The Dodgers rip St. Louis, 20 – 4, with the help of two big innings. Dodger Jackie Robinson fans twice in the 3rd inning, while Gil Hodges walks twice in the 6th. Roy Campanella’s five RBIs ties the National League season mark of most RBIs by a catcher (122).

On August 30, 1953 — The Dodgers rip St. Louis, 20 – 4, with the help of two big innings. Dodger Jackie Robinson fans twice in the 3rd inning, while Gil Hodges walks twice in the 6th. Roy Campanella’s five RBIs ties the National League season mark of most RBIs by a catcher (122).

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The Dodgers rip St. Louis, 20 – 4, with the help of two big innings. Dodger Jackie Robinson fans twice in the 3rd inning, while Gil Hodges walks twice in the 6th. Roy Campanella’s five RBIs ties the National League season mark of most RBIs by a catcher (122).

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