5/17/1953, WOR53-KCB53, Griffith Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1953 Grays 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 10 13 0 8 1 1953 Blues 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 7 12 0 6 0 Grays AB R H BI AVG Blues AB R H BI AVG Yost 3b 4 1 1 0 .244 Mueller lf 5 2 3 1 .347 O'Connell 2b 5 1 1 2 .277 Wertz rf 5 1 1 1 .263 Delsing cf 5 1 1 1 .245 Adcock 1b 5 0 2 3 .296 Hodges 1b 5 2 2 1 .245 Campanella c 5 0 0 0 .333 Bell rf 3 2 0 1 .337 Runnels ss 4 0 2 1 .209 Vollmer lf 5 1 2 2 .231 Erickson p 0 0 0 0 .000 Seminick c 3 0 1 1 .274 Lund cf 4 1 1 0 .219 Strickland ph 2 0 2 1 .265 Bridges 3b 2 0 0 0 .262 Tipton c 0 0 0 0 .216 Westlake ph 1 1 1 0 .302 Berry ss 5 1 2 1 .182 Friend,O 2b 3 0 1 1 .267 Gromek p 2 0 1 0 .167 Boyd ph 0 1 0 0 .289 Rand ph 1 0 0 0 .250 McDonald p 3 0 0 0 .105 Smith,F p 0 0 0 0 .000 Kipper p 0 0 0 0 .000 Dittmer ph 2 1 0 0 .250 Kinder p 0 0 0 0 1.000 Madison p 0 0 0 0 .000 Lepcio ss 0 0 0 0 .333 Holloman p 0 0 0 0 .000 Baker,F ph 1 1 1 0 .231 Milliken p 0 0 0 0 .000 38 7 12 7 42 10 13 10 Grays INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Gromek 6.0 8 3 3 1 7 101 70 5.09 Smith,F W 2-2 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 17 12 2.81 Madison 0.1 3 4 4 1 0 23 12 13.50 Holloman 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 9 5 3.86 Milliken S 2 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5.40 9.0 12 7 7 2 9 152 101 Blues INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA McDonald 8.0 7 2 2 2 6 112 74 4.18 Kipper 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 14.29 Kinder BS 5, L 5-2 0.1 3 5 5 1 0 19 8 5.09 Erickson 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 16 10 5.40 9.0 13 10 10 3 6 149 93 WOR: Rand batted for Gromek in the 7th Strickland batted for Seminick in the 9th Dittmer batted for Smith,F in the 9th Tipton inserted at c in the 9th KCB: Lepcio inserted at ss in the 9th Westlake batted for Bridges in the 9th Boyd batted for Friend,O in the 9th Baker,F batted for Lepcio in the 9th 2B-Yost(10), Delsing(7), Hodges 2(6), Strickland(6), Wertz(5), Lund(5). 3B-Adcock 2(5), Runnels(1). RBI-O'Connell 2(14), Delsing(14), Hodges(17), Bell(31), Vollmer 2(12), Seminick(18), Berry(1), Strickland(19), Mueller(8), Wertz(13), Adcock 3(14), Runnels(19), Friend,O(4). K-Yost, Delsing, Bell, Vollmer 2, Berry, Wertz, Adcock, Campanella, Lund 2, Bridges, Friend,O, McDonald 2. BB-Yost, Bell 2, Bridges, Boyd. GWRBI: O'Connell Temperature: 83, Sky: clear, Wind: right to left at 8 MPH. 5/17/1953, WOR53-KCB53, Griffith Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1953 Grays 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 10 13 0 8 1 1953 Blues 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 7 12 0 6 0 Grays -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Yost 3b 1>D k 63 53 W.2-3;1-2 O'Connell 2b 63 23 5>53 8>3 note 1 Delsing cf 53 4>43 k D note 2 Hodges 1b 63 D 8 8.2-3 D.3-H;1-3 Bell rf 2>k IW 6>9 IW Erickson note 3 Vollmer lf k S.2-H;1-3 63 k S.3-H;1-2 Seminick c S note 4 63 9>Kipper Strickland ph D S.2-H;1-3 Tipton c Berry ss 64/f S.1-2 7>k Kinder 43.3-H;1-2 S.2-3 Gromek p 3>8 S.2-3;1-2 Rand ph 9 Smith,F p Dittmer ph note 5 3/g Madison p Holloman p Milliken p 1: S.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2 2: FC.3-H;2-3;B-1 3: FC.3-H;2-3;B-1 4: 64/f.3-H;1x2;B-1 5: 42.3xH;1-2;B-1 Blues -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Mueller lf 1>S 3>8 5>S 63 note 1 Wertz rf D.1-3 9 9 k Holloman 8.3-H Adcock 1b 7.3-H T k 8>53 T.2-H;1-H Campanella c 63 3/g k 53 Milliken 4 Runnels ss T.2-H 4>63 6>S 3/g Erickson p Lund cf k D k 9>Madison 43 Bridges 3b 2>k 8 W.1-2 Westlake ph S Friend,O 2b k S.2-H;B-2 note 2 Boyd ph W.1-2 McDonald p 8 k 7>Smith,F k Kipper p Kinder p Lepcio ss Baker,F ph S.2-3;1-2 1: S.3-H;2-3;1-2 2: 4/ldp.2x2(4) Grays IN OUT ER Blues IN OUT ER Gromek A1 C8 3 McDonald A1 D6 2 Smith,F C9 D5 0 W 2-2 Kipper D7 D7 1 Madison D6 E1 4 Kinder D8 E4 5 BS 5, L 5-2 Holloman E2 E3 0 Erickson E5 E9 2 Milliken E4 E4 0 S 2 5/17/1953, WOR53-KCB53, Griffith Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1953 Grays 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 10 13 0 8 1 1953 Blues 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 7 12 0 6 0 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Grays batting 0-0 0 --- 21 Yost lined a double to left center (CBBX) 0-0 0 -2- 12 O'Connell grounded out to short (CFBX) 0-0 1 -2- 00 Delsing grounded out to third (X) 0-0 2 -2- 02 Hodges grounded out to short (SSX) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Blues batting 0-0 0 --- 12 Mueller lined a single to right center (FCFBX) 0-0 0 1-- 11 Wertz grounded a double down the first base line, Mueller to third (Bb>F1X) 0-0 0 -23 22 Adcock flied out to left, Mueller scored (CBBFX) 0-1 1 -2- 12 Campanella grounded out to short (FSBX) 0-1 2 -2- 00 Runnels tripled deep to left center, Wertz scored (X) 0-2 2 --3 12 Lund struck out (CCBS) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Grays batting 0-2 0 --- 02 Bell struck out (CFS) 0-2 1 --- 22 Vollmer struck out (BBCSS) 0-2 2 --- 32 Seminick lined a single between third and short (BFBFFBX) 0-2 2 1-- 21 Berry grounded to short, forcing Seminick at second (BBCX) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Blues batting 0-2 0 --- 32 Bridges struck out (CCBBFBFFS) 0-2 1 --- 32 Friend,O struck out (CBBSBS) 0-2 2 --- 22 McDonald flied out to center (CFFBFFFBFX) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Grays batting 0-2 0 --- 12 Gromek flied out to center (FBSX) 0-2 1 --- 22 Yost struck out (FBFBS) 0-2 2 --- 00 O'Connell grounded out to the catcher (X) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Blues batting 0-2 0 --- 00 Mueller flied out to center (X) 0-2 1 --- 00 Wertz flied out to right (X) 0-2 2 --- 12 Adcock lined a triple down the right field line (CFFBX) 0-2 2 --3 00 Campanella grounded out to first (X) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Grays batting 0-2 0 --- 02 Delsing grounded out to second (FFX) 0-2 1 --- 21 Hodges lined a double down the third base line (BSBX) 0-2 1 -2- 30 Bell was walked intentionally (IIII) 0-2 1 12- 01 Vollmer grounded a single up the middle, Hodges scored, Bell to third (CX) 1-2 1 1-3 12 Seminick grounded to short, forcing Vollmer at second, Bell scored, Vollmer out at second, Seminick to first (FBSX) 2-2 2 1-- 21 Berry singled to shallow left, Seminick to second (CBBX) 2-2 2 12- 11 Gromek reached on an infield single to short, Seminick to third, Berry to second (CBX) 2-2 2 123 00 Yost grounded out to short (X) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Blues batting 2-2 0 --- 22 Runnels grounded out to short (BBSCFFX) 2-2 1 --- 11 Lund lined a double to left center (BFX) 2-2 1 -2- 00 Bridges flied out to center (X) 2-2 2 -2- 02 Friend,O lined a single to shallow center, Lund scored, Friend,O to second (FCX) 2-3 2 -2- 22 McDonald struck out (BBSSFS) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Grays batting 2-3 0 --- 10 O'Connell grounded out to third (BX) 2-3 1 --- 02 Delsing struck out (CFC) 2-3 2 --- 01 Hodges flied out to center (CX) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Blues batting 2-3 0 --- 32 Mueller lined a single to right (BFBBFX) 2-3 0 1-- 00 Wertz lined out to right (X) 2-3 1 1-- 02 Adcock struck out (1CSS) 2-3 2 1-- 22 Campanella struck out (CBBFC) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Grays batting 2-3 0 --- 10 Bell flied out to right (BX) 2-3 1 --- 31 Vollmer grounded out to short (BBBCX) 2-3 2 --- 00 Seminick grounded out to short (X) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Blues batting 2-3 0 --- 20 Runnels grounded a single between third and short (BBX) 2-3 0 1-- 02 Lund struck out (Fb1SS) 2-3 1 1-- 30 Bridges walked, Runnels to second (1BBBB) 2-3 1 12- 00 Friend,O lined into a double play, O'Connell unassisted, Runnels out at second (X) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Grays batting 2-3 0 --- 02 Berry struck out (CFS) Rand pinch hitting for Gromek 2-3 1 --- 12 Rand flied out to right (CBFFX) 2-3 2 --- 00 Yost grounded out to third (X) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Blues batting Smith,F now pitching 2-3 0 --- 12 McDonald struck out (CBFS) 2-3 1 --- 10 Mueller grounded out to short (BX) 2-3 2 --- 12 Wertz struck out (BCSS) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Grays batting 2-3 0 --- 12 O'Connell popped out to first (CBCX) 2-3 1 --- 11 Delsing doubled deep to right center (BFX) 2-3 1 -2- 12 Hodges flied out to center, Delsing to third (CSBFFX) 2-3 2 --3 30 Bell was walked intentionally (IIII) 2-3 2 1-3 22 Vollmer struck out (CBFBS) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Blues batting 2-3 0 --- 00 Adcock grounded out to third (X) 2-3 1 --- 01 Campanella grounded out to third (CX) 2-3 2 --- 21 Runnels grounded out to first (BBFX) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Grays batting Kipper now pitching Strickland pinch hitting for Seminick 2-3 0 --- 10 Strickland lined a double to right center (BX) Kinder now pitching 2-3 0 -2- 30 Berry reached on an infield single to second, Strickland to third (BBBX) Dittmer pinch hitting for Smith,F 2-3 0 1-3 21 Dittmer grounded to second, Strickland out at home, Berry to second, Dittmer to first (CBBX) 2-3 1 12- 31 Yost walked, Berry to third, Dittmer to second (BBCBB) 2-3 1 123 00 O'Connell lined a single between first and second, Berry scored, Dittmer scored, Yost to third, O'Connell to second (X) 4-3 1 -23 21 Delsing reached on a fielder's choice to second, Yost scored, O'Connell to third, Delsing to first (BBFX) 5-3 1 1-3 00 Hodges lined a double down the left field line, O'Connell scored, Delsing to third (X) Lepcio now playing shortstop Erickson now pitching 6-3 1 -23 22 Bell reached on a fielder's choice to first, Delsing scored, Hodges to third, Bell to first (CBBFX) 7-3 1 1-3 10 Vollmer grounded a single between third and short, Hodges scored, Bell to second (BX) 8-3 1 12- 11 Strickland singled to right center, Bell scored, Vollmer to third (BCX) 9-3 1 1-3 11 Berry grounded out to second, Vollmer scored, Strickland to second (SBX) 10-3 2 -2- 11 Dittmer grounded out to first (BFX) ************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Blues batting Tipton now playing catcher Madison now pitching 10-3 0 --- 32 Lund grounded out to second (BBBCCX) Westlake pinch hitting for Bridges 10-3 1 --- 00 Westlake lined a single to shallow left (X) Boyd pinch hitting for Friend,O 10-3 1 1-- 32 Boyd walked, Westlake to second (SBFFBBB) Baker,F pinch hitting for Lepcio 10-3 1 12- 32 Baker,F grounded a single up the middle, Westlake to third, Boyd to second (SBFBBX) 10-3 1 123 11 Mueller grounded a single up the middle, Westlake scored, Boyd to third, Baker,F to second (CBX) Holloman now pitching 10-4 1 123 21 Wertz flied out to center, Boyd scored (CBBX) 10-5 2 12- 22 Adcock grounded a triple down the first base line, Baker,F scored, Mueller scored (FFBBX) Milliken now pitching 10-7 2 --3 01 Campanella popped out to second (CX)