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Cubs
@ Braves
County Stadium
May 8, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 8, 1953 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 8, 1953 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 8, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Warren Hacker |
Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Antonelli |
Ballpark | County Stadium |
City | Milwaukee |
State | WI |
Attendance | 30,293 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Frank Dascoli 2B: Frank Secory 3B: Hal Dixon |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Miksis | Second Baseman |
Frank Baumholtz | Right Fielder |
Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
Bill Serena | Third Baseman |
Hal Jeffcoat | Center Fielder |
Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
Warren Hacker | Pitcher |
Phil Cavarretta | Manager |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
Andy Pafko | Right Fielder |
Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
Jack Dittmer | Second Baseman |
Del Crandall | Catcher |
Johnny Antonelli | Pitcher |
Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Braves
County Stadium
May 8, 1953
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Antonelli
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Mathews. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Antonelli
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Antonelli
Fondy is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Hacker
Bruton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Hacker
Logan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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 -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Hacker
Gordon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Antonelli
Sauer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Antonelli
Serena hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Antonelli
Jeffcoat hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Hacker
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Hacker
Adcock hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dittmer vs. Hacker
Dittmer hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Antonelli
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Antonelli
McCullough hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hacker vs. Antonelli
Hacker bunts towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miksis vs. Antonelli
Miksis hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Hacker
Crandall 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Antonelli vs. Hacker
Antonelli hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Hacker
Bruton strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Antonelli
Baumholtz strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Antonelli
Fondy strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Antonelli
Sauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Serena vs. Antonelli
Serena hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
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
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Hacker
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Hacker
Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Hacker
Gordon hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Antonelli
Smalley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Antonelli
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hacker vs. Antonelli
Hacker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Hacker
Pafko hits a popup towards third. Serena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Hacker
Adcock hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dittmer vs. Hacker
Dittmer hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Antonelli
Miksis hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Antonelli
Fondy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Hacker
Crandall hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Baumholtz chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Miksis. Miksis fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Miksis. Crandall moves all the way to home. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Antonelli vs. Hacker
Gene Hermanski now playing right field.
Antonelli 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Hacker
Bruton 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Hacker
Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Antonelli
Sauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Serena vs. Antonelli
Serena strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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 -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Antonelli
Smalley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Hacker
Mathews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Hacker
Gordon bunts towards third. Serena fields it and throws to first for the out. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Hacker
Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adcock vs. Hacker
Adcock hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Antonelli
McCullough hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Antonelli
Tommy Brown pinch hits for Warren Hacker.
Brown hits a line drive towards third. Mathews reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Antonelli
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dittmer vs. Leonard
Dutch Leonard now pitching.
Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dittmer for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Leonard
Crandall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Antonelli vs. Leonard
Antonelli hits a line drive into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Leonard
Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Crandall moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Logan vs. Leonard
Logan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Crandall scores. Bruton moves to third. Logan moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mathews vs. Leonard
Mathews is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gordon vs. Jones
Sheldon Jones now pitching.
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gordon for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Antonelli
Jim Pendleton now playing left field.
Hermanski strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Antonelli
Randy Jackson pinch hits for Dee Fondy.
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Antonelli
Sauer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/8/1953 -- Chicago at Milwaukee (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI Miksis E, 2b 4 0 0 0 Bruton B, cf 4 0 1 0 Baumholtz F, rf 3 0 0 0 Logan J, ss 4 0 2 1 Hermanski G, rf 1 0 0 0 Mathews E, 3b 2 0 0 0 Fondy D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Gordon S, lf 3 0 0 0 Jackson R, ph 1 0 0 0 Pendleton J, lf 0 0 0 0 Sauer H, lf 3 0 1 0 Pafko A, rf 3 0 0 0 Serena B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Adcock J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Jeffcoat H, cf 3 0 0 0 Dittmer J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Smalley R, ss 3 0 1 0 Crandall D, c 3 2 2 0 McCullough C, c 3 0 1 0 Antonelli J, p 3 0 0 0 Hacker W, p 2 0 0 0 Brown T, ph 1 0 0 0 Leonard D, p 0 0 0 0 Jones S, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 0 4 0 28 2 5 1 Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0 Milwaukee 000 001 01x -- 2 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Hacker W (L) 7.0 2 1 1 1 1 Leonard D 0.2 3 1 1 1 0 Jones S 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO Antonelli J (W) 9.0 4 0 0 1 9 E -- Mathews E, Miksis E DP -- Milwaukee 2 LOB -- Chicago 4, Milwaukee 5 3B -- Crandall D SH -- Gordon S T -- 2:04 A -- 30293
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