Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 30, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 30, 1953 at Busch Stadium I. The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 10, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz cf 5 3 4 2
  Jeffcoat cf 1 0 1 0
Fondy 1b 6 1 2 1
Kiner lf 4 2 3 3
Sauer rf 4 1 0 0
Jackson 3b 5 1 2 2
Serena 2b 5 0 1 1
Miksis ss 3 1 2 0
McCullough c 5 1 2 1
Pollet p 3 0 1 0
  Lown p 2 0 0 0
Totals 43 10 18 10
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Hemus ss 3 1 2 0
Schoendienst 2b 4 0 0 0
Musial lf 3 0 0 2
Jablonski 3b 3 0 2 0
Lowrey rf 4 0 0 0
Bilko 1b 3 1 0 0
Repulski cf 4 0 0 0
Yvars c 3 0 1 1
  Anderson c 1 0 0 0
Miller p 1 0 0 0
  Clark p 0 0 0 0
  Castiglione ph 1 1 1 0
  Chambers p 0 0 0 0
  Sisler ph 1 0 0 0
  Brazle p 0 0 0 0
  Slaughter ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
Chicago 040 400 20010181
St. Louis 110 010 000362
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Pollet  W(3-3) 5.0 5 3 2 2 2
  Lown  SV(1) 4.0 1 0 0 2 4
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
4
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Miller  L(2-4) 3.1 9 6 6 1 4
  Clark   1.2 4 2 2 2 1
  Chambers   2.0 2 2 2 2 1
  Brazle   2.0 3 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
18
10
10
6
7

  E–Jackson (10), Musial (4), Jablonski (12).  DP–Chicago 1. Lown-Fondy, St. Louis 3. Hemus-Schoendienst-Bilko, Hemus-Schoendienst-Bilko, Hemus-Schoendienst-Bilko.  2B–Chicago Baumholtz (19,off Miller), St. Louis Hemus 2 (14,off Pollet 2); Yvars (1,off Pollet).  HR–Chicago Kiner (16,7th inning off Chambers 1 on 2 out).  IBB–Sauer (4,by Clark); Kiner (3,by Brazle).  Team LOB–12.  Team–6.  SB–Jeffcoat (1,2nd base off Brazle/Anderson).  CS–Musial (3,2nd base by Pollet/McCullough).  U-HP–Artie Gore, 1B–Lee Ballanfant, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–2:55.  A–8,719.
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