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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Milwaukee Braves

1953-08-03 · Night game · County Stadium · 7 innings · Att: 32739 · 2:09

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Milwaukee Braves 1–0. Russ Meyer earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
BRO	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4
ML1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4

W: Russ Meyer L: Lew Burdette SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Tom Gorman · 1B: Augie Donatelli · 2B: Jocko Conlan · 3B: Lon Warneke · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jim Gilliam	3	0	0	1	0
Pee Wee Reese	4	0	0	0	0
Duke Snider	2	2	0	1	0
Gil Hodges	3	0	0	0	1
Roy Campanella	3	0	0	0	1
George Shuba	2	0	0	1	0
Carl Furillo	3	0	0	0	0
Billy Cox	2	1	0	1	0
Russ Meyer	3	1	1	0	0

Milwaukee Braves — batting

Batter	AB	H	SO
Bill Bruton	3	0	1
Jim Pendleton	3	0	0
Eddie Mathews	3	1	1
Andy Pafko	2	0	0
Joe Adcock	3	0	0
Del Crandall	3	1	0
Sid Gordon	2	1	0
Jack Dittmer	2	1	0
Lew Burdette	2	0	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Russ Meyer	7.0	4	0	3

Milwaukee Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lew Burdette	7.0	4	4	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jim Gilliam: 13/BG
Pee Wee Reese: 5/L
Duke Snider: S9/G
Gil Hodges: 13

Bot 1

Bill Bruton: K
Jim Pendleton: 9
Eddie Mathews: 63

Top 2

Roy Campanella: K
George Shuba: 7
Carl Furillo: 63

Bot 2

Andy Pafko: 7/L
Joe Adcock: 4/L
Del Crandall: 53

Top 3

Billy Cox: 2/FL
Russ Meyer: 5/L
Jim Gilliam: 5/FL

Bot 3

Sid Gordon: 63
Jack Dittmer: S9/G
Lew Burdette: 36(1)/FO/BG
Bill Bruton: 8

Top 4

Pee Wee Reese: 5
Duke Snider: S9/G
Gil Hodges: K
Roy Campanella: 3/FL

Bot 4

Jim Pendleton: 43
Eddie Mathews: K
Andy Pafko: 13

Top 5

George Shuba: 43
Carl Furillo: 53
Billy Cox: S7/L
Russ Meyer: 3/G

Bot 5

Joe Adcock: 53
Del Crandall: S7/L
Sid Gordon: S8/L.1-2
Jack Dittmer: 4(B)46(2)/DP

Top 6

Jim Gilliam: 7/FL
Pee Wee Reese: 4
Duke Snider: W
Gil Hodges: 8

Bot 6

Lew Burdette: K
Bill Bruton: 43
Jim Pendleton: 63

Top 7

Roy Campanella: 63
George Shuba: W
Carl Furillo: 63.1-2
Billy Cox: IW
Russ Meyer: S4.2-H;1-2
Jim Gilliam: W.2-3;1-2
Pee Wee Reese: 43

Bot 7

Eddie Mathews: S9/L
Andy Pafko: 34/SH.1-2
Joe Adcock: 9
Del Crandall: 53

Notes & reviews

42 minute rain delay
game called for rain near the end of the eighth inning; Duke Snider homered to lead off the top of the eighth but the inning was negated because the Braves did not complete their time at bat

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