St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
September 27, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 27, 1953 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 2, Chicago Cubs 3

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Hemus ss 5 0 2 0
Schoendienst 2b 5 1 2 0
Musial lf 5 1 2 0
Jablonski 3b 4 0 1 1
Slaughter rf 4 0 1 1
Bilko 1b 4 0 0 0
Repulski cf 3 0 0 0
Rice c 4 0 2 0
Mizell p 3 0 0 0
  Lowrey ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 2 10 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Talbot cf 4 1 2 0
Baker 2b 2 0 0 0
Fondy 1b 4 0 1 1
Kiner lf 4 0 0 0
  Jeffcoat lf 0 0 0 0
Sauer rf 3 1 1 1
Jackson 3b 3 0 0 0
Banks ss 3 0 0 0
McCullough c 2 0 0 0
  Serena ph 1 0 0 0
  Garagiola c 0 0 0 0
Minner p 1 0 0 0
  Miksis ph 0 1 0 0
  Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 4 2
St. Louis 200 000 0002102
Chicago 000 100 02x341
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mizell  L(13-11) 8.0 4 3 3 3 9
Totals
8.0
4
3
3
3
9
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Minner  W(12-15) 8.0 9 2 2 1 3
  Klippstein  SV(5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
1
3

  E–Hemus (27), D. Rice (8), Baker (2).  2B–St. Louis Musial (53,off Minner).  3B–St. Louis Slaughter (9,off Minner).  HR–Chicago Sauer (19,4th inning off Mizell 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Baker (1,off Mizell).  Team–4.  SB–Baker (1,2nd base off Mizell/D. Rice); Miksis (13,2nd base off Mizell/D. Rice); Talbot (1,2nd base off Mizell/D. Rice); Baker (1,2nd base off Mizell/D. Rice); Miksis (13,2nd base off Mizell/D. Rice); Talbot (1,2nd base off Mizell/D. Rice).  U-HP–Dusty Boggess, 1B–Babe Pinelli, 2B–Bill Engeln, 3B–Bill Stewart.  T–1:59.  A–13,378.
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