Brooklyn Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals
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 Busch Stadium I. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 3 1 1 0
Morgan ss 4 0 2 2
Snider cf 4 0 2 0
Belardi 1b 4 0 0 0
Shuba lf 4 0 1 0
Cox 3b 4 0 0 0
Walker c 4 0 0 0
Antonello rf 3 1 1 0
  Reese ph 0 1 0 0
Roe p 2 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 1 0 0 0
  Black p 0 0 0 0
  Campanella ph 1 1 1 2
Totals 34 4 8 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Hemus ss 1 3 0 0
Schoendienst 2b 4 1 1 0
Musial lf 4 0 1 1
Jablonski 3b 4 0 2 2
  Phillips pr 0 1 0 0
  Castiglione 3b 0 0 0 0
Slaughter rf 4 0 1 1
Bilko 1b 4 0 1 1
Rand c 4 0 0 0
Repulski cf 3 0 1 0
Staley p 3 0 0 0
  Brazle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 7 5
Brooklyn 000 010 102481
St. Louis 200 001 02x571
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Roe  L(11-3) 6.0 4 3 3 2 3
  Black   2.0 3 2 2 1 3
Totals
8.0
7
5
5
3
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Staley  W(17-8) 8.1 8 4 4 2 6
  Brazle  SV(18) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
7

  E–Belardi (6), Rand (1).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Walker-Gilliam, St. Louis 1. Hemus-Bilko.  2B–Brooklyn Shuba (12,off Staley); Gilliam (29,off Staley).  HR–Brooklyn Campanella (41,9th inning off Staley 1 on 1 out).  HBP–Morgan (1,by Staley); Reese (4,by Staley).  Team LOB–7.  Team–5.  CS–Gilliam (14,2nd base by Staley/Rand); Repulski (6,2nd base by Roe/Walker).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Frank Dascoli, 2B–Hal Dixon, 3B–Larry Goetz.  T–2:12.  A–16,733.
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