Brooklyn Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs
July 28, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 1953 at Wrigley Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 13, Chicago Cubs 2

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 6 1 2 2
Reese ss 6 0 0 0
Snider cf 5 1 1 2
Robinson lf 3 1 1 0
  Williams lf 1 1 1 0
Campanella c 5 1 1 0
Hodges 1b 4 3 4 3
Furillo rf 4 2 3 3
  Antonello rf 1 0 0 0
Cox 3b 0 1 0 0
  Morgan 3b 3 1 1 0
Podres p 4 1 1 1
Totals 42 13 15 11
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz rf 2 0 0 0
  Metkovich pr,rf 1 0 0 0
Miksis 2b 3 0 0 0
Fondy 1b 4 0 0 0
Kiner lf 2 2 0 0
Jackson 3b 4 0 3 0
Jeffcoat cf 4 0 0 1
Smalley ss 3 0 1 1
Garagiola c 3 0 0 0
Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
  Serena ph 1 0 0 0
  Church p 1 0 0 0
  Willis p 1 0 0 0
  McCullough ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
Brooklyn 072 030 01013151
Chicago 010 100 000243
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Podres  W(7-2) 9.0 4 2 1 5 7
Totals
9.0
4
2
1
5
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Klippstein  L(5-9) 2.0 4 7 0 2 2
  Church   2.1 7 5 5 1 0
  Willis   4.2 4 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
15
13
6
4
4

  E–Podres (1), Miksis (22), Smalley (19), Garagiola (3).  DP–Chicago 1. Jackson-Miksis-Fondy.  PB–Garagiola (3).  2B–Brooklyn Gilliam (12,off Klippstein); Hodges (16,off Church); Williams (1,off Willis), Chicago Smalley (5,off Podres).  HR–Brooklyn Snider (19,2nd inning off Klippstein 1 on 2 out); Hodges (24,3rd inning off Church 1 on 0 out); Furillo (13,5th inning off Church 1 on 0 out).  SH–Podres (1,off Church); Miksis (8,off Podres).  IBB–Cox (7,by Klippstein).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Larry Goetz, 2B–Lenny Roberts, 3B–Frank Dascoli.  T–2:33.  A–16,938.
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