8/15/1953, DEV53-EKL53, County Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1953 Tigers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 1 10 0 1953 Larks 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 x 5 11 1 12 2 Tigers AB R H BI AVG Larks AB R H BI AVG Fain 1b 4 0 1 0 .282 Williams,Da 2b 4 1 1 0 .274 Avila 2b 4 1 2 0 .292 Kuenn ss 5 1 1 0 .266 Carey 3b 5 1 1 2 .354 Hatfield 3b 4 1 2 0 .209 Dark ss 5 1 1 0 .284 Thomson rf 5 1 3 1 .257 Noren cf 2 0 1 1 .321 Busby cf 5 1 2 2 .304 Pollet p 0 0 0 0 .500 Waitkus 1b 4 0 1 0 .311 McDougald ph 1 0 0 0 .304 Umphlett lf 3 0 1 2 .258 Wilson,J p 0 0 0 0 .000 Mantle lf 1 0 0 0 .254 Wright rf 2 0 0 0 .167 Moss c 1 0 0 0 .305 Greengrass lf 4 0 2 0 .271 Garver p 4 0 0 0 .077 Janowicz c 4 0 0 0 .200 Lown p 0 0 0 0 .000 Byrd p 2 0 1 0 .260 Hooper p 0 0 0 0 .000 Mele cf 2 0 1 0 .239 36 5 11 5 35 3 10 3 Tigers INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Byrd L 9-10 4.0 7 5 5 3 1 86 46 4.81 Pollet 3.0 3 0 0 1 0 56 38 4.72 Wilson,J 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 17 9 4.40 8.0 11 5 5 5 1 159 93 Larks INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Garver W 5-8 7.0 8 3 3 5 3 116 71 5.65 Lown H 7 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 18 12 5.79 Hooper S 19 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 10 7 4.74 9.0 10 3 3 5 5 144 90 DEV: Mele inserted at cf in the 5th McDougald batted for Pollet in the 8th EKL: Mantle inserted at lf in the 6th E-Dark, Waitkus. 2B-Dark(33), Busby(15). HR-Carey(5). RBI-Carey 2(17), Noren(37), Thomson(59), Busby 2(47), Umphlett 2(21). K-Carey, Greengrass, Janowicz 2, McDougald, Garver. BB-Fain, Avila, Noren, Wright 2, Williams,Da, Hatfield, Moss 3. WP-Byrd, Garver. GWRBI: Umphlett Temperature: 68, Sky: clear, Wind: out to center at 9 MPH. 8/15/1953, DEV53-EKL53, County Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1953 Tigers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 1 10 0 1953 Larks 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 x 5 11 1 12 2 Tigers -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Fain 1b 1>3/g 9 S.1-2 7>W 16/f.B-1 Avila 2b S 3>S 643/gdp wp.1-2 9 W Carey 3b HR.1-H 43.1-2 5>3/g k e3.1-2;B-1 Dark ss D 53 53 643/gdp 63 Noren cf note 1 W 43 Pollet p 8>Lown McDougald ph k Wilson,J p Wright rf W W.2-3;1-2 6>43 2/fl Greengrass lf k 64/f S S Janowicz c 2>5 4>43 k k Byrd p 53 S Mele cf 64/f 9>Hooper S 1: S.2-H;Bx2(836) Larks -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Williams,Da 2b 1>63 3>S 63 13 8>Wilson,J W Kuenn ss 31 8 5>S 6>53 64/f.B-1 Hatfield 3b 8 wp.1-2 S.1-3 8 S.1-2 W Thomson rf 2>S 6 S.3-H;1-2 S 7 Busby cf 14/f.B-1 S.2-H;1-2 D.2-H;1-3 7 8 Waitkus 1b 2/fl 43 Pollet 7>S 13 Umphlett lf e6.1-2;B-1 4>53 S.3-H;2-H Mantle lf 3/fl Moss c W.2-3;1-2 W W.1-2 63.1-2 Garver p 46/f k/b 1/b 63 Lown p Hooper p Tigers IN OUT ER Larks IN OUT ER Byrd A1 C5 5 L 9-10 Garver A1 D4 3 W 5-8 Pollet C6 D9 0 Lown D5 D8 0 H 7 Wilson,J E1 E5 0 Hooper D9 E4 0 S 19 8/15/1953, DEV53-EKL53, County Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1953 Tigers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 1 10 0 1953 Larks 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 x 5 11 1 12 2 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Tigers batting 0-0 0 --- 00 Fain grounded out to first (X) 0-0 1 --- 01 Avila grounded a single between third and short (CX) 0-0 1 1-- 00 Carey homered deep down the left-field line, Avila scored (X) 2-0 1 --- 00 Dark grounded a double down the third base line (X) 2-0 1 -2- 12 Noren grounded a single up the middle, Dark scored, Noren out at second (BSSX) 3-0 2 --- 32 Wright walked (CFBFBFBB) 3-0 2 1-- 22 Greengrass struck out (BFBFC) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Larks batting 3-0 0 --- 20 Williams,Da grounded out to short (BBX) 3-0 1 --- 20 Kuenn grounded out to first (BBX) 3-0 2 --- 10 Hatfield flied out to center (BX) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Tigers batting 3-0 0 --- 12 Janowicz popped out to third (SCBX) 3-0 1 --- 32 Byrd grounded out to third (CBBSFFBX) 3-0 2 --- 32 Fain flied out to right (BCBFFBX) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Larks batting 3-0 0 --- 00 Thomson grounded a single between third and short (X) 3-0 0 1-- 22 Busby grounded to the mound, forcing Thomson at second, Busby to first (1SSBBFX) 3-0 1 1-- 32 Waitkus popped out to the catcher (CBBBFX) 3-0 2 1-- 10 Busby to second, Umphlett to first on an error by the shortstop Dark (BX) 3-0 2 12- 30 Moss walked, Busby to third, Umphlett to second (BBBB) 3-0 2 123 21 Garver grounded to second, forcing Moss at second (BBFX) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Tigers batting 3-0 0 --- 02 Avila lined a single to shallow center (CFX) 3-0 0 1-- 10 Carey grounded out to second, Avila to second (BX) 3-0 1 -2- 00 Dark grounded out to third (X) 3-0 2 -2- 32 Noren walked (CSBBBB) 3-0 2 12- 32 Wright walked, Avila to third, Noren to second (BCFBB>B) 3-0 2 123 01 Greengrass grounded to short, forcing Wright at second (CX) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Larks batting 3-0 0 --- 10 Williams,Da lined a single to right center (BX) 3-0 0 1-- 22 Kuenn flied out to center (CBCFBX) 3-0 1 1-- 00 Byrd threw a wild pitch, Williams,Da to second (B) 3-0 1 -2- 30 Hatfield walked (B.BBB) 3-0 1 12- 32 Thomson popped out to short (FBSFBBX) 3-0 2 12- 12 Busby grounded a single up the middle, Williams,Da scored, Hatfield to second (BFSX) 3-1 2 12- 11 Waitkus grounded out to second (BCX) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Tigers batting 3-1 0 --- 32 Janowicz grounded out to second (BFBFBFX) 3-1 1 --- 21 Byrd lined a single to shallow center (CBBX) 3-1 1 1-- 00 Fain lined a single to shallow center, Byrd to second (X) 3-1 1 12- 00 Avila grounded into a double play, Kuenn to Williams,Da to Waitkus (X) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Larks batting 3-1 0 --- 01 Umphlett grounded out to third (CX) 3-1 1 --- 30 Moss walked (BBBB) 3-1 1 1-- 02 Garver struck out on a fouled bunt (FbFbFb) 3-1 2 1-- 32 Williams,Da grounded out to short (BFBBF>X) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Tigers batting 3-1 0 --- 00 Carey grounded out to first (X) 3-1 1 --- 20 Dark grounded out to third (BBX) 3-1 2 --- 11 Noren grounded out to second (BCX) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Larks batting 3-1 0 --- 12 Kuenn lined a single to left center (BFFX) 3-1 0 1-- 12 Hatfield lined a single to right center, Kuenn to third (BCFX) 3-1 0 1-3 10 Thomson grounded a single up the middle, Kuenn scored, Hatfield to second (BX) 3-2 0 12- 12 Busby lined a double to right center, Hatfield scored, Thomson to third (FBSX) Mele now playing center field Pollet now pitching 3-3 0 -23 32 Waitkus grounded out to the mound (BBCSFBFFFFFX) 3-3 1 -23 11 Umphlett lined a single to shallow left, Thomson scored, Busby scored (BFX) 3-5 1 1-- 30 Moss walked, Umphlett to second (BBBB) 3-5 1 12- 00 Garver popped out on a bunt to the mound (Xb) 3-5 2 12- 21 Williams,Da grounded out to the mound (BBFX) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Tigers batting Mantle now playing left field 3-5 0 --- 12 Wright grounded out to second (FFBFX) 3-5 1 --- 01 Greengrass grounded a single up the middle (CX) 3-5 1 1-- 12 Janowicz struck out (CFBS) 3-5 2 1-- 11 Mele grounded to short, forcing Greengrass at second (BCX) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Larks batting 3-5 0 --- 22 Kuenn grounded out to third (BBFFFFX) 3-5 1 --- 02 Hatfield flied out to center (CSX) 3-5 2 --- 10 Thomson reached on an infield single to first (BX) 3-5 2 1-- 02 Busby flied out to left (1FCX) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Tigers batting 3-5 0 --- 32 Fain walked (BBCBFB) 3-5 0 1-- 21 Garver threw a wild pitch, Fain to second (BBFB) 3-5 0 -2- 31 Avila walked (BBFB.B) 3-5 0 12- 32 Carey struck out (BBCCFBS) 3-5 1 12- 02 Dark grounded into a double play, Kuenn to Williams,Da to Waitkus (FbFX) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Larks batting 3-5 0 --- 10 Waitkus grounded a single between third and short (BX) 3-5 0 1-- 01 Mantle popped out to first (SX) 3-5 1 1-- 32 Moss grounded out to short, Waitkus to second (BFCBBFFFX) 3-5 2 -2- 12 Garver grounded out to short (BSFX) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Tigers batting Lown now pitching McDougald pinch hitting for Pollet 3-5 0 --- 22 McDougald struck out (BBFSS) 3-5 1 --- 10 Wright popped out to the catcher (BX) 3-5 2 --- 22 Greengrass lined a single down the right field line (FBCBFX) 3-5 2 1-- 12 Janowicz struck out (CBSFC) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Larks batting Wilson,J now pitching 3-5 0 --- 32 Williams,Da walked (BCCBBB) 3-5 0 1-- 10 Kuenn grounded to short, forcing Williams,Da at second, Kuenn to first (BX) 3-5 1 1-- 12 Hatfield lined a single up the middle, Kuenn to second (BCCX) 3-5 1 12- 00 Thomson flied out to left (X) 3-5 2 12- 21 Busby flied out to center (FBBX) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Tigers batting Hooper now pitching 3-5 0 --- 31 Mele grounded a single between third and short (BBBCX) 3-5 0 1-- 00 Fain grounded to the mound, forcing Mele at second, Fain to first (X) 3-5 1 1-- 00 Avila flied out to right (X) 3-5 2 1-- 01 Fain to second, Carey to first on an error by the first baseman Waitkus (CX) 3-5 2 12- 00 Dark grounded out to short (X)