Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
September 16, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 1953 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 4, Chicago Cubs 7

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Kazanski ss 4 0 1 0
  Burgess ph 1 0 0 0
Ashburn cf 4 1 2 0
Torgeson 1b 4 0 1 0
Ennis lf 4 0 1 1
Hamner 2b 3 1 1 0
Lopata c 4 1 1 1
Wyrostek rf 4 0 2 1
Jones 3b 3 1 1 1
  Waitkus ph 1 0 0 0
Miller p 3 0 0 0
  Drews p 0 0 0 0
  Lindell p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz cf 4 2 2 1
  Jeffcoat cf 0 0 0 0
Miksis 2b 3 1 2 2
Fondy 1b 4 0 1 0
Kiner lf 4 0 1 0
  Metkovich pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Sauer rf 4 1 1 1
Jackson 3b 3 0 1 0
  Serena ph,3b 0 0 0 0
Garagiola c 4 0 0 0
Smalley ss 4 1 1 0
Pollet p 1 0 0 0
  Sawatski ph 1 0 1 0
  Talbot pr 0 1 0 0
  Church p 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 7 11 4
Philadelphia 021 001 0004100
Chicago 001 002 22x7111
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Miller  L(7-8) 6.2 7 5 5 1 4
  Drews   0.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Lindell   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
11
7
7
2
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Pollet  W(6-7) 7.0 10 4 4 1 3
  Church  SV(1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
1
5

  E–Smalley (24).  DP–Chicago 1. Miksis-Smalley-Fondy.  PB–Lopata (4).  2B–Philadelphia Hamner (29,off Pollet), Chicago Baumholtz 2 (36,off Miller 2).  HR–Philadelphia Lopata (8,2nd inning off Pollet 0 on 1 out); Jones (19,2nd inning off Pollet 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Pollet (4,off Miller).  Team–5.  CS–Wyrostek (3,2nd base by Pollet/Garagiola).  SB–Jackson (8,2nd base off Miller/Lopata); Metkovich (2,3rd base off Lindell/Lopata).  U-HP–Bill Engeln, 1B–Bill Stewart, 2B–Dusty Boggess, 3B–Babe Pinelli.  T–2:18.  A–3,448.
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