Philadelphia Phillies vs Brooklyn Dodgers
July 2, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 1953 at Ebbets Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Philadelphia Phillies 0, Brooklyn Dodgers 8

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Kazanski ss 3 0 0 0
Ashburn cf 4 0 2 0
Hamner 2b 4 0 1 0
Ennis lf 3 0 2 0
Nicholson rf 4 0 0 0
Waitkus 1b 4 0 0 0
Jones 3b 4 0 0 0
Burgess c 3 0 1 0
Drews p 2 0 0 0
  Ridzik p 0 0 0 0
  Kipper p 1 0 0 0
  Wyrostek ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 0 7 0
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 4 1 1 1
Reese ss 2 1 1 3
Robinson 3b 4 0 1 3
Belardi 1b 3 0 0 0
Hodges lf 4 1 1 1
Furillo rf 4 1 2 0
Thompson cf 2 1 0 0
Walker c 4 0 0 0
Erskine p 4 3 2 0
Totals 31 8 8 8
Philadelphia 000 000 000071
Brooklyn 002 032 10x882
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Drews  L(5-6) 5.0 4 5 3 3 4
  Ridzik   0.2 2 2 2 3 0
  Kipper   2.1 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
8
6
6
4
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine  W(6-4) 9.0 7 0 0 3 6
Totals
9.0
7
0
0
3
6

  E–Kazanski (2), Robinson (2), Belardi (3).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Kazanski-Hamner-Waitkus, Brooklyn 3. Hodges-Belardi-Gilliam-Walker-Robinson, Robinson-Gilliam-Belardi, Reese-Gilliam-Belardi.  2B–Philadelphia Ashburn (10,off Erskine), Brooklyn Robinson (19,off Drews); Erskine (2,off Ridzik); Furillo (14,off Kipper).  3B–Brooklyn Gilliam (6,off Drews).  HR–Brooklyn Reese (7,5th inning off Drews 1 on 1 out); Hodges (14,7th inning off Kipper 0 on 0 out).  HBP–Burgess (1,by Erskine); Belardi (1,by Drews).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Thompson (1,off Kipper).  Team–7.  U–Frank Secory, Larry Goetz, Frank Dascoli.  T–2:28.  A–9,223.
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