Cincinnati Redlegs vs Chicago Cubs
July 6, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 6, 1953 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Redlegs 6, Chicago Cubs 7

Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Bridges 2b 4 2 1 0
Adams 3b 4 1 2 1
Bell cf 5 1 0 1
Kluszewski 1b 5 1 2 2
Greengrass lf 2 0 0 1
Borkowski rf 5 0 3 1
Seminick c 2 0 0 0
  Landrith c 1 0 0 0
  Baldwin ph,c 2 0 0 0
McMillan ss 4 0 0 0
Podbielan p 3 1 0 0
  Marshall ph 1 0 1 0
  Temple pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 9 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz cf 4 2 2 0
  Jeffcoat cf 0 0 0 0
Fondy 1b 4 0 0 0
Kiner lf 4 1 2 1
Sauer rf 4 1 2 2
Jackson 3b 4 1 1 2
Garagiola c 0 0 0 0
  McCullough c 3 0 0 0
Serena 2b 4 1 2 1
Miksis ss 4 1 1 0
Rush p 2 0 1 0
  Minner p 1 0 1 1
Totals 34 7 12 7
Cincinnati 003 000 210690
Chicago 000 014 20x7122
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Podbielan  L(5-7) 8.0 12 7 7 1 2
Totals
8.0
12
7
7
1
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Rush   6.1 6 5 5 5 2
  Minner  W(5-9) 2.2 3 1 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
5
7
2

  E–Fondy (9), Miksis (20).  DP–Cincinnati 2. Bridges-McMillan-Kluszewski, Podbielan-Kluszewski.  2B–Cincinnati Kluszewski (13,off Rush); Borkowski (7,off Minner); Bridges (7,off Minner), Chicago Kiner (11,off Podbielan); Miksis (10,off Podbielan).  3B–Chicago Rush (1,off Podbielan).  HR–Cincinnati Kluszewski (25,7th inning off Rush 1 on 1 out), Chicago Serena (5,5th inning off Podbielan 0 on 1 out); Jackson (13,6th inning off Podbielan 1 on 1 out).  SH–Bridges (3,off Rush).  IBB–McMillan (5,by Minner).  Team LOB–13.  Team–4.  SB–Adams (2,2nd base off Rush/Garagiola).  U-HP–Lon Warneke, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Jocko Conlan.
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