Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
September 17, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1953 at Wrigley Field. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Philadelphia Phillies 16, Chicago Cubs 4

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Kazanski ss 4 3 2 1
Ashburn cf 6 1 2 3
Torgeson 1b 5 2 1 1
Ennis lf 3 2 2 2
Hamner 2b 5 3 2 4
Burgess c 5 1 3 0
Wyrostek rf 5 1 1 2
Jones 3b 5 2 4 3
Simmons p 3 1 1 0
Totals 41 16 18 16
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Talbot cf 5 0 2 0
Miksis 2b 4 1 1 1
Fondy 1b 5 0 2 0
Kiner lf 4 0 0 0
Sauer rf 4 0 1 0
Serena 3b 3 0 1 0
Banks ss 3 1 0 0
McCullough c 4 1 2 0
Elston p 1 0 0 0
  Moisan p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 1 1 3
  Leonard p 0 0 0 0
  Ramazzotti ph 1 0 0 0
  Simpson p 0 0 0 0
  Lown p 0 0 0 0
  Jeffcoat ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
Philadelphia 004 412 05016180
Chicago 000 030 0014103
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Simmons  W(14-13) 9.0 10 4 4 3 7
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
3
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Elston  L(0-1) 3.0 8 6 6 0 1
  Moisan   2.0 4 3 3 1 0
  Leonard   2.0 2 2 2 1 0
  Simpson   0.0 3 5 4 2 0
  Lown   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
18
16
15
5
2

  E–Kiner (8), Banks (1), McCullough (4), Kiner (8), Banks (1), McCullough (4).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Serena-Miksis-Fondy, McCullough-Banks, Chicago 2. Serena-Miksis-Fondy, McCullough-Banks.  2B–Philadelphia Ashburn (24); Burgess (17).  3B–Philadelphia Torgeson (8), Chicago Talbot (1).  HR–Philadelphia Hamner (21,off Leonard), Chicago Miksis (8,9th inning off Simmons 0 on); Brown (2,5th inning off Simmons 2 on).  SH–Simmons (4).  HBP–Simmons (1).  Team LOB–5.  Team–8.  SB–Kazanski (1).  CS–Ashburn (5).  U-HP–Bill Stewart, 1B–Dusty Boggess, 2B–Babe Pinelli, 3B–Bill Engeln.  T–2:21.  A–2,793.
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