8/21/1953, IND53-WOR53, game 1, Cleveland Municipal Stadium
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1953 Clowns 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 4 8 0 3 1
1953 Grays 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 x 6 11 0 5 1
Clowns AB R H BI AVG Grays AB R H BI AVG
Bruton cf 4 1 1 1 .289 Yost 3b 4 1 1 0 .236
Fondy 1b 4 0 1 1 .294 Delsing cf 4 1 1 0 .290
Pafko lf 4 0 3 0 .304 Hodges 1b 4 1 3 2 .286
Jackson 3b 4 0 0 0 .281 Bell rf 4 1 2 1 .314
Nixon p 0 0 0 0 .208 Mullin lf 3 1 1 0 .286
Ridzik p 0 0 0 0 .167 Seminick c 4 0 1 1 .257
Rivera rf 4 0 0 0 .280 Dittmer 2b 4 1 2 1 .258
Logan ss 4 2 2 2 .296 Smith,F p 0 0 0 0 .000
Suder 2b 4 0 0 0 .295 Strickland ss 4 0 0 0 .265
Crandall c 3 1 1 0 .297 Gromek p 1 0 0 1 .121
Friend,B p 2 0 0 0 .111 O'Connell ph 1 0 0 0 .291
Zarilla ph 1 0 0 0 .000 33 6 11 6
Consolo 2b 0 0 0 0 .194
34 4 8 4
Clowns INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Friend,B 7.0 6 2 2 0 0 81 54 3.17
Nixon BS 1, L 5-5 0.2 3 4 4 1 0 17 11 3.11
Ridzik 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 9 6 2.73
8.0 11 6 6 1 0 107 71
Grays INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Gromek W 4-9 8.0 8 4 4 0 2 98 70 5.23
Smith,F S 12 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 12 6 3.83
9.0 8 4 4 0 2 110 76
IND: Zarilla batted for Friend,B in the 8th
Suder moved to 3b in the 8th
Consolo inserted at 2b in the 8th
WOR: O'Connell batted for Gromek in the 8th
O'Connell moved to 2b in the 9th
2B-Bruton(16), Bell(29), Dittmer(8). HR-Logan 2(10), Hodges(21).
RBI-Bruton(31), Fondy(60), Logan 2(47), Hodges 2(72), Bell(62), Seminick(56),
Dittmer(14), Gromek(3). K-Bruton, Suder. BB-Mullin. SH-Gromek.
GWRBI: Seminick
Temperature: 71, Sky: clear, Wind: left to right at 12 MPH.
8/21/1953, IND53-WOR53, game 1, Cleveland Municipal Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1953 Clowns 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 4 8 0 3 1
1953 Grays 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 x 6 11 0 5 1
Clowns -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Bruton cf 1>53 9 6>k D.2-H
Fondy 1b 43 4>7 7 S.2-H
Pafko lf S S 9 S.1-3
Jackson 3b 54/f 64/f.B-1 7>9 643/gdp
Nixon p
Ridzik p
Rivera rf 2>8 53 8 9>Smith,F
43
Logan ss 53 5>HR HR 6/L
Suder 2b 53 6 k 63
Crandall c 3>7 43 8>S
Friend,B p 63 6
Zarilla ph 53.1-2
Consolo 2b
Grays -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Yost 3b 1>53 43 9 S
Delsing cf S 3>63 63 8
Hodges 1b S.1-3 43 6>S HR.1-H
Bell rf 43.3-H;1-2 D 4 S
Mullin lf S.2-3 43 463/gdp W.1-2
Seminick c 7 4>31 7>63 Ridzik
note 1
Dittmer 2b 2>D 8 4 S.3-H;2-3
Smith,F p
Strickland ss 43.2-3 43 7 3/g
Gromek p 53/SH.3-H 5>8 8>Nixon
O'Connell ph 43
1: S.2-H;1-3;B-2
Clowns IN OUT ER Grays IN OUT ER
Friend,B A1 C8 2 Gromek A1 D4 4 W 4-9
Nixon C9 D5 4 BS 1, L 5-5 Smith,F D5 D7 0 S 12
Ridzik D6 D8 0
8/21/1953, IND53-WOR53, game 1, Cleveland Municipal Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1953 Clowns 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 4 8 0 3 1
1953 Grays 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 x 6 11 0 5 1
Score O Rnr BS Event
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************** Top of the 1st inning, Clowns batting
0-0 0 --- 12 Bruton grounded out to third (SBFFFX)
0-0 1 --- 01 Fondy grounded out to second (CX)
0-0 2 --- 01 Pafko lined a single to shallow right (SX)
0-0 2 1-- 00 Jackson grounded to third, forcing Pafko at second (X)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Grays batting
0-0 0 --- 32 Yost grounded out to third (CCBBBFFX)
0-0 1 --- 00 Delsing grounded a single up the middle (X)
0-0 1 1-- 12 Hodges lined a single to right center, Delsing to third
(SFFBX)
0-0 1 1-3 22 Bell grounded out to second, Delsing scored, Hodges to
second (FFBBX)
0-1 2 -2- 10 Mullin lined a single to shallow center, Hodges to third
(BX)
0-1 2 1-3 00 Seminick flied out to left (X)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Clowns batting
0-1 0 --- 01 Rivera flied out to center (SX)
0-1 1 --- 20 Logan grounded out to third (BBX)
0-1 2 --- 11 Suder grounded out to third (BFX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Grays batting
0-1 0 --- 00 Dittmer grounded a double down the first base line (X)
0-1 0 -2- 10 Strickland grounded out to second, Dittmer to third (BX)
0-1 1 --3 00 Gromek sacrifice bunted to third, Dittmer scored (Xb)
0-2 2 --- 01 Yost grounded out to second (FX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Clowns batting
0-2 0 --- 01 Crandall flied out to left (FX)
0-2 1 --- 12 Friend,B grounded out to short (BCFX)
0-2 2 --- 22 Bruton flied out to right (BSBFFFFFX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Grays batting
0-2 0 --- 00 Delsing grounded out to short (X)
0-2 1 --- 21 Hodges grounded out to second (BBSX)
0-2 2 --- 22 Bell lined a double to right center (BBCCX)
0-2 2 -2- 31 Mullin grounded out to second (CBBBX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Clowns batting
0-2 0 --- 10 Fondy flied out to left (BX)
0-2 1 --- 11 Pafko lined a single to center (CBX)
0-2 1 1-- 00 Jackson grounded to short, forcing Pafko at second,
Jackson to first (X)
0-2 2 1-- 11 Rivera grounded out to third (BFX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Grays batting
0-2 0 --- 31 Seminick grounded out to first (BCBBX)
0-2 1 --- 12 Dittmer flied out to center (BCFX)
0-2 2 --- 00 Strickland grounded out to second (X)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Clowns batting
0-2 0 --- 00 Logan homered deep to left center (X)
1-2 0 --- 12 Suder popped out to short (FCBFX)
1-2 1 --- 11 Crandall grounded out to second (CBX)
1-2 2 --- 01 Friend,B popped out to short (FX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Grays batting
1-2 0 --- 01 Gromek flied out to center (CX)
1-2 1 --- 00 Yost flied out to right (X)
1-2 2 --- 11 Delsing grounded out to short (BCX)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Clowns batting
1-2 0 --- 22 Bruton struck out (FBBFS)
1-2 1 --- 11 Fondy flied out to left (BFX)
1-2 2 --- 01 Pafko flied out to right (CX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Grays batting
1-2 0 --- 00 Hodges grounded a single between third and short (X)
1-2 0 1-- 32 Bell popped out to second (CBFBFBX)
1-2 1 1-- 11 Mullin grounded into a double play, Suder to Logan to
Fondy (CBX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Clowns batting
1-2 0 --- 00 Jackson flied out to right (X)
1-2 1 --- 00 Rivera lined out to center (X)
1-2 2 --- 00 Logan homered deep to left center (X)
2-2 2 --- 02 Suder struck out (CFS)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Grays batting
2-2 0 --- 22 Seminick grounded out to short (BSBSFX)
2-2 1 --- 12 Dittmer popped out to second (CBFX)
2-2 2 --- 00 Strickland flied out to left (X)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Clowns batting
2-2 0 --- 01 Crandall grounded a single up the middle (CX)
Zarilla pinch hitting for Friend,B
2-2 0 1-- 32 Zarilla grounded out to third, Crandall to second (BBBCSX)
2-2 1 -2- 32 Bruton lined a double to left center, Crandall scored
(CBCBBX)
3-2 1 -2- 21 Fondy lined a single to right center, Bruton scored (FBBX)
4-2 1 1-- 22 Pafko singled to right center, Fondy to third (CFBBX)
4-2 1 1-3 31 Jackson grounded into a double play, Strickland to
Dittmer to Hodges (BBCBX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Grays batting
Nixon now pitching
Suder moved to third base
Consolo now playing second base
O'Connell pinch hitting for Gromek
4-2 0 --- 01 O'Connell grounded out to second (FX)
4-2 1 --- 10 Yost lined a single between third and short (BX)
4-2 1 1-- 02 Delsing flied out to center (CFX)
4-2 2 1-- 00 Hodges homered deep to center, Yost scored (X)
4-4 2 --- 12 Bell lined a single to right center (BFFX)
4-4 2 1-- 31 Mullin walked, Bell to second (BBBCB)
Ridzik now pitching
4-4 2 12- 22 Seminick grounded a single between third and short, Bell
scored, Mullin to third, Seminick to second (SBBFX)
4-5 2 -23 10 Dittmer grounded a single between third and short, Mullin
scored, Seminick to third (BX)
4-6 2 1-3 01 Strickland grounded out to first (CX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Clowns batting
Smith,F now pitching
O'Connell moved to second base
4-6 0 --- 31 Rivera grounded out to second (BBBCX)
4-6 1 --- 10 Logan lined out to short (BX)
4-6 2 --- 22 Suder grounded out to short (CBFBX)