9/26/1953, SOU53-HOO53, game 1, Briggs Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1953 Muck Dogs 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 9 14 2 6 1
1953 Thunderbolts 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 5 13 1 11 0
Muck Dogs AB R H BI AVG Thunderbolts AB R H BI AVG
O'Brien,E ss 5 1 3 2 .216 DeMaestri ss 4 1 2 0 .271
Gilliam 2b 5 1 3 1 .279 Nicholson ph 1 1 1 0 .301
Piersall cf 5 1 1 0 .210 Slaughter rf 5 1 3 1 .287
Kluszewski 1b 5 1 2 3 .307 Nieman lf 5 0 1 0 .328
Fitz Gerald c 5 0 1 1 .298 Newhouser p 0 0 0 0 .400
Rice rf 5 1 1 0 .256 Irvin cf 5 1 3 2 .351
Marshall lf 4 1 1 1 .273 Bilko 1b 3 0 0 0 .231
Spencer,D 3b 4 2 1 1 .250 Martin,Bi 2b 5 0 1 0 .265
Brown,H p 3 1 1 0 .119 Garagiola c 5 1 2 2 .253
Simpson,D p 0 0 0 0 .125 Elliott,B 3b 2 0 0 0 .205
Miller,RJ p 0 0 0 0 .200 Rhodes ph 1 0 0 0 .272
Worthington p 0 0 0 0 .000 Cox 3b 0 0 0 0 .322
41 9 14 9 Belardi ph 1 0 0 0 .278
Joost ss 0 0 0 0 .338
Lopat p 2 0 0 0 .129
Easter ph 1 0 0 0 .321
Wade p 0 0 0 0 .125
Nevel p 0 0 0 0 .000
Atwell ph 1 0 0 0 .268
Hofman 3b 0 0 0 0 .219
41 5 13 5
Muck Dogs INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Brown,H W 5-12 7.0 9 3 2 2 2 116 69 4.34
Simpson,D 0.2 3 2 2 0 1 20 13 8.08
Miller,RJ 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 9 4 4.89
Worthington 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 11 8 6.66
9.0 13 5 4 2 4 156 94
Thunderbolts INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Lopat 6.0 6 3 2 0 3 79 52 3.70
Wade L 8-3 1.2 4 4 4 0 2 27 18 6.17
Nevel 0.1 4 2 2 0 1 24 17 8.10
Newhouser 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 9.90
9.0 14 9 8 0 6 137 92
HOO: Rhodes batted for Elliott,B in the 6th
Easter batted for Lopat in the 6th
Cox inserted at 3b in the 7th
Belardi batted for Cox in the 8th
Atwell batted for Nevel in the 8th
Nicholson batted for DeMaestri in the 8th
Nicholson moved to rf in the 9th
Slaughter moved to lf in the 9th
Joost inserted at ss in the 9th
Hofman inserted at 3b in the 9th
E-Fitz Gerald, Spencer,D, Irvin. 2B-Fitz Gerald(18), Marshall(15),
Martin,Bi(20). 3B-Nicholson(3). HR-Kluszewski(35), Garagiola(3).
RBI-O'Brien,E 2(6), Gilliam(44), Kluszewski 3(120), Fitz Gerald(33),
Marshall(54), Spencer,D(69), Slaughter(51), Irvin 2(83), Garagiola 2(13).
K-Piersall, Fitz Gerald, Marshall, Spencer,D, Brown,H 2, Bilko 2, Elliott,B,
Belardi. BB-Bilko 2. SH-Brown,H.
GWRBI: Kluszewski
Temperature: 45, Sky: cloudy, Wind: left to right at 9 MPH.
9/26/1953, SOU53-HOO53, game 1, Briggs Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1953 Muck Dogs 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 9 14 2 6 1
1953 Thunderbolts 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 5 13 1 11 0
Muck Dogs -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
O'Brien,E ss 1>S 43 S.2-H 63 S.2-H;1-2
Gilliam 2b S.1-3 9 53 8>S S.2-H;1-3
Piersall cf 6 4>31 6>S 9 k(23)
Kluszewski 1b 43.3-H;1-2 S 63.1-2 HR.1-H 9>Newhouser
63
Fitz Gerald c k 31.1-2 D.2-H 43 7
Rice rf 2>63 6 8.2-3 S 43
Marshall lf k 5>63 5/fl D.1-H
Spencer,D 3b 9 e8.B-1 7>Wade Nevel
k S.2-H
Brown,H p 3>k 14/SH.1-2 k S.1-2
Simpson,D p
Miller,RJ p
Worthington p
Thunderbolts -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
DeMaestri ss 1>S 3>6/L S 7>63
Nicholson ph T
Slaughter rf e5.1-2;B-1 S S.1-2 e2.B-2 S.3-H
Nieman lf 41.2-3;1-2 note 1 S.2-3;1-2 4 Miller,RJ
8
Newhouser p
Irvin cf 13 4>S note 2 S.2-H;B-2 9>S
Bilko 1b 7 W.1-2 k W note 3
k
Martin,Bi 2b 2>43 7.2-3 6>D 6 7
Garagiola c S 9.3-H 63 8>Simpson,D 64/f
HR
Elliott,B 3b 63.1-2 k
Rhodes ph 9
Cox 3b
Belardi ph k
Joost ss
Lopat p 7 5>7
Easter ph 13
Wade p
Nevel p
Atwell ph 63
Hofman 3b
1: 4/ldp.1x1(43) 2: 46/f.3-H;2-3;B-1 3: Worthington
Muck Dogs IN OUT ER Thunderbolts IN OUT ER
Brown,H A1 D6 2 W 5-12 Lopat A1 C7 2
Simpson,D D7 E2 2 Wade C8 D7 4 L 8-3
Miller,RJ E3 E4 0 Nevel D8 E3 2
Worthington E5 E7 0 Newhouser E4 E6 0
9/26/1953, SOU53-HOO53, game 1, Briggs Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1953 Muck Dogs 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 9 14 2 6 1
1953 Thunderbolts 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 5 13 1 11 0
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Muck Dogs batting
0-0 0 --- 21 O'Brien,E lined a single to shallow center (BBCX)
0-0 0 1-- 00 Gilliam lined a single to right center, O'Brien,E to
third (>X)
0-0 0 1-3 11 Piersall popped out to short (CBX)
0-0 1 1-3 00 Kluszewski grounded out to second, O'Brien,E scored,
Gilliam to second (X)
1-0 2 -2- 12 Fitz Gerald struck out (BCFS)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Thunderbolts batting
1-0 0 --- 01 DeMaestri grounded a single between first and second (FX)
1-0 0 1-- 10 DeMaestri to second, Slaughter to first on an error by
the third baseman Spencer,D (BX)
1-0 0 12- 32 Nieman grounded out to second, DeMaestri to third,
Slaughter to second (BBBCFFX)
1-0 1 -23 31 Irvin grounded out to the mound (BBCBX)
1-0 2 -23 32 Bilko flied out to left (CBBBCX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Muck Dogs batting
1-0 0 --- 31 Rice grounded out to short (BBBCX)
1-0 1 --- 12 Marshall struck out (CSBS)
1-0 2 --- 00 Spencer,D flied out to right (X)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Thunderbolts batting
1-0 0 --- 01 Martin,Bi grounded out to second (FX)
1-0 1 --- 00 Garagiola lined a single to shallow center (X)
1-0 1 1-- 01 Elliott,B grounded out to short, Garagiola to second (SX)
1-0 2 -2- 00 Lopat flied out to left (X)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Muck Dogs batting
1-0 0 --- 12 Brown,H struck out (SBFC)
1-0 1 --- 10 O'Brien,E grounded out to second (BX)
1-0 2 --- 01 Gilliam flied out to right (FX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Thunderbolts batting
1-0 0 --- 10 DeMaestri lined out to short (BX)
1-0 1 --- 11 Slaughter lined a single to left center (CBX)
1-0 1 1-- 01 Nieman lined into a double play, Gilliam to Kluszewski,
Slaughter out at first (CX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Muck Dogs batting
1-0 0 --- 22 Piersall grounded out to first (SBBSX)
1-0 1 --- 00 Kluszewski lined a single to shallow center (X)
1-0 1 1-- 00 Fitz Gerald grounded out to first, Kluszewski to second
(X)
1-0 2 -2- 22 Rice popped out to short (CBFBX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Thunderbolts batting
1-0 0 --- 21 Irvin lined a single to shallow center (CBBX)
1-0 0 1-- 31 Bilko walked, Irvin to second (CBBBB)
1-0 0 12- 21 Martin,Bi flied out to left, Irvin to third (CBBX)
1-0 1 1-3 00 Garagiola flied out to right, Irvin scored (X)
1-1 2 1-- 22 Elliott,B struck out (SBBSFFS)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Muck Dogs batting
1-1 0 --- 21 Marshall grounded out to short (SBBX)
1-1 1 --- 22 Spencer,D to first on an error by the center fielder
Irvin (BCCBX)
1-1 1 1-- 10 Brown,H sacrifice bunted to the mound, Spencer,D to
second (BbXb)
1-1 2 -2- 12 O'Brien,E lined a single to shallow center, Spencer,D
scored (BCFX)
2-1 2 1-- 21 Gilliam grounded out to third (C11BBX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Thunderbolts batting
2-1 0 --- 11 Lopat lined out to left (BSX)
2-1 1 --- 31 DeMaestri lined a single between third and short (BBSBX)
2-1 1 1-- 01 Slaughter reached on an infield single to first,
DeMaestri to second (CX)
2-1 1 12- 00 Nieman lined a single to left, DeMaestri to third,
Slaughter to second (X)
2-1 1 123 32 Irvin grounded to second, forcing Nieman at second,
DeMaestri scored, Slaughter to third, Irvin to first
(CFBBBFX)
2-2 2 1-3 12 Bilko struck out (BFCC)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Muck Dogs batting
2-2 0 --- 22 Piersall grounded a single up the middle (BBCFX)
2-2 0 1-- 00 Kluszewski grounded out to short, Piersall to second (X)
2-2 1 -2- 01 Fitz Gerald doubled deep to right, Piersall scored (22CX)
3-2 1 -2- 12 Rice flied out to center, Fitz Gerald to third (BFFFFX)
3-2 2 --3 20 Marshall popped out to third (BBX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Thunderbolts batting
3-2 0 --- 00 Martin,Bi grounded a double down the third base line (X)
3-2 0 -2- 10 Garagiola grounded out to short (2BX)
Rhodes pinch hitting for Elliott,B
3-2 1 -2- 00 Rhodes popped out to right (X)
Easter pinch hitting for Lopat
3-2 2 -2- 22 Easter grounded out to the mound (CBBSFX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Muck Dogs batting
Cox now playing third base
Wade now pitching
3-2 0 --- 12 Spencer,D struck out (SBCS)
3-2 1 --- 12 Brown,H struck out (CBFS)
3-2 2 --- 00 O'Brien,E grounded out to short (X)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Thunderbolts batting
3-2 0 --- 01 DeMaestri grounded out to short (FX)
3-2 1 --- 22 Slaughter to second on an error by the catcher Fitz
Gerald (BCCBX)
3-2 1 -2- 32 Nieman popped out to second (BCBCBX)
3-2 2 -2- 31 Irvin lined a single to shallow left, Slaughter scored,
Irvin to second (FBBBX)
3-3 2 -2- 31 Bilko walked (CBBBB)
3-3 2 12- 22 Martin,Bi popped out to short (CFBBX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Muck Dogs batting
3-3 0 --- 21 Gilliam lined a single to shallow center (FBBX)
3-3 0 1-- 22 Piersall flied out to right (1CCBBX)
3-3 1 1-- 10 Kluszewski homered deep down the right field line,
Gilliam scored (111BX)
5-3 1 --- 12 Fitz Gerald grounded out to second (CBSX)
5-3 2 --- 10 Rice reached on an infield single to first (BX)
5-3 2 1-- 00 Marshall grounded a double down the third base line, Rice
scored (X)
Nevel now pitching
6-3 2 -2- 10 Spencer,D lined a single to shallow center, Marshall
scored (BX)
7-3 2 1-- 22 Brown,H reached on an infield single to the catcher,
Spencer,D to second (CBBSFX)
7-3 2 12- 12 O'Brien,E lined a single to shallow left, Spencer,D
scored, Brown,H to second (BCSFX)
8-3 2 12- 32 Gilliam lined a single to shallow center, Brown,H scored,
O'Brien,E to third (BFFBB>F>F>X)
9-3 2 1-3 02 Piersall struck out, Garagiola to Bilko (SFS)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Thunderbolts batting
Simpson,D now pitching
9-3 0 --- 32 Garagiola homered deep to right (BCBSBFX)
Belardi pinch hitting for Cox
9-4 0 --- 12 Belardi struck out (CBCS)
Atwell pinch hitting for Nevel
9-4 1 --- 11 Atwell grounded out to short (BCX)
Nicholson pinch hitting for DeMaestri
9-4 2 --- 21 Nicholson lined a triple to right center (BSBX)
9-4 2 --3 01 Slaughter grounded a single between first and second,
Nicholson scored (CX)
Miller,RJ now pitching
9-5 2 1-- 32 Nieman flied out to center (CFBBB>X)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Muck Dogs batting
Nicholson moved to right field
Slaughter moved to left field
Newhouser now pitching
Joost now playing shortstop
Hofman now playing third base
9-5 0 --- 00 Kluszewski grounded out to short (X)
9-5 1 --- 12 Fitz Gerald flied out to left (FBFX)
9-5 2 --- 10 Rice grounded out to second (BX)
************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Thunderbolts batting
9-5 0 --- 20 Irvin lined a single to center (BBX)
Worthington now pitching
9-5 0 1-- 12 Bilko struck out (BCFS)
9-5 1 1-- 22 Martin,Bi flied out to left (CBBFX)
9-5 2 1-- 01 Garagiola grounded to short, forcing Irvin at second (CX)