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Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 24, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Milwaukee Braves, played on May 24, 1953 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 24, 1953 |
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Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 24, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Milwaukee Braves |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Antonelli |
Home Starting Pitcher | Warren Hacker |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: Dusty Boggess 3B: Bill Engeln |
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 |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Frank Baumholtz | Right Fielder |
Eddie Miksis | Second Baseman |
Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
Hal Jeffcoat | Center Fielder |
Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
Warren Hacker | Pitcher |
Phil Cavarretta | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 24, 1953
Top 1
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Box Score (back to top)
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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