JULY 14
Clyde McCullough jacked one out of the ballyard at Forbes Field where the
Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York AL Yankees in 10 innings by the score of
5 to 4.
The game was deadlocked at 4 after nine full innings. Pittsburgh came out the
victor in the 10th inning. Don Lund drew a walk. After an out was recorded,
Joe Garagiola stepped in and he slapped a base-hit. Carlos Bernier then
would hit into a force play giving Pittsburgh the win and sending the home
town fans into a frenzy. Pittsburgh banged out 11 hits on the night.
Johnny Hetki(5-6) got the win allowing no runs in 2 innings. Ray Herbert(1-4)
suffered the loss in relief. He surrendered 1 hit and 2 walks in 1 and 2/3
innings.
Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG
F.Hatfield 3B 3 0 0 0 .246 R.Schoendienst 2B 5 0 2 1 .348
P.Rizzuto SS 4 2 2 0 .243 D.Cole SS 4 1 1 0 .242
B.Elliott LF 5 1 2 2 .252 R.Kiner LF 3 0 1 0 .246
G.McDougald 2B 4 0 1 1 .303 F.Thomas CF 4 0 0 0 .231
M.Mantle CF 4 0 1 0 .304 J.Adcock 1B 4 0 0 0 .287
Y.Berra C 4 0 2 1 .302 D.Lund RF 4 1 0 0 .179
R.Herbert P 0 0 0 0 .200 L.Babe 3B 5 1 2 1 .214
H.Bauer RF 3 0 1 0 .233 C.McCullough C 3 1 2 1 .230
W.Ford P 3 0 0 0 .208 C-I.Noren PH 1 1 1 0 .266
R.Scarborough P 0 0 0 0 .188 E-J.Garagiola C 1 0 1 0 .235
B-W.Belardi PH 1 0 0 0 .259 M.Dickson P 2 0 0 0 .122
M.Clark P 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Waugh P 0 0 0 0 .143
P.Pettit P 0 0 0 0 .000 A-E.Pellagrini PH 1 0 0 0 .244
F-R.Wilson C 1 0 0 0 .246 S.Ridzik P 0 0 0 0 .300
J.Collins 1B 4 1 1 0 .229 D-C.Metkovich PH 1 0 1 1 .172
J.Hetki P 0 0 0 0 .200
G-C.Bernier PH 1 0 0 1 .184
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Totals 36 4 10 4 Totals 39 5 11 5
A-Pinch Hit For Waugh In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Scarborough In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For McCullough In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Ridzik In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Noren In 9th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Pettit In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Hetki In 10th Inning
Yankees......... 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 - 4 10 2
Pirates......... 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 - 5 11 2
Yankees (49-51) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
W.Ford 6 2/3 6 2 1 4 2 1 128 3.02 A1 D3
R.Scarboroug HOLD(3rd) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5.18 D4 D4
M.Clark HOLD(2nd) 0 2/3 3 2 2 0 1 0 22 1.69 D5 D9
P.Pettit BS(3rd) 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 3.18 E1 E2
R.Herbert LOSS(1-4) 1 2/3 1 1 1 2 1 0 24 4.60 E3
Totals 9 2/3 11 5 4 6 5 1
Pirates (40-60) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
M.Dickson 5 2/3 6 2 1 5 3 0 104 4.88 A1 C9
J.Waugh 1 1/3 3 2 2 0 0 0 28 8.00 D1 D7
S.Ridzik 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.87 D8 E2
J.Hetki WIN(5-6) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 4.32 E3
Totals 10 10 4 3 5 4 0
ATTENDANCE- 34,516 DATE- Friday, July 14th 1953 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 3:00
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees:11 Pirates:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 2 Pirates: 1
ERRORS- P.Rizzuto, G.McDougald, L.Babe, C.McCullough
DOUBLES- B.Elliott(10th), G.McDougald(18th), Y.Berra(15th)
HOME RUNS- C.McCullough(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- P.Rizzuto
SACRIFICE HITS- F.Hatfield-2, G.McDougald, H.Bauer
WALKS- P.Rizzuto, M.Mantle, Y.Berra, H.Bauer, J.Collins, D.Cole, R.Kiner-2,
F.Thomas, J.Adcock, D.Lund
STRIKE OUTS- F.Hatfield, P.Rizzuto, Y.Berra, W.Ford, R.Schoendienst, F.Thomas-2,
J.Adcock-2
GIDP- W.Ford, R.Schoendienst, J.Adcock
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JULY 15
Joe Adcock had 3 base hits as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York AL
Yankees 6 to 3 at Forbes Field.
Pittsburgh took the lead for keeps in the 2nd inning when they scored 2 runs
on 2 hits. New York AL went down quietly in the 9th.
The win went to Dick Littlefield(6-7) who allowed no runs in 6 innings. Clem
Labine was credited with his 11th save. Vinegar Bend Mizell(7-7) absorbed
the loss. He gave up 5 runs and 8 hits in 6 innings.
The Pittsburgh ballclub's record now stands at 41-60. New York AL has a
record of 49-52 after the loss.
Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG
P.Rizzuto SS 5 0 1 0 .243 R.Schoendienst 2B 3 0 1 1 .348
R.Wilson C 4 1 1 0 .246 D.Cole SS 4 0 1 0 .242
B.Elliott LF 3 1 1 0 .253 C-D.Smith SS 0 0 0 0 .250
W.Belardi 1B 4 0 1 1 .259 R.Kiner LF 5 0 0 0 .243
R.Krsnich 3B 4 0 0 0 .167 D-C.Metkovich LF 0 0 0 0 .172
H.Bauer RF 3 1 2 1 .236 F.Thomas CF 3 1 1 1 .232
G.McDougald 2B 4 0 2 0 .305 J.Adcock 1B 4 1 3 0 .292
V.Mizell P 2 0 0 0 .098 D.Lund RF 3 1 1 0 .182
M.Clark P 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Labine P 0 0 0 0 .000
E-J.Collins PH 1 0 0 0 .228 L.Babe 3B 3 0 0 0 .210
M.Mantle CF 3 0 1 1 .304 C.McCullough C 2 2 0 0 .226
D.Littlefield P 2 0 1 1 .265
A-E.Pellagrini PH 1 0 1 0 .250
S.Ridzik P 0 0 0 0 .300
B-I.Noren RF 1 1 1 0 .269
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Totals 33 3 9 3 Totals 31 6 10 3
A-Pinch Hit For Littlefield In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Ridzik In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Cole In 9th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Kiner In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Clark In 9th Inning
Yankees......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 - 3 9 3
Pirates......... 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 - 6 10 0
Yankees (49-52) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
V.Mizell LOSS(7-7) 6 8 5 3 4 1 1 129 3.66 A1 D4
M.Clark 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 29 2.00 D5
Totals 8 10 6 4 5 3 1
Pirates (41-60) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
D.Littlefiel WIN(6-7) 6 4 0 0 1 4 0 94 3.69 A1 C5
S.Ridzik 1 4 3 3 0 0 0 18 4.15 C6 D4
C.Labine SAVE(11th) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 2.04 D5
Totals 9 9 3 3 1 4 0
ATTENDANCE- 40,931 DATE- Saturday, July 15th 1953 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:24
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 7 Pirates: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 0 Pirates: 1
ERRORS- P.Rizzuto, W.Belardi, M.Clark
DOUBLES- P.Rizzuto(10th), R.Wilson(1st), W.Belardi(1st), G.McDougald(19th),
D.Lund(4th), D.Littlefield
TRIPLES- H.Bauer(7th), I.Noren(6th)
HOME RUNS- F.Thomas(19th)
CAUGHT STEALING- C.McCullough, D.Littlefield
SACRIFICE HITS- V.Mizell, L.Babe
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Mantle, R.Schoendienst
WALKS- B.Elliott, R.Schoendienst, D.Cole, F.Thomas, D.Lund, C.McCullough
HIT BY PITCH- H.Bauer, C.McCullough
STRIKE OUTS- B.Elliott, V.Mizell-2, M.Mantle, R.Kiner-2, D.Lund
GIDP- G.McDougald
WILD PITCHES- V.Mizell
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JULY 16
The New York AL Yankees had an easy ime of it at Forbes Field defeating the
Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 7 to 2.
Pittsburgh never recovered after New York AL took the lead in the 2nd inning
plating an isolated run. New York AL dominated offensively as they scored in
6 different innings.
Max Surkont(8-6) got credit for the victory, pitching 7 innings and allowing 2
runs. Ray Herbert recorded his 3rd save. Bob Hall(3-11) was the loser. He
gave up 3 runs and 6 hits in 6 innings.
New York AL now has a record of 50-52. With the loss, Pittsburgh has a record
of 4-6 lately, 41-61 overall.
Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG
F.Hatfield 3B 4 3 3 1 .257 R.Schoendienst 2B 4 0 0 0 .344
R.Herbert P 0 0 0 0 .200 I.Noren CF 4 0 1 0 .269
P.Rizzuto SS 4 0 0 0 .239 R.Kiner LF 4 0 1 1 .243
B.Elliott LF,3B,RF 3 1 2 1 .258 F.Thomas RF 4 1 2 0 .235
G.McDougald 2B 4 0 2 1 .307 J.Adcock 1B 4 0 2 1 .294
M.Mantle CF 4 1 1 0 .303 J.Garagiola C 4 0 0 0 .230
Y.Berra C 4 2 3 3 .307 L.Babe 3B 4 0 1 0 .211
H.Bauer RF 4 0 0 0 .234 E.O'Brien SS 2 0 0 0 .211
F-R.Krsnich PH,3B 1 0 0 0 .163 B-D.Lund PH 1 0 0 0 .181
M.Surkont P 3 0 0 1 .250 C-D.Cole SS 0 0 0 0 .242
D-B.Thorpe PH,LF 2 0 1 0 .250 B.Hall P 1 0 0 0 .056
J.Collins 1B 5 0 1 0 .227 A-C.Bernier PH 1 1 1 0 .195
J.Waugh P 0 0 0 0 .143
E-C.Metkovich PH 1 0 0 0 .169
J.Hetki P 0 0 0 0 .200
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Totals 38 7 13 7 Totals 34 2 8 2
A-Pinch Hit For Hall In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For O'Brien In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Lund In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Surkont In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Waugh In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Bauer In 9th Inning
Yankees......... 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 - 7 13 1
Pirates......... 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 2 8 1
Yankees (50-52) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
M.Surkont WIN(8-6) 7 6 2 1 0 2 0 109 3.85 A1 C8
R.Herbert SAVE(3rd) 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 28 4.41 C9
Totals 9 8 2 1 0 3 0
Pirates (41-61) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Hall LOSS(3-11) 6 6 3 3 2 4 1 107 4.55 A1 C8
J.Waugh 2 4 2 1 1 1 1 57 7.91 C9 E2
J.Hetki 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 29 4.46 E3
Totals 9 13 7 6 4 5 2
ATTENDANCE- 40,996 DATE- Sunday, July 16th 1953 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:30
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees:11 Pirates: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 1 Pirates: 0
ERRORS- F.Hatfield, E.O'Brien
DOUBLES- F.Hatfield(8th), B.Elliott(11th), M.Mantle(19th), B.Thorpe(1st),
F.Thomas-2(17th)
TRIPLES- C.Bernier(3rd)
HOME RUNS- F.Hatfield(5th), Y.Berra(26th)
STOLEN BASES- M.Mantle(10th)
SACRIFICE HITS- P.Rizzuto, G.McDougald, Y.Berra
WALKS- F.Hatfield, B.Elliott-2, M.Mantle
STRIKE OUTS- H.Bauer-2, M.Surkont, B.Thorpe, J.Collins, R.Kiner, J.Adcock,
B.Hall
GIDP- J.Garagiola
WILD PITCHES- B.Hall
PASSED BALLS- Y.Berra
