Top 1

• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bruton vs. Hacker
  
  Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Logan vs. Hacker
  
  Logan hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mathews vs. Hacker
  
  Mathews strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baumholtz vs. Antonelli
  
  Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miksis vs. Antonelli
  
  Miksis takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Smalley vs. Antonelli
  
  Smalley strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sauer vs. Antonelli
  
  There goes Miksis. The throw from Crandall and he is safe. Miksis steals second. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Sauer vs. Antonelli
  
  Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Miksis scores. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jackson vs. Antonelli
  
  Jackson takes first base on ball four. Sauer moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Fondy vs. Antonelli
  
  Fondy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sauer scores. Jackson moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Jeffcoat vs. Antonelli
  
  Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gordon vs. Hacker
  
  Preston Ward now playing center field.
  
  Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pafko vs. Hacker
  
  Pafko hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Gordon moves to third. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Adcock vs. Hacker
  
  Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson juggles the ball. That's an error on Jackson. Gordon scores. Pafko moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Dittmer vs. Hacker
  
  Dittmer takes first base on ball four. Pafko moves to third. Adcock moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Crandall vs. Hacker
  
  Crandall hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Ward. Crandall reaches second base with a double. Pafko scores. Adcock scores. Dittmer goes all the way around to score. Crandall moves to third. View Play 
• Braves, 4 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Antonelli vs. Hacker
  
  Antonelli hits a line drive towards the mound. Hacker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 4 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Bruton vs. Hacker
  
  Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Crandall scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Logan vs. Hacker
  
  Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCullough vs. Antonelli
  
  McCullough hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hacker vs. Antonelli
  
  Hacker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Baumholtz vs. Antonelli
  
  Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Miksis vs. Antonelli
  
  Miksis bunts towards third. Mathews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Baumholtz moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Smalley vs. Antonelli
  
  Smalley takes first base on ball four. Baumholtz moves to third. Miksis moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Sauer vs. Johnson
  
  Ernie Johnson now pitching.
  
  Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mathews vs. Hacker
  
  Mathews hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gordon vs. Hacker
  
  Gordon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer. Gordon reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Pafko vs. Hacker
  
  Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Adcock vs. Hacker
  
  Adcock hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Johnson
  
  Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fondy vs. Johnson
  
  There goes Jackson. The throw from Crandall and he is out, Logan applying the tag. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fondy vs. Johnson
  
  Fondy strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ward vs. Johnson
  
  Ward hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McCullough vs. Johnson
  
  McCullough hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dittmer vs. Hacker
  
  Dittmer hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Crandall vs. Hacker
  
  Crandall takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Hacker
  
  There goes Crandall. The throw from McCullough to Smalley and they have Crandall trapped. The throw over to Fondy, who applies the tag for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Hacker
  
  Johnson strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hacker vs. Johnson
  
  Hacker strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baumholtz vs. Johnson
  
  Baumholtz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gordon throws the ball in to Dittmer who tags Baumholtz, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miksis vs. Johnson
  
  Miksis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Smalley vs. Johnson
  
  Smalley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sauer vs. Johnson
  
  Sauer strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bruton vs. Hacker
  
  Bruton hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Logan vs. Hacker
  
  Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mathews vs. Hacker
  
  Mathews strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Bickford
  
  Vern Bickford now pitching.
  
  Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fondy vs. Bickford
  
  Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ward vs. Bickford
  
  Ward takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sawatski vs. Bickford
  
  Carl Sawatski pinch hits for Clyde McCullough.
  
  Sawatski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gordon vs. Hacker
  
  Carl Sawatski now catching.
  
  Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pafko vs. Hacker
  
  Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Adcock vs. Hacker
  
  Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hacker vs. Bickford
  
  Hacker hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baumholtz vs. Bickford
  
  Baumholtz hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miksis vs. Bickford
  
  Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bickford fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Smalley vs. Bickford
  
  Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dittmer vs. Hacker
  
  Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Crandall vs. Hacker
  
  Crandall hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bickford vs. Hacker
  
  Bickford strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bruton vs. Hacker
  
  Bruton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer. Bruton reaches second base with a double. Dittmer moves to third. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Logan vs. Hacker
  
  Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sauer vs. Bickford
  
  Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Bickford
  
  Jackson strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fondy vs. Bickford
  
  Fondy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pafko who is chasing the ball. Fondy reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Ward vs. Bickford
  
  Ward takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Sawatski vs. Bickford
  
  Sawatski hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mathews vs. Hacker
  
  Mathews hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sawatski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gordon vs. Hacker
  
  Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pafko vs. Hacker
  
  Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hacker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cavarretta vs. Bickford
  
  Jim Pendleton now playing left field. Phil Cavarretta pinch hits for Warren Hacker.
  
  Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Crandall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baumholtz vs. Bickford
  
  Baumholtz hits a fly ball into left field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miksis vs. Bickford
  
  Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Adcock vs. Simpson
  
  Duke Simpson now pitching.
  
  Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dittmer vs. Simpson
  
  Dittmer takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Crandall vs. Simpson
  
  Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bickford vs. Simpson
  
  Bickford hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smalley vs. Bickford
  
  Smalley strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sauer vs. Bickford
  
  Sauer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Bickford
  
  Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fondy vs. Bickford
  
  Fondy strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 5/24/1953, game 1 -- Milwaukee at Chicago (D)

  Milwaukee          AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Bruton B, cf          4  0  1  1   Baumholtz F, rf       5  0  1  0   
Logan J, ss           4  0  0  0   Miksis E, 2b          4  2  3  0   
Mathews E, 3b         4  0  0  0   Smalley R, ss         4  1  1  2   
Gordon S, lf          3  1  1  0   Sauer H, lf           5  1  1  1   
Pendleton J, lf       0  0  0  0   Jackson R, 3b         3  0  1  0   
Pafko A, rf           4  1  0  0   Fondy D, 1b           5  0  2  1   
Adcock J, 1b          4  1  0  1   Jeffcoat H, cf        1  0  0  0   
Dittmer J, 2b         2  1  1  0   Ward P, cf            1  0  1  0   
Crandall D, c         3  1  1  3   McCullough C, c       2  0  1  0   
Antonelli J, p        1  0  0  0   Sawatski C, ph-c      2  0  0  0   
Johnson E, p          1  0  0  0   Hacker W, p           3  0  0  0   
Bickford V, p         2  0  0  0   Cavarretta P, ph      1  0  0  0   
                                   Simpson D, p          0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  5  4  5                        36  4 11  4

Milwaukee        050 000 000 --  5
Chicago          200 200 000 --  4

  Milwaukee            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Antonelli J           1.2  4  2  2  3  1
Johnson E             2.1  5  2  2  0  3
Bickford V (W)        5.0  2  0  0  3  3

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hacker W (L)          8.0  4  5  2  3  4
Simpson D             1.0  0  0  0  1  0

E -- Fondy D, Jackson R
LOB -- Milwaukee 4, Chicago 11
2B -- Crandall D, Gordon S, Bruton B
3B -- Fondy D
HR -- Smalley R
SB -- Miksis E
T -- 2:19
A -- 0

    

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