9/6/1953, EKL53-HOO53, Briggs Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1953 Larks 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 10 1 9 1 1953 Thunderbolts 3 0 0 0 0 5 3 1 x 12 15 2 6 3 Larks AB R H BI AVG Thunderbolts AB R H BI AVG Kuenn ss 5 2 2 0 .267 Martin,Bi 2b 4 0 1 0 .259 Michaels 2b 2 0 0 0 .247 Belardi ph 1 0 0 0 .274 Waitkus ph 1 0 0 0 .304 Pisoni cf 0 0 0 0 .500 Williams,Da 2b 0 0 0 0 .291 Cox 3b 4 1 0 0 .325 Thomson rf 5 0 2 1 .290 Hofman ph 1 1 1 0 .197 Mantle lf 5 0 1 0 .278 Joost ss 2 1 0 0 .322 Busby cf 4 0 2 1 .303 Rhodes ph 2 0 0 0 .272 Adams 3b 4 1 1 0 .275 Irvin cf 1 2 1 0 .354 Glynn 1b 3 1 1 2 .313 Nicholson ph 1 1 1 0 .276 Murray c 4 0 1 0 .298 O'Brien,J 2b 1 0 1 1 .286 Simmons p 2 0 0 0 .192 Souchock rf 2 0 1 1 .272 Hatfield ph 0 0 0 0 .228 Slaughter ph 2 1 1 0 .290 Lown p 0 0 0 0 .067 Batts c 5 1 2 2 .239 Podbielan p 0 0 0 0 .191 Branca p 0 0 0 0 .118 Scarborough p 0 0 0 0 .000 Elliott,B lf 2 0 0 1 .213 Moss ph 1 0 0 0 .306 Easter ph 1 1 1 1 .338 Harrist p 0 0 0 0 .333 DeMaestri ss 1 1 1 1 .265 36 4 10 4 Bilko 1b 4 2 2 4 .227 Surkont p 4 0 2 1 .297 Garagiola c 0 0 0 0 .257 38 12 15 12 Larks INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Simmons L 9-7 5.0 3 3 3 3 3 86 53 2.78 Lown 0.0 6 5 5 0 0 24 16 5.60 Podbielan 1.2 4 3 3 1 0 29 20 4.61 Scarborough 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 5.20 Harrist 1.0 2 1 0 0 0 21 15 2.89 8.0 15 12 11 4 4 163 107 Thunderbolts INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Surkont W 12-12 8.0 10 3 3 3 3 135 84 3.45 Branca 1.0 0 1 0 1 0 12 6 4.64 9.0 10 4 3 4 3 147 90 EKL: Hatfield batted for Simmons in the 6th Waitkus batted for Michaels in the 7th Williams,Da inserted at 2b in the 7th Moss batted for Scarborough in the 8th HOO: Slaughter batted for Souchock in the 6th Easter batted for Elliott,B in the 6th Rhodes batted for Joost in the 6th Rhodes moved to lf in the 7th Slaughter moved to rf in the 7th DeMaestri inserted at ss in the 7th Nicholson batted for Irvin in the 7th Belardi batted for Martin,Bi in the 7th Pisoni inserted at cf in the 8th O'Brien,J inserted at 2b in the 8th Hofman batted for Cox in the 8th Hofman moved to 3b in the 9th Garagiola inserted at c in the 9th E-Williams,Da, Surkont, Hofman. 2B-Surkont(5). 3B-Bilko(3). HR-Glynn(4), Bilko(12). RBI-Thomson(80), Busby(67), Glynn 2(37), Souchock(50), Batts 2(36), Elliott,B(22), Bilko 4(57), Surkont(6), Easter(18), DeMaestri(18), O'Brien,J(15). SB-Irvin 2(5), Slaughter(1). K-Mantle, Murray, Simmons, Martin,Bi, Cox, Batts, Belardi. BB-Michaels, Glynn, Hatfield, Williams,Da, Joost, Irvin 2, Slaughter. WP-Harrist, Branca. GWRBI: Batts Temperature: 58, Sky: clear, Wind: out to center at 7 MPH. 9/6/1953, EKL53-HOO53, Briggs Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1953 Larks 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 10 1 9 1 1953 Thunderbolts 3 0 0 0 0 5 3 1 x 12 15 2 6 3 Larks -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Kuenn ss 1>S 3>63 S.1-2 9 9>Branca e5.B-2 Michaels 2b W.1-2 8 3/g Waitkus ph 7>43 Williams,Da 2b wp.2-3 W Thomson rf note 1 S 5>S 63 9.3-H Mantle lf 6/L S.1-2 643/gdp k 463/gdp Busby cf S.3-H;1-2 S.2-3;1-2 63 8>6/L Adams 3b 3/fl 43 6>63 S Glynn 1b 2>e1.B-1 4>31 W HR.1-H Murray c 543/gdp S k 5/L Simmons p k 16/b/f.B-1 Hatfield ph W.1-2 Lown p Podbielan p Scarborough p Moss ph 63 Harrist p 1: 64/f.2-3;B-1 Thunderbolts -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Martin,Bi 2b 1>S 53 5>k Podbielan note 1 8 Belardi ph k Pisoni cf Cox 3b 54/f.B-1 k 8 53 8>Harrist Hofman ph S Joost ss W.1-2 3>63 4 Rhodes ph 63 43.1-2 Irvin cf W.2-3;1-2 W 6>Lown S Nicholson ph 7>S O'Brien,J 2b e4/fl S.2-H Souchock rf note 2 9 Slaughter ph S.1-2 W.1-2 5 Batts c note 3 SB2 SB3;SB2 note 4 wp.1-2 k S.3-H;2-3 9 Branca p Elliott,B lf note 5 4>7 Easter ph S.3-H;1-2 DeMaestri ss S.3-H Bilko 1b 3/g 8 HR.2-H;1-H T.1-H Surkont p 2>7 43 D S.3-H Garagiola c 1: Scarborough 2: S.3-H;2-3;1-2 3: S.3-H;2-3;1-2 4: 643/gdp.2-3 5: 64/f.3-H;2-3;B-1 Larks IN OUT ER Thunderbolts IN OUT ER Simmons A1 C3 3 L 9-7 Surkont A1 D9 3 W 12-12 Lown C4 C9 5 Branca E1 E4 0 Podbielan D1 D9 3 Scarborough E1 E1 0 Harrist E2 E6 0 9/6/1953, EKL53-HOO53, Briggs Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1953 Larks 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 10 1 9 1 1953 Thunderbolts 3 0 0 0 0 5 3 1 x 12 15 2 6 3 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Larks batting 0-0 0 --- 21 Kuenn lined a single to shallow center (BBCX) 0-0 0 1-- 32 Michaels walked, Kuenn to second (BBBCCB) 0-0 0 12- 12 Thomson grounded to short, forcing Michaels at second, Kuenn to third, Thomson to first (CCBX) 0-0 1 1-3 21 Mantle lined out to short (BFBX) 0-0 2 1-3 02 Busby lined a single to shallow left, Kuenn scored, Thomson to second (1CFX) 1-0 2 12- 00 Adams popped out to first (X) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Thunderbolts batting 1-0 0 --- 12 Martin,Bi lined a single down the left field line (CBFX) 1-0 0 1-- 22 Cox grounded to third, forcing Martin,Bi at second, Cox to first (BCBF1X) 1-0 1 1-- 32 Joost walked, Cox to second (FCBBBB) 1-0 1 12- 31 Irvin walked, Cox to third, Joost to second (BBBCB) 1-0 1 123 01 Souchock grounded a single up the middle, Cox scored, Joost to third, Irvin to second (SX) 1-1 1 123 11 Batts reached on an infield single to short, Joost scored, Irvin to third, Souchock to second (CBX) 1-2 1 123 22 Elliott,B grounded to short, forcing Batts at second, Irvin scored, Souchock to third, Elliott,B to first (S+3BSBFFFFX) 1-3 2 1-3 01 Bilko grounded out to first (CX) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Larks batting 1-3 0 --- 12 Glynn to first on an error by the pitcher Surkont (CFBX) 1-3 0 1-- 10 Murray grounded into a double play, Cox to Martin,Bi to Bilko (BX) 1-3 2 --- 12 Simmons struck out (CBFS) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Thunderbolts batting 1-3 0 --- 22 Surkont flied out to left (SBBFX) 1-3 1 --- 11 Martin,Bi grounded out to third (SBX) 1-3 2 --- 12 Cox struck out (CFFBS) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Larks batting 1-3 0 --- 01 Kuenn grounded out to short (CX) 1-3 1 --- 21 Michaels flied out to center (BCBX) 1-3 2 --- 20 Thomson lined a single down the right field line (BBX) 1-3 2 1-- 22 Mantle lined a single to shallow center, Thomson to second (1BBCF1X) 1-3 2 12- 12 Busby reached on an infield single to second, Thomson to third, Mantle to second (1BSCFX) 1-3 2 123 32 Adams grounded out to second (BBCBC>X) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Thunderbolts batting 1-3 0 --- 11 Joost grounded out to short (BFX) 1-3 1 --- 32 Irvin walked (CBBFBB) 1-3 1 1-- 01 Souchock flied out to right (FX) 1-3 2 1-- 10 Irvin stole second (1B>B) 1-3 2 -2- 22 Batts struck out (1B>B.CFFS) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Larks batting 1-3 0 --- 22 Glynn grounded out to first (BCBFX) 1-3 1 --- 00 Murray reached on an infield single to the catcher (X) 1-3 1 1-- 00 Simmons bunted into an out to the mound, forcing Murray at second, Simmons to first (Xb) 1-3 2 1-- 10 Kuenn lined a single to shallow left, Simmons to second (11B1X) 1-3 2 12- 32 Michaels grounded out to first (CBCBFB>X) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Thunderbolts batting 1-3 0 --- 00 Elliott,B lined out to left (X) 1-3 1 --- 01 Bilko flied out to center (CX) 1-3 2 --- 21 Surkont grounded out to second (BBCX) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Larks batting 1-3 0 --- 02 Thomson reached on an infield single to second (CCX) 1-3 0 1-- 12 Mantle grounded into a double play, Joost to Martin,Bi to Bilko (SFBX) 1-3 2 --- 00 Busby grounded out to short (X) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Thunderbolts batting 1-3 0 --- 32 Martin,Bi struck out (BBCFBC) 1-3 1 --- 00 Cox flied out to center (X) 1-3 2 --- 32 Joost popped out to second (BBBCFX) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Larks batting 1-3 0 --- 12 Adams grounded out to short (CFBX) 1-3 1 --- 31 Glynn walked (BBBCB) 1-3 1 1-- 12 Murray struck out (1FBFC) Hatfield pinch hitting for Simmons 1-3 2 1-- 32 Hatfield walked, Glynn to second (1FBBSB>B) 1-3 2 12- 00 Kuenn flied out to right (X) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Thunderbolts batting Lown now pitching 1-3 0 --- 32 Irvin lined a single up the middle (BCFBBX) Slaughter pinch hitting for Souchock 1-3 0 1-- 02 Slaughter grounded a single up the middle, Irvin to second (CFX) 1-3 0 12- 00 Irvin stole third, Slaughter stole second (>S) 1-3 0 -23 02 Batts grounded a single up the middle, Irvin scored, Slaughter to third (>S.FX) Easter pinch hitting for Elliott,B 1-4 0 1-3 32 Easter grounded a single between first and second, Slaughter scored, Batts to second (BCBFBX) 1-5 0 12- 22 Bilko homered deep to left, Batts scored, Easter scored (BBCSX) 1-8 0 --- 00 Surkont doubled deep down the right field line (X) Podbielan now pitching 1-8 0 -2- 00 Martin,Bi flied out to center (X) 1-8 1 -2- 12 Cox grounded out to third (CCBX) Rhodes pinch hitting for Joost 1-8 2 -2- 01 Rhodes grounded out to short (FX) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Larks batting Rhodes moved to left field Slaughter moved to right field DeMaestri now playing shortstop Waitkus pinch hitting for Michaels 1-8 0 --- 22 Waitkus grounded out to second (FFBFFBX) 1-8 1 --- 21 Thomson grounded out to short (CBBX) 1-8 2 --- 22 Mantle struck out (BBFFC) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Thunderbolts batting Williams,Da now playing second base Nicholson pinch hitting for Irvin 1-8 0 --- 00 Nicholson lined a single between third and short (X) 1-8 0 1-- 32 Slaughter walked, Nicholson to second (CBBFBFB) 1-8 0 12- 22 Batts grounded into a double play, Kuenn to Williams,Da to Glynn, Nicholson to third (BSSBFX) 1-8 2 --3 21 DeMaestri lined a single to right center, Nicholson scored (BCBX) 1-9 2 1-- 00 Bilko tripled deep to right center, DeMaestri scored (X) 1-10 2 --3 02 Surkont lined a single between first and second, Bilko scored (CCX) Scarborough now pitching Belardi pinch hitting for Martin,Bi 1-11 2 1-- 02 Belardi struck out (SFC) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Larks batting Pisoni now playing center field O'Brien,J now playing second base 1-11 0 --- 21 Busby lined out to short (CBBX) 1-11 1 --- 01 Adams lined a single to shallow center (CX) 1-11 1 1-- 12 Glynn homered deep to right center, Adams scored (BCFX) 3-11 1 --- 21 Murray lined out to third (BBSX) Moss pinch hitting for Scarborough 3-11 2 --- 12 Moss grounded out to short (BFCX) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Thunderbolts batting Harrist now pitching Hofman pinch hitting for Cox 3-11 0 --- 12 Hofman lined a single to left center (BFFX) 3-11 0 1-- 10 Rhodes grounded out to second, Hofman to second (BX) 3-11 1 -2- 10 O'Brien,J continues to bat after the second baseman Williams,Da dropped a foul popup for an error (BXF) 3-11 1 -2- 11 O'Brien,J lined a single to left center, Hofman scored (BXF.X) 3-12 1 1-- 22 Slaughter popped out to third (FBFFFFBX) 3-12 2 1-- 00 Harrist threw a wild pitch, O'Brien,J to second (B) 3-12 2 -2- 11 Batts flied out to right (B.CX) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Larks batting Hofman moved to third base Branca now pitching Garagiola now playing catcher 3-12 0 --- 00 Kuenn to second on an error by the third baseman Hofman (X) 3-12 0 -2- 10 Branca threw a wild pitch, Kuenn to third (BB) 3-12 0 --3 32 Williams,Da walked (BB.BCCB) 3-12 0 1-3 00 Thomson flied out to right, Kuenn scored (X) 4-12 1 1-- 21 Mantle grounded into a double play, O'Brien,J to DeMaestri to Bilko (CBBX)