8/10/1953, EKL53-KCB53, Griffith Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1953 Larks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 8 1 5 2 1953 Blues 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 x 3 11 0 8 1 Larks AB R H BI AVG Blues AB R H BI AVG Michaels 2b 4 0 0 0 .244 Mueller lf 4 0 1 0 .333 Adams 3b 4 0 2 1 .260 Wertz rf 3 0 2 1 .277 Glynn lf 4 0 2 0 .321 Adcock 1b 4 0 1 0 .294 Mantle cf 4 0 1 0 .256 Courtney c 3 0 1 0 .304 Sievers 1b 3 0 0 0 .265 Post cf 4 1 1 0 .200 Thomson rf 3 0 0 0 .251 Lepcio 2b 4 0 1 0 .344 Kuenn ss 4 1 1 0 .261 Runnels ss 4 1 1 0 .222 Moss c 3 1 1 0 .309 Baker,F 3b 4 0 2 2 .260 Garver p 1 0 0 0 .086 Liddle p 1 1 1 0 .074 Waitkus ph 1 0 0 0 .317 Kinder p 0 0 0 0 .667 Buhl p 0 0 0 0 .200 31 3 11 3 Shuba ph 1 0 1 1 .217 Lown p 0 0 0 0 .000 32 2 8 2 Larks INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Garver L 4-8 5.0 9 3 3 2 3 81 51 5.76 Buhl 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 20 13 3.24 Lown 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 18 11 6.01 8.0 11 3 3 3 4 119 75 Blues INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Liddle W 5-3 7.2 7 2 2 0 2 106 65 4.41 Kinder S 22 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 11 7 3.58 9.0 8 2 2 0 2 117 72 EKL: Waitkus batted for Garver in the 6th Shuba batted for Buhl in the 8th E-Kuenn. 2B-Kuenn(8), Mueller(9), Baker,F(4). RBI-Adams(32), Shuba(1), Wertz(35), Baker,F 2(11). K-Sievers, Kuenn, Post 3, Lepcio. BB-Wertz, Courtney, Liddle. SH-Sievers, Liddle. HBP-Thomson. HB-Liddle. WP-Liddle. GWRBI: Wertz Temperature: 93, Sky: clear, Wind: left to right at 9 MPH. 8/10/1953, EKL53-KCB53, Griffith Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1953 Larks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 8 1 5 2 1953 Blues 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 x 3 11 0 8 1 Larks -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Michaels 2b 1>4/L 63 4 3/fl Adams 3b S 9 9 S.2-H;1-3 Glynn lf wp.1-2 4>13 7>S Kinder S.2xH(72) 5/fl Mantle cf 6/L 13 543/gdp 9>S Sievers 1b 2>6 k 3 14/SH.1-2 Thomson rf HBP 5>63 8>63 63 Kuenn ss 43.1-2 k D 53 Moss c 13 4 S.2-3 Garver p 3>31 Waitkus ph 6>63 Buhl p Shuba ph S.3-H;1-2 Lown p Blues -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Mueller lf 1>13 D.1-3 7 7 Wertz rf 7 note 1 5>S 7>W Adcock 1b S 43/gdp 3/g.1-2 543/gdp Courtney c S.1-2 4>13 W 43 Post cf k S k 8>Lown k Lepcio 2b 2>63 8 k S Runnels ss 7 S.1-2 6>Buhl 8 8 Baker,F 3b 63 note 2 S 7 Liddle p 3>S W 14/SH.1-2 Kinder p 1: S.3-H;2xH(72) 2: D.2-H;1-H;B-3(e6/th) Larks IN OUT ER Blues IN OUT ER Garver A1 C6 3 L 4-8 Liddle A1 D2 2 W 5-3 Buhl C7 D4 0 Kinder D3 D7 0 S 22 Lown D5 D8 0 8/10/1953, EKL53-KCB53, Griffith Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1953 Larks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 8 1 5 2 1953 Blues 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 x 3 11 0 8 1 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Larks batting 0-0 0 --- 11 Michaels lined out to second (CBX) 0-0 1 --- 00 Adams lined a single to left (X) 0-0 1 1-- 00 Liddle threw a wild pitch, Adams to second (B) 0-0 1 -2- 21 Glynn grounded a single between third and short, Adams out at home (B.FBX) 0-0 2 1-- 11 Mantle lined out to short (BCX) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Blues batting 0-0 0 --- 00 Mueller grounded out to the mound (X) 0-0 1 --- 31 Wertz flied out to left (BBFBX) 0-0 2 --- 00 Adcock lined a single to left center (X) 0-0 2 1-- 12 Courtney lined a single between third and short, Adcock to second (BFCFX) 0-0 2 12- 02 Post struck out (CFFS) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Larks batting 0-0 0 --- 20 Sievers popped out to short (BBX) 0-0 1 --- 22 Thomson was hit by a pitch (BCFBH) 0-0 1 1-- 20 Kuenn grounded out to second, Thomson to second (1BBX) 0-0 2 -2- 01 Moss grounded out to the mound (SX) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Blues batting 0-0 0 --- 20 Lepcio grounded out to short (BBX) 0-0 1 --- 31 Runnels flied out to left (BBBCX) 0-0 2 --- 22 Baker,F grounded out to short (BBFFX) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Larks batting 0-0 0 --- 32 Garver grounded out to first (CCBBBX) 0-0 1 --- 01 Michaels grounded out to short (CX) 0-0 2 --- 22 Adams flied out to right (BBFFX) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Blues batting 0-0 0 --- 10 Liddle lined a single down the left field line (BX) 0-0 0 1-- 00 Mueller lined a double down the right field line, Liddle to third (X) 0-0 0 -23 22 Wertz lined a single to left, Liddle scored, Mueller out at home (CFBBFX) 0-1 1 1-- 01 Adcock grounded into a double play, Michaels to Sievers (FX) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Larks batting 0-1 0 --- 10 Glynn grounded out to the mound (BX) 0-1 1 --- 22 Mantle grounded out to the mound (SCBBFX) 0-1 2 --- 22 Sievers struck out (CBCBC) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Blues batting 0-1 0 --- 00 Courtney grounded out to the mound (X) 0-1 1 --- 11 Post grounded a single up the middle (BFX) 0-1 1 1-- 00 Lepcio lined out to center (X) 0-1 2 1-- 01 Runnels reached on an infield single to third, Post to second (CX) 0-1 2 12- 20 Baker,F lined a double to left center, Post scored, Runnels scored, Baker,F to third on an error by the shortstop Kuenn (BBX) 0-3 2 --3 32 Liddle walked (CBFFFBBB) 0-3 2 1-3 00 Mueller flied out to left (X) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Larks batting 0-3 0 --- 01 Thomson grounded out to short (CX) 0-3 1 --- 32 Kuenn struck out (BFBFBS) 0-3 2 --- 10 Moss popped out to second (BX) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Blues batting 0-3 0 --- 22 Wertz grounded a single between third and short (FBBCX) 0-3 0 1-- 11 Adcock grounded out to first, Wertz to second (SBX) 0-3 1 -2- 31 Courtney walked (BBCBB) 0-3 1 12- 12 Post struck out (CFBFC) 0-3 2 12- 12 Lepcio struck out (BCSC) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Larks batting Waitkus pinch hitting for Garver 0-3 0 --- 10 Waitkus grounded out to short (BX) 0-3 1 --- 00 Michaels popped out to second (X) 0-3 2 --- 32 Adams popped out to right (CBSBFBFX) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Blues batting Buhl now pitching 0-3 0 --- 01 Runnels lined out to center (CX) 0-3 1 --- 11 Baker,F lined a single to left center (BSX) 0-3 1 1-- 10 Liddle sacrifice bunted to the mound, Baker,F to second (BbXb) 0-3 2 -2- 01 Mueller flied out to left (CX) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Larks batting 0-3 0 --- 32 Glynn lined a single to right (BBBFSX) 0-3 0 1-- 32 Mantle grounded into a double play, Baker,F to Lepcio to Adcock (1CFBBBX) 0-3 2 --- 22 Sievers popped out to first (FBBFX) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Blues batting 0-3 0 --- 32 Wertz walked (CBBBFB) 0-3 0 1-- 12 Adcock grounded into a double play, Adams to Michaels to Sievers (FbBFX) 0-3 2 --- 00 Courtney grounded out to second (X) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Larks batting 0-3 0 --- 12 Thomson grounded out to short (FCBFX) 0-3 1 --- 00 Kuenn lined a double down the third base line (X) 0-3 1 -2- 02 Moss lined a single to left, Kuenn to third (CSFX) Shuba pinch hitting for Buhl 0-3 1 1-3 00 Shuba lined a single to shallow left, Kuenn scored, Moss to second (X) 1-3 1 12- 22 Michaels popped out to first (CBCBX) 1-3 2 12- 10 Adams lined a single down the right field line, Moss scored, Shuba to third (BX) Kinder now pitching 2-3 2 1-3 00 Glynn popped out to third (X) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Blues batting Lown now pitching 2-3 0 --- 32 Post struck out (SBBBCS) 2-3 1 --- 32 Lepcio grounded a single between third and short (CBBSBFX) 2-3 1 1-- 11 Runnels flied out to center (BFX) 2-3 2 1-- 01 Baker,F popped out to left (FX) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Larks batting 2-3 0 --- 21 Mantle lined a single to shallow center (BBCX) 2-3 0 1-- 10 Sievers sacrifice bunted to the mound, Mantle to second (BbXb) 2-3 1 -2- 01 Thomson grounded out to short (CX) 2-3 2 -2- 10 Kuenn grounded out to third (BX)