5/11/1953, IND53-KCB53, game 1, Griffith Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1953 Clowns 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 9 11 1 9 1 1953 Blues 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 2 12 0 Clowns AB R H BI AVG Blues AB R H BI AVG Bruton cf 4 1 1 1 .316 Mueller lf 5 0 1 1 .346 Pafko lf 5 1 1 1 .331 Wertz rf 3 0 0 0 .232 Fondy 1b 4 1 0 1 .271 Adcock 1b 4 1 2 0 .317 Jackson 3b 4 2 2 2 .355 Campanella c 5 1 3 0 .339 Rivera rf 4 0 2 1 .263 Pesky 2b 4 1 1 0 .316 Logan ss 4 0 1 2 .302 Boyd ph 1 0 0 0 .279 Aber p 0 0 0 0 .000 Runnels ss 2 0 0 2 .187 Keegan p 1 1 1 0 .500 Evers ph 1 0 0 0 .171 Serena 2b 5 0 1 0 .174 Baker,F 3b 1 0 0 0 .235 Crandall c 5 1 1 1 .258 Lund cf 4 1 0 0 .220 Friend,B p 1 1 0 0 .200 Bridges 3b 2 0 1 0 .270 Wehmeier p 0 0 0 0 .000 Westlake ph 1 0 1 0 .292 Ward ph 0 0 0 0 .200 Lepcio ss 0 0 0 0 .438 Ridzik p 1 0 0 0 .250 McDonald p 2 0 1 1 .125 Hughes p 0 0 0 0 1.000 Consuegra p 0 0 0 0 .500 Pendleton ss 2 1 1 0 .326 Courtney ph 1 0 0 0 .333 40 9 11 9 Kipper p 0 0 0 0 .000 Erickson p 0 0 0 0 .000 36 4 10 4 Clowns INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Friend,B 2.1 6 4 4 4 0 64 33 2.55 Wehmeier 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 20 9 20.25 Ridzik W 3-0 2.2 0 0 0 2 3 50 31 2.51 Hughes H 6 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2.45 Aber H 4 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 25 15 1.59 Keegan 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 0.00 9.0 10 4 4 7 3 169 95 Blues INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA McDonald L 1-7 6.0 5 5 1 4 2 100 59 4.50 Consuegra 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 15 8 1.50 Kipper 0.1 4 3 3 0 0 17 10 12.71 Erickson 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 22 17 4.26 9.0 11 9 5 5 4 154 94 IND: Ward batted for Wehmeier in the 4th Pendleton inserted at ss in the 7th KCB: Evers batted for Runnels in the 7th Westlake batted for Bridges in the 7th Courtney batted for Consuegra in the 7th Baker,F inserted at 3b in the 8th Lepcio inserted at ss in the 8th Boyd batted for Pesky in the 9th E-Serena, Campanella, Runnels. 2B-Jackson(9), Pesky(8). RBI-Bruton(7), Pafko(14), Fondy(15), Jackson 2(25), Rivera(17), Logan 2(17), Crandall(15), Mueller(7), Runnels 2(17), McDonald(1). K-Fondy, Jackson, Crandall, Pendleton, Adcock, Campanella, Bridges. BB-Bruton, Fondy, Jackson, Rivera, Ward, Wertz 2, Adcock, Runnels, Lund, Bridges, McDonald. GWRBI: Rivera Temperature: 69, Sky: clear, Wind: right to left at 9 MPH. 5/11/1953, IND53-KCB53, game 1, Griffith Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1953 Clowns 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 9 11 1 9 1 1953 Blues 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 2 12 0 Clowns -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Bruton cf 1>43 8 8 W S.3-H;1-3 Pafko lf 43 e6.2-3;B-1 54/f 8 S.3-H;1-3 Fondy 1b k W.1-2 5>8 7>Consuegra Erickson 6/L 9.3-H Jackson 3b 2>53 note 1 D W k Rivera rf S W.1-2 S.2-H 16/f.B-1 9>43 Logan ss 5/fl note 2 8 8 Aber p Keegan p S Serena 2b 13 7 64/f 8>Kipper S.1-3 43 Crandall c 3>63 4>13 6>k S 43.3-H;1-2 Friend,B p e2.B-2 Wehmeier p Ward ph W Ridzik p 63 Hughes p Pendleton ss S.1-3 k 1: S.3-H;2-H;1-3 2: S.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2 Blues -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Mueller lf 1>63 S 9.3-H;2-3 9 8>3/L Wertz rf W W.1-2 43 46/f.B-1 4/L Adcock 1b S.1-2 23 4>Ridzik W.1-2 S k Campanella c S.2-3;1-2 3>S k Hughes Keegan note 1 64/f Pesky 2b note 2 D.1-3 4 7>Aber 53 Boyd ph 9>8 Runnels ss note 3 43.3-H;2-3 5>43 Evers ph 5/fl Baker,F 3b 63 Lund cf 7 W 53 e4.B-1 7 Bridges 3b 2>S Wehmeier k W.1-2 Westlake ph S.1-2 Lepcio ss McDonald p 643/gdp note 4 6>W Consuegra p Courtney ph 13 Kipper p Erickson p 1: S.2xH(82);1-2 2: 52/f.2-3;1-2;B-1 3: W.3-H;2-3;1-2 4: S.3-H;2-3;1-2 Clowns IN OUT ER Blues IN OUT ER Friend,B A1 B7 4 McDonald A1 D2 1 L 1-7 Wehmeier B8 C2 0 Consuegra D3 D6 0 Ridzik C3 D3 0 W 3-0 Kipper D7 E2 3 Hughes D4 D4 0 H 6 Erickson E3 E9 1 Aber D5 E3 0 H 4 Keegan E4 E7 0 5/11/1953, IND53-KCB53, game 1, Griffith Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1953 Clowns 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 9 11 1 9 1 1953 Blues 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 2 12 0 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Clowns batting 0-0 0 --- 22 Bruton grounded out to second (CCBBFX) 0-0 1 --- 10 Pafko grounded out to second (BX) 0-0 2 --- 32 Fondy struck out (BCBSFBS) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Blues batting 0-0 0 --- 00 Mueller grounded out to short (X) 0-0 1 --- 32 Wertz walked (BBCBFFB) 0-0 1 1-- 11 Adcock lined a single to shallow left, Wertz to second (SBX) 0-0 1 12- 01 Campanella lined a single to shallow right, Wertz to third, Adcock to second (FX) 0-0 1 123 10 Pesky grounded to third, forcing Wertz at home, Adcock to third, Campanella to second, Pesky to first (BX) 0-0 2 123 31 Runnels walked, Adcock scored, Campanella to third, Pesky to second (BCBBB) 0-1 2 123 31 Lund flied out to left (BCBBX) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Clowns batting 0-1 0 --- 10 Jackson grounded out to third (BX) 0-1 1 --- 21 Rivera grounded a single up the middle (FBBX) 0-1 1 1-- 11 Logan popped out to third (BFX) 0-1 2 1-- 01 Serena grounded out to the mound (CX) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Blues batting 0-1 0 --- 31 Bridges reached on an infield single to the pitcher (BFBBX) 0-1 0 1-- 32 McDonald grounded into a double play, Logan to Serena to Fondy (BbCBSBFX) 0-1 2 --- 32 Mueller lined a single to shallow right (BCBFFBX) 0-1 2 1-- 30 Wertz walked, Mueller to second (BBBB) 0-1 2 12- 02 Adcock grounded out to the catcher (SSFX) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Clowns batting 0-1 0 --- 21 Crandall grounded out to short (CBBX) 0-1 1 --- 02 Friend,B to second on an error by the catcher Campanella (CCX) 0-1 1 -2- 00 Bruton popped out to center (X) 0-1 2 -2- 01 Friend,B to third, Pafko to first on an error by the shortstop Runnels (FX) 0-1 2 1-3 32 Fondy walked, Pafko to second (BCBSB>B) 0-1 2 123 22 Jackson lined a single to right center, Friend,B scored, Pafko scored, Fondy to third (BBCCX) 2-1 2 1-3 31 Rivera walked, Jackson to second (BCBBB) 2-1 2 123 10 Logan lined a single between first and second, Fondy scored, Jackson scored, Rivera to third, Logan to second (BX) 4-1 2 -23 02 Serena flied out to left (CFX) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Blues batting 4-1 0 --- 01 Campanella grounded a single up the middle (FX) 4-1 0 1-- 00 Pesky grounded a double down the third base line, Campanella to third (11X) 4-1 0 -23 11 Runnels grounded out to second, Campanella scored, Pesky to third (CBX) 4-2 1 --3 32 Lund walked (CBBSBB) Wehmeier now pitching 4-2 1 1-3 30 Bridges walked, Lund to second (1BBBB) 4-2 1 123 30 McDonald singled to shallow center, Pesky scored, Lund to third, Bridges to second (BBBX) 4-3 1 123 22 Mueller flied out to right, Lund scored, Bridges to third (CCFFFBBFX) 4-4 2 1-3 20 Wertz grounded out to second (BBX) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Clowns batting 4-4 0 --- 21 Crandall grounded out to the mound (BFBX) Ward pinch hitting for Wehmeier 4-4 1 --- 32 Ward walked (BCSBBB) 4-4 1 1-- 32 Bruton flied out to center (BBBCSX) 4-4 2 1-- 02 Pafko grounded to third, forcing Ward at second (CCX) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Blues batting Ridzik now pitching 4-4 0 --- 32 Adcock struck out (CCFBFBFBS) 4-4 1 --- 12 Campanella struck out (SBFC) 4-4 2 --- 00 Pesky popped out to second (X) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Clowns batting 4-4 0 --- 22 Fondy flied out to center (CSBBFFX) 4-4 1 --- 00 Jackson lined a double to right center (X) 4-4 1 -2- 00 Rivera lined a single to right center, Jackson scored (X) 5-4 1 1-- 11 Logan flied out to center (BpFX) 5-4 2 1-- 10 Serena grounded to short, forcing Rivera at second (BX) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Blues batting 5-4 0 --- 12 Runnels grounded out to second (CSBX) 5-4 1 --- 02 Lund grounded out to third (CCX) 5-4 2 --- 02 Bridges struck out (CFS) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Clowns batting 5-4 0 --- 02 Crandall struck out (CCS) 5-4 1 --- 10 Ridzik grounded out to short (BX) 5-4 2 --- 30 Bruton walked (BBBB) 5-4 2 1-- 00 Pafko flied out to center (X) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Blues batting 5-4 0 --- 32 McDonald walked (BBBCSB) 5-4 0 1-- 32 Mueller lined out to right (CbBFFBBX) 5-4 1 1-- 32 Wertz grounded to second, forcing McDonald at second, Wertz to first (BSBFBX) 5-4 2 1-- 32 Adcock walked, Wertz to second (BSBBC>F1>B) Hughes now pitching 5-4 2 12- 00 Campanella grounded a single up the middle, Wertz out at home, Adcock to second (X) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Clowns batting Consuegra now pitching 5-4 0 --- 22 Fondy lined out to short (BFBCX) 5-4 1 --- 31 Jackson walked (BBBCB) 5-4 1 1-- 01 Rivera grounded to the mound, forcing Jackson at second, Rivera to first (FX) 5-4 2 1-- 11 Logan lined out to center (BCX) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Blues batting Pendleton now playing shortstop Aber now pitching 5-4 0 --- 22 Pesky grounded out to third (CCBBX) Evers pinch hitting for Runnels 5-4 1 --- 20 Evers popped out to third (BBX) 5-4 2 --- 02 Lund to first on an error by the second baseman Serena (CCX) Westlake pinch hitting for Bridges 5-4 2 1-- 11 Westlake lined a single to right, Lund to second (CBX) Courtney pinch hitting for Consuegra 5-4 2 12- 10 Courtney grounded out to the mound (BX) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Clowns batting Baker,F now playing third base Lepcio now playing shortstop Kipper now pitching 5-4 0 --- 21 Serena grounded out to second (CBBX) 5-4 1 --- 10 Crandall lined a single to shallow left (BX) 5-4 1 1-- 32 Pendleton grounded a single between first and second, Crandall to third (FBBBCX) 5-4 1 1-3 02 Bruton lined a single down the right field line, Crandall scored, Pendleton to third (CSX) 6-4 1 1-3 10 Pafko lined a single to center, Pendleton scored, Bruton to third (BX) Erickson now pitching 7-4 1 1-3 11 Fondy flied out to right, Bruton scored (BCX) 8-4 2 1-- 22 Jackson struck out (CBBSC) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Blues batting 8-4 0 --- 32 Mueller lined out to first (BBCSBX) 8-4 1 --- 10 Wertz lined out to second (BX) 8-4 2 --- 00 Adcock grounded a single between first and second (X) Keegan now pitching 8-4 2 1-- 00 Campanella grounded to short, forcing Adcock at second (X) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Clowns batting 8-4 0 --- 00 Rivera grounded out to second (X) 8-4 1 --- 12 Keegan lined a single down the right field line (BCSX) 8-4 1 1-- 11 Serena lined a single down the left field line, Keegan to third (CBX) 8-4 1 1-3 02 Crandall grounded out to second, Keegan scored, Serena to second (FCX) 9-4 2 -2- 02 Pendleton struck out (SFS) ************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Blues batting Boyd pinch hitting for Pesky 9-4 0 --- 20 Boyd lined out to center (BBX) 9-4 1 --- 12 Baker,F grounded out to short (CCBX) 9-4 2 --- 00 Lund flied out to left (X)