Brooklyn Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs
July 29, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 29, 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 6, Chicago Cubs 5

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 4 0 3 2
Reese ss 5 0 0 0
Snider cf 5 1 2 1
Robinson lf 4 1 1 0
Hodges 1b 4 1 0 0
Campanella c 4 1 2 2
Furillo rf 4 1 1 0
Cox 3b 4 1 1 1
Meyer p 2 0 0 0
  Labine p 1 0 1 0
Totals 37 6 11 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz rf 5 0 1 0
Miksis 2b 4 0 0 0
Fondy 1b 4 1 1 0
Kiner lf 3 0 1 0
Jackson 3b 4 1 1 0
Garagiola c 4 0 0 0
Brown ss 4 1 2 1
Jeffcoat cf 2 1 0 0
  Metkovich ph 1 0 0 0
Lown p 1 0 1 0
  Klippstein p 1 0 0 0
  Sawatski ph 1 1 1 3
  Hacker p 0 0 0 0
  Cavarretta ph 0 0 0 0
  Ramazzotti pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 4
Brooklyn 000 510 0006111
Chicago 000 100 400581
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Meyer  W(10-4) 6.2 6 5 4 2 5
  Labine  SV(1) 2.1 2 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
8
5
4
3
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lown  L(4-5) 3.2 7 5 5 1 1
  Klippstein   3.1 2 1 1 1 3
  Hacker   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
3
5

  E–Reese (20), Klippstein (1).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Gilliam-Reese-Hodges.  2B–Brooklyn Gilliam 2 (14,off Lown 2); Campanella (19,off Klippstein); Labine (1,off Hacker).  3B–Brooklyn Robinson (6,off Lown), Chicago Jackson (5,off Meyer).  HR–Brooklyn Snider (20,4th inning off Lown 0 on 0 out), Chicago Sawatski (1,7th inning off Meyer 2 on 2 out).  SH–Meyer (3,off Lown).  Team LOB–8.  Team–5.  SB–Brown (1,2nd base off Labine/Campanella); Brown (1,2nd base off Labine/Campanella).  U-HP–Lenny Roberts, 1B–Larry Goetz, 2B–Frank Dascoli, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–2:39.  A–11,625.
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