AUGUST 24
Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG
F.Hatfield 3B,2B 3 1 1 1 .256 H.Kuenn SS 6 1 3 1 .291
W.Belardi 1B 5 0 0 0 .269 P.Runnels 2B 6 2 3 1 .252
J.Collins RF 5 1 1 1 .232 G.Kell 3B 5 1 1 0 .300
Y.Berra C 3 1 1 1 .307 B.Nieman LF 4 3 2 2 .333
G.Woodling LF 2 0 0 0 .279 S.Bilko 1B 5 3 2 4 .229
C-B.Thorpe PH,LF 2 1 1 0 .200 J.Delsing CF 5 2 3 1 .326
G.McDougald 2B 1 0 0 0 .308 H.Evers RF 4 0 0 0 .217
A-R.Krsnich PH,3B 3 0 1 2 .189 M.Batts C 4 1 2 0 .276
K.Olson CF 3 0 1 0 .200 S.Gromek P 4 0 1 3 .136
M.Clark P 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Marlowe P 0 0 0 0 .308
T.Kipper P 0 0 0 0 .091
E-H.Hanebrink PH 1 1 1 01.000
R.Herbert P 1 0 0 0 .273
B-W.Ford PH 1 0 0 0 .235
H.Wehmeier P 0 0 0 0 .087
D-M.Mantle CF 1 0 0 0 .301
F-R.Wilson PH 0 1 0 0 .254
P.Rizzuto SS 4 1 3 1 .260
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Totals 35 7 10 6 Totals 43 13 17 12
A-Pinch Hit For McDougald In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Herbert In 5th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Woodling In 6th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Wehmeier In 6th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Kipper In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Mantle In 9th Inning
Yankees......... 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 - 7 10 4
Tigers.......... 0 2 1 3 4 0 3 0 - 13 17 2
Yankees (65-76) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
R.Herbert LOSS(3-7) 4 9 6 4 4 2 1 96 4.46 A1 C9
H.Wehmeier 1 4 4 4 0 0 2 26 7.27 D1 D7
M.Clark 1 2/3 2 3 1 2 3 0 41 3.27 D8 E8
T.Kipper 1 1/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 19 6.12 E9
Totals 8 17 13 9 6 6 3
Tigers (58-83) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
S.Gromek WIN(8-9) 8 10 7 7 3 2 1 131 5.01 A1 D9
D.Marlowe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 7.37 E1
Totals 9 10 7 7 3 2 1
ATTENDANCE- 19,534 DATE- Thursday, August 24th 1953 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:40
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 5 Tigers:13
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 0 Tigers: 0
ERRORS- W.Belardi, J.Collins, R.Herbert, P.Rizzuto, H.Kuenn, P.Runnels
DOUBLES- B.Thorpe(2nd), P.Rizzuto(21st), H.Kuenn(35th), P.Runnels(18th),
M.Batts(16th), S.Gromek
HOME RUNS- J.Collins(18th), B.Nieman(22nd), S.Bilko-2(18th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- F.Hatfield, S.Gromek
WALKS- F.Hatfield, Y.Berra, R.Wilson, G.Kell, B.Nieman-2, S.Bilko, H.Evers,
M.Batts
STRIKE OUTS- J.Collins, R.Herbert, S.Bilko-2, H.Evers, M.Batts, S.Gromek-2
WILD PITCHES- M.Clark, H.Wehmeier
Steve Bilko slammed 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI as the Detroit Tigers topped the
New York AL Yankees by a score of 13 to 7 at Briggs Stadium.
Bilko enjoyed a fine evening at the plate. He clubbed a three-run home run in
the 4th inning and ripped a solo home run in the 5th inning. Detroit out-hit
New York AL for the game, 17 hits to 10.
The win was credited to Steve Gromek(8-9) who went 8 innings allowing 7 runs.
Ray Herbert(3-7) was tagged with the loss. He got hit pretty hard, allowing
9 hits and 4 walks in 4 innings.
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AUGUST 25
Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG
G.Woodling LF 5 2 2 0 .280 H.Kuenn SS 4 0 2 0 .293
B-H.Bauer RF 0 0 0 0 .259 P.Runnels 2B 4 0 1 0 .252
R.Krsnich 3B 5 1 2 1 .200 G.Kell 3B 4 0 0 0 .298
J.Mize 1B 2 0 1 0 .237 B.Nieman LF 2 1 2 0 .336
A-J.Collins PH,1B 2 1 1 0 .234 S.Bilko 1B 3 1 1 0 .229
G.McDougald 2B 4 1 3 4 .312 J.Delsing CF 3 0 0 0 .324
Y.Berra C 5 1 2 2 .308 H.Evers RF 3 0 0 0 .215
P.Rizzuto SS 3 0 0 0 .258 M.Batts C 3 0 1 1 .277
B.Thorpe RF,LF 4 0 0 0 .176 B.Hoeft P 2 0 0 0 .192
J.Klippstein P 4 1 1 0 .152 H.Erickson P 0 0 0 0 .000
B.Miller P 0 0 0 0 .250 H.Newhouser P 1 0 0 0 .000
K.Olson CF 3 0 0 0 .186
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Totals 37 7 12 7 Totals 29 2 7 1
A-Pinch Hit For Mize In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Woodling In 9th Inning
Yankees......... 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 - 7 12 0
Tigers.......... 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0
Yankees (66-76) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Klippstein WIN(8-4) 8 6 2 2 5 4 0 124 3.90 A1 D3
B.Miller 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 19 4.36 D4
Totals 9 7 2 2 5 7 0
Tigers (58-84) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Hoeft LOSS(7-15) 6 1/3 7 4 4 2 7 1 95 5.02 A1 D1
H.Erickson 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 5.73 D2D2
H.Newhouser 2 2/3 4 2 2 0 0 0 39 4.50 D3
Totals 9 12 7 7 2 7 1
ATTENDANCE- 41,306 DATE- Friday, August 25th 1953 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:02
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 7 Tigers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 5 Tigers: 0
DOUBLES- R.Krsnich(6th), G.McDougald(26th)
HOME RUNS- Y.Berra(34th)
SACRIFICE HITS- G.McDougald, K.Olson
WALKS- J.Mize, P.Rizzuto, B.Nieman-2, S.Bilko, J.Delsing, M.Batts
HIT BY PITCH- H.Evers
STRIKE OUTS- Y.Berra, P.Rizzuto, B.Thorpe-2, J.Klippstein-2, K.Olson, H.Kuenn,
P.Runnels, S.Bilko, J.Delsing, H.Evers, M.Batts-2
GIDP- P.Runnels, G.Kell, S.Bilko, H.Evers
Gil McDougald had 3 base hits and 4 RBI as the New York AL Yankees defeated
the dreadful Detroit Tigers by the score of 7 to 2 at Briggs Stadium.
Johnny Klippstein(8-4) delivered a fine performance for New York AL. He went
8 innings surrendering 6 hits and 5 walks. New York AL finished with 12 hits
while Detroit ended up with 7.
The loss was charged to Billy Hoeft(7-15). He pitched 6 and 1/3 innings and
surrendered 7 hits and 2 walks.
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AUGUST 26
Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG
F.Hatfield 3B 3 1 1 1 .257 H.Kuenn SS 5 1 2 1 .294
G.Woodling LF 4 0 1 0 .280 P.Runnels 2B 4 1 0 0 .250
G.McDougald 2B 4 1 1 1 .311 G.Kell 3B 5 1 4 0 .303
J.Collins RF 4 0 2 1 .237 B.Nieman LF 5 0 3 3 .339
Y.Berra C 4 0 0 0 .306 S.Bilko 1B 3 0 2 0 .232
A.Reynolds P 0 0 0 0 .098 D-S.Souchock PR,1B 0 0 0 0 .227
W.Belardi 1B 4 0 0 0 .261 J.Delsing CF 4 0 0 0 .321
K.Olson CF 4 0 1 0 .191 H.Evers RF 4 0 1 0 .215
M.Surkont P 2 0 1 0 .254 M.Batts C 3 0 0 0 .275
A-H.Hanebrink PH 0 0 0 01.000 E-D.Bollweg PH 1 0 0 0 .250
B-M.Mantle PR 0 1 0 0 .301 V.Trucks P 3 0 1 0 .147
C-R.Wilson C 1 0 0 0 .252 J.Wilson P 0 0 0 0 .267
P.Rizzuto SS 1 0 0 0 .257 A.Aber P 0 0 0 0 .000
F-P.Mullin PH 1 1 0 0 .378
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Totals 31 3 7 3 Totals 38 4 13 4
A-Pinch Hit For Surkont In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Hanebrink In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Mantle In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Bilko In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Batts In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Aber In 9th Inning
Yankees......... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 - 3 7 2
Tigers.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 4 13 0
Yankees (66-77) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
M.Surkont 7 8 1 1 1 2 0 109 4.11 A1 D2
A.Reynolds L(6-7) BS(2nd) 1 1/3 5 3 2 1 1 0 45 4.09 D3
Totals 8 1/3 13 4 3 2 3 0
Tigers (59-84) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
V.Trucks 7 1/3 6 3 3 2 3 1 110 4.72 A1 D2
J.Wilson 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4.99 D3 D3
A.Aber WIN(7-5) 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 4.91 D4
Totals 9 7 3 3 2 5 1
ATTENDANCE- 49,676 DATE- Saturday, August 26th 1953 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:15
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 5 Tigers:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 0 Tigers: 1
ERRORS- F.Hatfield, M.Surkont
DOUBLES- G.Kell(27th)
HOME RUNS- G.McDougald(18th)
SACRIFICE HITS- P.Rizzuto-2
WALKS- F.Hatfield, H.Hanebrink, P.Runnels, S.Bilko
STRIKE OUTS- F.Hatfield, G.McDougald, W.Belardi-2, K.Olson, S.Bilko, J.Delsing,
M.Batts
PASSED BALLS- Y.Berra
Bob Nieman had 3 base hits and 3 RBI at Briggs Stadium as the Detroit Tigers
pulled off a dramatic comeback beating the New York AL Yankees by the count
of 4 to 3.
Detroit scored the decisive runs in a big 9th inning scoring 3 runs using 3
hits. After an out was recorded, Pat Mullin opened up the rally as he
reached on an error scoring one more run. Harvey Kuenn followed and he lined
a base-hit making Detroit the victor and beginning a joyous home town
celebration. Detroit out-hit New York AL for the game, 13 hits to 7.
The winning pitcher was Al Aber(7-5) who allowed no runs in 1 and 1/3 innings.
Allie Reynolds(6-7) absorbed the loss in relief. Detroit's manager was all
smiles after the ballgame, 'It sure was looking pretty dim there for a while,
but our guys never gave up - and neither did our fans - they kept cheering us
on. What a sweet win!'
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AUGUST 27
Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG
G.Woodling LF 6 3 3 2 .283 H.Kuenn SS 5 0 0 0 .291
F.Hatfield 3B 5 1 2 0 .259 J.Priddy 2B 3 1 1 0 .255
Y.Berra C 4 2 1 3 .305 S.Bilko 1B 4 0 0 0 .230
G.McDougald 2B 4 0 1 2 .311 B.Nieman LF 3 1 1 0 .339
J.Collins RF 4 1 2 1 .240 S.Souchock RF 4 1 1 0 .227
W.Belardi 1B 3 0 0 0 .255 S.Lopata C 4 2 2 5 .252
B-J.Mize PH,1B 1 0 0 0 .235 J.Delsing CF 3 0 0 0 .319
K.Olson CF 3 1 1 0 .200 O.Friend 3B 4 0 1 0 .146
A.Reynolds P 1 0 0 0 .095 A.Houtteman P 2 1 1 1 .145
G.Bearden P 2 0 1 0 .231 A.Aber P 0 0 0 0 .000
A-M.Mantle PH,CF 3 1 1 0 .301 C-D.Bollweg PH 1 0 0 0 .245
P.Rizzuto SS 3 3 3 2 .263 H.Newhouser P 0 0 0 0 .000
D-P.Runnels PH 1 0 1 0 .252
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Totals 39 12 15 10 Totals 34 6 8 6
A-Pinch Hit For Bearden In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Belardi In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Aber In 6th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Newhouser In 9th Inning
Yankees......... 0 0 3 0 0 6 3 0 0 - 12 15 0
Tigers.......... 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 6 8 2
Yankees (67-77) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
G.Bearden WIN(2-5) 5 6 5 5 3 2 2 98 4.35 A1 C5
A.Reynolds SAVE(1st) 4 2 1 1 0 3 1 49 4.03 C6
Totals 9 8 6 6 3 5 3
Tigers (59-85) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
A.Houtteman LOSS(5-10) 5 1/3 8 7 7 3 3 1 98 4.76 A1 C9
A.Aber 0 2/3 3 2 2 2 0 0 20 5.13 D1 D7
H.Newhouser 3 4 3 1 0 1 0 51 4.24 D8
Totals 9 15 12 10 5 4 1
ATTENDANCE- 40,394 DATE- Sunday, August 27th 1953 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:56
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 8 Tigers: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 1 Tigers: 2
ERRORS- S.Bilko, O.Friend
DOUBLES- G.Woodling(23rd), G.Bearden, B.Nieman(34th), P.Runnels(19th)
HOME RUNS- Y.Berra(35th), S.Lopata-2(9th), A.Houtteman(3rd)
STOLEN BASES- F.Hatfield(7th)
SACRIFICE HITS- F.Hatfield
SACRIFICE FLIES- G.McDougald
WALKS- Y.Berra, J.Collins, J.Mize, P.Rizzuto-2, J.Priddy, B.Nieman, J.Delsing
HIT BY PITCH- K.Olson
STRIKE OUTS- F.Hatfield, G.McDougald, W.Belardi, M.Mantle, S.Bilko, B.Nieman,
O.Friend, A.Houtteman, D.Bollweg
GIDP- G.Woodling-2, S.Bilko
WILD PITCHES- H.Newhouser
PASSED BALLS- S.Lopata
Gene Woodling had 3 base hits and 2 RBI as the New York AL Yankees defeated
the dreadful Detroit Tigers by a score of 12 to 6 at Briggs Stadium.
New York AL scored 6 runs in the top of the 6th inning when they had 6 base
hits. The highlight belonged to Phil Rizzuto who quieted the crowd when he
lined a base-hit bringing in two baserunners. Overall New York AL out-hit
Detroit 15 to 8.
Gene Bearden(2-5) went 5 innings allowing 5 runs for the victory. Bearden got
help from Allie Reynolds who earned his 1st save. Art Houtteman(5-10)
suffered the loss. He was unable to control the New York AL offense and
allowed 8 hits and 3 walks in 5 and 1/3 innings.
Catcher Stan Lopata slammed 2 homeruns but his offense was not enough to carry
Detroit to victory.
