BOXSCORE: 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1953 Cincinnati Reds 7/11/1953 Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Reds AB R H RBI AVG J.Gilliam 2B 4 0 0 0 .236 J.Robinson 2B,1B 4 0 0 0 .351 W.Lockman 1B 4 0 1 0 .297 H.Bauer CF,RF 3 0 1 0 .282 R.Jablonski 3B 3 0 0 0 .255 G.McDougald 3B 4 0 1 0 .251 C.Labine P 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Kluszewski 1B 4 0 0 0 .284 A.Brazle P 0 0 0 0 .333 J.McDonald P 0 0 0 0 .000 F-J.Dittmer PH 1 0 0 0 .167 R.Kiner LF 3 0 1 0 .239 J.Hughes P 0 0 0 0 ---- A-L.Doby PR,CF 1 0 0 0 .246 S.Musial LF 4 0 1 0 .328 E.Slaughter RF,LF 3 1 1 0 .261 S.Mele RF 3 0 0 0 .345 D.Crandall C 4 0 1 0 .280 G-V.Wertz PH,RF 1 0 1 0 .288 B.Hunter SS 2 0 0 0 .211 S.Lollar C 3 0 0 0 .265 C-N.Fox PH,2B 1 1 1 1 .249 H-F.Baker PH 1 0 1 0 .500 K.Raffensberger P 1 0 0 0 .152 I-S.Lopata C 0 0 0 0 .244 D-D.Kryhoski PH 1 0 0 0 .292 B.Bruton CF 4 1 1 0 .241 E-P.Runnels SS 0 0 0 1 .222 R.McMillan SS 2 0 0 0 .216 H.Haddix P 2 0 0 0 .244 B-A.Rosen PH,3B 1 0 0 1 .298 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 33 1 5 1 Totals 31 2 6 2 A-Pinch Ran For Kiner In 7th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Haddix In 8th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Hunter In 8th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Raffensberger In 8th Inning E-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Kryhoski In 9th Inning F-Pinch Hit For Brazle In 9th Inning G-Pinch Hit For Mele In 9th Inning H-Pinch Hit For Lollar In 9th Inning I-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Baker In 9th Inning Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 5 0 Reds............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 2 6 3 Dodgers (38-49) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET H.Haddix 7 3 0 0 1 4 0 91 4.27 A1 C7 C.Labine BS(6th) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 5 2.80 C8 C8 A.Brazle 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 4.08 C9 D4 J.Hughes LOSS(0-2) 0 1/3 1 1 1 3 1 0 24 6.75 D5 Totals 8 1/3 6 2 2 5 5 1 Reds (46-53) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET K.Raffensber 8 3 1 1 0 2 0 113 4.88 A1 D2 J.McDonald WIN(4-1) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 2.89 D3 Totals 9 5 1 1 0 2 0 ATTENDANCE- 24,415 DATE- Sunday, July 11th 1953 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 2:13 LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 6 Reds: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 0 Reds: 1 ERRORS- J.Robinson-2, B.Hunter DOUBLES- B.Bruton(7th), H.Bauer(14th), E.Slaughter(15th) HOME RUNS- N.Fox(3rd) RBIs- A.Rosen(40th), N.Fox(29th), P.Runnels(26th) SACRIFICE HITS- R.McMillan WALKS- H.Bauer, E.Slaughter, N.Fox, K.Raffensberger, P.Runnels STRIKE OUTS- B.Bruton, H.Haddix, R.Kiner-2, L.Doby, D.Crandall-2 GIDP- S.Mele RLISP 2-out- D.Crandall, R.Kiner, R.Jablonski-2, T.Kluszewski, B.Bruton TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 0 for 3 Reds: 0 for 5 Ken Raffensberger took a no-hitter into the 6th inning as the Cincinnati Reds won a heart-stopping victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers, 2 to 1. The game was decided in the bottom of the 9th inning. After an out was recorded, Enos Slaughter drew a walk. Del Crandall next to the plate and he laced a one-base hit. Nellie Fox then drew a walk to load the bases. Pete Runnels followed and he drew a walk giving Cincinnati the victory and sending the 24,415 home-town fans home happy. The teams had been locked in a scoreless duel until the 8th inning. Jim McDonald(4-1) was the winner allowing no runs in 1 inning. The left-handed Raffensberger lost his chance for a no-hitter when Whitey Lockman singled with two outs in the 6th inning. Jim Hughes(0-2) was the loser in relief. His ERA ballooned from 3.86 to 6.75 as he allowed 1 run in 1/3 of an inning. SCORESHEET: 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers at 1953 Cincinnati Reds J.Gillia-A1 A1:G/63 B1:Force/ C1:E/4 D1:F/9 54>1o b1 W.Lockma-A1 A2:F/9 *4*:G/13 C2:Si+E/6 D2:F/8 >13 R.Jablon-A1 A3:F/8 B3:L/6 C3:F/8 *9*:G/63 C.Labine-D3 A.Brazle-D3+ S.Musial-A1 *2*:F/9 B4:F/7 *7*:Si D4:G/63 S.Mele-A1 A5:G/63 *5*:G/63 C5:G-DP/6 D5:Si V.Wertz-D5 43>1o S.Lollar-A1 A6:L/6 B6:F/9 C6:P/2 D6:Si>12 F.Baker-D6 S.Lopata-D8 B.Bruton-A1 *3*:K B7:G/43 *8*:Do D7:P/6 R.McMill-A1 A8:G/31 *6*:G/43 C8:Sac/54 >23 H.Haddix-A1 A9:E/4 B9:K C9:FC/52> A.Rosen-C9 3# J.Robins-A1 A1:G/53 B1:G/63 C1:F/7 D1:P/6 H.Bauer-A1 A2:G/63 *4*:Do C2:L/6 D2:W>b1 G.McDoug-A1 A3:G/53 B3:G/63 C3:F/7 D3:Si>13 T.Klusze-A1 *2*:G/43 B4:F/9>23 *7*:G/43 D4:F/7 J.McDona-D5 R.Kiner-A1 A5:K B5:K C5:Si *9*:K L.Doby-C6 E.Slaugh-A1 A6:Do *5*:G/13 C6:P/4 D6:W>b1 D.Cranda-A1 A7:K B7:G/63 C7:K D7:Si>13 B.Hunter-A1 *3*:P/6 B8:G/53 *8*:HR>b# D8:W>12 b N.Fox-C8 1 K.Raffen-A1 A9:G/53 *6*:W>b1 C9:F/9 D9:W>3# 2 D.Kryhos-C9 3 12 b1 P.Runnel-D5