9/7/1953, EKL53-HOO53, Briggs Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1953 Larks 1 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 1 10 16 2 11 4 1953 Thunderbolts 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 3 3 8 0 Larks AB R H BI AVG Thunderbolts AB R H BI AVG Kuenn ss 6 2 2 0 .265 Joost ss 2 0 1 0 .336 Michaels 2b 5 1 2 0 .247 DeMaestri ss 1 0 0 0 .263 Williams,Da 2b 0 0 0 0 .291 Cox ph 1 0 0 1 .324 Thomson rf 6 2 3 2 .292 Slaughter cf 3 0 0 1 .287 Mantle lf 4 2 2 2 .278 Souchock ph 1 0 0 0 .271 Busby cf 5 2 2 2 .301 Nicholson lf 1 0 0 0 .273 Adams 3b 5 0 2 2 .276 Irvin ph 1 0 0 0 .351 Hatfield 3b 0 0 0 0 .228 Belardi 1b 3 0 0 0 .273 Glynn 1b 5 0 1 1 .314 Branca p 0 0 0 0 .118 Murray c 4 0 0 0 .288 Triandos ph 1 0 0 0 .211 Jay p 4 0 1 0 .250 Wade p 0 0 0 0 .143 Stobbs p 1 1 1 1 .250 Rhodes rf 3 0 0 0 .265 45 10 16 10 Nieman ph 1 0 0 0 .326 Martin,Bi 2b 1 0 0 0 .259 O'Brien,J ph 2 1 0 0 .282 Garagiola c 1 1 0 0 .256 Hofman 3b 1 0 0 0 .207 Elliott,B 3b 2 0 1 0 .215 Atwell ph 2 1 1 0 .263 Black p 0 0 0 0 .250 Batts ph 0 0 0 0 .240 Nevel p 0 0 0 0 .000 Lane p 0 0 0 0 .000 Easter ph 1 0 0 0 .333 Newhouser p 0 0 0 0 .500 Bilko 1b 0 0 0 1 .224 28 3 3 3 Larks INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Jay W 1-0 6.1 2 3 1 9 2 129 63 1.42 Stobbs 2.2 1 0 0 1 3 36 23 3.22 9.0 3 3 1 10 5 165 86 Thunderbolts INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Black L 5-9 3.0 5 4 4 2 2 52 34 6.44 Nevel 0.0 3 2 2 0 0 12 7 9.64 Lane 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 17 13 5.60 Newhouser 1.1 6 3 3 0 2 36 26 10.67 Branca 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 23 14 4.57 Wade 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 14 9 6.32 9.0 16 10 10 2 9 154 103 EKL: Hatfield inserted at 3b in the 8th Williams,Da inserted at 2b in the 9th HOO: Batts batted for Black in the 3rd DeMaestri inserted at ss in the 5th O'Brien,J batted for Martin,Bi in the 5th Easter batted for Lane in the 5th O'Brien,J moved to 2b in the 6th Bilko inserted at 1b in the 7th Atwell batted for Elliott,B in the 7th Cox batted for DeMaestri in the 7th Irvin batted for Nicholson in the 7th Cox moved to ss in the 8th Slaughter moved to rf in the 8th Irvin moved to cf in the 8th Rhodes moved to lf in the 8th Hofman inserted at 3b in the 8th Atwell moved to c in the 8th Triandos batted for Branca in the 8th Nieman batted for Rhodes in the 8th Nieman moved to lf in the 9th Souchock batted for Slaughter in the 9th E-Michaels, Glynn, Joost, Nicholson, Elliott,B. 2B-Thomson(22), Adams(12), Atwell(4). 3B-Busby(4). HR-Mantle(10), Stobbs(1). RBI-Thomson 2(82), Mantle 2(49), Busby 2(69), Adams 2(41), Glynn(38), Stobbs(4), Slaughter(43), Bilko(58), Cox(48). SB-Kuenn(2), Michaels(5). K-Kuenn, Mantle, Busby 2, Adams, Glynn, Murray, Jay 2, Belardi, Rhodes, Cox, Hofman, Souchock. BB-Mantle, Murray, Slaughter, Nicholson 2, Garagiola 2, Batts, O'Brien,J, Bilko 2, Cox. SH-Michaels. WP-Jay. GWRBI: Busby Temperature: 56, Sky: clear, Wind: out to left at 8 MPH. 9/7/1953, EKL53-HOO53, Briggs Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1953 Larks 1 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 1 10 16 2 11 4 1953 Thunderbolts 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 3 3 8 0 Larks -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Kuenn ss 1>S e5.1-2;B-1 4>Nevel 4 9 S Michaels 2b 14/SH.1-2 64/f S.1-2 6>Newhouser S.1-2 3 Williams,Da 2b Thomson rf 63 3>D SB3;SB2 S Branca note 1 8 Mantle lf W S.2-3 Lane HR.1-H k 63.2-3 Busby cf S.2-H;1-3 note 2 k T 8>k Adams 3b 9 S.2-H;1-3 53 D.3-H k Hatfield 3b Glynn 1b 2>6 8.3-H 5>63 k S Murray c W 8 e6.B-1 k 8 Jay p k k 1/b 7>S Stobbs p 9>Wade HR 1: S.3-H;2-H;B-2(e7/th) 2: FC.3-H;1-2;B-1 Thunderbolts -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Joost ss 1>S 43 DeMaestri ss 6>3/g Cox ph note 1 k Slaughter cf 8 4>43 W note 2 Souchock ph k Nicholson lf 643/gdp W W.1-2 Stobbs Irvin ph 123/gdp Belardi 1b 2>43 k 163/gdp Branca p Triandos ph 8>43 Wade p Rhodes rf 53 9 7>k Nieman ph 53 Martin,Bi 2b 5 O'Brien,J ph 5>31 W 7 Garagiola c 3>W 63 W.1-2 Hofman 3b 9>k Elliott,B 3b 643/gdp S Atwell ph note 3 D Black p Batts ph W Nevel p Lane p Easter ph wp.1-2 63 Newhouser p Bilko 1b note 4 W 1: W.3-H;2-3;1-2 2: e3.3-H;2-3;1-2;B-1 3: e4.2-3;1-2;B-1 4: W.3-H;2-3;1-2 Larks -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------ Kuenn ss k Michaels 2b 13 Williams,Da 2b Thomson rf 31 Mantle lf Busby cf Adams 3b Hatfield 3b Glynn 1b Murray c Jay p Stobbs p Thunderbolts -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------ Joost ss DeMaestri ss Cox ph Slaughter cf Souchock ph Nicholson lf Irvin ph Belardi 1b Branca p Triandos ph Wade p Rhodes rf Nieman ph Martin,Bi 2b O'Brien,J ph Garagiola c Hofman 3b Elliott,B 3b Atwell ph Black p Batts ph Nevel p Lane p Easter ph Newhouser p Bilko 1b Larks IN OUT ER Thunderbolts IN OUT ER Jay A1 D2 1 W 1-0 Black A1 B9 4 L 5-9 Stobbs D3 E2 0 Nevel C1 C3 2 Lane C4 D1 0 Newhouser D2 E2 3 Branca E3 E8 0 Wade E9 F3 1 9/7/1953, EKL53-HOO53, Briggs Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1953 Larks 1 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 1 10 16 2 11 4 1953 Thunderbolts 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 3 3 8 0 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Larks batting 0-0 0 --- 11 Kuenn lined a single to right center (CBX) 0-0 0 1-- 00 Michaels sacrifice bunted to the mound, Kuenn to second (11Xb) 0-0 1 -2- 00 Thomson grounded out to short (X) 0-0 2 -2- 31 Mantle walked (BBBCB) 0-0 2 12- 01 Busby grounded a single up the middle, Kuenn scored, Mantle to third (1FX) 1-0 2 1-3 11 Adams flied out to right (B11CX) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Thunderbolts batting 1-0 0 --- 11 Joost lined a single to shallow left (BCX) 1-0 0 1-- 31 Slaughter flied out to center (BBBCX) 1-0 1 1-- 10 Nicholson grounded into a double play, Kuenn to Michaels to Glynn (BX) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Larks batting 1-0 0 --- 00 Glynn popped out to short (X) 1-0 1 --- 31 Murray walked (BCBBB) 1-0 1 1-- 02 Jay struck out (FbSbC) 1-0 2 1-- 11 Murray to second, Kuenn to first on an error by the third baseman Elliott,B (BFX) 1-0 2 12- 00 Michaels grounded to short, forcing Kuenn at second (X) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Thunderbolts batting 1-0 0 --- 00 Belardi grounded out to second (X) 1-0 1 --- 21 Rhodes grounded out to third (BCBX) 1-0 2 --- 10 Martin,Bi popped out to third (BX) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Larks batting 1-0 0 --- 01 Thomson lined a double to left center (CX) 1-0 0 -2- 31 Mantle reached on an infield single to short, Thomson to third (BBBCX) 1-0 0 1-3 00 Busby reached on a fielder's choice to third, Thomson scored, Mantle to second, Busby to first (X) 2-0 0 12- 22 Adams lined a single to right center, Mantle scored, Busby to third (BbCFBFX) 3-0 0 1-3 01 Glynn lined out to center, Busby scored (CX) 4-0 1 1-- 01 Murray flied out to center (FX) 4-0 2 1-- 22 Jay struck out (1CBCBFS) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Thunderbolts batting 4-0 0 --- 32 Garagiola walked (BFBFFFBFFB) 4-0 0 1-- 21 Elliott,B grounded into a double play, Kuenn to Michaels to Glynn (FBBX) Batts pinch hitting for Black 4-0 2 --- 31 Batts walked (FBBBB) 4-0 2 1-- 21 Joost grounded out to second (BBFX) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Larks batting Nevel now pitching 4-0 0 --- 21 Kuenn lined a single down the right field line (BSBX) 4-0 0 1-- 12 Michaels lined a single to shallow center, Kuenn to second (Fb1FBX) 4-0 0 12- 00 Kuenn stole third, Michaels stole second (>S) 4-0 0 -23 21 Thomson lined a single to shallow left, Kuenn scored, Michaels scored, Thomson to second on an error by the left fielder Nicholson (>S.BBX) Lane now pitching 6-0 0 -2- 00 Mantle grounded out to short, Thomson to third (X) 6-0 1 --3 22 Busby struck out (BSFFBFS) 6-0 2 --3 10 Adams grounded out to third (BX) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Thunderbolts batting 6-0 0 --- 32 Slaughter grounded out to second (BCSFBFBFX) 6-0 1 --- 32 Nicholson walked (BBSSBB) 6-0 1 1-- 12 Belardi struck out (BFFS) 6-0 2 1-- 22 Rhodes flied out to right (BFCBX) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Larks batting 6-0 0 --- 01 Glynn grounded out to short (CX) 6-0 1 --- 10 Murray to first on an error by the shortstop Joost (BX) DeMaestri now playing shortstop 6-0 1 1-- 00 Jay popped out on a bunt to the mound (Xb) 6-0 2 1-- 01 Kuenn popped out to second (FX) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Thunderbolts batting O'Brien,J pinch hitting for Martin,Bi 6-0 0 --- 10 O'Brien,J grounded out to first (BX) 6-0 1 --- 01 Garagiola grounded out to short (CX) 6-0 2 --- 22 Elliott,B lined a single to right (BCSBX) Easter pinch hitting for Lane 6-0 2 1-- 10 Jay threw a wild pitch, Elliott,B to second (BB) 6-0 2 -2- 32 Easter grounded out to short (BB.CBCX) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Larks batting O'Brien,J moved to second base Newhouser now pitching 6-0 0 --- 32 Michaels popped out to first (BBCBCFFX) 6-0 1 --- 02 Thomson reached on an infield single to second (CFX) 6-0 1 1-- 01 Mantle homered deep to left, Thomson scored (SX) 8-0 1 --- 32 Busby lined a triple to left center (CBBFBX) 8-0 1 --3 00 Adams doubled deep to right center, Busby scored (X) 9-0 1 -2- 22 Glynn struck out (BBCFFS) 9-0 2 -2- 12 Murray struck out (CFBS) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Thunderbolts batting 9-0 0 --- 22 DeMaestri grounded out to first (BFBCFFX) 9-0 1 --- 32 Slaughter walked (CFBBBFB) 9-0 1 1-- 30 Nicholson walked, Slaughter to second (BBBB) 9-0 1 12- 11 Belardi grounded into a double play, Jay to Kuenn to Glynn (CBX) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Larks batting 9-0 0 --- 02 Jay lined a single to shallow center (CCX) 9-0 0 1-- 00 Kuenn flied out to right (X) 9-0 1 1-- 10 Michaels lined a single between third and short, Jay to second (BX) Branca now pitching Bilko now playing first base 9-0 1 12- 11 Thomson flied out to center (CBX) 9-0 2 12- 12 Mantle struck out (CFBS) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Thunderbolts batting 9-0 0 --- 12 Rhodes struck out (CBCS) 9-0 1 --- 30 O'Brien,J walked (BBBB) 9-0 1 1-- 32 Garagiola walked, O'Brien,J to second (BBCCBB) Atwell pinch hitting for Elliott,B 9-0 1 12- 21 O'Brien,J to third, Garagiola to second, Atwell to first on an error by the second baseman Michaels (BCBX) 9-0 1 123 31 Bilko walked, O'Brien,J scored, Garagiola to third, Atwell to second (CBBBB) Cox pinch hitting for DeMaestri 9-1 1 123 31 Cox walked, Garagiola scored, Atwell to third, Bilko to second (BBBCB) 9-2 1 123 00 Atwell scored, Bilko to third, Cox to second, Slaughter to first on an error by the first baseman Glynn (X) Stobbs now pitching Irvin pinch hitting for Nicholson 9-3 1 123 12 Irvin grounded into a double play, Stobbs to Murray to Glynn (CBFX) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Larks batting Cox moved to shortstop Slaughter moved to right field Irvin moved to center field Rhodes moved to left field Hofman now playing third base Atwell moved to catcher 9-3 0 --- 22 Busby struck out (BCSBS) 9-3 1 --- 22 Adams struck out (BSBFS) 9-3 2 --- 00 Glynn reached on an infield single to second (X) 9-3 2 1-- 31 Murray flied out to center (CBBBX) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Thunderbolts batting Hatfield now playing third base Triandos pinch hitting for Branca 9-3 0 --- 10 Triandos grounded out to second (BX) Nieman pinch hitting for Rhodes 9-3 1 --- 22 Nieman grounded out to third (BCFBX) 9-3 2 --- 02 O'Brien,J flied out to left (CSX) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Larks batting Wade now pitching Nieman moved to left field 9-3 0 --- 00 Stobbs homered deep to right center (X) 10-3 0 --- 32 Kuenn struck out (BBBCFS) 10-3 1 --- 12 Michaels grounded out to the mound (BFCX) 10-3 2 --- 11 Thomson grounded out to first (CBX) ************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Thunderbolts batting Williams,Da now playing second base 10-3 0 --- 12 Hofman struck out (CFBC) 10-3 1 --- 11 Atwell grounded a double down the third base line (BCX) 10-3 1 -2- 31 Bilko walked (BBBCB) 10-3 1 12- 22 Cox struck out (CFBBS) Souchock pinch hitting for Slaughter 10-3 2 12- 12 Souchock struck out (FFFBC)