Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 20, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1953 at Busch Stadium I. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz rf 3 0 0 0
Ramazzotti 2b 3 0 1 0
  Serena ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Fondy 1b 4 1 1 0
Kiner lf 3 0 0 0
Jackson 3b 4 1 1 1
Miksis ss 4 1 2 1
McCullough c 3 0 2 0
Jeffcoat cf 3 0 0 1
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
Rush p 3 0 0 0
  Smalley ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Schofield ss 3 0 0 0
  Hemus ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Repulski cf 4 1 2 0
Schoendienst 2b 4 1 1 2
Musial rf,lf 2 1 1 0
Jablonski 3b 4 1 2 1
Bilko 1b 4 1 1 0
Elliott lf 2 0 0 0
  Slaughter ph,rf 2 0 1 0
Rice c 3 0 0 0
Mizell p 3 0 1 2
  Staley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 9 5
Chicago 000 300 000372
St. Louis 002 003 00x591
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Rush  L(7-12) 8.0 9 5 5 3 3
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
3
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mizell  W(11-7) 8.2 7 3 3 4 6
  Staley  SV(3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
4
6

  E–Baumholtz (5), Ramazzotti (4), Schofield (4).  DP–Chicago 1. Jeffcoat-McCullough.  2B–Chicago Ramazzotti (1,off Mizell), St. Louis Musial (40,off Rush); Mizell (1,off Rush).  3B–Chicago Jackson (7,off Mizell), St. Louis Slaughter (7,off Rush).  HR–St. Louis Schoendienst (12,3rd inning off Rush 1 on 2 out).  IBB–Kiner (7,by Mizell); McCullough (1,by Mizell); D. Rice (11,by Rush).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  SB–Miksis (10,2nd base off Mizell/D. Rice).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Frank Dascoli, 2B–Hal Dixon, 3B–Lenny Roberts.  T–2:30.  A–5,041.
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