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Cubs
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 1, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 1, 1953 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 1, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 1, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Turk Lown |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Russ Meyer |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 10,631 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Hal Dixon 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Goetz |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Miksis | Shortstop |
| Frank Baumholtz | Right Fielder |
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Preston Ward | Center Fielder |
| Bill Serena | Second Baseman |
| Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Toby Atwell | Catcher |
| Turk Lown | Pitcher |
| Phil Cavarretta | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| George Shuba | Left Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Don Thompson | Right Fielder |
| Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
| Russ Meyer | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 1, 1953
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Meyer
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Meyer
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Meyer
Fondy hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Lown
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Lown
Reese hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Atwell fields it and throws to first for the out. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Lown
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Serena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Campanella vs. Lown
Campanella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Shuba vs. Lown
Shuba hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Serena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Meyer
Sauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Meyer
Ward hits a line drive into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Serena vs. Meyer
Serena hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Meyer
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sauer moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Atwell vs. Meyer
Atwell hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Sauer scores. Serena moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lown vs. Meyer
Lown hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Lown
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Lown
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Cox vs. Lown
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Serena misplays the ball. That's an error on Serena. Hodges moves to third. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Meyer vs. Lown
Meyer strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Gilliam vs. Lown
Gilliam hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hodges scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Lown
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Meyer
Miksis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Meyer
Baumholtz 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 -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Meyer
Fondy hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Meyer
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Baumholtz moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Ward vs. Meyer
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ward for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Lown
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Lown
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Lown
Shuba hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Lown
Hodges takes first base on ball four. Shuba moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Lown
Thompson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Meyer
Serena strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Meyer
Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Meyer
Atwell 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
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Lown
Cox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Meyer vs. Lown
Meyer bunts towards third. Jackson catches it and throws to first to double up Cox. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Lown
Gilliam hits a line drive towards first. Fondy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lown vs. Meyer
Lown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miksis vs. Meyer
Miksis bunts towards the mound. Meyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Lown moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baumholtz vs. Meyer
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lown moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Fondy vs. Meyer
Fondy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Lown
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Lown
Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Lown
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Shuba vs. Lown
Shuba hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Atwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Meyer
Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Meyer
Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Meyer
Serena strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Lown
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Lown
Thompson hits a popup towards short. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Lown
Cox hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Atwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Meyer vs. Lown
Meyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gilliam vs. Lown
Gilliam hits a line drive to left field. Sauer throws towards the plate. Atwell fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Atwell. Hodges scores. Meyer moves to third. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Reese vs. Lown
Reese hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Serena reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Meyer
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Meyer
Atwell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lown vs. Meyer
Lown bunts towards the mound. Meyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Meyer
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Lown
Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Lown
Campanella hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Atwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Shuba vs. Lown
Shuba strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Lown
There goes Snider. The throw from Atwell and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Hodges vs. Lown
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Meyer
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Meyer
Fondy hits a popup towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Meyer
Sauer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Shuba. Sauer reaches second base with a double. Baumholtz moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Ward vs. Meyer
Ward is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Serena vs. Meyer
Serena hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Baumholtz scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Meyer
Jackson takes first base on ball four. Sauer moves to third. Ward moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Atwell vs. Meyer
Atwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sauer scores. Ward scores. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lown vs. Meyer
Lown hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Lown
Hal Jeffcoat now playing center field. Bob Ramazzotti now playing second base.
Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Lown
Cox hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Cox reaches second base with a double. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Walker vs. Lown
Rube Walker pinch hits for Russ Meyer.
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thompson scores. Cox scores. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Leonard
Carmen Mauro pinch runs for Rube Walker. Dutch Leonard now pitching.
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Leonard
Reese hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Leonard
Snider strikes out. Atwell drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Snider out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Leonard
Campanella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Antonello vs. Baczewski
Fred Baczewski now pitching. Bill Antonello pinch hits for George Shuba.
Antonello hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Black
Bill Antonello now playing left field. Joe Black now pitching.
Miksis 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 -
Cubs, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Black
Baumholtz 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 -
Cubs, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Black
Fondy hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/1/1953 -- Chicago at Brooklyn (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Miksis E, ss 4 0 1 0 Gilliam J, 2b 4 0 1 2
Baumholtz F, rf 5 1 1 0 Reese P, ss 5 1 1 2
Fondy D, 1b 5 0 0 0 Snider D, cf 5 0 2 0
Sauer H, lf 3 2 2 0 Campanella R, c 3 0 0 0
Ward P, cf 3 1 0 0 Shuba G, lf 4 0 1 0
Jeffcoat H, cf 0 0 0 0 Antonello B, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Serena B, 2b 4 0 1 1 Hodges G, 1b 1 2 0 0
Ramazzotti B, 2b 0 0 0 0 Thompson D, rf 3 1 1 0
Jackson R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Cox B, 3b 4 1 2 0
Atwell T, c 4 1 3 4 Meyer R, p 3 0 1 0
Lown T, p 3 0 0 0 Walker R, ph 1 0 1 2
Leonard D, p 0 0 0 0 Mauro C, pr 0 1 0 0
Baczewski F, p 0 0 0 0 Black J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 8 5 34 6 10 6
Chicago 010 000 130 -- 5
Brooklyn 010 001 04x -- 6
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Lown T* 7.0 9 5 4 6 4
Leonard D (L) 0.2 1 1 1 1 1
Baczewski F 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Meyer R (W) 8.0 8 5 5 4 3
Black J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Serena B, Atwell T 2
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 7, Brooklyn 11
2B -- Sauer H, Cox B
HR -- Atwell T, Reese P
SB -- Snider D
SH -- Miksis E
T -- 2:55
A -- 10631
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