5/18/1953, WOR53-KCB53, Griffith Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E LOB DP 1953 Grays 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 7 16 1 14 2 1953 Blues 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 3 8 1 Grays AB R H BI AVG Blues AB R H BI AVG Yost 3b 7 1 3 1 .251 Mueller lf 6 1 2 0 .347 O'Connell 2b 6 2 2 1 .280 Wertz rf 6 0 3 0 .276 Hodges 1b 6 0 1 0 .243 Adcock 1b 6 0 1 0 .291 Seminick c 4 0 2 1 .282 Campanella c 5 0 2 0 .336 Sisler ph 1 0 0 1 .000 Runnels ss 3 1 1 0 .211 Smith,A pr 0 0 0 0 .188 Lund cf 5 0 0 1 .211 Tipton c 1 0 1 0 .231 Bridges 3b 5 1 1 0 .260 Vollmer lf 5 0 0 0 .222 Friend,O 2b 5 1 1 2 .260 Bell cf 3 0 1 1 .336 Liddle p 3 0 0 1 .071 Delsing ph 3 0 2 0 .257 Consuegra p 0 0 0 0 .500 McGhee rf 3 1 0 0 .389 Boyd ph 1 0 0 0 .283 Strickland ss 6 1 2 0 .267 Hoskins p 0 0 0 0 .333 Hearn p 2 0 0 0 .143 Westlake ph 1 0 0 0 .299 Dittmer ph 1 1 1 0 .333 Kipper p 0 0 0 0 .000 Smith,F p 0 0 0 0 .000 Erickson p 0 0 0 0 .000 Rand ph 1 0 0 0 .222 46 4 11 4 Holloman p 0 0 0 0 .000 Lanier p 0 0 0 0 .000 Berry ph 1 0 0 0 .176 Milliken p 0 0 0 0 .000 Thompson,D ph 1 1 1 1 .240 Madison p 0 0 0 0 .000 51 7 16 6 Grays INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Hearn 6.0 7 4 3 2 5 87 55 4.01 Smith,F 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 17 11 2.70 Holloman 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 15 9 3.38 Lanier 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 13 8 3.12 Milliken W 2-1 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 18 13 4.87 Madison S 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 11.74 12.0 11 4 3 2 8 158 101 Blues INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Liddle 7.0 8 3 3 3 4 116 69 6.59 Consuegra BS 1 2.0 3 1 0 0 1 36 23 1.13 Hoskins 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 30 17 5.47 Kipper L 0-2 0.1 3 3 3 1 0 16 10 18.00 Erickson 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 9 5 5.14 12.0 16 7 6 5 7 207 124 WOR: Dittmer batted for Hearn in the 7th Delsing batted for Bell in the 8th Rand batted for Smith,F in the 8th Delsing moved to cf in the 8th Sisler batted for Seminick in the 9th Smith,A ran for Sisler in the 9th Tipton inserted at c in the 9th Berry batted for Lanier in the 10th Thompson,D batted for Milliken in the 12th KCB: Boyd batted for Consuegra in the 9th Westlake batted for Hoskins in the 11th E-O'Connell, Mueller, Friend,O, Liddle. 2B-Yost(11), Seminick(3), Strickland(7), Campanella(5). 3B-Friend,O(2). RBI-Yost(24), O'Connell(15), Seminick(19), Bell(32), Sisler(1), Thompson,D(2), Lund(15), Friend,O 2(6), Liddle(1). SB-Mueller(2), Wertz(1). K-O'Connell, Seminick, Vollmer 2, Bell, McGhee, Hearn, Adcock 2, Campanella, Lund, Bridges, Friend,O 2, Liddle. BB-O'Connell, Hodges, Vollmer, McGhee 2, Runnels 2. HBP-McGhee. HB-Liddle. GWRBI: Thompson,D Temperature: 73, Sky: clear, Wind: right to left at 11 MPH. 5/18/1953, WOR53-KCB53, Griffith Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E LOB DP 1953 Grays 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 7 16 1 14 2 1953 Blues 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 3 8 1 Grays -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Yost 3b 1>8 63 5>53 S.1-2 9>S O'Connell 2b S 3>W 3/g S.2-H;1-2 43.1-2 Hodges 1b W.1-2 S.1-2 4 63/gdp.2-3 43.2-3 Seminick c 53.2-3;1-2 note 1 6>D k Sisler ph e4.3-H;B-1 Smith,A pr Tipton c Vollmer lf W 3/fl 63 8>Consuegra k 5 Bell cf note 2 k 13 Delsing ph S 0>Hoskins 3 McGhee rf 2>k 4>7 HBP 9 W Strickland ss e1.B-2 43 3/g D.1-3 S.1-2 Hearn p 43.2-3 k Dittmer ph 7>S Smith,F p Rand ph 8 Holloman p Lanier p Berry ph 3 Milliken p Thompson,D ph Madison p 1: S.2-H;1x3(95) 2: S.3-H;2xH(92);1-2 Blues -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Mueller lf 1>43 9 5>S 63 S Wertz rf 9 3>S S.1-2 7>Smith,F 9 S Adcock 1b S k 8 k 8 Campanella c 54/f 8 SB3;SB2 S.1-2 0>Milliken k D Runnels ss 2>S W.1-2 IW 463/gdp note 1 Lund cf k 5/f note 2 8>Holloman 143/gdp 9 Bridges 3b S.1-2 4>6/L 8 6 1>k Friend,O 2b T.2-H;1-H k 6>7 k 8 Liddle p 63.3-H 53 k Consuegra p Boyd ph 9>Lanier 4/L Hoskins p Westlake ph 63 Kipper p Erickson p 1: 16/b.2x3;B-1 2: e4.3-H;2-3;1-2;B-1 Grays -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------ Yost 3b 5/f D.3-H O'Connell 2b 1>53 Erickson k Hodges 1b 53 63 Seminick c Sisler ph Smith,A pr Tipton c S Vollmer lf k Bell cf Delsing ph 2>Kipper S McGhee rf W.1-2 Strickland ss note 1 Hearn p Dittmer ph Smith,F p Rand ph Holloman p Lanier p Berry ph Milliken p Thompson,D ph note 2 Madison p 1: 36/b/f.1-2;B-1 2: S.2-H;1-H(e7/th);B-3 Blues -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------ Mueller lf 2>Madison 1/L Wertz rf 8 Adcock 1b 13 Campanella c Runnels ss Lund cf Bridges 3b Friend,O 2b Liddle p Consuegra p Boyd ph Hoskins p Westlake ph Kipper p Erickson p Grays IN OUT ER Blues IN OUT ER Hearn A1 D1 3 Liddle A1 D4 3 Smith,F D2 D5 0 Consuegra D5 E5 0 BS 1 Holloman D6 D8 0 Hoskins E6 F5 0 Lanier D9 E3 0 Kipper F6 G1 3 L 0-2 Milliken E4 E9 0 W 2-1 Erickson G2 G3 0 Madison F1 F3 0 S 1 5/18/1953, WOR53-KCB53, Griffith Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E LOB DP 1953 Grays 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 7 16 1 14 2 1953 Blues 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 3 8 1 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Grays batting 0-0 0 --- 22 Yost flied out to center (CBFBX) 0-0 1 --- 32 O'Connell lined a single to center (BCBFBFFX) 0-0 1 1-- 32 Hodges walked, O'Connell to second (BFBFBB) 0-0 1 12- 00 Seminick grounded out to third, O'Connell to third, Hodges to second (X) 0-0 2 -23 30 Vollmer walked (BBBB) 0-0 2 123 10 Bell lined a single to right, O'Connell scored, Hodges out at home, Vollmer to second (BX) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Blues batting 1-0 0 --- 00 Mueller grounded out to second (X) 1-0 1 --- 21 Wertz flied out to right (BBFX) 1-0 2 --- 20 Adcock reached on an infield single to first (BBX) 1-0 2 1-- 01 Campanella grounded to third, forcing Adcock at second (CX) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Grays batting 1-0 0 --- 22 McGhee struck out (CBBFFC) 1-0 1 --- 02 Strickland to second on an error by the pitcher Liddle (CFX) 1-0 1 -2- 00 Hearn grounded out to second, Strickland to third (X) 1-0 2 --3 01 Yost grounded out to short (CX) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Blues batting 1-0 0 --- 10 Runnels lined a single to left center (BX) 1-0 0 1-- 12 Lund struck out (CFBS) 1-0 1 1-- 10 Bridges lined a single to left, Runnels to second (BX) 1-0 1 12- 11 Friend,O lined a triple to left center, Runnels scored, Bridges scored (BCX) 1-2 1 --3 11 Liddle grounded out to short, Friend,O scored (BCX) 1-3 2 --- 11 Mueller flied out to right (CBX) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Grays batting 1-3 0 --- 32 O'Connell walked (BBBCFB) 1-3 0 1-- 12 Hodges lined a single to shallow left, O'Connell to second (CCBX) 1-3 0 12- 31 Seminick grounded a single between first and second, O'Connell scored, Hodges out at third (CbBBBX) 2-3 1 1-- 11 Vollmer popped out to first (BCX) 2-3 2 1-- 12 Bell struck out (BSCS) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Blues batting 2-3 0 --- 12 Wertz lined a single to shallow center (CBFX) 2-3 0 1-- 12 Adcock struck out (CSBS) 2-3 1 1-- 01 Campanella flied out to center (CX) 2-3 2 1-- 32 Runnels walked, Wertz to second (1BBCFB>F>B) 2-3 2 12- 11 Lund grounded to third, forcing Wertz at third (BSX) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Grays batting 2-3 0 --- 02 McGhee flied out to left (FFX) 2-3 1 --- 00 Strickland grounded out to second (X) 2-3 2 --- 22 Hearn struck out (BCSBC) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Blues batting 2-3 0 --- 01 Bridges lined out to short (SX) 2-3 1 --- 22 Friend,O struck out (BCFBS) 2-3 2 --- 02 Liddle grounded out to third (FFX) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Grays batting 2-3 0 --- 22 Yost grounded out to third (CBBFX) 2-3 1 --- 00 O'Connell grounded out to first (X) 2-3 2 --- 30 Hodges popped out to second (BBBX) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Blues batting 2-3 0 --- 21 Mueller lined a single to shallow right (BBFX) 2-3 0 1-- 10 Wertz lined a single between third and short, Mueller to second (BX) 2-3 0 12- 11 Adcock flied out to center (BSX) 2-3 1 12- 00 Mueller stole third, Wertz stole second (>S) 2-3 1 -23 02 Campanella struck out (>S.SS) 2-3 2 -23 30 Runnels was walked intentionally (IIII) 2-3 2 123 02 Mueller scored, Wertz to third, Runnels to second, Lund to first on an error by the second baseman O'Connell (CFX) 2-4 2 123 00 Bridges flied out to center (X) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Grays batting 2-4 0 --- 32 Seminick grounded a double down the third base line (BCBBFFFX) 2-4 0 -2- 21 Vollmer grounded out to short (SBBX) 2-4 1 -2- 21 Bell grounded out to the mound (BBCX) 2-4 2 -2- 00 McGhee was hit by a pitch (H) 2-4 2 12- 10 Strickland grounded out to first (BX) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Blues batting 2-4 0 --- 10 Friend,O flied out to left (BX) 2-4 1 --- 22 Liddle struck out (CBBCS) 2-4 2 --- 20 Mueller grounded out to short (BBX) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Grays batting Dittmer pinch hitting for Hearn 2-4 0 --- 22 Dittmer lined a single up the middle (BFBFFX) 2-4 0 1-- 12 Yost grounded a single up the middle, Dittmer to second (BFSX) 2-4 0 12- 00 O'Connell grounded a single up the middle, Dittmer scored, Yost to second (X) 3-4 0 12- 21 Hodges grounded into a double play, Runnels to Adcock, Yost to third (BFBX) 3-4 2 --3 02 Seminick struck out (SFS) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Blues batting Smith,F now pitching 3-4 0 --- 21 Wertz grounded a single between first and second (BCBX) 3-4 0 1-- 12 Adcock struck out (CFBS) 3-4 1 1-- 12 Campanella lined a single to center, Wertz to second (CBSX) 3-4 1 12- 22 Runnels grounded into a double play, O'Connell to Strickland to Hodges (CBCBX) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Grays batting Consuegra now pitching 3-4 0 --- 00 Vollmer popped out to third (X) Delsing pinch hitting for Bell 3-4 1 --- 22 Delsing lined a single to shallow center (BBCFX) 3-4 1 1-- 21 McGhee lined out to right (CBBX) 3-4 2 1-- 12 Strickland lined a double to right center, Delsing to third (BSFX) Rand pinch hitting for Smith,F 3-4 2 -23 32 Rand flied out to center (BBCBSX) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Blues batting Holloman now pitching Delsing moved to center field 3-4 0 --- 22 Lund lined out to right (BSFBX) 3-4 1 --- 22 Bridges popped out to short (CBSBX) 3-4 2 --- 22 Friend,O struck out (CFBBS) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Grays batting 3-4 0 --- 10 Yost lined a single to right center (BX) 3-4 0 1-- 10 O'Connell grounded out to second, Yost to second (BX) 3-4 1 -2- 11 Hodges grounded out to second, Yost to third (BCX) Sisler pinch hitting for Seminick 3-4 2 --3 02 Yost scored, Sisler to first on an error by the second baseman Friend,O (FFFX) Smith,A pinch running for Sisler 4-4 2 1-- 22 Vollmer struck out (BBSFS) ************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Blues batting Tipton now playing catcher Boyd pinch hitting for Consuegra Lanier now pitching 4-4 0 --- 21 Boyd lined out to second (CBBX) 4-4 1 --- 11 Mueller lined a single to left (FBX) 4-4 1 1-- 00 Wertz flied out to right (>X) 4-4 2 1-- 22 Adcock flied out to center (BBCCX) ************** Top of the 10th inning, Grays batting Hoskins now pitching 4-4 0 --- 01 Delsing popped out to first (CX) 4-4 1 --- 32 McGhee walked (BFBCBB) 4-4 1 1-- 20 Strickland lined a single to shallow left, McGhee to second (11BBX) Berry pinch hitting for Lanier 4-4 1 12- 01 Berry popped out to first (CX) 4-4 2 12- 22 Yost grounded to third, forcing McGhee at third (BSBSX) ************** Bottom of the 10th inning, Blues batting Milliken now pitching 4-4 0 --- 21 Campanella lined a double down the left field line (BBCX) 4-4 0 -2- 00 Runnels bunted into an out to the mound, Campanella out at third, Runnels to first (Xb) 4-4 1 1-- 02 Lund grounded into a double play, Milliken to O'Connell to Hodges (CCX) ************** Top of the 11th inning, Grays batting 4-4 0 --- 10 O'Connell grounded out to third (BX) 4-4 1 --- 10 Hodges grounded out to third (BX) 4-4 2 --- 11 Tipton lined a single to left center (BCX) 4-4 2 1-- 22 Vollmer struck out (BCBCS) ************** Bottom of the 11th inning, Blues batting 4-4 0 --- 12 Bridges struck out (CFFBS) 4-4 1 --- 00 Friend,O flied out to center (X) Westlake pinch hitting for Hoskins 4-4 2 --- 21 Westlake grounded out to short (BBCX) ************** Top of the 12th inning, Grays batting Kipper now pitching 4-4 0 --- 00 Delsing lined a single to shallow right (X) 4-4 0 1-- 32 McGhee walked, Delsing to second (CBBBSB) 4-4 0 12- 00 Strickland bunted into an out to first, forcing Delsing at third, McGhee to second, Strickland to first (Xb) Thompson,D pinch hitting for Milliken 4-4 1 12- 12 Thompson,D lined a single to left, McGhee scored, Strickland scored on an error by the left fielder Mueller, Thompson,D to third (CFBFX) 6-4 1 --3 11 Yost lined a double to left center, Thompson,D scored (BCX) Erickson now pitching 7-4 1 -2- 12 O'Connell struck out (CFBS) 7-4 2 -2- 31 Hodges grounded out to short (BBBCX) ************** Bottom of the 12th inning, Blues batting Madison now pitching 7-4 0 --- 11 Mueller lined out to the mound (BCX) 7-4 1 --- 00 Wertz flied out to center (X) 7-4 2 --- 21 Adcock grounded out to the mound (CBBX)