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Dodgers
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 17, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on September 17, 1953 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 17, 1953 |
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Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 17, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Carl Erskine |
Home Starting Pitcher | Harvey Haddix |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 9,363 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Hal Dixon 2B: Larry Goetz 3B: Frank Secory |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
Jackie Robinson | Left Fielder |
Roy Campanella | Catcher |
Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
Dick Williams | Right Fielder |
Wayne Belardi | First Baseman |
Carl Erskine | Pitcher |
Chuck Dressen | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Solly Hemus | Shortstop |
Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
Steve Bilko | First Baseman |
Del Rice | Catcher |
Rip Repulski | Center Fielder |
Harvey Haddix | Pitcher |
Eddie Stanky | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 17, 1953
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Haddix
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Haddix
Reese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Haddix
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Haddix
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Campanella vs. Haddix
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Erskine
Hemus hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Hemus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schoendienst vs. Erskine
Schoendienst hits a popup, foul, towards first. Belardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Erskine
Musial hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hemus scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Erskine
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam misplays the ball. That's an error on Gilliam. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jablonski vs. Erskine
Jablonski hits a line drive towards third. Cox catches it and throws to first to double up Slaughter. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Haddix
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Haddix
Williams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belardi vs. Haddix
Belardi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Erskine vs. Haddix
Erskine strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Haddix
Gilliam strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Erskine
Bilko hits a line drive into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Erskine
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Erskine
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Haddix
Reese hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Haddix
Snider strikes out. Rice drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Snider out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Haddix
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haddix vs. Erskine
Haddix hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hemus vs. Erskine
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Erskine
Schoendienst hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Erskine
Musial hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Erskine
Slaughter hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Haddix
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Haddix
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Haddix
Williams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Erskine
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Erskine, and towards Reese, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Erskine
Bilko strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Erskine
Rice hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Rice reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Repulski vs. Erskine
Erskine spins and fires to second, with Reese covering, and Rice is picked off. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Belardi vs. Haddix
Belardi hits a fly ball into center field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Haddix
Erskine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Haddix
Gilliam hits a popup towards short. Hemus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Erskine
Repulski hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Haddix vs. Erskine
Haddix hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson who is chasing the ball. Haddix reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Hemus vs. Erskine
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Schoendienst vs. Erskine
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Haddix
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Haddix
Snider hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Musial. Snider reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Haddix
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Campanella vs. Haddix
Campanella strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Erskine
Musial is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Erskine
Slaughter is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Erskine
Jablonski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bilko vs. Erskine
Bilko hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Haddix
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Haddix
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Belardi vs. Haddix
Belardi hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Erskine vs. Haddix
Erskine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Erskine
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Erskine
Repulski bunts towards first. Belardi scoops it up and throws to first, with Gilliam covering, for the out. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Haddix vs. Erskine
Haddix strikes out. Campanella drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Haddix out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Hemus vs. Erskine
Hemus hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Haddix
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Haddix
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Haddix
Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Erskine
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Erskine
Musial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Erskine
Slaughter 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
Top 9
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Haddix
Pete Castiglione now playing third base.
Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Musial. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campanella vs. Haddix
Campanella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Haddix
Cox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Haddix
There's a wild pitch. Campanella moves to third. Cox moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Haddix
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Belardi vs. Haddix
Belardi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Campanella scores. Cox scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Erskine vs. Haddix
Erskine bunts towards first. Bilko scoops it up and throws to first, with Schoendienst covering, for the out. Belardi moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Haddix
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Erskine
Dick Williams now playing left field. Don Thompson now playing right field. Peanuts Lowrey pinch hits for Pete Castiglione.
Lowrey hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Erskine
Bilko hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Erskine
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/17/1953 -- Brooklyn at St.Louis (D) Brooklyn AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Gilliam J, 2b 5 0 0 0 Hemus S, ss 4 2 1 0 Reese P, ss 4 0 1 0 Schoendienst R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Snider D, cf 4 0 1 0 Musial S, lf 4 1 2 3 Robinson J, lf 4 1 2 0 Slaughter E, rf 4 0 0 0 Thompson D, rf 0 0 0 0 Jablonski R, 3b 3 0 1 0 Campanella R, c 4 1 1 1 Castiglione P, 3b 0 0 0 0 Cox B, 3b 4 1 1 0 Lowrey P, ph 1 0 0 0 Williams D, rf-lf 4 1 1 1 Bilko S, 1b 4 0 0 0 Belardi W, 1b 4 0 3 2 Rice D, c 3 0 1 0 Erskine C, p 3 0 0 0 Repulski R, cf 2 0 0 0 Haddix H, p 3 0 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 4 10 4 32 3 7 3 Brooklyn 010 000 003 -- 4 St.Louis 102 000 000 -- 3 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Erskine C (W) 9.0 7 3 3 1 4 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Haddix H (L) 9.0 10 4 4 0 6 E -- Gilliam J DP -- Brooklyn 1 LOB -- Brooklyn 6, St.Louis 4 2B -- Hemus S, Rice D, Snider D, Robinson J 3B -- Haddix H HR -- Williams D, Musial S SH -- Repulski R, Erskine C WP -- Haddix H T -- 2:05 A -- 9363
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