Philadelphia Phillies vs Cincinnati Redlegs
September 11, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 11, 1953 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Redlegs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 5, Cincinnati Redlegs 6

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Kazanski ss 5 0 0 0
Ashburn cf 5 2 3 0
Lindell rf 2 1 0 0
  Wyrostek pr 0 0 0 0
Ennis lf 5 0 4 2
Hamner 2b 4 1 1 1
Torgeson 1b 3 0 0 0
Lopata c 4 0 1 2
Jones 3b 4 0 0 0
Roberts p 3 0 0 0
  Konstanty p 0 0 0 0
  Glaviano ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Adams 3b 4 0 0 1
McMillan ss 4 0 1 1
Bell cf 4 0 1 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 1 2 1
Marshall rf 3 1 0 0
Greengrass lf 4 1 1 0
Seminick c 2 1 2 2
Bridges 2b 3 1 1 0
Perkowski p 3 1 1 1
  Collum p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 9 6
Philadelphia 000 001 0315100
Cincinnati 000 000 60x690
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  L(21-14) 6.1 8 6 6 2 6
  Konstanty   1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
6
6
2
6
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Perkowski  W(12-9) 7.2 7 4 4 4 4
  Collum   1.0 3 1 1 1 0
  Smith  SV(2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
5
4

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 2. Jones-Hamner-Torgeson, Kazanski-Hamner-Torgeson, Cincinnati 1. Bridges-McMillan-Kluszewski.  2B–Philadelphia Ennis (17,off Perkowski); Ashburn (23,off Perkowski); Glaviano (1,off Collum), Cincinnati Seminick (10,off Roberts); Perkowski (4,off Roberts).  HR–Cincinnati Kluszewski (39,7th inning off Roberts 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–9.  Team–3.  U–Larry Goetz, Frank Secory, Frank Dascoli.  T–2:23.  A–4,737.
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