Milwaukee Braves vs Cincinnati Redlegs
August 19, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 19, 1953 at Crosley Field. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Braves 3, Cincinnati Redlegs 2

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 4 1 1 0
Logan ss 4 0 1 0
Mathews 3b 3 0 0 1
Pafko rf 4 1 1 1
Adcock 1b 4 0 0 0
Crandall c 4 1 1 0
Gordon lf 3 0 1 0
  Pendleton pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Dittmer 2b 4 0 2 1
Spahn p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Adams 3b 4 0 1 0
Temple 2b 3 1 0 0
Bell cf 3 0 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 3 1 2 2
Borkowski rf 3 0 0 0
Greengrass lf 4 0 1 0
Seminick c 3 0 0 0
McMillan ss 3 0 0 0
  Marshall ph 1 0 0 0
Nuxhall p 3 0 1 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
Milwaukee 000 110 001370
Cincinnati 200 000 000250
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  W(17-5) 9.0 5 2 2 3 5
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
3
5
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall  L(6-9) 9.0 7 3 3 2 3
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
2
3

  E–None.  2B–Milwaukee Bruton (15,off Nuxhall); Logan (23,off Nuxhall).  3B–Cincinnati Greengrass (6,off Spahn).  HR–Milwaukee Pafko (13,9th inning off Nuxhall 0 on 0 out), Cincinnati Kluszewski (37,1st inning off Spahn 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Bell (4,off Spahn); Borkowski (2,off Spahn).  Team–6.  U-HP–Bill Engeln, 1B–Babe Pinelli, 2B–Bill Stewart, 3B–Dusty Boggess.  T–1:59.  A–4,875.
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