Brooklyn Dodgers vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 26, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 1953 at Shibe Park. 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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Brooklyn Dodgers 1, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 4 0 1 0
Reese ss 5 0 1 0
Williams lf,rf 5 1 2 1
Hodges rf,1b 4 0 0 0
Campanella c 4 0 0 0
Cox 3b 3 0 3 0
Belardi 1b 3 0 0 0
  Robinson ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Antonello cf 4 0 1 0
Roe p 1 0 0 0
  Morgan ph 1 0 0 0
  Hughes p 0 0 0 0
  Shuba ph 1 0 0 0
  Podres p 0 0 0 0
  Snider ph 1 0 0 0
  Milliken p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 1 8 1
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Kazanski ss 5 0 1 1
Ashburn cf 4 0 2 0
Torgeson 1b 4 0 0 0
Ennis lf 3 1 0 0
Hamner 2b 4 0 2 0
Burgess c 3 0 1 0
  Lindell ph 0 0 0 0
  Mayo pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Palys rf 2 0 0 0
  Wyrostek rf 1 0 0 0
  Glaviano ph 1 0 0 0
  Lopata c 0 0 0 0
Jones 3b 3 0 0 0
Simmons p 4 1 1 0
Totals 34 2 7 1
Brooklyn 000 100 000 0181
Philadelphia 000 100 000 1272
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Roe   4.0 4 1 1 1 1
  Hughes   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Podres   3.0 1 0 0 1 3
  Milliken  L(8-4) 0.1 1 1 0 0 0
Totals
9.1
7
2
1
2
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Simmons  W(16-13) 10.0 8 1 1 3 3
Totals
10.0
8
1
1
3
3

  E–Campanella (10), Kazanski (23), Torgeson (13).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Gilliam-Reese-Belardi, Philadelphia 1. Simmons-Burgess-Torgeson.  2B–Brooklyn Cox (18,off Simmons), Philadelphia Hamner (30,off Podres).  3B–Philadelphia Kazanski (5,off Milliken).  HR–Brooklyn Williams (2,4th inning off Simmons 0 on 1 out).  SH–Cox (7,off Simmons).  Team LOB–10.  IBB–Lindell (1,by Podres).  Team–7.  U-HP–Hal Dixon, 1B–Larry Goetz, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Frank Dascoli.  T–2:31.  A–15,046.
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