726.
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