Milwaukee Braves vs Chicago Cubs
August 14, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 1953 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Milwaukee Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Braves 4, Chicago Cubs 11

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 5 1 1 0
Logan ss 5 2 2 0
Mathews 3b 5 1 3 2
Pafko rf 5 0 1 1
Adcock 1b 4 0 2 1
Crandall c 4 0 1 0
Gordon lf 4 0 1 0
  Pendleton lf 0 0 0 0
Hanebrink 2b 3 0 0 0
Surkont p 1 0 0 0
  Antonelli p 1 0 0 0
  Jolly p 0 0 0 0
  Crowe ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 11 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz rf 5 1 1 0
Miksis ss 4 1 2 1
Fondy 1b 4 1 2 0
Kiner lf 3 1 1 1
Jackson 3b 4 2 2 3
Garagiola c 2 0 0 0
  McCullough ph,c 2 1 0 0
Metkovich cf 3 2 2 1
  Jeffcoat cf 0 0 0 0
Ramazzotti 2b 3 1 1 1
Hacker p 1 0 0 0
  Lown p 1 0 0 0
  Serena ph 1 1 1 4
  Klippstein p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 11 12 11
Milwaukee 102 010 0004110
Chicago 101 105 03x11121
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Surkont   4.0 6 3 3 1 0
  Antonelli  L(9-8) 1.0 2 4 4 3 0
  Jolly   3.0 4 4 4 3 2
Totals
8.0
12
11
11
7
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hacker   2.1 6 3 3 0 2
  Lown  W(6-5) 3.2 2 1 1 1 1
  Klippstein  SV(3) 3.0 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
1
4

  E–Fondy (13).  DP–Milwaukee 1. Hanebrink-Adcock.  2B–Milwaukee Logan (21,off Lown), Chicago Fondy (20,off Surkont).  HR–Milwaukee Mathews (37,1st inning off Hacker 0 on 2 out), Chicago Metkovich (3,4th inning off Surkont 0 on 0 out); Serena (8,6th inning off Jolly 3 on 0 out); Miksis (6,8th inning off Jolly 0 on 1 out); Jackson (17,8th inning off Jolly 1 on 2 out).  SH–Surkont (5,off Lown); Miksis (10,off Surkont).  Team LOB–9.  Team–7.  SB–Jeffcoat (4,2nd base off Jolly/Crandall); Jeffcoat (4,2nd base off Jolly/Crandall).  U-HP–Dusty Boggess, 1B–Bill Engeln, 2B–Bill Stewart, 3B–Babe Pinelli.  T–2:23.  A–12,862.
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