Cincinnati Redlegs vs Milwaukee Braves
July 4, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1953 at County Stadium. The Cincinnati Redlegs defeated the Milwaukee Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Redlegs 3, Milwaukee Braves 1

Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Bridges 2b 4 0 1 0
  Marshall ph 1 0 0 0
  Temple 2b 0 0 0 0
Adams 3b 4 0 0 0
Bell cf 3 2 2 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 0 3 2
Greengrass lf 4 0 1 0
Borkowski rf 3 1 0 0
Seminick c 3 0 0 0
McMillan ss 2 0 0 0
Raffensberger p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 2
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Pendleton cf,lf 4 0 0 0
Logan ss 4 0 0 0
Mathews 3b 4 0 1 0
Gordon lf 1 0 0 0
  Bruton cf 2 0 0 0
  Thorpe ph 1 0 1 0
Pafko rf 4 1 2 0
Adcock 1b 2 0 0 0
Cooper c 3 0 1 1
Sisti 2b 3 0 1 0
Liddle p 2 0 0 0
  Crandall ph 1 0 0 0
  Buhl p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
Cincinnati 100 000 011370
Milwaukee 000 010 000160
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Raffensberger  W(4-7) 9.0 6 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
0
1
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Liddle  L(3-3) 8.0 7 2 2 2 5
  Buhl   1.0 0 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
4
6

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 1. Bridges-McMillan-Kluszewski, Milwaukee 1. Liddle-Logan-Adcock.  2B–Cincinnati Bell 2 (18,off Liddle 2); Bridges (6,off Liddle), Milwaukee Sisti (1,off Raffensberger).  SH–Seminick (1,off Buhl); Raffensberger (4,off Buhl); Adcock (2,off Raffensberger).  IBB–McMillan (4,by Buhl).  Team LOB–7.  Team–4.  U-HP–Lee Ballanfant, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Artie Gore.  T–1:43.  A–26,511.
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