Milwaukee Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies
July 21, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1953 at Shibe Park. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Milwaukee Braves 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 4 1 2 0
Logan ss 5 0 2 1
Mathews 3b 3 1 1 1
Gordon lf 4 1 1 0
  Pendleton lf 1 0 0 0
Pafko rf 4 0 1 0
Adcock 1b 3 2 1 0
Cooper c 4 2 3 4
Dittmer 2b 3 0 1 1
Antonelli p 4 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 12 7
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Waitkus 1b 4 1 0 0
Ashburn cf 5 0 1 0
Clark rf 5 0 0 0
Ennis lf 4 0 0 0
Hamner 2b,ss 4 0 1 0
Burgess c 3 0 0 0
Jones 3b 3 1 2 0
Kazanski ss 2 0 1 0
  Glaviano ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Simmons p 2 0 0 0
  Hansen p 0 0 0 0
  Ryan ph 1 1 1 0
  Ridzik p 0 0 0 0
  Wyrostek ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 3 7 0
Milwaukee 000 023 1017124
Philadelphia 010 000 200370
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Antonelli  W(9-5) 9.0 7 3 0 4 5
Totals
9.0
7
3
0
4
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Simmons  L(8-7) 6.0 8 5 5 2 3
  Hansen   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Ridzik   2.0 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
12
7
7
4
5

  E–Bruton 3 (8), Pafko (4).  DP–Philadelphia 4. Hamner-Kazanski-Waitkus, Hamner-Kazanski-Waitkus, Jones-Hamner-Waitkus, Kazanski-Hamner-Waitkus.  2B–Milwaukee Cooper (5,off Simmons); Dittmer (12,off Simmons).  3B–Milwaukee Logan (4,off Hansen), Philadelphia Ryan (6,off Antonelli).  HR–Milwaukee Cooper (1,6th inning off Simmons 2 on 2 out); Mathews (29,9th inning off Ridzik 0 on 2 out).  HBP–Bruton (5,by Simmons).  IBB–Dittmer (2,by Ridzik); Kazanski (2,by Antonelli).  Team LOB–6.  Team–9.  SB–Pafko (1,2nd base off Ridzik/Burgess).  U-HP–Lon Warneke, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Jocko Conlan.  T–2:39.  A–35,174.
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