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Dodgers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 29, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on July 29, 1953 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 29, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 29, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Russ Meyer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Turk Lown |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 11,625 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lenny Roberts 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: Frank Dascoli 3B: Frank Secory |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
| Russ Meyer | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Baumholtz | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Miksis | Second Baseman |
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Joe Garagiola | Catcher |
| Tommy Brown | Shortstop |
| Hal Jeffcoat | Center Fielder |
| Turk Lown | Pitcher |
| Phil Cavarretta | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 29, 1953
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Lown
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Lown
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Lown
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. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Lown
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
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. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Meyer
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Meyer
Fondy is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Lown
Hodges hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Lown
Campanella hits a line drive towards short. Brown reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Lown
Furillo hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Meyer
Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Meyer
Jackson hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Garagiola vs. Meyer
Garagiola hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Meyer
Brown 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 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Lown
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Lown
Meyer hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Lown
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Gilliam reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Lown
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Meyer
Jeffcoat bunts towards the mound. Meyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lown vs. Meyer
Lown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Meyer
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Lown
Snider hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lown
Robinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baumholtz who is chasing the ball. Robinson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Hodges vs. Lown
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Campanella vs. Lown
Campanella hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Robinson scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Lown
Furillo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Campanella moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Cox vs. Lown
Cox bunts towards first. Fondy fields the ball and throws to Lown covering. Safe. Campanella scores. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meyer vs. Lown
Meyer bunts towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Miksis covering, for the out. Furillo moves to third. Cox moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Gilliam vs. Lown
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Gilliam reaches second base with a double. Furillo scores. Cox scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Klippstein
Johnny Klippstein now pitching.
Reese is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Meyer
Miksis hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Meyer
Fondy bunts towards the mound. Meyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Meyer
Kiner takes first base on ball four. Fondy moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Meyer
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Gilliam throws to second for one, and Reese throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Fondy scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Garagiola vs. Meyer
Garagiola 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 5
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Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Klippstein
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Klippstein
Robinson hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Klippstein
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Klippstein
Campanella hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Campanella reaches second base with a double. Hodges goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Klippstein
Furillo hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Meyer
Brown hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Meyer
Jeffcoat strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Klippstein vs. Meyer
Klippstein is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Klippstein
Cox hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Klippstein
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Klippstein
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilliam for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Meyer
Baumholtz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Meyer
Miksis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
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
Top 7
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Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Klippstein
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Klippstein
Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Klippstein
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klippstein juggles the ball. That's an error on Klippstein. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Klippstein
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. Snider moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Campanella vs. Klippstein
Campanella is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Meyer
Kiner strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Meyer
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Snider who is chasing the ball. Jackson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Garagiola vs. Meyer
Garagiola hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Brown vs. Meyer
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jackson scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Jeffcoat vs. Meyer
Jeffcoat takes first base on ball four. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Sawatski vs. Meyer
Carl Sawatski pinch hits for Johnny Klippstein.
Sawatski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Labine
Clem Labine now pitching.
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miksis vs. Labine
Miksis 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
Top 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Hacker
Warren Hacker now pitching.
Furillo hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Hacker
Cox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Labine vs. Hacker
Labine hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Labine reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Hacker
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Labine trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Labine
Fondy strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Labine
Kiner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Labine
Jackson hits a line drive into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hacker
Reese hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Hacker
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hacker
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Hacker
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Labine
Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Labine covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Labine
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Labine
George Metkovich pinch hits for Hal Jeffcoat.
Metkovich strikes out. There goes Brown. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Cavarretta vs. Labine
Phil Cavarretta pinch hits for Warren Hacker.
There's a wild pitch. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Cavarretta vs. Labine
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Baumholtz vs. Labine
Bob Ramazzotti pinch runs for Phil Cavarretta.
Baumholtz 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 7/29/1953 -- Brooklyn at Chicago (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Gilliam J, 2b 4 0 3 2 Baumholtz F, rf 5 0 1 0
Reese P, ss 5 0 0 0 Miksis E, 2b 4 0 0 0
Snider D, cf 5 1 2 1 Fondy D, 1b 4 1 1 0
Robinson J, lf 4 1 1 0 Kiner R, lf 3 0 1 0
Hodges G, 1b 4 1 0 0 Jackson R, 3b 4 1 1 0
Campanella R, c 4 1 2 2 Garagiola J, c 4 0 0 0
Furillo C, rf 4 1 1 0 Brown T, ss 4 1 2 1
Cox B, 3b 4 1 1 1 Jeffcoat H, cf 2 1 0 0
Meyer R, p 2 0 0 0 Metkovich G, ph 1 0 0 0
Labine C, p 1 0 1 0 Lown T, p 1 0 1 0
Klippstein J, p 1 0 0 0
Sawatski C, ph 1 1 1 3
Hacker W, p 0 0 0 0
Cavarretta P, ph 0 0 0 0
Ramazzotti B, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 6 11 6 34 5 8 4
Brooklyn 000 510 000 -- 6
Chicago 000 100 400 -- 5
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Meyer R (W) 6.2 6 5 4 2 5
Labine C (S) 2.1 2 0 0 1 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Lown T (L) 3.2 7 5 5 1 1
Klippstein J 3.1 2 1 1 1 3
Hacker W 2.0 2 0 0 1 1
E -- Reese P, Klippstein J
DP -- Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 8, Chicago 5
2B -- Gilliam J 2, Campanella R, Labine C
3B -- Robinson J, Jackson R
HR -- Snider D, Sawatski C
SB -- Brown T
SH -- Meyer R
WP -- Labine C
T -- 2:39
A -- 11625
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