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Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 14, 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 August 14, 1953 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 14, 1953 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 14, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Max Surkont |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Warren Hacker |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 12,862 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Bill Engeln 2B: Bill Stewart 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Andy Pafko | Right Fielder |
| Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
| Del Crandall | Catcher |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Harry Hanebrink | Second Baseman |
| Max Surkont | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Baumholtz | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Miksis | Shortstop |
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Joe Garagiola | Catcher |
| George Metkovich | Center Fielder |
| Bob Ramazzotti | Second Baseman |
| Warren Hacker | Pitcher |
| Phil Cavarretta | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 14, 1953
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Hacker
Bruton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Hacker
Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Hacker
Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Hacker
Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Surkont
Baumholtz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miksis vs. Surkont
Miksis bunts towards the mound. Surkont fields it and throws to first for the out. Baumholtz moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fondy vs. Surkont
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields the ball and throws to Surkont covering. Safe. Baumholtz moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kiner vs. Surkont
Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Baumholtz scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Surkont
Jackson 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, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, 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 -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Hacker
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Hacker
Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hanebrink vs. Hacker
Hanebrink hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Surkont
Garagiola hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Surkont
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hanebrink scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramazzotti vs. Surkont
Ramazzotti hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hacker vs. Surkont
Hacker hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Hanebrink fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Surkont vs. Hacker
Surkont is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Hacker
Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Hacker
Logan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bruton moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mathews vs. Hacker
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy fields the ball and throws to Hacker covering. Safe. Bruton scores. Logan moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pafko vs. Hacker
Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Logan scores. Mathews moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Adcock vs. Lown
Turk Lown now pitching.
Adcock hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Crandall vs. Lown
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miksis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Surkont
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hanebrink scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Surkont
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miksis for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Surkont
Fondy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pafko. Fondy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kiner vs. Surkont
Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Surkont
Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fondy scores. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garagiola vs. Surkont
Garagiola hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hanebrink settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Lown
Gordon hits a popup into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hanebrink vs. Lown
Hanebrink takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Surkont vs. Lown
Surkont bunts towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Ramazzotti covering, for the out. Hanebrink moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bruton vs. Lown
Bruton hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Ramazzotti reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Surkont
Metkovich hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramazzotti vs. Surkont
Ramazzotti hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lown vs. Surkont
Lown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Surkont
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Surkont fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Lown
Logan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Logan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mathews vs. Lown
Mathews strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Lown
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Logan moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Adcock vs. Lown
Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Logan scores. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Lown
Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Antonelli
Johnny Antonelli now pitching.
Miksis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Antonelli
Fondy hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Antonelli
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards second. Hanebrink scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Lown
Gordon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hanebrink vs. Lown
Hanebrink hits a popup into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Antonelli vs. Lown
Antonelli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ramazzotti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Antonelli
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Antonelli
Clyde McCullough pinch hits for Joe Garagiola.
McCullough takes first base on ball four. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metkovich vs. Antonelli
Metkovich bunts towards third. Mathews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jackson moves to third. McCullough moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ramazzotti vs. Antonelli
Ramazzotti takes first base on ball four. Jackson scores. McCullough moves to third. Metkovich moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Serena vs. Jolly
Dave Jolly now pitching. Bill Serena pinch hits for Turk Lown.
Serena hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Jolly
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hanebrink scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Jolly
Miksis strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Jolly
Fondy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Jolly
Kiner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fondy moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Jolly
Jackson hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Klippstein
Hal Jeffcoat now playing center field. Johnny Klippstein now pitching. Clyde McCullough now catching.
Bruton hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Klippstein
Logan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Klippstein
Mathews hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Jolly
McCullough hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Jolly
Jeffcoat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ramazzotti vs. Jolly
There goes Jeffcoat. The throw from Crandall and he is safe. Jeffcoat steals second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ramazzotti vs. Jolly
Ramazzotti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jolly fields it and throws to first for the out. Jeffcoat moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Klippstein vs. Jolly
Klippstein hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Klippstein
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Klippstein
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miksis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Klippstein
Crandall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Adcock moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Klippstein
Gordon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hanebrink vs. Klippstein
Hanebrink hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ramazzotti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Jolly
Jim Pendleton now playing left field.
Baumholtz hits a popup into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Jolly
Miksis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Jolly
Fondy strikes out. Crandall drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Fondy out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Jolly
Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Jolly
Jackson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Jolly
McCullough 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, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Klippstein
George Crowe pinch hits for Dave Jolly.
Crowe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy juggles the ball. That's an error on Fondy. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Klippstein
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Klippstein
Logan hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Klippstein
Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bruton moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pafko vs. Klippstein
Pafko hits a popup towards short. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/14/1953 -- Milwaukee at Chicago (D)
Milwaukee AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Bruton B, cf 5 1 1 0 Baumholtz F, rf 5 1 1 0
Logan J, ss 5 2 2 0 Miksis E, ss 4 1 2 1
Mathews E, 3b 5 1 3 2 Fondy D, 1b 4 1 2 0
Pafko A, rf 5 0 1 1 Kiner R, lf 3 1 1 1
Adcock J, 1b 4 0 2 1 Jackson R, 3b 4 2 2 3
Crandall D, c 4 0 1 0 Garagiola J, c 2 0 0 0
Gordon S, lf 4 0 1 0 McCullough C, ph-c 2 1 0 0
Pendleton J, lf 0 0 0 0 Metkovich G, cf 3 2 2 1
Hanebrink H, 2b 3 0 0 0 Jeffcoat H, cf 0 0 0 0
Surkont M, p 1 0 0 0 Ramazzotti B, 2b 3 1 1 1
Antonelli J, p 1 0 0 0 Hacker W, p 1 0 0 0
Jolly D, p 0 0 0 0 Lown T, p 1 0 0 0
Crowe G, ph 1 0 0 0 Serena B, ph 1 1 1 4
Klippstein J, p 1 0 0 0
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38 4 11 4 34 11 12 11
Milwaukee 102 010 000 -- 4
Chicago 101 105 03x -- 11
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Surkont M 4.0 6 3 3 1 0
Antonelli J (L)* 1.0 2 4 4 3 0
Jolly D 3.0 4 4 4 3 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hacker W 2.1 6 3 3 0 2
Lown T (W) 3.2 2 1 1 1 1
Klippstein J (S) 3.0 3 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 4 batters in 6th
E -- Fondy D
DP -- Milwaukee 1
LOB -- Milwaukee 9, Chicago 7
2B -- Fondy D, Logan J
HR -- Mathews E, Metkovich G, Serena B, Miksis E, Jackson R
SB -- Jeffcoat H
SH -- Miksis E, Surkont M
T -- 2:23
A -- 12862
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