4/11/1953, BRK53-HOO53, game 1, Briggs Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1953 Royal Giants 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 5 13 1 9 0 1953 Thunderbolts 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 5 x 11 15 0 9 3 Royal Giants AB R H BI AVG Thunderbolts AB R H BI AVG Ashburn cf 5 1 3 0 .463 Martin,Bi 2b 3 1 0 0 .161 Torgeson 1b 4 0 0 0 .125 Elliott,B 3b 4 2 1 3 .281 Woodling lf 4 2 3 2 .200 Irvin cf 5 2 3 1 .389 Ryan 2b 4 0 2 0 .235 Souchock rf 2 1 2 0 .471 Repulski rf 4 1 0 0 .184 Slaughter ph 2 1 1 0 .200 Dyck 3b 4 1 1 1 .154 Bilko 1b 3 0 0 1 .200 Hunter ss 3 0 0 1 .129 Nicholson ph 1 0 0 0 .000 McCullough c 4 0 2 1 .227 Flowers p 0 0 0 0 .000 Rogovin pr 0 0 0 0 .000 Jolly p 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilson,R c 0 0 0 0 .111 Wade p 0 0 0 0 .000 Church p 2 0 0 0 .400 Hofman ph 0 0 0 0 1.000 Banks ph 1 0 1 0 .600 Nieman lf 4 0 1 3 .357 Bickford p 0 0 0 0 .000 Batts c 3 0 2 2 .214 Turley p 0 0 0 0 1.000 Atwell ph 1 0 0 0 .143 Hemus ph 1 0 1 0 .231 Triandos ph 1 0 0 0 .000 Clark,Mi p 0 0 0 0 .000 DeMaestri ss 3 1 1 0 .148 Byrne p 0 0 0 0 .000 Garagiola ph 1 0 1 0 .400 Schmidt p 0 0 0 0 .000 Erskine pr 0 1 0 0 .143 36 5 13 5 O'Brien,J ph 1 0 0 0 .400 Black p 0 0 0 0 1.000 Shea p 2 0 1 0 .250 Easter ph 2 2 2 0 .533 38 11 15 10 Royal Giants INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Church L 1-1 6.0 7 3 2 0 4 111 71 2.92 Bickford 0.1 4 3 3 0 0 14 11 6.23 Turley 0.2 0 0 0 2 1 19 11 0.00 Clark,Mi 0.0 2 3 3 1 0 12 5 13.50 Byrne 0.1 2 2 2 2 0 21 9 27.00 Schmidt 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 6 5 0.00 8.0 15 11 10 5 6 183 112 Thunderbolts INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Shea W 1-1 7.0 10 2 2 1 1 95 57 7.71 Flowers 0.2 2 3 3 2 0 25 14 11.57 Jolly 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 5 3 0.00 Wade H 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 7.04 Black 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 14 7 7.36 9.0 13 5 5 4 1 142 83 BRK: Banks batted for Church in the 7th Hemus batted for Turley in the 8th Rogovin ran for McCullough in the 8th Wilson,R inserted at c in the 8th HOO: Slaughter batted for Souchock in the 6th Slaughter moved to rf in the 7th Easter batted for Shea in the 7th Nicholson batted for Bilko in the 7th Atwell batted for Batts in the 7th Atwell moved to c in the 8th Easter moved to 1b in the 8th Garagiola batted for DeMaestri in the 8th Erskine ran for Garagiola in the 8th Hofman batted for Wade in the 8th Triandos batted for Atwell in the 8th O'Brien,J batted for Erskine in the 8th Martin,Bi moved to ss in the 9th Hofman moved to 2b in the 9th Triandos moved to c in the 9th E-Ryan. 2B-Ryan(1), Dyck(1), Irvin(3), Batts(1). HR-Woodling(1). RBI-Woodling 2(4), Dyck(1), Hunter(2), McCullough(3), Elliott,B 3(5), Irvin(7), Bilko(5), Nieman 3(6), Batts 2(3). K-Church, Elliott,B, Bilko, Nieman, DeMaestri, Atwell, O'Brien,J. BB-Woodling, Ryan, Repulski, Hunter, Martin,Bi, Elliott,B, Nieman, Slaughter, Hofman. SH-Torgeson, Martin,Bi. WP-Byrne, Shea. GWRBI: Batts Temperature: 48, Sky: clear, Wind: out to left at 12 MPH. 4/11/1953, BRK53-HOO53, game 1, Briggs Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1953 Royal Giants 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 5 13 1 9 0 1953 Thunderbolts 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 5 x 11 15 0 9 3 Royal Giants -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Ashburn cf 1>S S S 3 Wade 9 Torgeson 1b 34/SH.1-2 9 463/gdp 63/gdp 9>Black 43 Woodling lf S.2-H S.1-2 6>HR 8>Flowers 63 W Ryan 2b S.1-2 wp.2-3;1-2 D 8 W 8 Repulski rf 643/gdp 4>9 53 W.1-2 43 Dyck 3b 2>31 53 43.2-3 D.2-H;1-3 Hunter ss 63 W 9 63.3-H McCullough c 6/L 3/g 7>S S.2-H Rogovin pr Wilson,R c Church p 3>k 5>53 Banks ph S.1-2 Bickford p Turley p Hemus ph Jolly S.1-3 Clark,Mi p Byrne p Schmidt p Thunderbolts -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Martin,Bi 2b 1>31 8 43 note 1 W.1-2 Elliott,B 3b 43 k 9 S.3-H;2-H Byrne note 2 Irvin cf 63 4>43 6>S D.1-3 note 3 S.3-H;2-3 Souchock rf 2>S S Slaughter ph S.1-3 Turley 8 W Bilko 1b k e4.1-2;B-1 8.3-H Nicholson ph 3/L Flowers p Jolly p Wade p Hofman ph W.1-2 Nieman lf 8 k 3/fl note 4 note 5 Batts c 8 S.2-H;1-2 note 6 Atwell ph k Triandos ph Schmidt note 7 DeMaestri ss 3>k 7 7>Bickford 8>Clark,Mi S Garagiola ph S Erskine pr O'Brien,J ph k Black p Shea p S 5>8 Easter ph S.1-2 S.1-3 1: 53/SH.2-3;1-2 2: W.3-H;2-3;1-2 3: wp.3-H;2-3;1-2 4: W.3-H;2-3;1-2 5: S.3-H;2-H;1-2 6: D.1-H;Bx3(865) 7: 36/f.2-3;B-1 Royal Giants IN OUT ER Thunderbolts IN OUT ER Church A1 C7 2 L 1-1 Shea A1 D2 2 W 1-1 Bickford C8 D3 3 Flowers D3 D8 3 Turley D4 D7 0 Jolly D9 D9 0 Clark,Mi D8 E1 3 Wade E1 E1 0 H 1 Byrne E2 E6 2 Black E2 E5 0 Schmidt E7 E8 0 4/11/1953, BRK53-HOO53, game 1, Briggs Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1953 Royal Giants 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 5 13 1 9 0 1953 Thunderbolts 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 5 x 11 15 0 9 3 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Royal Giants batting 0-0 0 --- 01 Ashburn lined a single to right center (CX) 0-0 0 1-- 00 Torgeson sacrifice bunted to first, Ashburn to second (11Xb) 0-0 1 -2- 11 Woodling lined a single to shallow center, Ashburn scored (BFX) 1-0 1 1-- 12 Ryan lined a single to shallow center, Woodling to second (CSBX) 1-0 1 12- 00 Repulski grounded into a double play, DeMaestri to Martin,Bi to Bilko (X) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Thunderbolts batting 1-0 0 --- 22 Martin,Bi grounded out to first (BFCFFBX) 1-0 1 --- 21 Elliott,B grounded out to second (BCBX) 1-0 2 --- 21 Irvin grounded out to short (FBBX) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Royal Giants batting 1-0 0 --- 00 Dyck grounded out to first (X) 1-0 1 --- 21 Hunter grounded out to short (CBBX) 1-0 2 --- 10 McCullough lined out to short (BX) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Thunderbolts batting 1-0 0 --- 32 Souchock lined a single to shallow right (BCFBBX) 1-0 0 1-- 22 Bilko struck out (SBCBC) 1-0 1 1-- 32 Nieman flied out to center (1BCBSFFBX) 1-0 2 1-- 11 Batts flied out to center (CBX) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Royal Giants batting 1-0 0 --- 32 Church struck out (CSBBBFC) 1-0 1 --- 10 Ashburn lined a single to shallow center (BX) 1-0 1 1-- 22 Torgeson popped out to right (C1C11BFBFX) 1-0 2 1-- 31 Woodling reached on an infield single to short, Ashburn to second (Bp1BFBX) 1-0 2 12- 21 Shea threw a wild pitch, Ashburn to third, Woodling to second (CBBB) 1-0 2 -23 32 Ryan flied out to center (CBBB.CX) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Thunderbolts batting 1-0 0 --- 22 DeMaestri struck out (BFBCS) 1-0 1 --- 31 Shea grounded a single up the middle (BCBBX) 1-0 1 1-- 00 Martin,Bi flied out to center (X) 1-0 2 1-- 32 Elliott,B struck out (CBFFBFB>F>S) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Royal Giants batting 1-0 0 --- 12 Repulski flied out to right (FFBX) 1-0 1 --- 22 Dyck grounded out to third (BBCSX) 1-0 2 --- 31 Hunter walked (BBFBB) 1-0 2 1-- 01 McCullough grounded out to first (FX) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Thunderbolts batting 1-0 0 --- 22 Irvin grounded out to second (FBFBFX) 1-0 1 --- 22 Souchock grounded a single up the middle (BFCBX) 1-0 1 1-- 12 Souchock to second, Bilko to first on an error by the second baseman Ryan (BCFX) 1-0 1 12- 12 Nieman struck out (BFFS) 1-0 2 12- 01 Batts lined a single to shallow center, Souchock scored, Bilko to second (FX) 1-1 2 12- 01 DeMaestri flied out to left (FX) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Royal Giants batting 1-1 0 --- 12 Church grounded out to third (BCFX) 1-1 1 --- 10 Ashburn grounded a single between third and short (BX) 1-1 1 1-- 11 Torgeson grounded into a double play, Martin,Bi to DeMaestri to Bilko (BCX) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Thunderbolts batting 1-1 0 --- 02 Shea flied out to center (CCFX) 1-1 1 --- 22 Martin,Bi grounded out to second (BSFBX) 1-1 2 --- 10 Elliott,B flied out to right (BX) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Royal Giants batting 1-1 0 --- 00 Woodling homered deep to right center (X) 2-1 0 --- 20 Ryan doubled deep to left center (BBX) 2-1 0 -2- 00 Repulski grounded out to third (X) 2-1 1 -2- 32 Dyck grounded out to second, Ryan to third (FBBFBX) 2-1 2 --3 00 Hunter flied out to right (X) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Thunderbolts batting 2-1 0 --- 11 Irvin reached on an infield single to first (BCX) Slaughter pinch hitting for Souchock 2-1 0 1-- 12 Slaughter lined a single between first and second, Irvin to third (C>FBX) 2-1 0 1-3 10 Bilko flied out to center, Irvin scored (BX) 2-2 1 1-- 32 Nieman popped out to first (CBBBFX) 2-2 2 1-- 22 Batts lined a double to left center, Slaughter scored, Batts out at third (BBCSX) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Royal Giants batting Slaughter moved to right field 2-3 0 --- 11 McCullough grounded a single between first and second (BCX) Banks pinch hitting for Church 2-3 0 1-- 20 Banks lined a single to shallow center, McCullough to second (BBX) 2-3 0 12- 32 Ashburn popped out to first (BFBFBX) 2-3 1 12- 00 Torgeson grounded into a double play, DeMaestri to Bilko (X) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Thunderbolts batting Bickford now pitching 2-3 0 --- 11 DeMaestri grounded a single between third and short (CBX) Easter pinch hitting for Shea 2-3 0 1-- 01 Easter lined a single to left, DeMaestri to second (CX) 2-3 0 12- 10 Martin,Bi sacrifice bunted to third, DeMaestri to third, Easter to second (BbXb) 2-3 1 -23 12 Elliott,B lined a single to left center, DeMaestri scored, Easter scored (CBCFX) 2-5 1 1-- 01 Irvin grounded a double down the first base line, Elliott,B to third (CX) Turley now pitching 2-5 1 -23 32 Slaughter walked (CBBSBB) Nicholson pinch hitting for Bilko 2-5 1 123 00 Nicholson lined out to first (X) 2-5 2 123 32 Nieman walked, Elliott,B scored, Irvin to third, Slaughter to second (BCBSFB>F>F>B) Atwell pinch hitting for Batts 2-6 2 123 02 Atwell struck out (CCS) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Royal Giants batting Flowers now pitching Atwell moved to catcher Easter moved to first base 2-6 0 --- 32 Woodling walked (BBFFBB) 2-6 0 1-- 11 Ryan popped out to center (BCX) 2-6 1 1-- 31 Repulski walked, Woodling to second (FBBBB) 2-6 1 12- 10 Dyck grounded a double down the first base line, Woodling scored, Repulski to third (BX) 3-6 1 -23 11 Hunter grounded out to short, Repulski scored (FBX) 4-6 2 -2- 02 McCullough lined a single up the middle, Dyck scored (2CSFFFX) Hemus pinch hitting for Turley Rogovin pinch running for McCullough Jolly now pitching 5-6 2 1-- 22 Hemus lined a single to right center, Rogovin to third (11BBFFX) Wade now pitching 5-6 2 1-3 11 Ashburn flied out to right (FBX) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Thunderbolts batting Wilson,R now playing catcher Clark,Mi now pitching Garagiola pinch hitting for DeMaestri 5-6 0 --- 32 Garagiola lined a single to right center (BBCCBX) Erskine pinch running for Garagiola 5-6 0 1-- 00 Easter lined a single to shallow center, Erskine to third (X) 5-6 0 1-3 31 Martin,Bi walked, Easter to second (BBBCB) Byrne now pitching 5-6 0 123 31 Elliott,B walked, Erskine scored, Easter to third, Martin,Bi to second (BBBCB) 5-7 0 123 12 Byrne threw a wild pitch, Easter scored, Martin,Bi to third, Elliott,B to second (CBSB) 5-8 0 -23 22 Irvin lined a single to shallow left, Martin,Bi scored, Elliott,B to third (CBSB.X) 5-9 0 1-3 22 Slaughter flied out to center (FBBSX) Hofman pinch hitting for Wade 5-9 1 1-3 31 Hofman walked, Irvin to second (CBBBB) 5-9 1 123 00 Nieman lined a single to shallow center, Elliott,B scored, Irvin scored, Hofman to second (X) Triandos pinch hitting for Atwell Schmidt now pitching 5-11 1 12- 11 Triandos grounded to first, forcing Nieman at second, Hofman to third, Triandos to first (BCX) O'Brien,J pinch hitting for Erskine 5-11 2 1-3 02 O'Brien,J struck out (CFC) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Royal Giants batting Martin,Bi moved to shortstop Hofman moved to second base Triandos moved to catcher Black now pitching 5-11 0 --- 10 Torgeson grounded out to second (BX) 5-11 1 --- 12 Woodling grounded out to short (BCCX) 5-11 2 --- 32 Ryan walked (BBBCFB) 5-11 2 1-- 10 Repulski grounded out to second (BX)