9/4/1953, EKL53-HOO53, game 1, Briggs Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1953 Larks             5  0  3  1  3  2  0  0  0    14 21  1     9  0
1953 Thunderbolts      1  0  0  1  5  0  0  1  0     8 14  2    15  1
 
Larks                AB  R  H BI   AVG    Thunderbolts         AB  R  H BI   AVG
Kuenn             ss  6  1  2  1  .268    Joost             ss  1  1  0  0  .326
Michaels          2b  4  0  0  0  .249     Rhodes           ph  1  0  0  0  .276
 Delock           p   1  0  1  0  .250     Hofman           2b  2  0  0  0  .190
 Scarborough      p   0  0  0  0  .000    Elliott,B         3b  3  0  1  0  .215
Adams             3b  5  2  2  1  .270     Belardi          ph  1  0  0  0  .269
Thomson           rf  6  3  4  2  .289     DeMaestri        ss  0  0  0  0  .265
Mantle            lf  4  3  3  3  .279    Martin,Bi         2b  2  0  1  1  .259
 Lown             p   0  0  0  0  .067     O'Brien,J        ph  2  1  1  0  .281
 Hatfield         2b  2  0  0  0  .228     Black            p   0  0  0  0  .250
Sievers           1b  4  3  3  1  .293     Jolly            p   0  0  0  0  .000
Busby             cf  5  1  2  2  .299     Branca           p   0  0  0  0  .118
Moss              c   5  0  1  2  .308     Garagiola        ph  1  0  0  0  .262
 Murray           c   0  0  0  0  .293     Lane             p   0  0  0  0  .000
Ford              p   2  1  1  1  .196     Atwell           ph  1  0  1  0  .259
 Glynn            lf  2  0  2  0  .316    Irvin             cf  1  0  0  0  .353
                     46 14 21 13           Slaughter        ph  2  1  0  0  .290
                                          Souchock          rf  3  1  1  0  .270
                                           Nicholson        ph  3  0  0  0  .268
                                          Batts             c   5  1  2  3  .236
                                          Nieman            lf  5  3  4  4  .326
                                          Bilko             1b  4  0  1  0  .226
                                          Lopat             p   1  0  0  0  .115
                                           Newhouser        p   0  0  0  0  .500
                                           Triandos         ph  1  0  0  0  .216
                                           Wade             p   0  0  0  0  .143
                                           Easter           ph  1  0  1  0  .329
                                           Cox              3b  1  0  1  0  .333
                                           Pisoni           ph  1  0  0  0  .500
                                                               42  8 14  8
 
Larks                            INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Ford                             4.0  7  6  5  4  4  81  47  4.53
Lown                             1.0  2  1  1  1  1  31  18  5.14
Delock           W 4-1           3.2  5  1  1  3  5  74  46  2.31
Scarborough                      0.1  0  0  0  0  0   5   3  5.30
                                 9.0 14  8  7  8 10 191 114 
 
Thunderbolts                     INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Lopat            L 7-9           2.1  9  8  7  1  0  53  35  3.55
Newhouser                        1.2  3  1  1  1  0  33  19  9.69
Wade                             1.0  2  3  3  2  1  22   9  6.38
Black                            0.0  2  2  2  0  0   3   3  6.13
Jolly                            1.0  3  0  0  0  0  23  11  4.75
Branca                           1.0  0  0  0  0  0   3   3  4.69
Lane                             2.0  2  0  0  0  1  23  15  5.94
                                 9.0 21 14 13  4  2 160  95 
 
EKL: Glynn inserted at lf in the 5th
     Hatfield inserted at 2b in the 6th
     Murray inserted at c in the 8th
HOO: Triandos batted for Newhouser in the 4th
     O'Brien,J batted for Martin,Bi in the 5th
     Slaughter batted for Irvin in the 5th
     Easter batted for Wade in the 5th
     Rhodes batted for Joost in the 5th
     Belardi batted for Elliott,B in the 5th
     Hofman inserted at 2b in the 6th
     DeMaestri inserted at ss in the 6th
     Slaughter moved to cf in the 6th
     Cox inserted at 3b in the 6th
     Nicholson batted for Souchock in the 6th
     Nicholson moved to rf in the 7th
     Garagiola batted for Branca in the 7th
     Pisoni batted for Cox in the 9th
     Atwell batted for Lane in the 9th
 
E-Michaels, Joost, Souchock. 2B-Kuenn 2(15), Adams(11), Mantle(17), 
Delock(1), Batts 2(8), O'Brien,J(9). 3B-Glynn(2). HR-Thomson(13), Mantle(9), 
Busby(12), Nieman 3(9). RBI-Kuenn(28), Adams(39), Thomson 2(79), 
Mantle 3(46), Sievers(31), Busby 2(65), Moss 2(21), Ford(7), Martin,Bi(52), 
Batts 3(34), Nieman 4(44). K-Michaels, Busby, Joost, Elliott,B, Souchock, 
Bilko 3, Belardi, Hofman, Nicholson, Garagiola. BB-Michaels, Adams, Sievers, 
Ford, Joost 2, Irvin, Bilko, Slaughter 2, DeMaestri 2. PB-Moss. 
GWRBI: Adams
Temperature: 82, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: left to right at 9 MPH.
9/4/1953, EKL53-HOO53, game 1, Briggs Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1953 Larks             5  0  3  1  3  2  0  0  0    14 21  1     9  0
1953 Thunderbolts      1  0  0  1  5  0  0  1  0     8 14  2    15  1
 
 
Larks                -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Kuenn             ss 1>D          2>7            3/fl         note 1       7         
Michaels          2b   6            9            W.2-3;1-2    k            7         
 Delock           p                                                                  
 Scarborough      p                                                                  
Adams             3b   D.2-H        9            54/f         W          7>S         
Thomson           rf   S.2-3      3>S          4>63           HR.1-H       S.1-2     
Mantle            lf   HR.3-H;1-H   note 2       D            8                      
 Lown             p                                                                  
 Hatfield         2b                                                       Branca    
                                                                           8.2-3     
Sievers           1b   S            IW           S.2-H      6>Black        643/gdp   
                                                              S                      
Busby             cf   S.1-2        3            5/fl         HR.1-H     8>Lane      
                                                                           k         
Moss              c    note 3       note 4       5            Jolly        7         
                                                              13                     
 Murray           c                                                                  
Ford              p    9            Newhouser  5>Wade                                
                                    S.3-H;1-2    W                                   
 Glynn            lf                                          S            T         
 
 1: D.1-H;Bx3(945)  2: S.1-3;B-2(e9)  3: 46/f.2-H;B-2(e6/th)  4: S.3-H;2-H;1-3 
 
 
Thunderbolts         -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Joost             ss 1>W            k            W.1-2                               
 Rhodes           ph                                          1/L                    
 Hofman           2b                                                       54/f.B-1  
Elliott,B         3b   pb.1-2     3>k            8                                   
                       S.2-3                                                         
 Belardi          ph                                          k                      
 DeMaestri        ss                                                       W.1-2     
Martin,Bi         2b   63.3-H;1-2   S                                                
 O'Brien,J        ph                           5>D            9                      
 Black            p                                                                  
 Jolly            p                                                                  
 Branca           p                                                                  
 Garagiola        ph                                                       k         
 Lane             p                                                                  
 Atwell           ph                                                                 
Irvin             cf   W            9                                                
 Slaughter        ph                             W          6>Delock       43        
                                                              53                     
Souchock          rf   note 1       k            S.2-3;1-2                           
 Nicholson        ph                                          31         8>k         
                                                                                     
Batts             c    8          4>8            note 2       D            43        
Nieman            lf 2>7            HR           Lown         S.2-3        HR        
                                                 HR.2-H                              
Bilko             1b   k            S            W            k            k         
Lopat             p    e4.B-1                                                        
 Newhouser        p                                                                  
 Triandos         ph                5                                                
 Wade             p                                                                  
 Easter           ph                             S.1-2                               
 Cox              3b                                        7>S                      
 Pisoni           ph                                                     9>8         
 
 1: 54/f.2-3;B-1  2: D.3-H;2-H;1-H 
 
 
Larks                -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Kuenn             ss   43                                                            
Michaels          2b                                                                 
 Delock           p  9>D                                                             
 Scarborough      p                                                                  
Adams             3b   9                                                             
Thomson           rf   63.2-3                                                        
Mantle            lf                                                                 
 Lown             p                                                                  
 Hatfield         2b   6                                                             
                                                                                     
Sievers           1b                                                                 
                                                                                     
Busby             cf                                                                 
                                                                                     
Moss              c                                                                  
                                                                                     
 Murray           c                                                                  
Ford              p                                                                  
                                                                                     
 Glynn            lf                                                                 
 
 
Thunderbolts         -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Joost             ss                                                                 
 Rhodes           ph                                                                 
 Hofman           2b   k                                                             
Elliott,B         3b                                                                 
                                                                                     
 Belardi          ph                                                                 
 DeMaestri        ss   W                                                             
Martin,Bi         2b                                                                 
 O'Brien,J        ph                                                                 
 Black            p                                                                  
 Jolly            p                                                                  
 Branca           p                                                                  
 Garagiola        ph                                                                 
 Lane             p                                                                  
 Atwell           ph   S.1-2                                                         
Irvin             cf                                                                 
 Slaughter        ph   W.2-3;1-2                                                     
                                                                                     
Souchock          rf                                                                 
 Nicholson        ph   note 1                                                        
                       43                                                            
Batts             c                                                                  
Nieman            lf                                                                 
                                                                                     
Bilko             1b                                                                 
Lopat             p                                                                  
 Newhouser        p                                                                  
 Triandos         ph                                                                 
 Wade             p                                                                  
 Easter           ph                                                                 
 Cox              3b                                                                 
 Pisoni           ph                                                                 
 
 1: Scarborough 
 
 
Larks            IN OUT ER                  Thunderbolts     IN OUT ER                  
Ford             A1  C6  5                  Lopat            A1  B8  7 L 7-9            
Lown             C7  D3  1                  Newhouser        B9  C8  1                  
Delock           D4  F4  1 W 4-1            Wade             C9  D5  3                  
Scarborough      F5  F5  0                  Black            D6  D7  2                  
                                            Jolly            D8  E4  0                  
                                            Branca           E5  E6  0                  
                                            Lane             E7  F5  0                  
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                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1953 Larks             5  0  3  1  3  2  0  0  0    14 21  1     9  0
1953 Thunderbolts      1  0  0  1  5  0  0  1  0     8 14  2    15  1
 
Score O Rnr BS  Event
----- - --- --  -----
 
**************  Top of the 1st inning, Larks batting
 0-0  0 --- 22  Kuenn grounded a double down the first base line (BFBFX)
 0-0  0 -2- 10  Michaels popped out to short (BX)
 0-0  1 -2- 22  Adams doubled deep to right center, Kuenn scored (BFBFX)
 1-0  1 -2- 00  Thomson reached on an infield single to second, Adams to 
                  third (X)
 1-0  1 1-3 12  Mantle homered deep to left center, Adams scored, Thomson 
                  scored (CFBX)
 4-0  1 --- 10  Sievers grounded a single between first and second (BX)
 4-0  1 1-- 02  Busby grounded a single between third and short, Sievers 
                  to second (FFX)
 4-0  1 12- 01  Moss grounded to second, forcing Busby at second, Sievers 
                  scored, Moss to second on an error by the shortstop 
                  Joost (SX)
 5-0  2 -2- 01  Ford flied out to right (CX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 1st inning, Thunderbolts batting
 5-0  0 --- 32  Joost walked (BCFFBBB)
 5-0  0 1-- 00  Moss allowed a passed ball, Joost to second (B)
 5-0  0 -2- 21  Elliott,B lined a single to shallow left, Joost to third 
                  (B.CBX)
 5-0  0 1-3 20  Martin,Bi grounded out to short, Joost scored, Elliott,B 
                  to second (BBX)
 5-1  1 -2- 30  Irvin walked (BBBB)
 5-1  1 12- 00  Souchock grounded to third, forcing Irvin at second, 
                  Elliott,B to third, Souchock to first (X)
 5-1  2 1-3 02  Batts popped out to center (CSX)
 
**************  Top of the 2nd inning, Larks batting
 5-1  0 --- 32  Kuenn popped out to left (CFBBBFX)
 5-1  1 --- 12  Michaels flied out to right (CSBX)
 5-1  2 --- 12  Adams flied out to right (BFCFX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 2nd inning, Thunderbolts batting
 5-1  0 --- 01  Nieman flied out to left (FX)
 5-1  1 --- 12  Bilko struck out (BCCFS)
 5-1  2 --- 00  Lopat to first on an error by the second baseman Michaels 
                  (X)
 5-1  2 1-- 12  Joost struck out (BCFS)
 
**************  Top of the 3rd inning, Larks batting
 5-1  0 --- 10  Thomson lined a single to right center (BX)
 5-1  0 1-- 00  Mantle lined a single to shallow right, Thomson to third, 
                  Mantle to second on an error by the right fielder 
                  Souchock (X)
 5-1  0 -23 30  Sievers was walked intentionally (IIII)
 5-1  0 123 11  Busby popped out to first (BCX)
 5-1  1 123 00  Moss lined a single down the left field line, Thomson 
                  scored, Mantle scored, Sievers to third (X)
                Newhouser now pitching
 7-1  1 1-3 21  Ford lined a single to shallow left, Sievers scored, Moss 
                  to second (BBSX)
 8-1  1 12- 11  Kuenn popped out to first (BFX)
 8-1  2 12- 32  Michaels walked, Moss to third, Ford to second (BFBFB>B)
 8-1  2 123 02  Adams grounded to third, forcing Michaels at second (CFX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 3rd inning, Thunderbolts batting
 8-1  0 --- 12  Elliott,B struck out (CSBS)
 8-1  1 --- 00  Martin,Bi lined a single to shallow left (X)
 8-1  1 1-- 22  Irvin flied out to right (BBFCX)
 8-1  2 1-- 12  Souchock struck out (FBCFS)
 
**************  Top of the 4th inning, Larks batting
 8-1  0 --- 22  Thomson grounded out to short (BBCFX)
 8-1  1 --- 22  Mantle grounded a double down the first base line (BBFFX)
 8-1  1 -2- 20  Sievers lined a single to shallow left, Mantle scored 
                  (BBX)
 9-1  1 1-- 10  Busby popped out to third (BX)
 9-1  2 1-- 01  Moss popped out to third (CX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 4th inning, Thunderbolts batting
 9-1  0 --- 20  Batts flied out to center (BBX)
 9-1  1 --- 11  Nieman homered deep to left (CBX)
 9-2  1 --- 01  Bilko grounded a single up the middle (FX)
                Triandos pinch hitting for Newhouser
 9-2  1 1-- 11  Triandos popped out to third (BCX)
 9-2  2 1-- 31  Joost walked, Bilko to second (BBBCB)
 9-2  2 12- 00  Elliott,B flied out to center (X)
 
**************  Top of the 5th inning, Larks batting
                Wade now pitching
 9-2  0 --- 30  Ford walked (BBBB)
 9-2  0 1-- 00  Kuenn lined a double to right center, Ford scored, Kuenn 
                  out at third (X)
10-2  1 --- 22  Michaels struck out (BBFFS)
10-2  2 --- 31  Adams walked (CBBBB)
10-2  2 1-- 21  Thomson homered deep down the left-field line, Adams 
                  scored (SBBX)
12-2  2 --- 11  Mantle flied out to center (CBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 5th inning, Thunderbolts batting
                O'Brien,J pinch hitting for Martin,Bi
12-2  0 --- 21  O'Brien,J doubled deep to left center (CBBX)
                Slaughter pinch hitting for Irvin
12-2  0 -2- 30  Slaughter walked (BBBB)
12-2  0 12- 22  Souchock lined a single to shallow right, O'Brien,J to 
                  third, Slaughter to second (FBSFBX)
12-2  0 123 00  Batts lined a double to right center, O'Brien,J scored, 
                  Slaughter scored, Souchock scored (X)
                Glynn now playing left field
                Lown now pitching
12-5  0 -2- 21  Nieman homered deep to left, Batts scored (BBSX)
12-7  0 --- 31  Bilko walked (CBBBB)
                Easter pinch hitting for Wade
12-7  0 1-- 22  Easter lined a single to shallow right, Bilko to second 
                  (CBSBX)
                Rhodes pinch hitting for Joost
12-7  0 12- 00  Rhodes lined out to the mound (X)
                Belardi pinch hitting for Elliott,B
12-7  1 12- 22  Belardi struck out (BBFFFS)
12-7  2 12- 32  O'Brien,J flied out to right (CFFFFBBB>F>X)
 
**************  Top of the 6th inning, Larks batting
                Hofman now playing second base
                DeMaestri now playing shortstop
                Black now pitching
                Slaughter moved to center field
                Cox now playing third base
12-7  0 --- 01  Sievers grounded a single up the middle (FX)
12-7  0 1-- 00  Busby homered deep to left, Sievers scored (X)
                Jolly now pitching
14-7  0 --- 21  Moss grounded out to the mound (FBBX)
14-7  1 --- 21  Glynn reached on an infield single to second (CBBX)
14-7  1 1-- 21  Kuenn flied out to left (BBCX)
14-7  2 1-- 10  Michaels flied out to left (BX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 6th inning, Thunderbolts batting
                Hatfield now playing second base
                Delock now pitching
14-7  0 --- 01  Slaughter grounded out to third (CX)
                Nicholson pinch hitting for Souchock
14-7  1 --- 12  Nicholson grounded out to first (BFFX)
14-7  2 --- 20  Batts doubled deep to right center (BBX)
14-7  2 -2- 10  Nieman lined a single to left, Batts to third (BX)
14-7  2 1-3 32  Bilko struck out (CBBFFB>S)
 
**************  Top of the 7th inning, Larks batting
                Nicholson moved to right field
14-7  0 --- 21  Adams lined a single to left (FBBX)
14-7  0 1-- 31  Thomson lined a single to shallow center, Adams to second 
                  (BBFBX)
                Branca now pitching
14-7  0 12- 00  Hatfield flied out to center, Adams to third (X)
14-7  1 1-3 01  Sievers grounded into a double play, DeMaestri to Hofman 
                  to Bilko (CX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 7th inning, Thunderbolts batting
14-7  0 --- 10  Cox grounded a single up the middle (BX)
14-7  0 1-- 22  Hofman grounded to third, forcing Cox at second, Hofman 
                  to first (BSFFFFBFX)
14-7  1 1-- 32  DeMaestri walked, Hofman to second (BBBCFFFB)
                Garagiola pinch hitting for Branca
14-7  1 12- 02  Garagiola struck out (CSC)
14-7  2 12- 10  Slaughter grounded out to second (BX)
 
**************  Top of the 8th inning, Larks batting
                Lane now pitching
14-7  0 --- 12  Busby struck out (FSFBS)
14-7  1 --- 21  Moss flied out to left (BBSX)
14-7  2 --- 21  Glynn tripled deep to left center (CBBX)
14-7  2 --3 11  Kuenn grounded out to second (BCX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 8th inning, Thunderbolts batting
                Murray now playing catcher
14-7  0 --- 22  Nicholson struck out (CBFFBS)
14-7  1 --- 00  Batts grounded out to second (X)
14-7  2 --- 00  Nieman homered deep to left (X)
14-8  2 --- 12  Bilko struck out (BSCC)
 
**************  Top of the 9th inning, Larks batting
14-8  0 --- 00  Delock doubled deep to left (X)
14-8  0 -2- 01  Adams flied out to right (CX)
14-8  1 -2- 00  Thomson grounded out to short, Delock to third (X)
14-8  2 --3 20  Hatfield popped out to short (BBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 9th inning, Thunderbolts batting
                Pisoni pinch hitting for Cox
14-8  0 --- 00  Pisoni flied out to center (X)
14-8  1 --- 02  Hofman struck out (SFS)
14-8  2 --- 31  DeMaestri walked (BBBCB)
                Atwell pinch hitting for Lane
14-8  2 1-- 22  Atwell reached on an infield single to short, DeMaestri 
                  to second (CBBFX)
14-8  2 12- 32  Slaughter walked, DeMaestri to third, Atwell to second 
                  (BBBCF>B)
                Scarborough now pitching
14-8  2 123 22  Nicholson grounded out to second (CBBFX)