Brooklyn Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 2, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 1953 at Busch Stadium I. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 1, St. Louis Cardinals 10

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 3 0 1 0
Reese ss 4 1 0 0
Robinson lf 2 0 1 0
  Williams lf 2 0 1 0
Campanella c 4 0 2 1
Hodges 1b 4 0 1 0
Furillo rf 4 0 0 0
Snider cf 3 0 0 0
Cox 3b 2 0 0 0
Podres p 2 0 0 0
  Milliken p 0 0 0 0
  Morgan ph 1 0 0 0
  Hughes p 0 0 0 0
  Palica p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Hemus ss 5 2 2 0
Schoendienst 2b 5 1 3 3
Musial lf,rf 3 2 1 1
Jablonski 3b 4 1 1 2
  Castiglione pr,3b 0 1 0 0
Slaughter rf 3 1 0 0
  Lowrey lf 0 0 0 0
Bilko 1b 3 1 2 4
Repulski cf 4 0 0 0
Yvars c 2 0 2 0
  Rice c 2 0 0 0
Haddix p 3 1 1 0
Totals 34 10 12 10
Brooklyn 000 001 000160
St. Louis 201 020 50x10120
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Podres  L(7-3) 4.1 8 5 5 1 0
  Milliken   1.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Hughes   1.0 3 5 5 2 2
  Palica   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
10
10
4
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Haddix  W(13-4) 9.0 6 1 1 2 4
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
4

  E–None.  DP–Brooklyn 3. Hemus-Schoendienst-Bilko, D. Rice-Schoendienst, Haddix-Schoendienst-Bilko, St. Louis 3. Hemus-Schoendienst-Bilko, D. Rice-Schoendienst, Haddix-Schoendienst-Bilko.  2B–St. Louis Musial (32,off Podres); Hemus (20,off Hughes); Schoendienst (22,off Hughes).  HR–St. Louis Jablonski (16,1st inning off Podres 1 on 2 out); Schoendienst (11,3rd inning off Podres 0 on 1 out); Bilko (14,7th inning off Hughes 3 on 2 out).  Team LOB–5.  IBB–Musial (6,by Hughes).  Team–4.  CS–Cox (2,2nd base by Haddix/D. Rice); Yvars (1,3rd base by Podres/Campanella).  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Lee Ballanfant, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Artie Gore.  T–2:13.  A–29,013.
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