Brooklyn Dodgers vs Milwaukee Braves
June 26, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 26, 1953 at County Stadium. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Milwaukee Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Milwaukee Braves 3

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 4 0 2 0
Reese ss 3 1 0 0
Snider cf 3 1 1 2
Robinson 3b 4 0 1 0
Campanella c 3 0 0 0
Belardi 1b 3 0 1 0
  Thompson pr,lf 1 1 0 0
Hodges lf,1b 3 1 1 2
Furillo rf 4 0 2 0
Milliken p 2 0 0 0
  Loes p 0 0 0 0
  Shuba ph 1 0 1 0
  Erskine pr 0 0 0 0
  Hughes p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 4
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 4 0 0 0
Logan ss 2 1 0 0
  Crowe ph 1 1 1 0
Mathews 3b 4 0 1 0
Gordon lf 4 1 2 3
  Sisti pr 0 0 0 0
Pendleton rf 4 0 1 0
Adcock 1b 3 0 0 0
Dittmer 2b 3 0 0 0
Crandall c 3 0 0 0
Surkont p 2 0 1 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Hanebrink ph 1 0 0 0
  Burdette p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
Brooklyn 000 200 020490
Milwaukee 000 000 201361
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Milliken   6.1 4 2 2 1 4
  Loes  W(9-4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Hughes  SV(5) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
1
5
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Surkont  L(9-2) 7.1 7 4 4 2 2
  Johnson   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Burdette   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
4
5

  E–Mathews (7).  DP–Brooklyn 2. Belardi-Reese, Gilliam-Belardi, Milwaukee 2. Logan-Dittmer-Adcock, Adcock-Dittmer.  2B–Brooklyn Belardi (1,off Surkont); Gilliam (10,off Johnson), Milwaukee Gordon (12,off Hughes).  HR–Brooklyn Snider (14,4th inning off Surkont 1 on 1 out); Hodges (12,8th inning off Surkont 1 on 0 out), Milwaukee Gordon (12,7th inning off Milliken 1 on 1 out).  IBB–Snider (4,by Johnson).  Team LOB–5.  Team–2.  CS–Campanella (2,2nd base by Surkont/Crandall); Gilliam (9,2nd base by Surkont/Crandall).  U-HP–Dusty Boggess, 1B–Bill Engeln, 2B–Bill Stewart, 3B–Babe Pinelli.
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