Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 1, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 1, 1953 at Busch Stadium I. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis Cardinals 10

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz cf 5 2 2 0
Fondy 1b 3 0 2 1
  Metkovich 1b 2 0 1 2
Kiner lf 4 0 1 0
Sauer rf 4 0 0 0
Jackson 3b 4 0 1 0
Serena 2b 4 0 0 0
Miksis ss 3 0 2 0
McCullough c 2 0 0 0
  Garagiola c 2 1 1 0
Hacker p 1 0 0 0
  Church p 1 0 0 0
  Brown ph 0 1 0 0
  Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
  Sawatski ph 1 1 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Hemus ss 5 0 0 0
Schoendienst 2b 5 2 3 0
Musial lf 5 2 3 2
Slaughter rf 4 2 1 2
Jablonski 3b 4 0 1 1
  Castiglione 3b 1 1 0 0
Bilko 1b 3 1 1 2
Repulski cf 3 0 0 0
  Lowrey cf 0 0 0 0
Rice c 3 2 2 2
Staley p 3 0 0 1
Totals 36 10 11 10
Chicago 001 000 2025101
St. Louis 123 100 21x10112
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hacker  L(4-11) 2.0 7 6 6 0 0
  Church   4.0 2 1 0 1 4
  Klippstein   2.0 2 3 3 3 1
Totals
8.0
11
10
9
4
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Staley  W(12-2) 9.0 10 5 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
10
5
1
2
3

  E–Church (4), Jablonski (13), Bilko (5).  DP–St. Louis 2. Jablonski-Schoendienst-Bilko, Jablonski-Schoendienst-Bilko.  2B–Chicago Baumholtz 2 (21); Metkovich (2); Miksis (9), St. Louis Schoendienst (19); Slaughter (16); Jablonski (15); D. Rice (15).  3B–Chicago Fondy (4), St. Louis Musial 2 (5).  HR–St. Louis Bilko (10,2nd inning off Hacker 0 on); D. Rice (5,2nd inning off Hacker 0 on).  HBP–Kiner (3); D. Rice (6).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  U-HP–Lee Ballanfant, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Artie Gore.  T–2:30.  A–8,173.
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