Chicago Cubs 5 – 2 St. Louis Cardinals
19 September 1953 · STL07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Ray Jablonski | 1 in 107 games |
| 29 | 12 innings | 1 in 37 games | |
| 14 | 3 walks | Steve Bilko | 1 in 192 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Talbot | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Miksis | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dee Fondy | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Ralph Kiner | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2B |
| Hank Sauer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Bill Serena | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Randy Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ernie Banks | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Clyde McCullough | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bob Rush | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Tommy Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Klippstein | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 48 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Rush | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Johnny Klippstein | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solly Hemus | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Red Schoendienst | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Stan Musial | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Enos Slaughter | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Ray Jablonski | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | HR, 2B |
| Steve Bilko | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| Rip Repulski | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dick Rand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Del Rice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Peanuts Lowrey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Al Brazle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 41 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Stu Miller | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Brazle | 1.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal White | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |