BOXSCORE: 1953 Cincinnati Reds At 1953 Chicago-NL Cubs 6/17/1953 Reds AB R H RBI AVG Cubs AB R H RBI AVG J.Gilliam 2B 4 1 2 0 .218 D.Williams 2B 4 0 2 1 .321 E.Slaughter RF 4 0 1 0 .261 E.Mathews 3B 3 0 0 0 .260 T.Kluszewski 1B 4 1 3 2 .274 A-E.Yost 3B 0 0 0 0 .262 L.Doby CF 3 0 1 0 .199 D.Snider CF 4 2 2 0 .277 P.Runnels SS 4 0 0 0 .225 F.Thomas LF 4 1 2 2 .195 B.Bruton LF 3 0 1 0 .246 B-J.Wyrostek LF 0 0 0 0 .231 C-L.Easter PH 1 0 0 0 .368 F.Fain 1B 4 0 1 1 .234 J.Robinson 3B 4 0 0 0 .309 C.Furillo RF 4 0 1 0 .335 W.Westrum C 3 0 0 0 .266 J.Astroth C 4 0 1 0 .366 J.Hearn P 3 0 0 0 .286 P.Reese SS 4 1 2 0 .273 J.Dobson P 2 0 0 0 .000 H.Brecheen P 1 0 0 0 .364 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 33 2 8 2 Totals 34 4 11 4 A-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Mathews In 9th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Thomas In 9th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Bruton In 9th Inning Reds............ 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 3 Cubs............ 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 4 11 0 Reds (23-30) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET J.Hearn LOSS(4-4) 8 11 4 3 0 6 1 122 3.70 A1 Totals 8 11 4 3 0 6 1 Cubs (35-18) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET J.Dobson 6 7 2 2 2 5 1 109 3.54 A1 C8 H.Brecheen WIN(3-1) 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 36 3.38 C9 Totals 9 8 2 2 2 6 1 ATTENDANCE- 17,638 DATE- Thursday, June 17th 1953 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 2:08 LEFT ON BASE- Reds: 6 Cubs: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Reds: 2 Cubs: 1 ERRORS- J.Robinson-2, J.Hearn TRIPLES- J.Astroth(1st) HOME RUNS- T.Kluszewski(9th), F.Thomas(6th) RBIs- T.Kluszewski-2(31st), D.Williams(14th), F.Thomas-2(18th), F.Fain(17th) STOLEN BASES- P.Reese(4th) CAUGHT STEALING- L.Doby SACRIFICE HITS- H.Brecheen WALKS- L.Doby, W.Westrum HIT BY PITCH- E.Mathews STRIKE OUTS- E.Slaughter, L.Doby, B.Bruton-2, W.Westrum, J.Hearn, D.Williams, D.Snider, F.Thomas, P.Reese, J.Dobson, H.Brecheen GIDP- P.Runnels, E.Mathews-2 WILD PITCHES- J.Dobson 2-out RBI- F.Fain RLISP 2-out- C.Furillo, J.Hearn-2, F.Fain, J.Dobson, P.Runnels-2, H.Brecheen TEAM RISP- Reds: 2 for 5 Cubs: 2 for 8 WEB GEMS- Top 4th: Duke Snider robbed Jackie Robinson of an extra base hit. Left fielder Frank Thomas went deep and had 2 RBI as the Chicago-NL Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds by a score of 4 to 2 at Wrigely Field. Chicago-NL came up with the deciding runs in the bottom of the 8th inning scoring 2 runs utilizing 3 base hits. Duke Snider got things going when he ripped a single. Thomas stepped up next and he smashed a two-run homer. For the game Chicago-NL out-hit Cincinnati 11 to 8. Harry Brecheen(3-1) picked up the victory, allowing no runs in 3 innings. Jim Hearn(4-4) was the losing pitcher. He pitched 8 innings allowing 11 hits and no walks. SCORESHEET: 1953 Cincinnati Reds at 1953 Chicago-NL Cubs J.Gillia-A1 A1:G/3 *3*:Si C1:Si D1:G/43 E.Slaugh-A1 A2:F/9 B2:G/43>1 C2:Si>12 D2:K 2 T.Klusze-A1 A3:Si B3:HR>2# C3:Si>23 *8*:G/13 b# 12 L.Doby-A1 A4:K B4:W>b1 C4:Force/ D4:Si 62>3o 23 12 b1 P.Runnel-A1 *2*:G/31 B5:G-DP/3 C5:F/8 D5:CS/26> 63>1o 1o F/9 B.Bruton-A1 A6:Si *4*:K *6*:K *9*:G/43 L.Easter-D6 J.Robins-A1 A7:Force/ B7:F/8 C7:G/53 D7:G/53 46>1o b1 W.Westru-A1 A8:W>12 b B8:K C8:G/63 D8:G/53 1 J.Hearn-A1 A9:WP>23 *5*:K *7*:G/53 12 G/53 D.Willia-A1 A1:Si *3*:F/8 *5*:K D1:Si>3# E.Mathew-A1 A2:G-DP/4 B2:HBP C2:G/43 D2:G-DP/4 E.Yost-E1 63>1o 63>1o D.Snider-A1 A3:Si+E/1 B3:K C3:G/31 *8*:Si F.Thomas-A1 A4:E/5>23 B4:Si>12 *6*:K D4:HR>1# J.Wyrost-E1 b# F.Fain-A1 A5:Si>3# B5:G/43 C5:F/8 D5:F/7 12 C.Furill-A1 A6:P/6 *4*:G/43 C6:Si D6:G/43 J.Astrot-A1 *2*:F/9 B7:Tr C7:G/43 D7:E/5 P.Reese-A1 A8:G/63 B8:K *7*:Si D8:Si>13 J.Dobson-A1 A9:K B9:G/63 C9:SB>12 D9:K H.Breche-C8 Sac/54>23