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Events of Tuesday, August 18, 1953

8-17-1953 8-19-1953 8-18-1952 8-18-1954

NY N 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 1 BRO N 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 9 2

BOX+PBP WP: Labine (7-3) LP: Hearn (7-8)

MIL N 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 - 8 12 2 CIN N 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 6 0

BOX+PBP WP: Antonelli (10-8) LP: Baczewski (7-3) HR: Mathews (38), Dittmer (6)

PIT N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1 PHI N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 x - 1 7 2

BOX+PBP WP: Ridzik (8-5) LP: LaPalme (6-14) SV: Roberts (1)

CHI N 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 3 STL N 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 x - 5 8 1

BOX+PBP WP: Staley (15-6) LP: Pollet (4-6) HR: Miksis (7)

PHI A 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 0 BOS A 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 x - 2 7 0

BOX+PBP WP: McDermott (13-8) LP: Byrd (10-14)

STL A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 7 1 (1) CHI A 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 x - 3 8 0

BOX+PBP WP: Trucks (16-6) LP: Kretlow (1-3) HR: Boyd (2)

STL A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 9 1 (2) CHI A 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 x - 2 5 1

BOX+PBP WP: Consuegra (6-3) LP: Paige (2-9) SV: Dorish (16) HR: Wertz (14)

CLE A 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 1 DET A 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 x - 3 6 1

BOX+PBP WP: Gromek (4-6) LP: Garcia (14-7)

WAS A 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 - 10 14 3 NY A 2 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 8 11 0

BOX+PBP WP: Lane (1-3) LP: Gorman (4-5) SV: Marrero (2) HR: Vernon (11), Vollmer 2 (9), Berra (22), Bauer (8)

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Standings At Close of Play of August 18, 1953

NL

Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Brooklyn Dodgers 117 79 37 1 .681 - 719 524 Milwaukee Braves 121 72 47 2 .605 8.5 564 443 St. Louis Cardinals 117 63 52 2 .548 15.5 569 520 Philadelphia Phillies 119 64 53 2 .547 15.5 555 503 New York Giants 116 57 58 1 .496 21.5 591 533 Cincinnati Reds 120 53 66 1 .445 27.5 565 622 Chicago Cubs 116 44 71 1 .383 34.5 467 647 Pittsburgh Pirates 124 38 86 0 .306 45.0 462 700

AL

Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA New York Yankees 117 79 38 0 .675 - 657 432 Chicago White Sox 119 72 46 1 .610 7.5 565 447 Cleveland Indians 115 64 51 0 .557 14.0 541 474 Boston Red Sox 121 66 55 0 .545 15.0 515 487 Washington Senators 119 59 60 0 .496 21.0 534 468 Philadelphia Athletics 121 48 70 3 .407 31.5 478 596 Detroit Tigers 120 43 73 4 .371 35.5 520 710 St. Louis Browns 120 41 79 0 .342 39.5 444 640

ML League Leaders

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Transactions

Brooklyn Dodgers signed Dick Scott as an amateur free agent.

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