Dodgers @ Cubs
June 21, 1953

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Bottom 10 R H E
Dodgers 2 5 0
Cubs 2 5 1
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Dodgers 2 5 0
Cubs 3 6 1

Eddie Miksis Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .226
OBP .333 .263
At Bats 3 195
Hits 1 44
• Singles 0 36
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 1 3
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 0 11

Bob Milliken Season Stats

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3 1 0
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Wrigley Field - June 21, 1953
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Home Run
Bob Milliken
Roy Campanella
Gil Hodges
Jim Gilliam
Billy Cox
Pee Wee Reese
Don Thompson
Duke Snider
Carl Furillo
Eddie Miksis

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Brooklyn Dodgers 2 5 0 5
Chicago Cubs 3 6 1 4
Winning Pitcher Bubba Church
Losing Pitcher Bob Milliken
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Eddie Miksis
Attendance 36,443
Time of Game 2 hours 29 minutes
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Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Miksis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 10 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Church covering, for the out.
Top 10 Milliken hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Milliken fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Milliken fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 9 Sauer takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Furillo hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Garagiola fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Thompson is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Campanella hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Campanella reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Snider is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Kiner strikes out.
Bottom 8 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Baumholtz hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Milliken is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Church hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Smalley strikes out.
Bottom 7 Don Thompson now playing left field. Miksis strikes out.
Top 7 Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Furillo hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Shuba hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Garagiola hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hodges is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Campanella hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kiner hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Fondy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Baumholtz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Church hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Church fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Milliken strikes out.
Top 5 Cox hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Furillo takes first base on ball four. Shuba moves to second.
Top 5 Shuba hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 There goes Miksis. The slide. Campanella applies the tag. Miksis is out.
Bottom 4 Smalley strikes out.
Bottom 4 Miksis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo who is chasing the ball. Miksis reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garagiola for the out.
Top 4 Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Campanella hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Snider hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jackson hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Reese is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Church fires to first and picks off Gilliam.
Top 3 Gilliam takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Milliken strikes out.
Bottom 2 Fondy hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Church hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Furillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Campanella scores. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Shuba hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hodges strikes out. Garagiola throws to second to catch Campanella, who is caught in a rundown. The throw to Miksis who drops the ball. Campanella is safe on the error.There goes Campanella. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 2 Campanella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Miksis hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Garagiola hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jackson moves to third.
Bottom 1 Jackson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Sauer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kiner is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Fondy hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Baumholtz takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Snider hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Reese is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.