Cincinnati Redlegs vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 30, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 30, 1953 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Redlegs 3, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Adams 3b 5 1 1 0
McMillan ss 4 0 2 0
Bell cf 5 0 1 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 0 1 1
Marshall rf 3 1 2 1
Greengrass lf 3 0 0 0
Seminick c 4 0 2 1
Bridges 2b 3 0 0 0
  Hatton ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Raffensberger p 4 1 1 0
Totals 36 3 10 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Kazanski ss 4 1 2 0
Ashburn cf 4 1 2 1
Torgeson 1b 4 0 1 1
Ennis lf 2 0 0 0
Hamner 2b 4 1 1 0
Burgess c 4 1 2 2
Wyrostek rf 3 0 1 0
Jones 3b 3 0 0 0
Miller p 2 0 0 0
  Hansen p 1 0 0 0
  Konstanty p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 9 4
Cincinnati 000 120 0003101
Philadelphia 101 100 001490
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Raffensberger  L(7-12) 8.0 9 4 4 1 6
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
1
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Miller   4.2 8 3 3 2 0
  Hansen   2.2 2 0 0 1 1
  Konstanty  W(14-9) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
3
2

  E–Seminick (5).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Bell-Hatton, Philadelphia 1. Torgeson-Kazanski-Torgeson.  2B–Cincinnati Marshall 2 (11,off Miller 2); McMillan (12,off Hansen), Philadelphia Kazanski 2 (15,off Raffensberger 2).  3B–Philadelphia Ashburn (9,off Raffensberger); Hamner (6,off Raffensberger).  HR–Philadelphia Burgess (3,9th inning off Raffensberger 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Ennis (3,off Raffensberger).  Team–5.  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Artie Gore, 3B–Lenny Roberts.
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