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Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG
F.Hatfield SS 4 0 0 0 .265 D.O'Connell 3B 2 1 1 0 .309
M.Clark P 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Williams LF 4 0 0 0 .400
F-J.Mize PH 1 0 0 0 .232 J.Groth RF 4 0 0 1 .248
B.Elliott RF 3 1 0 0 .247 W.Dropo 1B 4 1 3 1 .247
C-M.Mantle CF 1 0 0 0 .300 B.Goodman 2B 3 0 1 0 .311
G.Woodling LF 4 1 2 0 .280 S.White C 4 0 0 0 .304
G.McDougald 2B 2 0 1 1 .310 J.Piersall CF 3 0 0 1 .267
Y.Berra C 4 0 3 1 .307 R.McMillan SS 3 0 0 0 .245
J.Collins 1B 4 0 0 0 .237 J.McDonald P 2 1 1 0 .182
H.Hanebrink 3B 3 0 1 0 .500 M.Stuart P 0 0 0 0 .222
M.Surkont P 2 0 1 0 .254 E-A.Carey PH 1 0 0 0 .188
A-P.Rizzuto PH,SS 0 0 0 0 .264 B.Hooper P 0 0 0 0 .000
K.Olson CF 1 0 0 0 .186
B-W.Belardi PH 1 0 0 0 .248
D-H.Bauer RF 0 0 0 0 .261
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Totals 30 2 8 2 Totals 30 3 6 3
A-Pinch Hit For Surkont In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Olson In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Elliott In 7th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Belardi In 7th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Stuart In 7th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Clark In 9th Inning
Yankees......... 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 8 2
Red Sox......... 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 6 1
Yankees (69-79) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
M.Surkont LOSS(11-9) 6 5 3 1 0 2 0 78 3.94 A1 C7
M.Clark 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 33 3.06 C8
Totals 8 6 3 1 2 2 0
Red Sox (67-81) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.McDonald WIN(6-6) 6 6 2 1 0 2 0 77 3.56 A1 C6
M.Stuart HOLD(10th) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 4.69 C7 D1
B.Hooper SAVE(27th) 2 1 0 0 4 1 0 43 2.56 D2
Totals 9 8 2 1 4 3 0
ATTENDANCE- 40,393 DATE- Thursday, August 31st 1953 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:31
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 9 Red Sox: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 0 Red Sox: 3
ERRORS- Y.Berra, H.Hanebrink, R.McMillan
DOUBLES- G.Woodling(24th)
SACRIFICE HITS- G.McDougald, P.Rizzuto-2, K.Olson, D.O'Connell
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Piersall
WALKS- M.Mantle, G.McDougald, H.Hanebrink, H.Bauer, D.O'Connell, B.Goodman
STRIKE OUTS- F.Hatfield, J.Mize, B.Elliott, S.White, R.McMillan
GIDP- J.Collins
WILD PITCHES- M.Surkont
40,393 fans were treated to a fine game at Fenway Park as only one run
separated the combatants at game's end. The Boston Red Sox won by the
slimmest of margins, 3 to 2.
Jim McDonald(6-6) pitched a solid game. He was reached for 6 hits and no
walks in 6 innings. Boston had just 6 hits for the night.
Bob Hooper gained credit for his 27th save. Max Surkont(11-9) suffered the
loss. He pitched 6 innings and surrendered 5 hits and no walks.
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SEPTEMBER 1
Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG
F.Hatfield SS 4 0 1 0 .264 J.Piersall CF 3 1 0 0 .265
B.Elliott LF 3 0 0 0 .245 D.O'Connell 3B 4 2 3 1 .312
A-K.Olson LF 1 0 0 0 .183 T.Williams LF 3 1 2 2 .421
Y.Berra C 4 0 1 0 .307 D.Gernert 1B 2 0 0 0 .233
H.Bauer RF 3 1 1 0 .262 B.Martin 2B 4 0 0 0 .188
G.McDougald 2B 4 0 0 0 .307 R.McMillan SS 3 0 0 0 .243
J.Collins 1B 4 0 1 0 .237 D.Mitchell RF 2 0 0 1 .289
H.Hanebrink 3B 3 0 2 1 .571 B.Hooper P 0 0 0 0 .000
V.Mizell P 1 0 0 0 .133 S.White C 4 1 1 0 .304
M.Clark P 0 0 0 0 .000 W.Nixon P 2 0 0 0 .188
J.Black P 1 0 0 0 .167 B-A.Carey PH 1 0 0 0 .182
C-W.Belardi PH 1 0 0 0 .247 M.Stuart P 0 0 0 0 .222
M.Mantle CF 2 0 0 0 .299 D-A.Zarilla RF 0 0 0 0 ----
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Totals 31 1 6 1 Totals 28 5 6 4
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Elliott In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Nixon In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Black In 9th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Stuart In 9th Inning
Yankees......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0
Red Sox......... 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 5 6 0
Yankees (69-80) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
V.Mizell LOSS(9-10) 4 5 3 3 3 3 0 71 3.25 A1 C1
M.Clark 1 1 2 2 3 0 0 34 3.47 C2 C8
J.Black 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 40 2.70 C9
Totals 8 6 5 5 6 4 0
Red Sox (68-81) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
W.Nixon WIN(6-0) 6 3 1 1 2 2 0 81 2.34 A1 C5
M.Stuart 2 1/3 3 0 0 1 2 0 43 4.61 C6 D7
B.Hooper 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.53 D8
Totals 9 6 1 1 3 4 0
ATTENDANCE- 11,732 DATE- Friday, September 1st 1953 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:13
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 7 Red Sox: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 0 Red Sox: 1
DOUBLES- T.Williams-2(4th), S.White(34th)
TRIPLES- F.Hatfield(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- V.Mizell
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Mitchell
WALKS- H.Bauer, H.Hanebrink, M.Mantle, J.Piersall, T.Williams, D.Gernert-2,
R.McMillan, D.Mitchell
STRIKE OUTS- K.Olson, H.Bauer, J.Collins, V.Mizell, J.Piersall, B.Martin-2,
A.Carey
GIDP- W.Belardi
WILD PITCHES- M.Clark
At Fenway Park the Boston Red Sox easily handled the New York AL Yankees by
the score of 5 to 1.
Boston tallied 3 runs in the 2nd inning with the help of 3 hits. That was all
the offense they were to need. Both teams ended up with 6 hits on the night.
Willard Nixon(6-0) allowed 1 run in 6 innings, and picked up the victory.
Vinegar Bend Mizell(9-10) was tagged with the loss. He allowed 3 runs and 5
hits in 4 innings.
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SEPTEMBER 2
Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG
B.Elliott RF 4 0 1 1 .245 J.Piersall CF 3 0 1 0 .266
A.Reynolds P 0 0 0 0 .095 D.O'Connell 3B 5 0 1 0 .311
E-W.Belardi PH 1 0 0 0 .245 T.Williams LF 5 1 1 1 .395
G-R.Wilson C 0 0 0 0 .252 D.Gernert 1B 5 1 1 1 .232
P.Rizzuto SS 4 0 1 0 .264 B.Martin 2B 4 1 1 0 .189
F-F.Hatfield PH,SS 2 0 0 0 .263 R.McMillan SS 4 0 1 0 .243
J.Collins 1B 4 0 0 0 .234 D.Mitchell RF 3 0 0 0 .286
Y.Berra C 5 1 1 1 .306 S.White C 3 0 1 1 .304
H.Wehmeier P 0 0 0 0 .087 H-P.Smith PR 0 0 0 0 .319
G.McDougald 2B 4 0 1 0 .307 I-D.Wilber C 0 0 0 0 .272
G.Woodling LF 4 2 0 0 .278 D.Hoskins P 1 0 0 0 .250
H.Hanebrink 3B 4 1 1 0 .455 A-A.Carey PH 1 0 0 0 .176
W.Ford P 2 0 1 0 .235 H.Byrd P 0 0 0 0 .215
B-J.Mize PH 1 0 1 1 .240 I.Delock P 0 0 0 0 .000
C-M.Mantle CF 2 0 1 1 .300 D-B.Goodman PH 1 0 0 0 .310
H.Bauer CF,RF 3 0 0 0 .260 J.Lindell P 1 0 0 0 .271
M.Parnell P 0 0 0 0 .250
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Totals 40 4 8 4 Totals 36 3 7 3
A-Pinch Hit For Hoskins In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Ford In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Mize In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Delock In 7th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Reynolds In 10th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Rizzuto In 10th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Belardi In 10th Inning
H-Pinch Ran For White In 10th Inning
I-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Smith In 11th Inning
Yankees......... 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 4 8 0
Red Sox......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 1
Yankees (70-80) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
W.Ford 6 2 1 1 2 4 1 78 3.13 A1 C3
A.Reynolds BS(3rd) 3 4 2 2 1 3 1 53 4.08 C4 D7
H.Wehmeier WIN(5-2) 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 28 7.02 D8
Totals 11 7 3 3 4 10 2
Red Sox (68-82) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
D.Hoskins 6 3 1 1 0 2 1 82 3.11 A1C3
H.Byrd 0 2/3 1 2 2 3 0 0 21 7.92 C4 C9
I.Delock 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.99 D1 D1
J.Lindell LOSS(7-23) 3 2/3 3 1 1 4 2 0 75 4.40 D2 F1
M.Parnell 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.94 F2
Totals 11 8 4 4 7 4 1
ATTENDANCE- 19,056 DATE- Saturday, September 2nd 1953 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:54
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees:10 Red Sox: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 2 Red Sox: 1
ERRORS- D.Mitchell
DOUBLES- M.Mantle(28th), B.Martin(6th)
HOME RUNS- Y.Berra(37th), T.Williams(5th), D.Gernert(5th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Piersall(17th), P.Smith(3rd)
CAUGHT STEALING- R.McMillan, P.Smith
WALKS- R.Wilson, J.Collins, G.McDougald, G.Woodling, H.Hanebrink, H.Bauer-2,
J.Piersall-2, D.Mitchell, S.White
STRIKE OUTS- B.Elliott, W.Belardi, H.Hanebrink, H.Bauer, J.Piersall,
D.O'Connell-2, T.Williams-3, D.Gernert, B.Martin, D.Mitchell,
J.Lindell
GIDP- D.O'Connell, D.Gernert
WEB GEMS- Top 7th: Sammy White blocked the plate, saving a run!
Top 11th: Billy Martin robbed Fred Hatfield of a base hit.
One run was the difference at Fenway Park as the New York AL Yankees defeated
the Boston Red Sox in 11 innings 4 to 3.
The score was tied at 3 after nine. New York AL won the hard fought contest
in the 11th inning. Gil McDougald banged out a single. Two outs later
Mickey Mantle came up and he doubled. Hank Bauer then was walked
intentionally. Red Wilson came up and he drew a walk to load the bases. New
York AL totaled 8 hits on the night.
Herm Wehmeier(5-2) allowed no runs in 2 innings, and picked up the victory.
Johnny Lindell(7-23) absorbed the loss in relief. He pitched 3 and 2/3
innings giving up 3 hits and 4 walks.
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SEPTEMBER 3
Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG
F.Hatfield SS 5 0 2 1 .265 D.O'Connell 3B 4 1 0 0 .309
B.Elliott RF 3 0 0 0 .244 T.Williams LF 4 0 2 2 .404
A-M.Mantle PR,CF 0 0 0 0 .300 J.Groth RF 5 0 2 2 .250
Y.Berra C 4 1 1 0 .305 W.Dropo 1B 4 0 0 0 .245
G.McDougald 2B 4 1 3 0 .310 B.Goodman 2B 4 1 1 0 .310
G.Woodling LF 3 1 1 0 .278 S.White C 4 0 1 0 .303
J.Collins 1B 4 1 1 4 .234 M.Stuart P 0 0 0 0 .222
H.Hanebrink 3B 4 0 1 0 .400 J.Piersall CF 4 0 1 1 .266
R.Herbert P 3 0 0 0 .214 R.McMillan SS 3 2 2 0 .246
J.Klippstein P 1 0 0 0 .147 C-P.Smith PR 0 1 0 0 .319
H.Bauer CF,RF 4 1 1 0 .260 S.Hudson P 1 0 0 0 .152
B-D.Wilber C 1 1 1 0 .278
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Totals 35 5 10 5 Totals 34 6 10 5
A-Pinch Ran For Elliott In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Hudson In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For McMillan In 9th Inning
Yankees......... 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 10 2
Red Sox......... 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 - 6 10 0
Yankees (70-81) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
R.Herbert 6 6 4 2 2 3 0 103 4.35 A1 C8
J.Klippstein LOSS(8-5) 2 2/3 4 2 2 1 4 0 46 3.99 C9
Totals 8 2/3 10 6 4 3 7 0
Red Sox (69-82) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
S.Hudson 8 2/3 10 5 5 2 5 1 139 4.19 A1 E1
M.Stuart WIN(7-3) 0 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 4.59 E2
Totals 9 10 5 5 3 6 1
ATTENDANCE- 10,506 DATE- Sunday, September 3rd 1953 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:13
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 7 Red Sox: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 2 Red Sox: 2
ERRORS- Y.Berra, G.McDougald
DOUBLES- G.McDougald(27th), H.Bauer(23rd), T.Williams(5th), B.Goodman(28th),
S.White(35th), R.McMillan(18th)
HOME RUNS- J.Collins(21st)
STOLEN BASES- H.Hanebrink(1st), J.Groth(6th)
SACRIFICE HITS- S.Hudson-2
WALKS- M.Mantle, Y.Berra, G.Woodling, D.O'Connell, T.Williams, R.McMillan
HIT BY PITCH- B.Elliott
STRIKE OUTS- F.Hatfield-2, Y.Berra, G.Woodling, R.Herbert-2, D.O'Connell-2,
W.Dropo, S.White-2, J.Piersall, S.Hudson
GIDP- Y.Berra, J.Collins, T.Williams
With the crowd on their collective feet, screaming at the top of their lungs,
Boston Red Sox rallied to top New York AL Yankees by the score of 6 to
5.
Boston had the game winning rally in the bottom of the 9th inning scoring 2
runs on 3 hits. After an out was recorded, Roy McMillan began the rally when
he drew a walk. Del Wilber came next and he laced a single. After another
out, Ted Williams came up and he stroked a one-base hit. Johnny Groth
followed and he laced a base-hit. Both teams totaled 10 hits on the night.
Marlin Stuart(7-3) went 1/3 of an inning allowing no runs for the win. Johnny
Klippstein(8-5) was the loser in relief. He pitched 2 and 2/3 innings giving
up 4 hits and 1 walk.
