9/7/1953, BRK53-SOU53, Connie Mack Stadium (A) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E LOB DP 1953 Royal Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 7 0 6 1 1953 Muck Dogs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 12 2 15 1 Royal Giants AB R H BI AVG Muck Dogs AB R H BI AVG Ashburn cf 5 0 1 1 .350 Lowery 2b 6 1 2 1 .276 Hermanski lf 5 0 0 0 .241 Edwards cf 3 0 0 0 .182 Stephens,V 3b 4 1 1 0 .260 Fitz Gerald ph 1 0 0 0 .292 Bickford p 0 0 0 0 .000 Piersall ph 1 0 0 0 .217 Church p 0 0 0 0 .267 Weik p 0 0 0 0 .000 Ryan 2b 4 1 2 0 .309 O'Brien,E ph 1 1 1 1 .229 Repulski rf 4 0 0 1 .239 Borkowski rf 5 1 2 0 .307 Hunter ss 4 1 1 2 .172 Kluszewski 1b 4 0 2 1 .285 Torgeson 1b 3 0 0 0 .255 Westrum c 1 0 0 0 .273 McCullough c 4 0 1 0 .289 Gilliam ph 1 0 0 0 .282 Hemus pr 0 1 0 0 .291 Simpson,H cf 1 0 0 0 .267 Dyck 3b 0 0 0 0 .221 Smalley ss 4 0 2 1 .263 Martin,M p 3 0 0 0 .086 Rice lf 5 1 1 0 .268 Rogovin p 0 0 0 0 .034 Spencer,D 3b 4 1 2 0 .247 Byrne p 0 0 0 0 .000 Wehmeier p 1 0 0 0 .111 Wilson,R ph 1 0 1 0 .273 Kuzava p 0 0 0 0 .000 37 4 7 4 Marshall ph 1 0 0 1 .261 Worthington p 0 0 0 0 .000 Niarhos c 1 0 0 0 .250 40 5 12 5 Royal Giants INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Martin,M 8.0 7 2 2 5 3 132 75 4.18 Rogovin H 2 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 8 5 7.91 Byrne BS 4 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 18 8 7.02 Bickford BS 4, L 2-8 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 23 12 8.94 Church 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 5.86 9.2 12 5 5 7 3 183 102 Muck Dogs INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Wehmeier 6.2 2 2 2 2 1 77 46 8.66 Kuzava 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 20 12 5.08 Worthington 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 18 11 6.85 Weik W 1-0 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 17 11 11.00 10.0 7 4 3 2 4 132 80 BRK: Wilson,R batted for Byrne in the 10th Hemus ran for McCullough in the 10th Dyck inserted at 3b in the 10th Wilson,R moved to c in the 10th SOU: Fitz Gerald batted for Edwards in the 7th Gilliam batted for Westrum in the 7th Fitz Gerald moved to c in the 8th Simpson,H inserted at cf in the 8th Marshall batted for Kuzava in the 8th Piersall batted for Fitz Gerald in the 9th Niarhos inserted at c in the 10th O'Brien,E batted for Weik in the 10th E-Lowery, Westrum. 2B-Borkowski(2), Kluszewski(19). 3B-Ryan(6). HR-Hunter(1), Lowery(6). RBI-Ashburn(27), Repulski(61), Hunter 2(21), Lowery(20), Kluszewski(87), Smalley(9), Marshall(40), O'Brien,E(3). K-Hermanski, Torgeson 2, Martin,M, Westrum, Smalley, Spencer,D. BB-Stephens,V, Torgeson, Borkowski, Kluszewski 2, Westrum 2, Smalley, Wehmeier. SH-Ryan. HBP-Spencer,D, Wehmeier. HB-Martin,M 2. WP-Martin,M. GWRBI: Kluszewski Temperature: 70, Sky: clear, Wind: in from center at 17 MPH. 9/7/1953, BRK53-SOU53, Connie Mack Stadium (A) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E LOB DP 1953 Royal Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 7 0 6 1 1953 Muck Dogs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 12 2 15 1 Royal Giants -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Ashburn cf 1>63 3/g 63 S 7.3-H Hermanski lf e2.B-1 31 31 k 8 Stephens,V 3b 4 4>8 7>W 9>note 1 S.1-2 23 Bickford p Church p Ryan 2b 9 S 54/SH.1-2 T 8 Repulski rf 2>63 63/gdp 43.2-3 e4.3-H;B-1 Hunter ss 63 5>4 HR.3-H 7 Torgeson 1b W 3/g Kuzava k k McCullough c 2/fl 43 8>7 0>Weik S Hemus pr Dyck 3b Martin,M p 3>53 6>k 5 Rogovin p Byrne p Wilson,R ph S.1-3 1: Worthington Muck Dogs -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Lowery 2b 1>HR 3>S 9 8 9 Edwards cf 43 53.1-2 5>9 Fitz Gerald ph 7>43 9>Rogovin Piersall ph 8 Weik p O'Brien,E ph Borkowski rf S 7.2-3 7 31 D Kluszewski 1b 643/gdp 9 D W Byrne W Westrum c 2>W 4>W k Gilliam ph 64/f Simpson,H cf note 1 Smalley ss W.1-2 9 6>S 8>k S.3-H;1-2 Rice lf note 2 4 8 S 7 Spencer,D 3b 8.2-3 HBP.1-2 k S.1-3 0>Bickford S Wehmeier p 64/f wp.2-3;1-2 HBP.1-2 W Kuzava p Marshall ph 7.3-H;1-2 Worthington p Niarhos c 43.1-2 1: 64/f.2-3;B-1 2: 5/f.1-2;B-1 Royal Giants -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------ Ashburn cf Hermanski lf Stephens,V 3b Bickford p Church p Ryan 2b Repulski rf Hunter ss Torgeson 1b McCullough c Hemus pr Dyck 3b Martin,M p Rogovin p Byrne p Wilson,R ph Muck Dogs -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------ Lowery 2b 63 Edwards cf Fitz Gerald ph Piersall ph Weik p O'Brien,E ph S.2-H Borkowski rf W.1-2 Kluszewski 1b Church S.2-H;1-3 Westrum c Gilliam ph Simpson,H cf Smalley ss Rice lf Spencer,D 3b Wehmeier p Kuzava p Marshall ph Worthington p Niarhos c Royal Giants IN OUT ER Muck Dogs IN OUT ER Martin,M A1 E1 2 Wehmeier A1 C6 2 Rogovin E2 E3 1 H 2 Kuzava C7 D2 0 Byrne E4 E7 0 BS 4 Worthington D3 D7 0 Bickford E8 F3 2 BS 4, L 2-8 Weik D8 E4 1 W 1-0 Church F4 F4 0 9/7/1953, BRK53-SOU53, Connie Mack Stadium (A) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E LOB DP 1953 Royal Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 7 0 6 1 1953 Muck Dogs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 12 2 15 1 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Royal Giants batting 0-0 0 --- 01 Ashburn grounded out to short (CX) 0-0 1 --- 11 Hermanski to first on an error by the catcher Westrum (BCX) 0-0 1 1-- 10 Stephens,V popped out to second (BX) 0-0 2 1-- 11 Ryan flied out to right (BCX) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Muck Dogs batting 0-0 0 --- 10 Lowery homered deep to right (BX) 0-1 0 --- 10 Edwards grounded out to second (BX) 0-1 1 --- 01 Borkowski lined a single to shallow center (SX) 0-1 1 1-- 01 Kluszewski grounded into a double play, Hunter to Ryan to Torgeson (SX) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Royal Giants batting 0-1 0 --- 22 Repulski grounded out to short (BBSCFFX) 0-1 1 --- 32 Hunter grounded out to short (BCBBFX) 0-1 2 --- 31 Torgeson walked (FBBBB) 0-1 2 1-- 12 McCullough popped out to the catcher (CFBX) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Muck Dogs batting 0-1 0 --- 30 Westrum walked (BBBB) 0-1 0 1-- 32 Smalley walked, Westrum to second (CBBBFB) 0-1 0 12- 01 Rice grounded to third, forcing Westrum at third, Smalley to second, Rice to first (CX) 0-1 1 12- 21 Spencer,D flied out to center, Smalley to third (BBFX) 0-1 2 1-3 11 Wehmeier grounded to short, forcing Rice at second (CBX) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Royal Giants batting 0-1 0 --- 00 Martin,M grounded out to third (X) 0-1 1 --- 10 Ashburn grounded out to first (BX) 0-1 2 --- 20 Hermanski grounded out to first (BBX) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Muck Dogs batting 0-1 0 --- 01 Lowery lined a single to shallow center (CX) 0-1 0 1-- 01 Edwards grounded out to third, Lowery to second (SX) 0-1 1 -2- 32 Borkowski flied out to left, Lowery to third (BBCBCX) 0-1 2 --3 11 Kluszewski flied out to right (BSX) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Royal Giants batting 0-1 0 --- 11 Stephens,V flied out to center (FBX) 0-1 1 --- 11 Ryan lined a single between third and short (BCX) 0-1 1 1-- 20 Repulski grounded into a double play, Smalley to Kluszewski (BBX) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Muck Dogs batting 0-1 0 --- 31 Westrum walked (BBSBB) 0-1 0 1-- 32 Smalley flied out to right (BSCBBFX) 0-1 1 1-- 00 Rice popped out to second (X) 0-1 2 1-- 11 Spencer,D was hit by a pitch, Westrum to second (CBH) 0-1 2 12- 20 Martin,M threw a wild pitch, Westrum to third, Spencer,D to second (BBB) 0-1 2 -23 30 Wehmeier walked (BBB.B) 0-1 2 123 12 Lowery flied out to right (FBFX) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Royal Giants batting 0-1 0 --- 00 Hunter popped out to second (X) 0-1 1 --- 20 Torgeson grounded out to first (BBX) 0-1 2 --- 11 McCullough grounded out to second (FBX) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Muck Dogs batting 0-1 0 --- 00 Edwards flied out to right (X) 0-1 1 --- 31 Borkowski flied out to left (BFBBX) 0-1 2 --- 00 Kluszewski lined a double down the right field line (X) 0-1 2 -2- 32 Westrum struck out (FCBFFBBS) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Royal Giants batting 0-1 0 --- 02 Martin,M struck out (CFC) 0-1 1 --- 12 Ashburn grounded out to short (BFFX) 0-1 2 --- 01 Hermanski grounded out to first (CX) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Muck Dogs batting 0-1 0 --- 00 Smalley lined a single to shallow center (X) 0-1 0 1-- 22 Rice flied out to center (BBCFX) 0-1 1 1-- 12 Spencer,D struck out (CSBC) 0-1 2 1-- 22 Wehmeier was hit by a pitch, Smalley to second (SBSB+1FH) 0-1 2 12- 00 Lowery flied out to center (X) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Royal Giants batting 0-1 0 --- 32 Stephens,V walked (BCFBBB) 0-1 0 1-- 00 Ryan sacrifice bunted to third, Stephens,V to second (Xb) 0-1 1 -2- 00 Repulski grounded out to second, Stephens,V to third (X) 0-1 2 --3 32 Hunter homered deep down the left-field line, Stephens,V scored (BBSBFX) Kuzava now pitching 2-1 2 --- 32 Torgeson struck out (FBSBBFFS) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Muck Dogs batting Fitz Gerald pinch hitting for Edwards 2-1 0 --- 02 Fitz Gerald grounded out to second (FCX) 2-1 1 --- 22 Borkowski grounded out to first (FBBFX) 2-1 2 --- 32 Kluszewski walked (CFBBBB) Gilliam pinch hitting for Westrum 2-1 2 1-- 31 Gilliam grounded to short, forcing Kluszewski at second (CBBBX) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Royal Giants batting Fitz Gerald moved to catcher Simpson,H now playing center field 2-1 0 --- 01 McCullough flied out to left (CX) 2-1 1 --- 00 Martin,M popped out to third (X) 2-1 2 --- 20 Ashburn reached on an infield single to short (BBX) 2-1 2 1-- 32 Hermanski struck out (CBCBB>S) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Muck Dogs batting 2-1 0 --- 22 Smalley struck out (CCBFFBS) 2-1 1 --- 00 Rice lined a single to center (X) 2-1 1 1-- 11 Spencer,D grounded a single between first and second, Rice to third (CBX) Marshall pinch hitting for Kuzava 2-1 1 1-3 11 Marshall flied out to left, Rice scored, Spencer,D to second (CBX) 2-2 2 -2- 11 Lowery flied out to right (BCX) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Royal Giants batting Worthington now pitching 2-2 0 --- 10 Stephens,V grounded out to the catcher (BX) 2-2 1 --- 11 Ryan tripled deep to right center (CBX) 2-2 1 --3 20 Ryan scored, Repulski to first on an error by the second baseman Lowery (BBX) 3-2 1 1-- 02 Hunter flied out to left (CFFX) 3-2 2 1-- 32 Torgeson struck out (BBFBS>S) ************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Muck Dogs batting Rogovin now pitching Piersall pinch hitting for Fitz Gerald 3-2 0 --- 10 Piersall popped out to center (BX) 3-2 1 --- 22 Borkowski lined a double to left center (CBCBFX) Byrne now pitching 3-2 1 -2- 32 Kluszewski walked (SBBCBB) 3-2 1 12- 32 Simpson,H grounded to short, forcing Kluszewski at second, Borkowski to third, Simpson,H to first (BBCBCX) 3-2 2 1-3 21 Smalley lined a single to left, Borkowski scored, Simpson,H to second (BSBX) 3-3 2 12- 10 Rice flied out to left (BX) ************** Top of the 10th inning, Royal Giants batting Weik now pitching Niarhos now playing catcher 3-3 0 --- 21 McCullough lined a single up the middle (SBBX) Wilson,R pinch hitting for Byrne Hemus pinch running for McCullough 3-3 0 1-- 11 Wilson,R lined a single to right center, Hemus to third (FbBX) 3-3 0 1-3 01 Ashburn flied out to left, Hemus scored (FX) 4-3 1 1-- 10 Hermanski flied out to center (BX) 4-3 2 1-- 10 Stephens,V reached on an infield single to second, Wilson,R to second (BX) 4-3 2 12- 12 Ryan flied out to center (BSCX) ************** Bottom of the 10th inning, Muck Dogs batting Dyck now playing third base Bickford now pitching Wilson,R moved to catcher 4-3 0 --- 11 Spencer,D lined a single to right (BCX) 4-3 0 1-- 21 Niarhos grounded out to second, Spencer,D to second (BbFbBX) 4-3 1 -2- 22 Lowery grounded out to short (BFBSX) O'Brien,E pinch hitting for Weik 4-3 2 -2- 22 O'Brien,E lined a single to shallow center, Spencer,D scored (BSFBX) 4-4 2 1-- 32 Borkowski walked, O'Brien,E to second (BBBCS>B) Church now pitching 4-4 2 12- 01 Kluszewski lined a single down the right field line, O'Brien,E scored, Borkowski to third (CX)