Brooklyn Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs
June 20, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 1953 at Wrigley Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Chicago Cubs 3

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 5 0 1 1
Reese ss 4 1 1 0
Snider cf 4 0 2 1
Campanella c 4 0 0 0
Hodges 1b 5 0 1 0
Furillo rf 4 2 2 1
Cox 3b 4 0 1 0
Antonello lf 2 1 0 0
  Belardi ph 1 0 1 1
  Thompson pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Labine p 1 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 1 1
  Erskine pr 0 1 0 0
  Hughes p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz cf 4 1 2 0
Miksis 2b 4 0 1 0
Kiner lf 4 1 0 1
Sauer rf 4 1 1 2
Fondy 1b 4 0 2 0
Jackson 3b 4 0 0 0
Garagiola c 3 0 0 0
Smalley ss 3 0 1 0
Pollet p 2 0 0 0
  Lown p 0 0 0 0
  Metkovich ph 1 0 0 0
  Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Brooklyn 110 000 2105101
Chicago 100 002 000372
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Labine  W(3-1) 6.0 6 3 3 1 3
  Hughes  SV(4) 3.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
1
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Pollet  L(2-2) 6.1 6 4 3 3 0
  Lown   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Klippstein   2.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
4
3
2

  E–Reese (16), Smalley 2 (13).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Campanella-Cox, Chicago 2. Kiner-Miksis, Smalley-Miksis-Fondy.  2B–Brooklyn Hodges (9,off Pollet); Robinson (16,off Pollet), Chicago Baumholtz (16,off Labine).  3B–Brooklyn Reese (4,off Pollet).  HR–Brooklyn Furillo (7,2nd inning off Pollet 0 on 0 out), Chicago Sauer (9,6th inning off Labine 1 on 2 out).  SH–Labine (1,off Pollet).  HBP–Snider (1,by Klippstein).  IBB–Reese (1,by Pollet).  Team LOB–9.  Team–4.  CS–Fondy (4,3rd base by Labine/Campanella); Fondy (4,3rd base by Labine/Campanella).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Jocko Conlan, 3B–Lon Warneke.  T–2:38.  A–17,188.
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