7/11/1953, HOO53-KCB53, Griffith Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1953 Thunderbolts 0 0 3 0 4 0 1 0 7 15 20 0 9 1 1953 Blues 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 7 1 5 0 Thunderbolts AB R H BI AVG Blues AB R H BI AVG Souchock lf 5 1 2 0 .258 Mueller lf 4 0 0 0 .313 Batts c 1 0 1 1 .212 Wertz rf 4 0 1 0 .279 Cox 3b 6 1 1 3 .328 Adcock 1b 4 0 0 0 .273 Martin,Bi ss 6 3 3 1 .250 Campanella c 3 0 1 0 .325 Nevel p 0 0 0 0 .000 Lund cf 2 0 1 0 .233 Irvin cf 5 2 3 1 .350 Westlake ph 2 0 1 0 .352 Bilko 1b 4 2 2 3 .204 Pesky 2b 3 2 0 0 .311 Slaughter rf 6 1 3 0 .272 Friend,O ph 1 0 0 0 .183 O'Brien,J 2b 5 2 2 2 .260 Runnels ss 3 1 0 0 .225 Triandos c 4 0 2 2 .143 Baker,F 3b 4 0 2 1 .231 Nieman lf 0 1 0 0 .315 Mizell p 1 0 0 0 .109 Erskine p 5 2 1 2 .170 Erickson p 1 0 0 0 .000 Joost ss 0 0 0 0 .348 Boyd ph 1 0 1 2 .302 47 15 20 15 Kipper p 0 0 0 0 .000 Freeman p 0 0 0 0 .000 33 3 7 3 Thunderbolts INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Erskine W 12-4 8.0 7 3 3 2 8 123 82 2.54 Nevel 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 11 8 0.00 9.0 7 3 3 2 9 134 90 Blues INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Mizell L 7-6 4.1 9 7 7 2 4 90 50 3.25 Erickson 2.2 3 1 1 0 4 33 27 4.00 Kipper 1.0 6 7 7 1 0 24 15 13.15 Freeman 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 26 15 3.22 9.0 20 15 15 4 8 173 107 HOO: Nieman inserted at lf in the 8th Batts inserted at c in the 8th Joost inserted at ss in the 9th KCB: Westlake batted for Lund in the 7th Boyd batted for Erickson in the 7th Westlake moved to cf in the 8th Friend,O batted for Pesky in the 9th E-Wertz. 2B-Souchock(5), Bilko(2). 3B-Martin,Bi 2(4), Slaughter(5), Boyd(1). HR-Cox(4), O'Brien,J(2). RBI-Cox 3(17), Martin,Bi(31), Irvin(43), Bilko 3(20), O'Brien,J 2(7), Triandos 2(3), Erskine 2(5), Batts(12), Baker,F(6), Boyd 2(9). K-Martin,Bi 2, Irvin 2, O'Brien,J 2, Triandos 2, Wertz, Adcock 3, Campanella, Baker,F 2, Mizell, Erickson. BB-Irvin, Bilko 2, Nieman, Campanella, Runnels. GWRBI: Martin,Bi Temperature: 86, Sky: clear, Wind: out to right at 4 MPH. 7/11/1953, HOO53-KCB53, Griffith Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1953 Thunderbolts 0 0 3 0 4 0 1 0 7 15 20 0 9 1 1953 Blues 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 7 1 5 0 Thunderbolts -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Souchock lf 1>63 D.1-3 5>9 6>S 8 Batts c Cox 3b 6 43.3-H;2-3 HR 63.1-2 6/L Martin,Bi ss k T.3-H T k 9>S Nevel p Irvin cf 2>k IW S.3-H k S.1-2 Bilko 1b 43 S.3-H;1-2 W.1-2 7>63 D.2-H;1-H Slaughter rf T 64/f S.2-3;1-2 5/fl S.2-3 O'Brien,J 2b k 4>63 Erickson HR S.3-H;1-3 k Triandos c 3>S k note 1 k Nieman lf W.1-2 Erskine p 16/b/f.B-1 3/g 64/f 8>Kipper note 2 7 Joost ss 1: S.3-H;2-H;1-2 2: S.3-H;2-H;1-3(e9/th);B-2 Blues -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Mueller lf 1>13 3>8 543/gdp 63 Wertz rf 8 S 6>3/g 8>k Adcock 1b k k 13 k Campanella c 2>W k 7 S Lund cf S.1-2 4>7 Westlake ph 7>S 8 Pesky 2b note 1 63 64/f.B-1 9>Nevel Friend,O ph 3/fl Runnels ss note 2 4/L W.1-2 7 Baker,F 3b S.2-H;1-3 5>S k k Mizell p k Erickson p k Boyd ph T.2-H;1-H Kipper p Freeman p 1: 46/f.2-3;B-1 2: 32.3xH;1-2;B-1 Thunderbolts -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------ Souchock lf Batts c Freeman S.3-H;2-3 Cox 3b 7.3-H Martin,Bi ss 9 Nevel p Irvin cf S.1-2 Bilko 1b W.2-3;1-2 Slaughter rf 43 O'Brien,J 2b Triandos c Nieman lf Erskine p Joost ss Blues -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------ Mueller lf Wertz rf Adcock 1b Campanella c Lund cf Westlake ph Pesky 2b Friend,O ph Runnels ss Baker,F 3b Mizell p Erickson p Boyd ph Kipper p Freeman p Thunderbolts IN OUT ER Blues IN OUT ER Erskine A1 D5 3 W 12-4 Mizell A1 C6 7 L 7-6 Nevel D6 D8 0 Erickson C7 D8 1 Kipper D9 E9 7 Freeman F1 F6 0 7/11/1953, HOO53-KCB53, Griffith Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1953 Thunderbolts 0 0 3 0 4 0 1 0 7 15 20 0 9 1 1953 Blues 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 7 1 5 0 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Thunderbolts batting 0-0 0 --- 12 Souchock grounded out to short (SCFFBX) 0-0 1 --- 10 Cox popped out to short (BX) 0-0 2 --- 22 Martin,Bi struck out (BCFFBS) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Blues batting 0-0 0 --- 11 Mueller grounded out to the mound (BCX) 0-0 1 --- 00 Wertz lined out to center (X) 0-0 2 --- 22 Adcock struck out (CSBBS) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Thunderbolts batting 0-0 0 --- 22 Irvin struck out (SBBFFS) 0-0 1 --- 21 Bilko grounded out to second (BSBX) 0-0 2 --- 10 Slaughter tripled deep to right center (BX) 0-0 2 --3 22 O'Brien,J struck out (SFBFBS) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Blues batting 0-0 0 --- 32 Campanella walked (CFFBFBBFFB) 0-0 0 1-- 21 Lund lined a single up the middle, Campanella to second (1CBBX) 0-0 0 12- 32 Pesky grounded to second, forcing Lund at second, Campanella to third, Pesky to first (FbBBBFX) 0-0 1 1-3 22 Runnels grounded to first, Campanella out at home, Pesky to second, Runnels to first (CSBBX) 0-0 2 12- 00 Baker,F grounded a single up the middle, Pesky scored, Runnels to third (X) 0-1 2 1-3 02 Mizell struck out (SSS) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Thunderbolts batting 0-1 0 --- 11 Triandos reached on an infield single to short (BCX) 0-1 0 1-- 00 Erskine bunted into an out to the mound, forcing Triandos at second, Erskine to first (Xb) 0-1 1 1-- 00 Souchock lined a double down the left field line, Erskine to third (X) 0-1 1 -23 31 Cox grounded out to second, Erskine scored, Souchock to third (BBBFX) 1-1 2 --3 21 Martin,Bi lined a triple to left center, Souchock scored (FBBX) 2-1 2 --3 30 Irvin was walked intentionally (IIII) 2-1 2 1-3 32 Bilko reached on an infield single to short, Martin,Bi scored, Irvin to second (1CBBBC>X) 3-1 2 12- 10 Slaughter grounded to short, forcing Bilko at second (BX) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Blues batting 3-1 0 --- 11 Mueller flied out to center (FBX) 3-1 1 --- 00 Wertz grounded a single up the middle (X) 3-1 1 1-- 32 Adcock struck out (FBCBFBS) 3-1 2 1-- 12 Campanella struck out (1CBCFS) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Thunderbolts batting 3-1 0 --- 10 O'Brien,J grounded out to short (BX) 3-1 1 --- 12 Triandos struck out (BCSS) 3-1 2 --- 10 Erskine grounded out to first (BX) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Blues batting 3-1 0 --- 11 Lund flied out to left (CBX) 3-1 1 --- 02 Pesky grounded out to short (FFFX) 3-1 2 --- 11 Runnels lined out to second (FBX) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Thunderbolts batting 3-1 0 --- 11 Souchock flied out to right (SBX) 3-1 1 --- 00 Cox homered deep down the left-field line (X) 4-1 1 --- 22 Martin,Bi lined a triple to left center (BBFCX) 4-1 1 --3 21 Irvin lined a single to right, Martin,Bi scored (BBFX) 5-1 1 1-- 31 Bilko walked, Irvin to second (BBCBB) 5-1 1 12- 32 Slaughter reached on an infield single to third, Irvin to third, Bilko to second (FCBBBX) Erickson now pitching 5-1 1 123 22 O'Brien,J struck out (SSBBFFS) 5-1 2 123 11 Triandos grounded a single up the middle, Irvin scored, Bilko scored, Slaughter to second (BCX) 7-1 2 12- 01 Erskine grounded to short, forcing Triandos at second (SX) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Blues batting 7-1 0 --- 11 Baker,F grounded a single between third and short (SBX) 7-1 0 1-- 12 Erickson struck out (FBFS) 7-1 1 1-- 01 Mueller grounded into a double play, Cox to O'Brien,J to Bilko (CX) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Thunderbolts batting 7-1 0 --- 11 Souchock reached on an infield single to second (CBX) 7-1 0 1-- 00 Cox grounded out to short, Souchock to second (X) 7-1 1 -2- 02 Martin,Bi struck out (SSFS) 7-1 2 -2- 02 Irvin struck out (CFC) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Blues batting 7-1 0 --- 22 Wertz grounded out to first (CBBFX) 7-1 1 --- 21 Adcock grounded out to the mound (FBBX) 7-1 2 --- 22 Campanella flied out to left (CCBFBX) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Thunderbolts batting 7-1 0 --- 12 Bilko grounded out to short (CBFX) 7-1 1 --- 00 Slaughter popped out to third (X) 7-1 2 --- 00 O'Brien,J homered deep to center (X) 8-1 2 --- 12 Triandos struck out (FFBC) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Blues batting Westlake pinch hitting for Lund 8-1 0 --- 22 Westlake lined a single to left (FBBSX) 8-1 0 1-- 10 Pesky grounded to short, forcing Westlake at second, Pesky to first (BX) 8-1 1 1-- 30 Runnels walked, Pesky to second (BBBB) 8-1 1 12- 12 Baker,F struck out (FBFFS) Boyd pinch hitting for Erickson 8-1 2 12- 12 Boyd lined a triple down the right field line, Pesky scored, Runnels scored (BCFFX) 8-3 2 --3 00 Mueller grounded out to short (X) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Thunderbolts batting Westlake moved to center field Kipper now pitching 8-3 0 --- 10 Erskine flied out to left (BX) 8-3 1 --- 00 Souchock flied out to center (X) 8-3 2 --- 11 Cox lined out to short (CBX) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Blues batting Nieman now playing left field Batts now playing catcher 8-3 0 --- 12 Wertz struck out (BFFS) 8-3 1 --- 02 Adcock struck out (CCS) 8-3 2 --- 22 Campanella lined a single to shallow right (BBSCX) 8-3 2 1-- 00 Westlake flied out to center (X) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Thunderbolts batting 8-3 0 --- 00 Martin,Bi lined a single to shallow left (X) 8-3 0 1-- 11 Irvin reached on an infield single to first, Martin,Bi to second (BCX) 8-3 0 12- 11 Bilko lined a double to left center, Martin,Bi scored, Irvin scored (BFX) 10-3 0 -2- 00 Slaughter lined a single to left, Bilko to third (X) 10-3 0 1-3 00 O'Brien,J grounded a single between first and second, Bilko scored, Slaughter to third (X) 11-3 0 1-3 31 Nieman walked, O'Brien,J to second (FBBBB) 11-3 0 123 12 Erskine lined a single between first and second, Slaughter scored, O'Brien,J scored, Nieman to third on an error by the right fielder Wertz, Erskine to second (CFBX) Freeman now pitching 13-3 0 -23 01 Batts reached on an infield single to second, Nieman scored, Erskine to third (CX) 14-3 0 1-3 02 Cox lined out to left, Erskine scored (FCX) 15-3 1 1-- 20 Martin,Bi flied out to right (BBX) 15-3 2 1-- 22 Irvin lined a single between first and second, Batts to second (BCFBX) 15-3 2 12- 32 Bilko walked, Batts to third, Irvin to second (CSBFBB>B) 15-3 2 123 32 Slaughter grounded out to second (BBSBF>X) ************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Blues batting Joost now playing shortstop Nevel now pitching Friend,O pinch hitting for Pesky 15-3 0 --- 10 Friend,O popped out to first (BX) 15-3 1 --- 12 Runnels flied out to left (FCBFX) 15-3 2 --- 12 Baker,F struck out (CBSC)