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Chicago Cubs @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1953-08-26 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 6492 · 2:57

Chicago Cubs defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 13–4. Chicago Cubs put up 6 in the 8th. Turk Lown earned the win. Hal Jeffcoat went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	1	1	0	4	0	0	1	6	0	13	15
BRO	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	4	11

W: Turk Lown L: Billy Loes SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lenny Roberts · 1B: Dusty Boggess · 2B: Bill Engeln · 3B: Babe Pinelli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Metkovich	4	2	1	0	2	0
Eddie Miksis	5	1	1	1	0	2
Dee Fondy	6	2	2	1	0	2
Ralph Kiner	4	1	2	1	1	0
Randy Jackson	5	2	2	2	0	0
Bill Serena	5	1	2	3	0	0
Clyde McCullough	4	1	1	0	1	1
Hal Jeffcoat	4	2	2	4	1	1
Bubba Church	2	0	1	0	0	0
Turk Lown	2	1	1	0	1	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jim Gilliam	5	1	3	0	0	1
Pee Wee Reese	5	1	2	0	0	1
Duke Snider	4	0	1	2	1	1
Jackie Robinson	3	0	0	0	1	0
Gil Hodges	2	0	0	0	2	1
Carl Furillo	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bobby Morgan	3	1	2	1	1	0
Rube Walker	4	1	1	1	0	0
Billy Loes	1	0	0	0	0	0
Don Thompson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Erv Palica	1	0	1	0	0	0
George Shuba	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bubba Church	4.0	8	2	3
Turk Lown	5.0	3	3	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Billy Loes	3.1	5	1	2
Bob Milliken	0.2	2	0	0
Erv Palica	4.0	7	5	3
Joe Black	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

George Metkovich: D9/F
Eddie Miksis: 13/SH.2-3
Dee Fondy: 6/L
Ralph Kiner: S7/L.3-H
Randy Jackson: 9

Bot 1

Jim Gilliam: S8/G
Pee Wee Reese: 6(1)/FO
Duke Snider: SB2
Duke Snider: K
Jackie Robinson: W
Gil Hodges: K

Top 2

Bill Serena: 9
Clyde McCullough: 53
Hal Jeffcoat: HR/L8
Bubba Church: 43

Bot 2

Carl Furillo: S8/G
Bobby Morgan: S7/G.1-2
Rube Walker: 9.2-3
Billy Loes: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 3

George Metkovich: 6
Eddie Miksis: K/C
Dee Fondy: K

Bot 3

Jim Gilliam: K
Pee Wee Reese: S1/BG.B-2(E1/TH1)
Duke Snider: W
Jackie Robinson: 7
Gil Hodges: 3

Top 4

Ralph Kiner: S7/L
Randy Jackson: S9/G.1-3
Bill Serena: BK.3-H;1-2
Bill Serena: 13
Clyde McCullough: W
Hal Jeffcoat: HR/F7.2-H;1-H
Bubba Church: S8/L
George Metkovich: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Carl Furillo: 63
Bobby Morgan: HR/F7
Rube Walker: 43
Don Thompson: 8

Top 5

Eddie Miksis: 2/FL
Dee Fondy: K
Ralph Kiner: W
Randy Jackson: 9/L

Bot 5

Jim Gilliam: S4
Pee Wee Reese: D7/L.1-3
Duke Snider: S9/L.3-H;2-H
Jackie Robinson: 54(1)/FO
Gil Hodges: W.1-2
Carl Furillo: 4
Bobby Morgan: W.2-3;1-2
Rube Walker: 43

Top 6

Bill Serena: 63
Clyde McCullough: S1/BG
Hal Jeffcoat: W.1-2
Turk Lown: 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2
George Metkovich: W.2-3;1-2
Eddie Miksis: 5(2)/FO

Bot 6

Erv Palica: S9/L
Jim Gilliam: S8/L.1-2
Pee Wee Reese: K/C
Duke Snider: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Dee Fondy: S7/L
Ralph Kiner: 643.1-2
Randy Jackson: 9
Bill Serena: S7/L.2-H
Clyde McCullough: WP.1-2
Clyde McCullough: K23

Bot 7

Jackie Robinson: 7
Gil Hodges: W
Carl Furillo: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Hal Jeffcoat: K
Turk Lown: W
George Metkovich: W.1-2
Eddie Miksis: S8/G.2-H;1-3
Dee Fondy: S6.3-H;1-3
Ralph Kiner: 3
Randy Jackson: T9/L.3-H;1-H
Bill Serena: HR/F7.3-H
Clyde McCullough: 63

Bot 8

Bobby Morgan: 63
Rube Walker: HR/F9
George Shuba: 4
Jim Gilliam: 7

Top 9

Hal Jeffcoat: 53
Turk Lown: S8/L
George Metkovich: E3/G.1-3;B-2
Eddie Miksis: K
Dee Fondy: 13

Bot 9

Pee Wee Reese: 63
Duke Snider: 9
Dick Williams: 5

Notes & reviews

Peewee Reese reached 3B on the error but was sent back to 2B by the umpires because the ball rolled under the tarp
Wayne Belardi ejected by HP umpire Lenny Roberts
Billy Cox ejected by HP umpire Lenny Roberts

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