Cincinnati Redlegs vs Milwaukee Braves
September 19, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 19, 1953 at County Stadium. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Redlegs 2, Milwaukee Braves 5

Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
McMillan ss 4 0 1 0
Adams 3b 4 0 1 0
Bell cf 4 0 0 0
Hatton 1b 4 0 0 0
Greengrass lf 3 1 1 0
Borkowski rf 4 0 1 0
Seminick c 4 1 2 2
Bridges 2b 3 0 0 0
Raffensberger p 2 0 1 0
  Kelly p 0 0 0 0
  Szekely ph 1 0 0 0
  Baczewski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 5 0 2 1
Logan ss 5 0 1 0
Mathews 3b 4 0 1 0
Pafko rf 4 0 1 0
Pendleton lf 4 1 1 1
Crandall c 3 2 2 0
Adcock 1b 3 1 1 0
Dittmer 2b 4 1 3 1
Spahn p 3 0 1 2
Totals 35 5 13 5
Cincinnati 000 000 200270
Milwaukee 000 032 00x5130
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Raffensberger  L(7-14) 5.1 10 5 5 0 4
  Kelly   1.2 2 0 0 1 3
  Baczewski   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
5
5
1
8
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  W(21-7) 9.0 7 2 2 1 6
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
6

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 1. Hatton-Bridges, Milwaukee 1. Spahn-Dittmer-Adcock.  2B–Milwaukee Adcock (28,off Raffensberger); Dittmer (22,off Raffensberger); Logan (27,off Kelly).  HR–Cincinnati Seminick (19,7th inning off Spahn 1 on 2 out), Milwaukee Pendleton (7,6th inning off Raffensberger 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Adcock (6,off Raffensberger); Spahn (4,off Baczewski).  Team–9.  U-HP–Dusty Boggess, 1B–Bill Engeln, 2B–Babe Pinelli, 3B–Bill Stewart.  T–2:09.  A–32,482.
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