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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 25, 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 September 25, 1953 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 25, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 25, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harvey Haddix |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Rush |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 2,706 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Engeln 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: Dusty Boggess 3B: Babe Pinelli |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Solly Hemus | Shortstop |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Steve Bilko | First Baseman |
| Rip Repulski | Center Fielder |
| Dick Rand | Catcher |
| Harvey Haddix | Pitcher |
| Eddie Stanky | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Baumholtz | Center Fielder |
| Gene Baker | Second Baseman |
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Hank Sauer | Right Fielder |
| Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Bob Rush | Pitcher |
| Phil Cavarretta | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 25, 1953
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Rush
Hemus 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Rush
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Rush
Musial hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Rush
Slaughter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Slaughter reaches second base with a double. Schoendienst goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jablonski vs. Rush
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Haddix
Baumholtz hits a popup in front of the plate. Rand settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Haddix
Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Haddix
Fondy 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
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Rush
Bilko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Rush
Repulski hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rand vs. Rush
Rand strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haddix vs. Rush
Haddix hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Haddix
Kiner hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Haddix
Sauer hits a popup towards first. Bilko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Haddix
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Rush
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Rush
Schoendienst hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Schoendienst reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Rush
Musial hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schoendienst scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Rush
Slaughter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Musial moves to third. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jablonski vs. Rush
Jablonski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Musial scores. Slaughter moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bilko vs. Rush
Bilko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to home to get Slaughter. Jablonski moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Repulski vs. Rush
Repulski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Haddix
Banks hits a popup towards short. Hemus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Haddix
McCullough strikes out. Rand drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws McCullough out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rush vs. Haddix
Rush hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rand vs. Rush
Rand hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haddix vs. Rush
Haddix hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemus vs. Rush
Hemus hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Sauer. Hemus reaches second base with a double. Rand moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schoendienst vs. Pollet
Howie Pollet now pitching.
Schoendienst hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rand scores. Hemus scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Pollet
Musial takes first base on ball four. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaughter vs. Pollet
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields it and throws to second for the out. Schoendienst moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jablonski vs. Pollet
Jablonski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Haddix
Baumholtz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Haddix
Baker strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Haddix
Fondy strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Haddix
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Pollet
Bilko strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Pollet
Repulski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rand vs. Pollet
There's a wild pitch. Repulski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rand vs. Pollet
Rand hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Repulski moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Haddix vs. Pollet
Haddix is hit by the pitch. Rand moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hemus vs. Pollet
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Repulski scores. Rand moves to third. Haddix moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schoendienst vs. Pollet
Schoendienst hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kiner throws the ball in to Jackson who relays the ball to Baker who tags Schoendienst trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Rand scores. Haddix scores. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Haddix
Sauer strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Haddix
Jackson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Repulski. Jackson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Banks vs. Haddix
Banks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCullough vs. Haddix
McCullough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jackson scores. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Haddix
Tommy Brown pinch hits for Howie Pollet.
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baumholtz vs. Haddix
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Leonard
Dutch Leonard now pitching.
Musial hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Leonard
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Leonard
Jablonski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Jablonski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bilko vs. Leonard
Bilko hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Repulski vs. Leonard
Repulski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jablonski scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rand vs. Leonard
Rand hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Repulski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Haddix vs. Leonard
Haddix hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 10 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Haddix
Baker bunts towards the mound. Haddix fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Haddix
Fondy hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Haddix
Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sauer vs. Haddix
There's a wild pitch. Baker moves to third. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sauer vs. Haddix
Sauer hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. Baker scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Haddix
Jackson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 10 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Leonard
Hemus hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Leonard
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Leonard
Musial strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Leonard
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 11 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Haddix
Banks strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Haddix
McCullough strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Haddix
Bill Serena pinch hits for Dutch Leonard.
Serena strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 11 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Moisan
Bill Moisan now pitching.
Jablonski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bilko vs. Moisan
Eddie Phillips pinch runs for Ray Jablonski.
Bilko hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Moisan
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards second. Baker scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 11 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Haddix
Pete Castiglione now playing third base.
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Haddix
Baker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Haddix
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haddix fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 11 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rand vs. Moisan
Rand hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haddix vs. Moisan
Haddix hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Moisan
Hemus hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Hemus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schoendienst vs. Moisan
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 11 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Haddix
Kiner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Haddix
Sauer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Haddix
Jackson strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/25/1953 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Hemus S, ss 6 2 3 2 Baumholtz F, cf 4 0 1 0
Schoendienst R, 2b 6 2 4 4 Baker G, 2b 4 1 2 0
Musial S, lf 4 2 2 2 Fondy D, 1b 4 0 0 0
Slaughter E, rf 5 0 2 1 Kiner R, lf 4 0 1 0
Jablonski R, 3b 4 1 2 1 Sauer H, rf 4 0 0 1
Phillips E, pr 0 0 0 0 Jackson R, 3b 4 1 1 0
Castiglione P, 3b 0 0 0 0 Banks E, ss 3 0 1 0
Bilko S, 1b 5 0 1 0 McCullough C, c 3 0 1 1
Repulski R, cf 5 1 2 1 Rush B, p 1 0 0 0
Rand D, c 5 2 3 0 Pollet H, p 0 0 0 0
Haddix H, p 4 1 0 0 Brown T, ph 1 0 0 0
Leonard D, p 0 0 0 0
Serena B, ph 1 0 0 0
Moisan B, p 0 0 0 0
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44 11 19 11 33 2 7 2
St.Louis 102 232 100 -- 11
Chicago 000 011 000 -- 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Haddix H (W) 9.0 7 2 2 0 10
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Rush B (L) 3.1 9 5 5 0 2
Pollet H 1.2 4 3 3 1 2
Leonard D 2.0 5 3 3 0 1
Moisan B 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
DP -- St.Louis 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- St.Louis 9, Chicago 4
2B -- Slaughter E, Schoendienst R, Hemus S 2, Jackson R, Jablonski R
HR -- Musial S, Hemus S
HBP -- by Pollet H (Haddix H)
WP -- Pollet H, Haddix H
T -- 2:27
A -- 2706
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