St. Louis Cardinals vs Brooklyn Dodgers
July 18, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 1953 at Ebbets Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 14

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Hemus ss 3 0 0 0
  Schofield ss 1 0 0 0
Schoendienst 2b 4 2 2 0
  Castiglione 2b 0 0 0 0
Musial lf 4 2 2 0
Slaughter rf 5 1 3 2
Jablonski 3b 3 1 1 2
Sisler 1b 5 0 1 1
Repulski cf 5 0 3 0
Rice c 4 0 2 0
  Yvars c 0 0 0 0
Presko p 2 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Chambers p 1 0 0 0
  Lowrey ph 1 0 0 0
  Clark p 0 0 0 0
  Dunlap ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 14 5
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 6 0 1 0
Reese ss 2 2 2 1
  Thompson lf 1 0 0 0
Snider cf 5 2 2 0
Robinson lf 3 1 0 1
  Morgan 3b 1 0 0 0
Hodges 1b 4 1 1 1
Campanella c 5 2 4 5
Furillo rf 5 2 2 1
Cox 3b,ss 4 2 3 1
Meyer p 1 0 0 0
  Hughes p 0 0 0 0
  Belardi ph 1 2 1 4
  Wade p 2 0 1 0
Totals 40 14 17 14
St. Louis 204 000 0006141
Brooklyn 200 900 30x14172
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Presko   3.1 8 5 5 2 2
  Miller  L(4-6) 0.1 2 4 4 2 1
  Chambers   2.1 4 2 2 4 1
  Clark   2.0 3 3 3 1 2
Totals
8.0
17
14
14
9
6
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Meyer   2.1 6 5 5 1 0
  Hughes   1.2 5 1 1 0 0
  Wade  W(4-4) 5.0 3 0 0 6 2
Totals
9.0
14
6
6
7
2

  E–Hemus (14), Robinson (4), Wade (1).  DP–St. Louis 1. Chambers-Schoendienst-Sisler, Brooklyn 2. Meyer-Reese-Hodges, Gilliam-Reese-Hodges.  2B–St. Louis Slaughter (19,off Meyer), Brooklyn Furillo (20,off Miller); Cox (13,off Clark).  HR–Brooklyn Belardi (8,4th inning off Chambers 3 on 2 out); Campanella (23,7th inning off Clark 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–13.  IBB–Cox (5,by Chambers).  Team–11.  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Artie Gore, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Lee Ballanfant.  T–3:06.  A–10,065.
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