4/18/1953, DEV53-KCB53, game 1, Griffith Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1953 Tigers 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 0 3 3
1953 Blues 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 9 2 4 3
Tigers AB R H BI AVG Blues AB R H BI AVG
Avila 2b 4 0 0 0 .200 Mueller lf 4 1 2 0 .333
Dark ss 4 2 3 0 .333 Wertz rf 3 0 1 1 .286
McDougald 3b 4 2 3 3 .324 Adcock 1b 4 0 1 0 .343
Greengrass lf 4 0 2 0 .254 Campanella c 4 1 2 1 .345
Mele rf 4 0 1 1 .175 Pesky 2b 4 0 0 0 .421
Fain 1b 4 0 0 0 .259 Runnels ss 4 0 0 0 .163
Jeffcoat cf 4 0 1 0 .200 Lund cf 4 0 0 0 .229
Hegan c 3 0 0 0 .130 Bridges 3b 2 0 1 0 .205
Grissom p 3 0 0 0 .000 Westlake ph 1 1 1 0 .333
Wilson,J p 0 0 0 0 .000 Baker,F 3b 0 0 0 0 .259
Sima p 0 0 0 0 .000 Raffensberger p 2 0 0 0 .000
34 4 10 4 Erickson p 0 0 0 0 .000
Boyd ph 1 0 1 0 .286
Kinder p 0 0 0 0 1.000
33 3 9 2
Tigers INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Grissom W 1-2 8.0 8 2 2 1 5 105 65 3.86
Wilson,J 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 5.79
Sima S 2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 16 8 2.35
9.0 9 3 3 1 5 122 74
Blues INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Raffensberger L 0-2 6.0 9 4 4 0 0 76 53 6.86
Erickson 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 17 13 3.86
Kinder 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 12 6 1.13
9.0 10 4 4 0 1 105 72
KCB: Westlake batted for Bridges in the 8th
Boyd batted for Erickson in the 8th
Baker,F inserted at 3b in the 9th
E-Mueller, Runnels. 2B-Dark 3(6). HR-McDougald(3), Campanella(5).
RBI-McDougald 3(9), Mele(5), Wertz(6), Campanella(14). K-Mele, Campanella,
Lund 2, Raffensberger 2. BB-Wertz.
GWRBI: McDougald
Temperature: 69, Sky: clear, Wind: left to right at 8 MPH.
4/18/1953, DEV53-KCB53, game 1, Griffith Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1953 Tigers 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 0 3 3
1953 Blues 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 9 2 4 3
Tigers -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Avila 2b 1>63 8 5>7 8>3/g
Dark ss D 3>D D.Bx3(765) 63
McDougald 3b note 1 HR.2-H 3 S
Greengrass lf 43.2-3 S 6>S 7
Mele rf S.3-H note 2 64/f.B-1 9>Kinder
k
Fain 1b 9 9 543/gdp 3/g
Jeffcoat cf 2>e6.B-1 4>S 7>Erickson 53
43
Hegan c 8 643/gdp 3/L
Grissom p 54/f.B-1 43 63
Wilson,J p
Sima p
1: S.2-H;B-2(e7/th) 2: 4/ldp.1x1(43)
Blues -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Mueller lf 1>S 4>S 6>31 note 1
Wertz rf 46/f.B-1 W.1-2 7 S.3-H;1-2
Adcock 1b 463/gdp S.2-3;1-2 53 8
Campanella c 2>S note 2 7>k 9>Wilson,J
HR
Pesky 2b 9 7 7 Sima
43
Runnels ss 363/gdp 5>23 9 63
Lund cf 3>k 43 8>k 7
Bridges 3b 9 S
Westlake ph S
Baker,F 3b
Raffensberger p k k
Erickson p
Boyd ph S.1-2
Kinder p
1: 46/f.2-3;B-1 2: 643/gdp.3-H;2-3
Tigers IN OUT ER Blues IN OUT ER
Grissom A1 D3 2 W 1-2 Raffensberger A1 C6 4 L 0-2
Wilson,J D4 D4 1 Erickson C7 D4 0
Sima D5 D7 0 S 2 Kinder D5 D7 0
4/18/1953, DEV53-KCB53, game 1, Griffith Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1953 Tigers 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 0 3 3
1953 Blues 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 9 2 4 3
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Tigers batting
0-0 0 --- 21 Avila grounded out to short (BBFX)
0-0 1 --- 32 Dark grounded a double down the first base line (BBFSFBX)
0-0 1 -2- 01 McDougald lined a single to shallow left, Dark scored,
McDougald to second on an error by the left fielder
Mueller (CX)
1-0 1 -2- 01 Greengrass grounded out to second, McDougald to third (FX)
1-0 2 --3 11 Mele lined a single down the right field line, McDougald
scored (FBX)
2-0 2 1-- 01 Fain flied out to right (SX)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Blues batting
2-0 0 --- 22 Mueller lined a single to right center (CFBFBX)
2-0 0 1-- 22 Wertz grounded to second, forcing Mueller at second,
Wertz to first (BBFSX)
2-0 1 1-- 00 Adcock grounded into a double play, Avila to Dark to Fain
(1X)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Tigers batting
2-0 0 --- 00 Jeffcoat to first on an error by the shortstop Runnels (X)
2-0 0 1-- 11 Hegan flied out to center (BpCX)
2-0 1 1-- 10 Grissom grounded to third, forcing Jeffcoat at second,
Grissom to first (BX)
2-0 2 1-- 00 Avila flied out to center (X)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Blues batting
2-0 0 --- 01 Campanella grounded a single up the middle (FX)
2-0 0 1-- 32 Pesky flied out to right (BFBCBFX)
2-0 1 1-- 00 Runnels grounded into a double play, Fain to Dark to Fain
(X)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Tigers batting
2-0 0 --- 00 Dark grounded a double down the first base line (X)
2-0 0 -2- 21 McDougald homered deep to left, Dark scored (BSBX)
4-0 0 --- 12 Greengrass lined a single down the left field line
(CSFFBX)
4-0 0 1-- 11 Mele lined into a double play, Pesky to Adcock,
Greengrass out at first (FBX)
4-0 2 --- 00 Fain flied out to right (X)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Blues batting
4-0 0 --- 22 Lund struck out (BFSBS)
4-0 1 --- 00 Bridges flied out to right (X)
4-0 2 --- 12 Raffensberger struck out (FFBS)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Tigers batting
4-0 0 --- 22 Jeffcoat lined a single to right center (BBCFFX)
4-0 0 1-- 12 Hegan grounded into a double play, Runnels to Pesky to
Adcock (SFBX)
4-0 2 --- 00 Grissom grounded out to second (X)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Blues batting
4-0 0 --- 00 Mueller grounded a single up the middle (X)
4-0 0 1-- 31 Wertz walked, Mueller to second (BBBFB)
4-0 0 12- 11 Adcock singled to shallow center, Mueller to third, Wertz
to second (CBX)
4-0 0 123 10 Campanella grounded into a double play, Dark to Avila to
Fain, Mueller scored, Wertz to third (BX)
4-1 2 --3 11 Pesky flied out to left (CBX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Tigers batting
4-1 0 --- 11 Avila flied out to left (BFX)
4-1 1 --- 11 Dark lined a double to left center, Dark out at third
(CBX)
4-1 2 --- 32 McDougald popped out to first (BBCSBFX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Blues batting
4-1 0 --- 10 Runnels grounded out to the catcher (BX)
4-1 1 --- 01 Lund grounded out to second (CX)
4-1 2 --- 02 Bridges lined a single to center (CSX)
4-1 2 1-- 22 Raffensberger struck out (BCSBC)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Tigers batting
4-1 0 --- 02 Greengrass lined a single between first and second (CFX)
4-1 0 1-- 21 Mele grounded to short, forcing Greengrass at second,
Mele to first (BCBX)
4-1 1 1-- 11 Fain grounded into a double play, Bridges to Pesky to
Adcock (1CBX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Blues batting
4-1 0 --- 12 Mueller grounded out to first (BCFX)
4-1 1 --- 20 Wertz flied out to left (BBX)
4-1 2 --- 11 Adcock grounded out to third (BSX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Tigers batting
Erickson now pitching
4-1 0 --- 10 Jeffcoat grounded out to second (BX)
4-1 1 --- 00 Hegan lined out to first (X)
4-1 2 --- 01 Grissom grounded out to short (CX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Blues batting
4-1 0 --- 32 Campanella struck out (BBCBFFFS)
4-1 1 --- 21 Pesky flied out to left (BCBX)
4-1 2 --- 10 Runnels lined out to right (BX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Tigers batting
4-1 0 --- 00 Avila grounded out to first (X)
4-1 1 --- 11 Dark grounded out to short (BCX)
4-1 2 --- 12 McDougald grounded a single between third and short (CSBX)
4-1 2 1-- 12 Greengrass flied out to left (BSCX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Blues batting
4-1 0 --- 12 Lund struck out (CCBS)
Westlake pinch hitting for Bridges
4-1 1 --- 31 Westlake grounded a single up the middle (CBBBX)
Boyd pinch hitting for Erickson
4-1 1 1-- 20 Boyd grounded a single between first and second, Westlake
to second (BBX)
4-1 1 12- 31 Mueller grounded to second, forcing Boyd at second,
Westlake to third, Mueller to first (BBBFX)
4-1 2 1-3 12 Wertz grounded a single up the middle, Westlake scored,
Mueller to second (CBFFX)
4-2 2 12- 00 Adcock flied out to center (X)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Tigers batting
Baker,F now playing third base
Kinder now pitching
4-2 0 --- 22 Mele struck out (CBFBS)
4-2 1 --- 31 Fain grounded out to first (BBFBX)
4-2 2 --- 10 Jeffcoat grounded out to third (BX)
************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Blues batting
Wilson,J now pitching
4-2 0 --- 00 Campanella homered deep to left (X)
Sima now pitching
4-3 0 --- 20 Pesky grounded out to second (BBX)
4-3 1 --- 32 Runnels grounded out to short (CBFBBX)
4-3 2 --- 32 Lund flied out to left (BSSFBBX)