Brooklyn Dodgers vs Cincinnati Redlegs
August 9, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1953 at Crosley Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 9, Cincinnati Redlegs 1

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 4 2 1 1
Reese ss 5 1 0 0
Robinson lf 4 2 3 2
  Thompson lf 0 0 0 0
Campanella c 4 1 1 0
Hodges 1b 5 1 1 1
Furillo rf 5 0 3 1
Snider cf 4 1 2 4
Cox 3b 1 0 0 0
  Morgan 3b 3 0 0 0
Meyer p 3 1 1 0
Totals 38 9 12 9
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Bridges 2b,ss 4 0 1 0
Adams 3b 4 0 1 0
Bell cf 4 0 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 1 1 1
Greengrass lf 3 0 0 0
Marshall rf 1 0 0 0
Landrith c 3 0 0 0
McMillan ss 2 0 0 0
  Temple 2b 0 0 0 0
Nuxhall p 0 0 0 0
  Podbielan p 1 0 0 0
  Hatton ph 1 0 0 0
  Kelly p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 1 3 1
Brooklyn 000 500 1039120
Cincinnati 000 100 000133
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Meyer  W(12-5) 9.0 3 1 1 3 5
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
3
5
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall  L(5-8) 3.2 6 5 3 2 0
  Podbielan   4.1 3 1 1 2 1
  Kelly   1.0 3 3 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
12
9
5
6
2

  E–Bridges (6), Bell (8), McMillan (12).  DP–Brooklyn 2. Hodges-Reese, Hodges, Cincinnati 1. Bridges-McMillan-Kluszewski.  2B–Brooklyn Furillo 2 (25,off Podbielan,off Kelly); Robinson (28,off Podbielan).  3B–Brooklyn Furillo (5,off Nuxhall); Gilliam (8,off Nuxhall).  HR–Brooklyn Snider (23,4th inning off Nuxhall 3 on 1 out), Cincinnati Kluszewski (34,4th inning off Meyer 0 on 1 out).  IBB–Campanella (11,by Kelly); Snider (8,by Kelly).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Nuxhall (1,off Meyer).  Team–3.  CS–Robinson (3,2nd base by Podbielan/Landrith); Snider (4,2nd base by Podbielan/Landrith).  U-HP–Babe Pinelli, 1B–Dusty Boggess, 2B–Bill Engeln, 3B–Bill Stewart.  T–2:34.  A–19,398.
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