5/3/1953, KCB53-ROC53, game 2, Polo Grounds
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1953 Blues 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 9 3 14 1
1953 Arsenal 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 12 2 11 0
Blues AB R H BI AVG Arsenal AB R H BI AVG
Mueller lf 5 2 3 2 .361 Philley rf 5 0 2 1 .286
Wertz rf 3 0 0 1 .275 Thomas,K lf 4 1 2 1 .308
Adcock 1b 4 0 1 0 .299 Abrams ph 1 0 0 0 .284
Campanella c 2 0 0 0 .319 Doby cf 5 1 1 0 .314
Pesky 2b 5 0 0 0 .333 Rosen 3b 4 1 2 0 .365
Hoskins p 0 0 0 0 .500 Lopata c 3 1 1 0 .273
Kinder p 0 0 0 0 1.000 Burgess ph 1 0 1 1 .349
Runnels ss 4 0 0 0 .194 Robinson,E 1b 4 0 1 1 .302
Lund cf 4 1 1 0 .202 Fox 2b 3 0 0 0 .269
Westlake ph 1 1 0 0 .298 Elliott,H ph 1 0 1 1 .300
Bridges 3b 5 1 3 0 .277 Houtteman pr 0 1 0 0 .000
Raffensberger p 3 0 0 0 .000 Hatton 2b 0 0 0 0 .333
Baker,F 2b 1 0 1 1 .250 McMillan ss 3 1 0 0 .226
37 5 9 4 Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0 .333
Fricano p 1 0 0 0 .000
Larsen p 2 0 1 1 .563
Brazle p 0 0 0 0 1.000
38 6 12 6
Blues INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Raffensberger 7.2 9 4 3 1 6 112 84 4.60
Hoskins 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 5.50
Kinder BS 2, L 3-1 0.1 3 2 2 1 0 19 10 2.93
8.1 12 6 5 2 6 135 97
Arsenal INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Fricano 5.1 5 4 3 6 2 103 55 3.49
Larsen 3.1 4 1 0 1 0 60 38 7.71
Brazle W 1-1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2.31
9.0 9 5 3 7 2 166 95
KCB: Baker,F inserted at 2b in the 8th
Westlake batted for Lund in the 9th
Westlake moved to cf in the 9th
ROC: Elliott,H batted for Fox in the 8th
Houtteman ran for Elliott,H in the 8th
Davalillo batted for McMillan in the 8th
Hatton inserted at 2b in the 9th
Davalillo moved to ss in the 9th
Abrams batted for Thomas,K in the 9th
Burgess batted for Lopata in the 9th
E-Runnels, Bridges 2, Robinson,E, Davalillo. 2B-Mueller(2), Doby(1),
Rosen(6), Elliott,H(2). 3B-Bridges(1). HR-Mueller(1), Thomas,K(2).
RBI-Mueller 2(5), Wertz(8), Baker,F(2), Philley(13), Thomas,K(3),
Robinson,E(17), Larsen(4), Elliott,H(2), Burgess(18). K-Raffensberger 2,
Thomas,K, Doby 3, Robinson,E, Fricano. BB-Mueller, Wertz 2, Campanella 3,
Runnels, Rosen, Lopata. SH-Raffensberger, Fricano. HBP-Adcock, Robinson,E.
HB-Raffensberger, Fricano.
GWRBI: Robinson,E
Temperature: 70, Sky: clear, Wind: left to right at 7 MPH.
5/3/1953, KCB53-ROC53, game 2, Polo Grounds
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1953 Blues 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 9 3 14 1
1953 Arsenal 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 12 2 11 0
Blues -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Mueller lf 1>HR 3>D W S.3-H 8>63
Wertz rf 53 43.2-3 note 1 W.1-2 9
Adcock 1b HBP e3.3-H;B-1 46/f Larsen S
note 2
Campanella c W.1-2 9 5>W 8 W.1-2
Pesky 2b 8.2-3 7 46/f.B-1 7>8 53
Hoskins p
Kinder p
Runnels ss 9 4>W 8 53 9>53
Lund cf 2>53 46/f.B-1 54/f S
Westlake ph e6.B-2
Bridges 3b 13 S.1-2 6>T S.1-2 9
Raffensberger p k note 3 k 6/f
Baker,F 2b S.2-H
1: W.3-H;2-3;1-2 2: 64/f.2-3;B-1 3: 34/SH.2-3;1-2
Arsenal -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Philley rf 1>63 S.2-H S 43 Hoskins
43
Thomas,K lf HR 8 S.1-3 7>k 9>Kinder
Abrams ph 63
Doby cf k k 13 k D
Rosen 3b D 3>S 5>e6.B-1 63 W
Lopata c W e5.1-2;B-1 7 8>S
Burgess ph S.2-H;1-3
Robinson,E 1b note 1 note 2 k 43.1-2 S.3-H;1-2
Fox 2b 64/f 6 13
Elliott,H ph D.2-H
Houtteman pr
Hatton 2b
McMillan ss 2>e5.B-1 4>13 6>6/L
Davalillo ph 53
Fricano p 24/SH.1-2 k
Larsen p 8 S.2-H
Brazle p
1: HBP.2-3;1-2 2: 643/gdp.2-3
Blues -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Mueller lf Brazle
9
Wertz rf
Adcock 1b
Campanella c
Pesky 2b
Hoskins p
Kinder p
Runnels ss
Lund cf
Westlake ph
Bridges 3b
Raffensberger p
Baker,F 2b
Arsenal -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Philley rf
Thomas,K lf
Abrams ph
Doby cf
Rosen 3b
Lopata c
Burgess ph
Robinson,E 1b
Fox 2b
Elliott,H ph
Houtteman pr
Hatton 2b
McMillan ss
Davalillo ph
Fricano p
Larsen p
Brazle p
Blues IN OUT ER Arsenal IN OUT ER
Raffensberger A1 D9 3 Fricano A1 D2 3
Hoskins E1 E1 0 Larsen D3 E9 0
Kinder E2 E6 2 BS 2, L 3-1 Brazle F1 F1 0 W 1-1
5/3/1953, KCB53-ROC53, game 2, Polo Grounds
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1953 Blues 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 9 3 14 1
1953 Arsenal 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 12 2 11 0
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Blues batting
0-0 0 --- 20 Mueller homered deep to right (BBX)
1-0 0 --- 10 Wertz grounded out to third (BX)
1-0 1 --- 22 Adcock was hit by a pitch (CBBCH)
1-0 1 1-- 30 Campanella walked, Adcock to second (BBBB)
1-0 1 12- 22 Pesky flied out to center, Adcock to third (BBFFX)
1-0 2 1-3 22 Runnels flied out to right (BCBFX)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Arsenal batting
1-0 0 --- 00 Philley grounded out to short (X)
1-0 1 --- 01 Thomas,K homered deep to right (CX)
1-1 1 --- 12 Doby struck out (SFFBC)
1-1 2 --- 02 Rosen lined a double to left center (FFX)
1-1 2 -2- 32 Lopata walked (BBBCFB)
1-1 2 12- 12 Robinson,E was hit by a pitch, Rosen to third, Lopata to
second (BFCH)
1-1 2 123 00 Fox grounded to short, forcing Robinson,E at second (X)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Blues batting
1-1 0 --- 21 Lund grounded out to third (BSBX)
1-1 1 --- 00 Bridges grounded out to the mound (X)
1-1 2 --- 22 Raffensberger struck out (BBCSFS)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Arsenal batting
1-1 0 --- 22 McMillan to first on an error by the third baseman
Bridges (CCBBFX)
1-1 0 1-- 00 Fricano sacrifice bunted to the catcher, McMillan to
second (Xb)
1-1 1 -2- 00 Philley lined a single to left center, McMillan scored (X)
1-2 1 1-- 31 Thomas,K flied out to center (BBCBX)
1-2 2 1-- 02 Doby struck out (SSS)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Blues batting
1-2 0 --- 01 Mueller lined a double to right center (CX)
1-2 0 -2- 21 Wertz grounded out to second, Mueller to third (BBFX)
1-2 1 --3 01 Mueller scored, Adcock to first on an error by the first
baseman Robinson,E (SX)
2-2 1 1-- 00 Campanella flied out to right (X)
2-2 2 1-- 00 Pesky lined out to left (X)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Arsenal batting
2-2 0 --- 00 Rosen lined a single to right (X)
2-2 0 1-- 10 Rosen to second on an error by the third baseman Bridges,
Lopata to first (Bb1X)
2-2 0 12- 02 Robinson,E grounded into a double play, Runnels to Pesky
to Adcock, Rosen to third (CSX)
2-2 2 --3 00 Fox popped out to short (X)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Blues batting
2-2 0 --- 31 Runnels walked (BBBCB)
2-2 0 1-- 12 Lund grounded to second, forcing Runnels at second, Lund
to first (FBFX)
2-2 1 1-- 02 Bridges lined a single to shallow left, Lund to second
(CFX)
2-2 1 12- 00 Raffensberger sacrifice bunted to first, Lund to third,
Bridges to second (Xb)
2-2 2 -23 32 Mueller walked (BBBCFB)
2-2 2 123 30 Wertz walked, Lund scored, Bridges to third, Mueller to
second (BBBB)
3-2 2 123 12 Adcock grounded to second, forcing Wertz at second (FBFFX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Arsenal batting
3-2 0 --- 00 McMillan grounded out to the mound (X)
3-2 1 --- 12 Fricano struck out (SSBS)
3-2 2 --- 01 Philley reached on an infield single to third (CX)
3-2 2 1-- 22 Thomas,K grounded a single between first and second,
Philley to third (BCCBX)
3-2 2 1-3 00 Doby grounded out to the mound (X)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Blues batting
3-2 0 --- 31 Campanella walked (BCBBB)
3-2 0 1-- 12 Pesky grounded to second, forcing Campanella at second,
Pesky to first (CFBX)
3-2 1 1-- 10 Runnels flied out to center (BX)
3-2 2 1-- 00 Lund grounded to third, forcing Pesky at second (X)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Arsenal batting
3-2 0 --- 22 Rosen to first on an error by the shortstop Runnels
(BCCFBX)
3-2 0 1-- 01 Lopata lined out to left (CX)
3-2 1 1-- 12 Robinson,E struck out (BFSS)
3-2 2 1-- 00 Fox grounded out to the mound (X)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Blues batting
3-2 0 --- 22 Bridges lined a triple to right center (BCSBX)
3-2 0 --3 12 Raffensberger struck out (SBFFFS)
3-2 1 --3 10 Mueller reached on an infield single to second, Bridges
scored (BX)
4-2 1 1-- 31 Wertz walked, Mueller to second (BBFBB)
Larsen now pitching
4-2 1 12- 11 Adcock grounded to short, forcing Wertz at second,
Mueller to third, Adcock to first (FBX)
4-2 2 1-3 22 Campanella flied out to center (BCFBFX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Arsenal batting
4-2 0 --- 11 McMillan lined out to short (BCX)
4-2 1 --- 02 Larsen flied out to center (CFFFX)
4-2 2 --- 00 Philley grounded out to second (X)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Blues batting
4-2 0 --- 22 Pesky flied out to center (CSBBX)
4-2 1 --- 10 Runnels grounded out to third (BX)
4-2 2 --- 00 Lund grounded a single between first and second (X)
4-2 2 1-- 32 Bridges reached on an infield single to third, Lund to
second (SBBSB>X)
4-2 2 12- 12 Raffensberger grounded to short, forcing Bridges at
second (BCSX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Arsenal batting
4-2 0 --- 22 Thomas,K struck out (BFBSS)
4-2 1 --- 02 Doby struck out (CFFS)
4-2 2 --- 12 Rosen grounded out to short (BSFX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Blues batting
4-2 0 --- 02 Mueller grounded out to short (CFX)
4-2 1 --- 00 Wertz flied out to right (X)
4-2 2 --- 00 Adcock reached on an infield single to second (X)
4-2 2 1-- 32 Campanella walked, Adcock to second (BBBCF>F>F>B)
4-2 2 12- 20 Pesky grounded out to third (BBX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Arsenal batting
4-2 0 --- 00 Lopata lined a single to shallow right (X)
4-2 0 1-- 32 Robinson,E grounded out to second, Lopata to second
(BBCBCFFX)
Elliott,H pinch hitting for Fox
4-2 1 -2- 02 Elliott,H lined a double to left center, Lopata scored
(CFFX)
Houtteman pinch running for Elliott,H
Davalillo pinch hitting for McMillan
4-3 1 -2- 01 Davalillo grounded out to third (CX)
4-3 2 -2- 21 Larsen lined a single to shallow center, Houtteman scored
(BBFX)
Baker,F now playing second base
Hoskins now pitching
4-4 2 1-- 12 Philley grounded out to second (CFBX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Blues batting
Hatton now playing second base
Davalillo moved to shortstop
4-4 0 --- 02 Runnels grounded out to third (CSX)
Westlake pinch hitting for Lund
4-4 1 --- 32 Westlake to second on an error by the shortstop Davalillo
(BCCBBX)
4-4 1 -2- 01 Bridges flied out to right (CX)
4-4 2 -2- 32 Baker,F lined a single to left center, Westlake scored
(BBFFBX)
Brazle now pitching
5-4 2 1-- 11 Mueller flied out to right (SBX)
************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Arsenal batting
Kinder now pitching
Westlake moved to center field
Abrams pinch hitting for Thomas,K
5-4 0 --- 11 Abrams grounded out to short (BSX)
5-4 1 --- 11 Doby lined a double to right center (CBX)
5-4 1 -2- 32 Rosen walked (BCBBFB)
Burgess pinch hitting for Lopata
5-4 1 12- 00 Burgess singled down the right field line, Doby scored,
Rosen to third (X)
5-5 1 1-3 32 Robinson,E singled to right, Rosen scored, Burgess to
second (CBBBCX)