BOXSCORE: 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1953 Cleveland Indians           8/25/1953

  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Gilliam 2B        5  1  1  0 .240     D.Philley RF        4  0  0  0 .246  
  W.Lockman 1B        5  0  1  0 .293     J.Busby CF          4  0  0  0 .259  
  S.Musial LF         5  1  2  0 .337     G.Kell 3B           4  0  0  0 .320  
  R.Jablonski 3B      3  0  0  1 .293     G.Zernial LF        4  1  2  1 .261  
B-F.Baker 3B          1  0  0  0 .211     D.Gernert 1B        4  0  3  0 .229  
  V.Wertz RF          2  1  0  0 .254     C.Michaels 2B       2  0  1  0 .251  
C-B.Bruton CF         2  1  1  0 .222   E-S.Hemus PH          0  0  0  0 .266  
  S.Lollar C          3  1  2  2 .259     C.Carrasquel SS     4  0  0  0 .269  
  J.Jensen CF,RF      4  1  3  2 .265     C.Courtney C        3  0  0  0 .228  
  R.McMillan SS       3  0  0  0 .210     S.Gromek P          1  0  0  0 .074  
  C.Simmons P         4  0  0  0 .082   A-W.Westlake PH       1  0  0  0 .347  
  J.Hughes P          0  0  0  0 .400     B.Miller P          0  0  0  0 .375  
                                          S.Consuegra P       0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        D-J.Collins PH        1  0  0  0 .274  
                                          B.Henry P           0  0  0  0 .333  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  6 10  5                 Totals      32  1  6  1

A-Pinch Hit For Gromek In 5th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Jablonski In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Wertz In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Consuegra In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Michaels In 9th Inning

Dodgers......... 1 0 0  2 0 2  0 1 0  -  6 10  0
Indians......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  6  3

Dodgers (55-65)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
C.Simmons WIN(10-5)       8 2/3   6   1   1   0   2   1 131   3.54  A1 D5
J.Hughes                  0 1/3   0   0   0   1   1   0   8   1.93  D6
Totals                    9       6   1   1   1   3   1

Indians (54-58)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
S.Gromek LOSS(5-7)        5       4   3   3   1   2   1  70   4.81  A1 C2
B.Miller                  1       2   2   1   2   0   0  21   4.21  C3 D1
S.Consuegra               2       3   1   1   0   0   0  29   5.43  D2 E1
B.Henry                   1       1   0   0   0   1   0  18   2.75  E2
Totals                    9      10   6   5   3   3   1

ATTENDANCE- 12,652 DATE- Wednesday, August 25th 1953 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:38
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 8  Indians: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 0  Indians: 0
ERRORS- J.Busby, C.Michaels-2
DOUBLES- S.Musial(41st), S.Lollar(13th), D.Gernert-2(9th)
TRIPLES- B.Bruton(3rd)
HOME RUNS- J.Jensen(6th), G.Zernial(29th)
RBIs- R.Jablonski(26th), S.Lollar-2(24th), J.Jensen-2(58th), G.Zernial(64th)
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Michaels
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Jablonski
WALKS- V.Wertz, S.Lollar, R.McMillan, S.Hemus
STRIKE OUTS- F.Baker, V.Wertz, C.Simmons, C.Carrasquel-2, C.Courtney
2-out RBI- J.Jensen-2
RLISP 2-out- C.Simmons, C.Courtney, C.Michaels, J.Gilliam-3, B.Bruton,
             C.Carrasquel-2
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 3 for 14  Indians: 0 for 4

Jackie Jensen hit a homerun and had 2 RBI at Cleveland Stadium where the
Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Cleveland Indians 6 to 1.

Cleveland was unable to recover after Brooklyn went ahead in the top of the
4th inning as they scored 2 runs on 1 base hits.  The crucial at-bat was
provided by Jensen who silenced the crowd when he bombed a two-run dinger.
Cleveland was out-hit by Brooklyn, 10 hits to 6.  

The victory was credited to Curt Simmons(10-5) who went 8 and 2/3 innings,
allowing 1 run. Steve Gromek(5-7) absorbed the loss.  He gave up 3 runs and 4
hits in 5 innings.  

Wth the win Brooklyn now has a record of 55-65.  With the loss, Cleveland has
a record of 5-5 lately, 54-58 overall.

SCORESHEET: 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers at 1953 Cleveland Indians
J.Gillia-A1  A1:Si      *3*:F/9    C1:G/63    D1:G/31    E1:G/43
                                                         
                                                         
W.Lockma-A1  A2:Si>13   B2:F/7     C2:G/43    *7*:G/43   *9*:F/9
                                                         
                                                         
S.Musial-A1  A3:P/4     B3:G/3     *6*:Si+E/  D3:G/13    E3:Do
                                   4                     
                                                         
R.Jablon-A1  A4:SF/8>3  *4*:G/31   C4:F/8     D4:L/6     E4:K
F.Baker-D5   #                                           
                                                         
V.Wertz-A1   A5:K       B5:F/7     C5:IW>b1   *8*:Tr     E5:G/63
B.Bruton-D5                                              
                                                         
S.Lollar-A1  *2*:L/5    B6:W>b1    C6:Si+E/8  D6:Do>3#
                                   >2# 13     
                                              
J.Jensen-A1  A7:Si      B7:HR>1#   C7:G/63    D7:Si>23
                        b#                    
                                              
R.McMill-A1  A8:G/43>1  B8:G/63    C8:IW>b1   D8:FC/12>
             2                                3o 12
                                              
C.Simmon-A1  A9:K       *5*:G/43   C9:E/4>3#  D9:Force/
J.Hughes-E6                        23 12      46>23 1o
                                              b1

D.Phille-A1  A1:G/3     B1:G/31    *6*:F/7    D1:F/9
                                              
                                              
J.Busby-A1   A2:P/6     B2:G/63    C2:FO/2    *9*:G/63
                                              
                                              
G.Kell-A1    A3:G/63    *4*:G/53   C3:P/6     D3:F/8
                                              
                                              
G.Zernia-A1  *2*:HR>b#  B4:G/63    *7*:G/43   D4:Si
                                              
                                              
D.Gerner-A1  A5:Si      B5:Do      C5:F/9     D5:Do>13
                                              
                                              
C.Michae-A1  A6:Sac/34  B6:G/13    C6:Si      D6:W>b1
S.Hemus-D6   >12                              
                                              
C.Carras-A1  A7:G/53    *5*:K      C7:F/7     D7:K
                                              
                                              
C.Courtn-A1  A8:F/9     B8:K       *8*:F/9
                                   
                                   
S.Gromek-A1  *3*:G/43   B9:F/7     C9:F/7
W.Westla-B9                        
B.Miller-C1+