MAY 8
Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Browns AB R H RBI AVG
G.Woodling LF 3 2 1 0 .295 E.McGhee LF 5 1 1 0 .182
D-B.Thorpe PH,LF 1 0 0 0 .250 B.Young 2B 5 0 2 0 .265
C.Carrasquel SS 3 1 1 2 .304 L.Easter 1B 4 0 0 1 .246
F-P.Rizzuto PH,SS 1 0 0 0 .391 V.Wertz RF 3 0 1 1 .241
M.Mantle CF 2 2 0 0 .294 P.Lapalme P 0 0 0 0 .000
Y.Berra C 4 2 2 5 .314 V.Stephens 3B 4 0 2 0 .322
G-R.Wilson PH,C 1 0 0 0 .182 H.Rice CF 4 0 0 0 .197
G.McDougald 3B 4 1 2 2 .300 C.Courtney C 3 0 1 0 .250
J.Collins 1B 4 0 0 0 .219 B.Hunter SS 4 0 0 0 .199
L.Kretlow P 0 0 0 01.000 D.Pillette P 0 0 0 0 .000
H.Bauer RF 4 0 1 0 .211 T.Lown P 1 0 0 0 .250
E-J.Mize 1B 0 0 0 0 .125 A-T.Glaviano PH 1 1 1 0 .188
A.Reynolds P 3 0 1 0 .091 S.Paige P 0 0 0 0 .000
B-C.Metkovich 1B,RF 1 0 0 0 .087 C-D.Kokos PH,RF 2 0 2 0 .260
F.Hatfield 2B 1 1 0 0 .252
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Totals 32 9 8 9 Totals 36 2 10 2
A-Pinch Hit For Lown In 5th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Reynolds In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Paige In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Woodling In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Bauer In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Carrasquel In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Berra In 9th Inning
Yankees......... 1 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 9 8 2
Browns.......... 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 10 0
Yankees (20-16) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
A.Reynolds WIN(2-1) 6 5 2 2 1 4 0 109 4.22 A1 C8
L.Kretlow SAVE(3rd) 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 40 2.63 C9
Totals 9 10 2 2 1 6 0
Browns (10-26) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
D.Pillette LOSS(2-3) 1 2/3 5 6 6 4 1 1 46 8.46 A1 B4
T.Lown 3 1/3 3 3 3 1 4 2 50 8.53 B5 C9
S.Paige 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 21 2.37 D1 D6
P.Lapalme 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 28 8.10 D7
Totals 9 8 9 9 6 10 3
ATTENDANCE- 30,339 DATE- Monday, May 8th 1953 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:14
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 4 Browns:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 1 Browns: 0
ERRORS- C.Carrasquel, F.Hatfield
HOME RUNS- Y.Berra-2(11th), G.McDougald(4th)
STOLEN BASES- M.Mantle(4th), G.McDougald(4th)
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Carrasquel, F.Hatfield
SACRIFICE FLIES- L.Easter
WALKS- G.Woodling, M.Mantle-3, F.Hatfield-2, V.Wertz
HIT BY PITCH- C.Courtney
STRIKE OUTS- G.Woodling, B.Thorpe, M.Mantle-2, Y.Berra-2, G.McDougald,
J.Collins-2, A.Reynolds, E.McGhee-2, L.Easter-2, V.Stephens,
B.Hunter
GIDP- H.Rice
WILD PITCHES- T.Lown
Catcher Yogi Berra cracked 2 homeruns and had 5 RBI as the New York AL Yankees
outscored the St. Louis AL Browns 9 to 2.
Berra provided the offensive punch. He belted a three-run homer in the 2nd
inning and cracked a two-run shot in the 4th inning. New York AL rapped out
8 hits for the night.
The victory went to Allie Reynolds(2-1) who went 6 innings, allowing 2 runs.
Reynolds got help from Lou Kretlow who earned his 3rd save. Duane
Pillette(2-3) was the loser.
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MAY 9
Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Browns AB R H RBI AVG
P.Rizzuto SS 2 0 0 0 .360 E.McGhee LF 4 1 1 0 .184
B.Thorpe LF 2 0 0 0 .200 B.Young 2B 4 0 1 0 .265
S.Kraly P 0 0 0 0 .000 L.Easter 1B 3 0 1 1 .250
D-J.Mize PH 1 0 0 0 .120 V.Wertz RF 4 0 0 0 .234
R.Herbert P 0 0 0 0 .000 V.Stephens 3B 3 0 0 0 .311
M.Mantle CF 4 2 2 2 .300 H.Rice CF 3 0 1 0 .203
Y.Berra C 4 0 0 0 .305 C-J.Dyck CF 1 0 1 0 .208
G.McDougald 3B 4 0 0 0 .291 E-T.Glaviano PR 0 1 0 0 .188
J.Collins 1B 2 0 0 0 .215 C.Courtney C 3 2 2 3 .270
H.Bauer RF 3 0 0 0 .205 B.Hunter SS 3 0 2 0 .209
H.Wehmeier P 2 0 0 0 .167 S.Paige P 0 0 0 0 .000
A-G.Woodling LF 1 0 0 0 .293 E.Lopat P 2 0 0 0 .067
F.Hatfield 2B 3 0 1 0 .254 B-N.Berry SS 1 0 0 0 .333
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Totals 28 2 3 2 Totals 31 4 9 4
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Wehmeier In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Lopat In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Rice In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Kraly In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Ran For Dyck In 9th Inning
Yankees......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 3 0
Browns.......... 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 9 0
Yankees (20-17) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
H.Wehmeier 6 4 2 2 2 4 1 90 4.78 A1 C4
S.Kraly 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 30 1.38 C5 D3
R.Herbert LOSS(0-2) 0 2/3 2 2 2 0 0 1 14 7.24 D4
Totals 8 2/3 9 4 4 2 5 2
Browns (11-26) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
E.Lopat 7 2 1 1 2 4 1 86 2.57 A1 C7
S.Paige WIN(1-3) BS(4th) 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 25 2.57 C8
Totals 9 3 2 2 2 4 2
ATTENDANCE- 37,831 DATE- Tuesday, May 9th 1953 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:12
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 3 Browns: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 2 Browns: 0
DOUBLES- E.McGhee(2nd), B.Hunter(6th)
HOME RUNS- M.Mantle-2(9th), C.Courtney-2(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- P.Rizzuto, B.Thorpe
SACRIFICE FLIES- L.Easter
WALKS- P.Rizzuto, J.Collins, V.Stephens, C.Courtney
STRIKE OUTS- M.Mantle, H.Bauer, H.Wehmeier, F.Hatfield, V.Wertz-2, V.Stephens,
E.Lopat, N.Berry
GIDP- H.Rice, B.Hunter
Clint Courtney blasted 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI and Ed Lopat had a strong
outing at Sportsman's Park as the St. Louis AL Browns won a thriller over the
New York AL Yankees in, 4 to 2.
St. Louis AL won the game with a rally in the 9th inning with 2 runs utilizing
2 base hits. After two outs Jim Dyck started the attack as he slapped a
single. Courtney was next and he smashed a two-run homer resulting in an
exciting win for St. Louis AL and a wild post-game celebration by the home
town fans. For the game St. Louis AL out-hit New York AL 9 to 3.
The win went to Satchel Paige(1-3) who allowed 1 run in 2 innings. Ray
Herbert(0-2) was tagged with the loss in relief. The win by St. Louis AL was
very good news as they had been 1-9 of late. Now their seasonal record
improves to 11-26. Still in a bad slump, with this loss, New York AL is 2-8
lately and 20-17 on the year.
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MAY 10
Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Browns AB R H RBI AVG
G.Woodling LF 4 0 0 0 .285 E.McGhee CF 4 0 2 0 .196
C.Carrasquel SS 4 1 2 0 .310 B.Hunter SS 4 0 2 0 .217
H.Bauer RF 3 0 1 0 .208 T.Lown P 0 0 0 0 .250
Y.Berra C 4 1 2 1 .310 V.Wertz RF 4 0 0 0 .228
M.Mantle CF 2 0 0 0 .296 R.Sievers 1B 4 0 0 0 .275
G.McDougald 3B 2 0 0 1 .287 D.Kokos LF 4 0 1 0 .260
J.Collins 1B 4 1 1 0 .216 B.Young 2B 4 0 1 0 .265
W.Ford P 4 0 2 1 .273 J.Dyck 3B 3 0 0 0 .200
F.Hatfield 2B 4 0 0 0 .246 C.Courtney C 3 0 1 0 .273
L.Jansen P 2 0 0 0 .000
A-T.Glaviano PH,SS 1 0 0 0 .176
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Totals 31 3 8 3 Totals 33 0 7 0
A-Pinch Hit For Jansen In 8th Inning
Yankees......... 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 0
Browns.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 1
Yankees (21-17) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
W.Ford WIN(3-3) 9 7 0 0 0 6 0 111 2.27 A1
Totals 9 7 0 0 0 6 0
Browns (11-27) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
L.Jansen LOSS(2-4) 8 7 3 3 3 5 0 115 6.94 A1 D6
T.Lown 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 8.10 D7
Totals 9 8 3 3 3 5 0
ATTENDANCE- 45,881 DATE- Wednesday, May 10th 1953 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 1:52
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 7 Browns: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 1 Browns: 0
ERRORS- J.Dyck
DOUBLES- H.Bauer(4th), Y.Berra(7th), J.Collins(1st), W.Ford
CAUGHT STEALING- G.Woodling
SACRIFICE HITS- M.Mantle, G.McDougald-2
WALKS- G.Woodling, H.Bauer, M.Mantle
STRIKE OUTS- G.Woodling, M.Mantle, W.Ford, F.Hatfield-2, B.Hunter, R.Sievers,
J.Dyck-2, L.Jansen-2
GIDP- R.Sievers
WILD PITCHES- T.Lown
Whitey Ford tossed a complete game shutout as the New York AL Yankees defeated
the St. Louis AL Browns 3 to 0 at Sportsman's Park.
Ford(3-3) had a strong outing. He surrendered only 7 hits and no walks in 9
innings seeing his ERA drop from 2.65 to 2.27. After the 4th inning, neither
team was able to score.
Larry Jansen(2-4) was tagged with the loss. He pitched 8 innings giving up 7
hits and 3 walks.
