Philadelphia Phillies vs Cincinnati Redlegs
July 30, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 30, 1953 at Crosley Field. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 17, Cincinnati Redlegs 8

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Waitkus 1b 6 2 2 1
Ashburn cf 5 2 1 1
Clark rf 5 1 1 1
Ennis lf 6 4 4 6
Hamner 2b 5 2 4 0
Burgess c 5 1 1 2
Jones 3b 4 2 2 1
Kazanski ss 4 2 2 3
Simmons p 1 0 0 0
  Ryan ph 1 0 0 0
  Ridzik p 2 1 1 2
Totals 44 17 18 17
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Bridges 2b 5 0 1 0
Adams 3b 4 3 3 0
  Hatton 3b 1 0 0 0
Bell cf 4 1 1 2
Kluszewski 1b 4 1 2 1
Greengrass lf 5 1 1 2
Marshall rf 3 1 1 1
Landrith c 5 0 2 2
McMillan ss 4 0 2 0
Baczewski p 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 1 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Nuxhall p 0 0 0 0
  Wehmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Lerchen ph 1 1 1 0
  Kelly p 0 0 0 0
  Borkowski ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 14 8
Philadelphia 000 339 20017182
Cincinnati 311 100 0208141
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Simmons   3.0 8 5 5 3 3
  Ridzik  W(6-4) 6.0 6 3 3 2 1
Totals
9.0
14
8
8
5
4
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Baczewski   4.1 9 6 6 1 1
  Smith  L(5-1) 1.0 2 5 5 2 0
  King   0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Nuxhall   0.2 2 2 2 1 1
  Wehmeier   2.0 3 2 2 0 1
  Kelly   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
18
17
17
4
3

  E–Clark (1), Jones (6), Landrith (2).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Burgess-Jones, Ashburn-Hamner, Cincinnati 1. McMillan-Bridges-Kluszewski.  2B–Philadelphia Waitkus (6,off Baczewski); Ridzik (3,off Nuxhall), Cincinnati Adams 2 (9,off Simmons,off Ridzik); Landrith (2,off Simmons); Kluszewski 2 (16,off Simmons,off Ridzik).  3B–Philadelphia Jones (2,off Baczewski); Kazanski (3,off Baczewski); Ashburn (6,off Baczewski).  HR–Philadelphia Ennis 2 (22,4th inning off Baczewski 0 on 1 out,7th inning off Wehmeier 1 on 0 out), Cincinnati Marshall (11,3rd inning off Simmons 0 on 0 out); Bell (24,8th inning off Ridzik 1 on 2 out).  SH–Ridzik (2,off Smith); Baczewski (2,off Simmons).  Team LOB–5.  Team–10.  CS–Bridges (3,3rd base by Simmons/Burgess); Bridges (3,3rd base by Simmons/Burgess).  U-HP–Lee Ballanfant, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Artie Gore, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–2:39.  A–2,773.
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