Philadelphia Phillies vs Brooklyn Dodgers
September 20, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 1953 at Ebbets Field. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 1

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Kazanski ss 3 0 0 0
Ashburn cf 2 1 1 0
Torgeson 1b 3 0 0 0
Ennis lf 3 1 2 1
Hamner 2b 3 0 1 1
Burgess c 2 0 0 0
Wyrostek rf 1 0 0 0
Jones 3b 2 0 0 0
Miller p 2 0 0 0
Totals 21 2 4 2
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 3 0 0 0
Morgan ss 2 1 1 1
Shuba lf 2 0 0 0
Belardi 1b 2 0 0 0
Thompson rf 2 0 1 0
Cox 3b 2 0 0 0
Williams cf 2 0 1 0
Walker c 2 0 0 0
Loes p 1 0 0 0
  Snider ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 19 1 4 1
Philadelphia 000 11241
Brooklyn 100 00142
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Miller  W(8-8) 5.0 4 1 1 0 3
Totals
5.0
4
1
1
0
3
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Loes  L(13-8) 5.0 4 2 1 2 2
Totals
5.0
4
2
1
2
2

  E–Kazanski (21), Gilliam 2 (19).  2B–Brooklyn Williams (2,off Miller).  3B–Philadelphia Hamner (8,off Loes).  HR–Brooklyn Morgan (7,1st inning off Miller 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–6.  Team–3.  SB–Ashburn (14,2nd base off Loes/Walker); Thompson (2,2nd base off Miller/Burgess).  CS–Snider (7,2nd base by Miller/Burgess).  U-HP–Lee Ballanfant, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–1:03.  A–23,558.
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