Brooklyn Dodgers vs Milwaukee Braves
August 5, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1953 at County Stadium. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Milwaukee Braves 5

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 5 2 2 0
Reese ss 3 0 0 0
Snider cf 3 0 1 0
Hodges 1b 4 0 1 2
Campanella c 4 0 1 0
Furillo rf 4 1 2 1
Shuba lf 2 0 1 0
  Thompson pr,lf 1 0 0 0
Cox 3b 4 0 1 0
Erskine p 3 0 0 0
  Palica p 0 0 0 0
  Milliken p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 3 0 2 0
Pendleton ss 3 0 0 0
  Hanebrink ph 1 0 0 0
  Sisti ss 0 0 0 0
Mathews 3b 3 0 1 1
Pafko rf 5 0 1 0
Adcock 1b 4 1 1 0
Crandall c 4 2 2 1
Gordon lf 4 0 0 0
Dittmer 2b 3 2 2 0
Surkont p 1 0 1 0
  Crowe ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Cooper ph 1 0 1 1
  Spahn pr 0 0 0 0
  Burdette p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 11 3
Brooklyn 100 011 000391
Milwaukee 000 000 23x5110
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine  L(11-5) 7.0 9 4 2 3 4
  Palica   0.2 2 1 1 3 0
  Milliken   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
5
3
6
4
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Surkont   7.0 8 3 3 2 3
  Johnson  W(2-2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Burdette  SV(9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
6

  E–Gilliam (11).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Gilliam-Reese-Hodges, Milwaukee 1. Bruton-Adcock-Dittmer.  2B–Brooklyn Gilliam (18,off Surkont), Milwaukee Adcock (21,off Erskine); Crandall (10,off Erskine).  HR–Brooklyn Furillo (14,6th inning off Surkont 0 on 1 out).  SH–Reese (12,off Surkont); Surkont (4,off Erskine).  IBB–Snider (7,by Surkont); Mathews (8,by Erskine); Dittmer (3,by Palica).  Team LOB–7.  Team–11.  SB–Cox (2,2nd base off Surkont/Crandall).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Jocko Conlan, 2B–Lon Warneke, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–2:30.  A–30,741.
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