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Dodgers 4 @ Cubs 6
Wrigley Field
May 12, 1953

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on May 12, 1953 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs beat the visiting Dodgers with a score of 6 to 4.

Game Summary

DateMay 12, 1953 
Visiting Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 4 H: 7 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 4
Hits: 7
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 6 H: 11 E: 1 LOB: 10
Runs: 6
Hits: 11
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherDutch Leonard  
Losing PitcherBen Wade  
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Game Winning RBIDee Fondy 

Game Info

DateMay 12, 1953 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherRuss Meyer  
Home Starting PitcherTurk Lown  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance8,077 
Time of Game2 hours 58 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Larry Goetz
1B: Frank Dascoli
2B: Frank Secory
3B: Hal Dixon

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jim Gilliam  Second Baseman 
Pee Wee Reese  Shortstop 
Duke Snider  Center Fielder 
Jackie Robinson  Third Baseman 
Roy Campanella  Catcher 
George Shuba  Left Fielder 
Gil Hodges  First Baseman 
Don Thompson  Right Fielder 
Russ Meyer  Pitcher 
Chuck Dressen  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Miksis  Second Baseman 
Dee Fondy  First Baseman 
Gene Hermanski  Right Fielder 
Hank Sauer  Left Fielder 
Preston Ward  Center Fielder 
Toby Atwell  Catcher 
Randy Jackson  Third Baseman 
Roy Smalley  Shortstop 
Turk Lown  Pitcher 
Phil Cavarretta  Manager 

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Dodgers 4 @ Cubs 6
Wrigley Field
May 12, 1953

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/12/1953 -- Brooklyn at Chicago (D)

  Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Gilliam J, 2b         4  1  2  0   Miksis E, 2b-ss       6  1  3  1   
Reese P, ss           3  1  2  0   Fondy D, 1b           6  1  3  4   
Snider D, cf          4  1  0  0   Hermanski G, rf       4  0  1  0   
Robinson J, 3b        4  0  0  1   Sauer H, lf           5  0  0  0   
Campanella R, c       4  1  2  2   Ward P, cf            3  0  0  0   
Shuba G, lf           2  0  1  1   Serena B, 2b          2  0  0  0   
Mauro C, pr           0  0  0  0   Atwell T, c           3  0  1  0   
Furillo C, rf         1  0  0  0   Jackson R, 3b         3  2  2  0   
Hodges G, 1b          5  0  0  0   Smalley R, ss         3  0  0  0   
Thompson D, rf-lf     5  0  0  0   Jeffcoat H, pr-cf     2  1  1  0   
Meyer R, p            3  0  0  0   Lown T, p             2  1  0  1   
Black J, p            0  0  0  0   Jones S, p            0  0  0  0   
Wade B, p             2  0  0  0   Cavarretta P, ph      1  0  0  0   
                                   Kelly B, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Rush B, p             0  0  0  0   
                                   Addis B, ph           0  0  0  0   
                                   Leonard D, p          1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  4  7  4                        41  6 11  6

Brooklyn         000 003 010 00 --  4
Chicago          000 020 200 02 --  6
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Meyer R               6.2  6  4  2  1  2
Black J               1.0  2  0  0  3  0
Wade B (L)            2.2  3  2  2  1  2

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lown T*               5.0  3  3  3  4  3
Jones S               2.0  2  0  0  1  1
Kelly B               0.1  1  1  1  1  0
Rush B                0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Leonard D (W)         3.0  1  0  0  2  3
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 6th

E -- Meyer R, Jackson R
DP -- Brooklyn 2, Chicago 2
LOB -- Brooklyn 8, Chicago 10
2B -- Miksis E, Campanella R
3B -- Reese P, Shuba G
HR -- Fondy D
CS -- Shuba G
SH -- Jackson R
T -- 2:58
A -- 8077

    

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