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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 4, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on July 4, 1953 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 4, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 4, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vinegar Bend Mizell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Minner |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lon Warneke 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Jocko Conlan |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Solly Hemus | Shortstop |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
| Steve Bilko | First Baseman |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Left Fielder |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Rip Repulski | Center Fielder |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | Pitcher |
| Eddie Stanky | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Baumholtz | Center Fielder |
| Eddie Miksis | Shortstop |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Hank Sauer | Right Fielder |
| Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Bill Serena | Second Baseman |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Paul Minner | Pitcher |
| Phil Cavarretta | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 4, 1953
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Minner
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Minner
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Minner
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Mizell
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Mizell
Miksis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Mizell
Kiner strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Minner
Bilko hits a popup towards short. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Minner
Lowrey strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Minner
Jablonski hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Mizell
Sauer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Mizell
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fondy vs. Mizell
Fondy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sauer moves to third. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Serena vs. Mizell
Serena hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sauer scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCullough vs. Mizell
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Minner
Repulski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Repulski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Minner
Rice hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mizell vs. Minner
Mizell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hemus vs. Minner
Hemus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Repulski scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Minner
Schoendienst hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Serena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minner vs. Mizell
Minner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski juggles the ball. That's an error on Jablonski. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Mizell
Baumholtz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Minner moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miksis vs. Mizell
Miksis bunts towards the mound. Mizell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Minner moves to third. Baumholtz moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kiner vs. Mizell
Kiner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sauer vs. Mizell
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Minner
Musial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bilko vs. Minner
Bilko hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Minner
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Serena fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Minner
Jablonski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Mizell
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Mizell
Fondy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowrey. Fondy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Serena vs. Mizell
Serena hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fondy scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Mizell
McCullough hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Serena moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Minner vs. Mizell
Minner strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baumholtz vs. Mizell
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko scoops it up and throws to first, with Mizell covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Minner
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Minner
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mizell vs. Minner
Mizell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Mizell
Miksis hits a line drive towards short. Hemus reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Mizell
Kiner strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Mizell
Sauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Mizell
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Minner
Hemus 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 -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Minner
Schoendienst hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Serena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Minner
Musial hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bilko vs. Minner
Bilko hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Mizell
Fondy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Mizell
Serena hits a fly ball into center field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Mizell
McCullough hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Minner
Lowrey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Serena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Minner
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Minner
Repulski strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Minner
Rice hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Serena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minner vs. Mizell
Minner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Mizell
Baumholtz bunts towards the mound. Mizell fields it and throws to first for the out. Minner moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miksis vs. Mizell
Miksis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kiner vs. Mizell
Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sauer vs. Mizell
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dunlap vs. Minner
Hal Jeffcoat now playing center field. Grant Dunlap pinch hits for Vinegar Bend Mizell.
Dunlap hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Minner
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Minner
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Minner
Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. White
Hal White now pitching.
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. White
Fondy hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. White
Serena hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. White
McCullough hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Minner
Bilko hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Bilko reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowrey vs. Minner
Lowrey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Minner
Jablonski 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 -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Minner
Repulski hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Minner
Rice hits a line drive into left field. Kiner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kiner. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Klippstein
Johnny Klippstein now pitching.
White strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hemus vs. Klippstein
Hemus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schoendienst vs. Klippstein
Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. Hemus moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Musial vs. Klippstein
Musial hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Musial reaches second base with a double. Rice scores. Hemus scores. Schoendienst goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bilko vs. Klippstein
Bilko strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sawatski vs. White
Pete Castiglione now playing third base. Carl Sawatski pinch hits for Johnny Klippstein.
Sawatski 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 -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. White
George Metkovich pinch hits for Hal Jeffcoat.
Metkovich hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. White
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/4/1953, game 1 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Hemus S, ss 5 1 2 1 Baumholtz F, cf 3 0 1 0
Schoendienst R, 2b 4 1 1 0 Jeffcoat H, cf 0 0 0 0
Musial S, rf 5 0 3 3 Metkovich G, ph 1 0 0 0
Bilko S, 1b 5 1 1 0 Miksis E, ss 5 0 1 0
Lowrey P, lf 4 1 1 2 Kiner R, lf 3 0 0 0
Jablonski R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Sauer H, rf 4 1 2 0
Castiglione P, 3b 0 0 0 0 Jackson R, 3b 4 0 1 0
Repulski R, cf 4 2 2 1 Fondy D, 1b 4 2 3 1
Rice D, c 4 1 1 0 Serena B, 2b 4 0 1 2
Mizell V, p 2 0 0 0 McCullough C, c 4 0 1 0
Dunlap G, ph 1 0 0 0 Minner P, p 2 0 0 0
White H, p 1 0 0 0 Klippstein J, p 0 0 0 0
Sawatski C, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 7 12 7 35 3 10 3
St.Louis 001 000 006 -- 7
Chicago 010 100 010 -- 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Mizell V 7.0 9 2 2 2 4
White H (W) 2.0 1 1 1 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Minner P (L) 8.1 10 5 5 0 4
Klippstein J 0.2 2 2 2 1 2
E -- Jablonski R, Kiner R
DP -- St.Louis 2
LOB -- St.Louis 6, Chicago 8
2B -- Repulski R, Fondy D, Bilko S, Musial S
HR -- Fondy D, Lowrey P, Repulski R
SH -- Baumholtz F
T -- 2:35
A -- 0
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