Milwaukee Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 26, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1953 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Milwaukee Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Milwaukee Braves 5, Philadelphia Phillies 6

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 5 0 0 0
Logan ss 5 0 0 0
Mathews 3b 4 2 2 0
Pafko rf 4 1 1 1
Adcock 1b 4 1 1 0
Crandall c 4 0 0 1
Gordon lf 4 1 4 3
Dittmer 2b 4 0 1 0
  Sisti pr 0 0 0 0
Buhl p 0 0 0 0
  Surkont p 1 0 0 0
  Liddle p 0 0 0 0
  Crowe ph 1 0 1 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Hanebrink ph 1 0 0 0
  Jolly p 0 0 0 0
  Cooper ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 10 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Kazanski ss 4 0 2 0
Ashburn cf 4 1 2 0
Torgeson 1b 4 2 2 0
Ennis lf 5 2 2 3
Hamner 2b 5 1 2 0
Burgess c 4 0 4 1
Wyrostek rf 3 0 1 0
Jones 3b 3 0 1 0
Drews p 4 0 0 0
  Konstanty p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 16 4
Milwaukee 000 003 0115101
Philadelphia 202 020 00x6161
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Buhl  L(10-7) 0.2 4 2 2 0 0
  Surkont   2.0 4 2 2 2 1
  Liddle   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Johnson   2.0 4 2 1 0 0
  Jolly   2.0 3 0 0 2 1
Totals
8.0
16
6
5
4
2
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Drews  W(7-9) 8.0 9 5 2 0 2
  Konstanty  SV(5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
5
2
0
4

  E–Mathews (20), Hamner (34).  DP–Milwaukee 2. Bruton-Crandall, Logan-Adcock.  2B–Philadelphia Jones (13,off Surkont); Kazanski 2 (12,off Liddle,off Jolly); Ennis (13,off Johnson).  3B–Milwaukee Mathews (7,off Drews), Philadelphia Burgess (4,off Jolly).  HR–Milwaukee Gordon (17,9th inning off Drews 0 on 0 out), Philadelphia Ennis (26,3rd inning off Surkont 1 on 0 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Ashburn (13,off Liddle).  IBB–Wyrostek (3,by Jolly).  Team–11.  CS–Burgess (2,2nd base by Surkont/Crandall); Burgess (2,2nd base by Surkont/Crandall).  U-HP–Larry Goetz, 1B–Hal Dixon, 2B–Frank Dascoli, 3B–Frank Secory.
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