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Dodgers
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 8, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on August 8, 1953 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 8, 1953 |
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Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 8, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Preacher Roe |
Home Starting Pitcher | Fred Baczewski |
Ballpark | Crosley Field |
City | Cincinnati |
State | OH |
Attendance | 13,570 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: Dusty Boggess 3B: Bill Engeln |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Jackie Robinson | Left Fielder |
Roy Campanella | Catcher |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
Preacher Roe | Pitcher |
Chuck Dressen | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rocky Bridges | Second Baseman |
Bobby Adams | Third Baseman |
Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
Jim Greengrass | Left Fielder |
Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
Andy Seminick | Catcher |
Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
Fred Baczewski | Pitcher |
Rogers Hornsby | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 8, 1953
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Baczewski
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Baczewski
Reese takes first base on ball four. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Baczewski
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Gilliam scores. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campanella vs. Baczewski
Campanella hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Baczewski
Hodges hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Baczewski
Furillo hits a line drive towards third. Adams reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Baczewski
Snider hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Greengrass. Snider reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cox vs. Baczewski
Cox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Roe
Bridges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Roe
Adams strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Roe
Bell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Roe
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Roe vs. Baczewski
Roe strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Baczewski
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Baczewski
Reese hits a fly ball towards center. Bell catches it and throws to first to double up Gilliam. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Roe
Greengrass hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Roe
Marshall hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Roe
Seminick strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Baczewski
Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greengrass. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Campanella vs. Baczewski
Campanella hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Baczewski
There goes Robinson. The throw from Seminick and he is safe. Robinson steals third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Hodges vs. Baczewski
Hodges hits a line drive towards third. Adams catches it and steps on third to double up Robinson. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Roe
McMillan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Baczewski vs. Roe
Baczewski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Roe
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Baczewski
Furillo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Baczewski
Snider takes first base on ball four. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Cox vs. Baczewski
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Furillo moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Roe vs. Baczewski
Roe strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Roe
Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Roe
Bell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Roe
Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Roe
Greengrass takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Roe
Marshall strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Seminick vs. Roe
Seminick takes first base on ball four. Greengrass moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McMillan vs. Roe
McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Baczewski
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Baczewski
Reese bunts towards the mound. Baczewski fields it and throws to first for the out. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Baczewski
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Campanella vs. Baczewski
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baczewski vs. Roe
Baczewski hits a popup, foul, towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Roe
Bridges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Roe
Adams strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Roe
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Baczewski
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Baczewski
Furillo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Baczewski
Seminick throws to second, with McMillan covering, and has Hodges trapped. There's the throw to Adams who tags Hodges for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Baczewski
Snider hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Baczewski
Cox hits a line drive into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Roe
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Roe covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Roe
Greengrass takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Roe
Marshall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Roe
Seminick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Loes
Billy Loes now pitching.
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Loes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baczewski vs. Loes
Baczewski hits a line drive towards short. Reese reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Loes vs. Baczewski
Loes is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Baczewski
Gilliam hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Baczewski
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Baczewski
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campanella vs. Baczewski
Campanella hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Baczewski
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Loes
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Loes
Adams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Loes
Bell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam catches it and throws to first to double up Adams. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Baczewski
Furillo hits a line drive into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Baczewski
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Baczewski
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Loes
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Loes
Greengrass takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Loes
Marshall hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Seminick vs. Loes
Seminick is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Loes vs. Baczewski
Loes strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Baczewski
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Baczewski
Reese hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Baczewski
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Loes
Don Thompson now playing left field. Bob Borkowski pinch hits for Roy McMillan.
Borkowski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lerchen vs. Loes
George Lerchen pinch hits for Fred Baczewski.
Lerchen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Loes
Grady Hatton pinch hits for Rocky Bridges.
Hatton strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/8/1953 -- Brooklyn at Cincinnati (N) Brooklyn AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI Gilliam J, 2b 1 1 0 0 Bridges R, 2b 3 0 1 0 Reese P, ss 2 2 0 0 Hatton G, ph 1 0 0 0 Robinson J, lf 4 2 2 1 Adams B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Thompson D, lf 0 0 0 0 Bell G, cf 4 1 1 1 Campanella R, c 4 2 2 6 Kluszewski T, 1b 4 1 1 1 Hodges G, 1b 3 0 0 0 Greengrass J, lf 1 1 0 0 Furillo C, rf 4 0 2 0 Marshall W, rf 4 1 1 2 Snider D, cf 3 0 1 0 Seminick A, c 2 0 0 0 Cox B, 3b 4 0 0 0 McMillan R, ss 3 0 0 0 Roe P, p 2 0 0 0 Borkowski B, ph 1 0 0 0 Loes B, p 2 0 0 0 Baczewski F, p 3 0 0 0 Lerchen G, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 7 7 7 31 4 5 4 Brooklyn 400 000 300 -- 7 Cincinnati 000 202 000 -- 4 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Roe P 5.1 4 4 4 5 6 Loes B (W) 3.2 1 0 0 1 4 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Baczewski F (L) 9.0 7 7 7 9 5 DP -- Brooklyn 1, Cincinnati 3 LOB -- Brooklyn 5, Cincinnati 6 2B -- Snider D, Robinson J HR -- Campanella R 2, Bell G, Kluszewski T, Marshall W SB -- Robinson J SH -- Reese P T -- 2:29 A -- 13570
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