8/23/1953, EKL53-GOS53, Sportsman's Park (A) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1953 Larks 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 7 14 1 12 0 1953 Aces 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 5 11 2 7 0 Larks AB R H BI AVG Aces AB R H BI AVG Michaels 2b 3 0 1 1 .248 Minoso rf 5 1 2 0 .263 Waitkus ph 1 0 0 0 .309 Musial cf 5 1 3 2 .280 Williams,Da 2b 1 0 1 0 .291 Ennis lf 5 0 0 0 .275 Kuenn ss 5 1 3 0 .267 Jablonski 3b 4 1 3 0 .236 Thomson rf 5 1 1 0 .282 Carrasquel ss 4 1 2 3 .248 Mantle lf 4 2 2 1 .276 Cooper c 4 0 0 0 .248 Busby cf 5 2 1 3 .304 Lockman 1b 3 0 0 0 .270 Hatfield 3b 5 0 0 0 .215 Noble ph 1 0 0 0 .253 Glynn 1b 4 1 1 1 .305 Miksis 2b 3 1 1 0 .252 Murray c 4 0 3 1 .287 Flowers p 2 0 0 0 .125 Simmons p 4 0 1 0 .191 Presko ph 1 0 0 0 .105 Stobbs p 0 0 0 0 .219 Aloma p 0 0 0 0 .000 Hooper p 0 0 0 0 .000 Main p 0 0 0 0 .000 41 7 14 7 Wilhelm,H p 0 0 0 0 .000 Thompson,H ph 1 0 0 0 .292 38 5 11 5 Larks INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Simmons W 9-5 8.2 10 5 4 1 5 148 95 2.63 Stobbs 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 4 3 2.90 Hooper S 22 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4.63 9.0 11 5 4 1 5 153 99 Aces INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Flowers 7.0 10 4 1 2 6 119 73 4.78 Aloma L 2-1 0.2 3 3 3 0 1 15 12 7.04 Main 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 9 4 0.00 Wilhelm,H 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 6 4 3.66 9.0 14 7 4 3 7 149 93 EKL: Waitkus batted for Michaels in the 8th Williams,Da inserted at 2b in the 8th GOS: Presko batted for Flowers in the 7th Noble batted for Lockman in the 9th Thompson,H batted for Wilhelm,H in the 9th E-Kuenn, Lockman 2. 2B-Kuenn(12), Mantle 2(14), Jablonski(13). HR-Busby(10), Carrasquel(6). RBI-Michaels(23), Mantle(38), Busby 3(57), Glynn(32), Murray(18), Musial 2(60), Carrasquel 3(37). K-Michaels, Mantle, Busby 2, Hatfield, Simmons, Waitkus, Minoso, Cooper 2, Flowers 2. BB-Michaels, Mantle, Murray, Miksis. SH-Glynn, Simmons. WP-Flowers. GWRBI: Mantle Temperature: 93, Sky: clear, Wind: right to left at 8 MPH. 8/23/1953, EKL53-GOS53, Sportsman's Park (A) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1953 Larks 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 7 14 1 12 0 1953 Aces 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 5 11 2 7 0 Larks -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Michaels 2b 1>W k 5>31 S.3-H;1-2 8>Aloma Waitkus ph k Williams,Da 2b Kuenn ss S.1-2 3>53 D 7 S Thomson rf 43.2-3;1-2 S 9.2-3 7>e3.B-1 63.1-2 Mantle lf k wp.1-2 W D.1-3 D.2-H 7.2-3 Busby cf k 63 k note 1 HR.2-H Hatfield 3b 2>9 4>53 6>7 k Main 53 Glynn 1b 8 9 S note 2 9>5/fl Murray c S S 8 S.2-H W Simmons p e3.1-2;B-1 46/f S.1-3 k 13/SH.1-2 Stobbs p Hooper p 1: FC.3-H;2-3;B-1 2: 13/SH.3-H;1-2 Aces -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Minoso rf 1>43 S k note 1 S.1-3 Musial cf 8 3/g 6>S S.2-H Stobbs S.3-H;1-2 Ennis lf 31 4>53 8 5/L Hooper 3/g Jablonski 3b 2>S D S.1-2 8>8 Carrasquel ss 64/f.B-1 S.2-3 HR.2-H;1-H 9 Cooper c 4 k 43 k Lockman 1b 2/fl 13 3/g Noble ph 9>43 Miksis 2b 3>63 5>8 7>W S Flowers p k k Presko ph 4 Aloma p Main p Wilhelm,H p Thompson,H ph 8 1: 46/f.B-2(e6/th) Larks -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------ Michaels 2b Waitkus ph Williams,Da 2b Wilhelm,H S.2xH(82) Kuenn ss Thomson rf Mantle lf Busby cf Hatfield 3b Glynn 1b Murray c Simmons p Stobbs p Hooper p Aces -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------ Minoso rf Musial cf Ennis lf Jablonski 3b Carrasquel ss Cooper c Lockman 1b Noble ph Miksis 2b Flowers p Presko ph Aloma p Main p Wilhelm,H p Thompson,H ph Larks IN OUT ER Aces IN OUT ER Simmons A1 E1 4 W 9-5 Flowers A1 D9 1 Stobbs E2 E2 0 Aloma E1 E5 3 L 2-1 Hooper E3 E3 0 S 22 Main E6 E9 0 Wilhelm,H F1 F1 0 8/23/1953, EKL53-GOS53, Sportsman's Park (A) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1953 Larks 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 7 14 1 12 0 1953 Aces 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 5 11 2 7 0 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Larks batting 0-0 0 --- 30 Michaels walked (BBBB) 0-0 0 1-- 22 Kuenn grounded a single between first and second, Michaels to second (FBSBX) 0-0 0 12- 01 Thomson grounded out to second, Michaels to third, Kuenn to second (>F>X) 0-0 1 -23 32 Mantle struck out (CBBFBC) 0-0 2 -23 02 Busby struck out (SFS) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Aces batting 0-0 0 --- 00 Minoso grounded out to second (X) 0-0 1 --- 00 Musial popped out to center (X) 0-0 2 --- 22 Ennis grounded out to first (BCFFBFX) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Larks batting 0-0 0 --- 10 Hatfield flied out to right (BX) 0-0 1 --- 10 Glynn flied out to center (BX) 0-0 2 --- 01 Murray lined a single to right (CX) 0-0 2 1-- 21 Murray to second, Simmons to first on an error by the first baseman Lockman (BBFX) 0-0 2 12- 12 Michaels struck out (CBCFS) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Aces batting 0-0 0 --- 01 Jablonski grounded a single between third and short (CX) 0-0 0 1-- 11 Carrasquel grounded to short, forcing Jablonski at second, Carrasquel to first (BSX) 0-0 1 1-- 00 Cooper popped out to second (1X) 0-0 2 1-- 01 Lockman popped out to the catcher (CX) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Larks batting 0-0 0 --- 22 Kuenn grounded out to third (SBBFFX) 0-0 1 --- 10 Thomson reached on an infield single to second (BX) 0-0 1 1-- 01 Flowers threw a wild pitch, Thomson to second (CB) 0-0 1 -2- 11 Mantle flied out to left, Thomson to third (CB.X) 0-0 2 --3 00 Busby grounded out to short (X) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Aces batting 0-0 0 --- 01 Miksis grounded out to short (CX) 0-0 1 --- 12 Flowers struck out (BCFS) 0-0 2 --- 32 Minoso grounded a single up the middle (CSFFBBFFBX) 0-0 2 1-- 21 Musial grounded out to first (BFBX) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Larks batting 0-0 0 --- 11 Hatfield grounded out to third (CBX) 0-0 1 --- 01 Glynn flied out to right (FX) 0-0 2 --- 01 Murray reached on an infield single to short (CX) 0-0 2 1-- 10 Simmons grounded to second, forcing Murray at second (BX) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Aces batting 0-0 0 --- 20 Ennis grounded out to third (BBX) 0-0 1 --- 21 Jablonski lined a double to right center (BFBX) 0-0 1 -2- 32 Carrasquel lined a single between first and second, Jablonski to third (BBBCFX) 0-0 1 1-3 32 Cooper struck out (BFBFBS) 0-0 2 1-3 32 Lockman grounded out to the mound (CBCBB>F>X) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Larks batting 0-0 0 --- 32 Michaels grounded out to first (BBBCCX) 0-0 1 --- 00 Kuenn lined a double to right center (X) 0-0 1 -2- 00 Thomson flied out to right, Kuenn to third (X) 0-0 2 --3 30 Mantle walked (BBBB) 0-0 2 1-3 12 Busby struck out (BFSFS) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Aces batting 0-0 0 --- 32 Miksis flied out to center (FBBBFX) 0-0 1 --- 02 Flowers struck out (CSS) 0-0 2 --- 12 Minoso struck out (FBFS) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Larks batting 0-0 0 --- 21 Hatfield flied out to left (BSBX) 0-0 1 --- 10 Glynn grounded a single up the middle (BX) 0-0 1 1-- 00 Murray flied out to center (X) 0-0 2 1-- 11 Simmons lined a single down the left field line, Glynn to third (BCX) 0-0 2 1-3 01 Michaels lined a single to shallow center, Glynn scored, Simmons to second (CX) 1-0 2 12- 32 Kuenn flied out to left (CFBBB>X) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Aces batting 1-0 0 --- 00 Musial lined a single down the right field line (X) 1-0 0 1-- 01 Ennis lined out to center (FX) 1-0 1 1-- 21 Jablonski lined a single to left, Musial to second (BCBX) 1-0 1 12- 00 Carrasquel homered deep to left center, Musial scored, Jablonski scored (X) 1-3 1 --- 22 Cooper grounded out to second (CCBBFX) 1-3 2 --- 02 Lockman grounded out to first (CFX) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Larks batting 1-3 0 --- 32 Thomson to first on an error by the first baseman Lockman (BBBCFX) 1-3 0 1-- 32 Mantle lined a double to left center, Thomson to third (BBCBFX) 1-3 0 -23 11 Busby reached on a fielder's choice to short, Thomson scored, Mantle to third, Busby to first (FBX) 2-3 0 1-3 22 Hatfield struck out (FFBBS) 2-3 1 1-3 00 Glynn sacrifice bunted to the mound, Mantle scored, Busby to second (Xb) 3-3 2 -2- 01 Murray lined a single to shallow center, Busby scored (CX) 4-3 2 1-- 22 Simmons struck out (CSBBS) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Aces batting 4-3 0 --- 32 Miksis walked (FFBBBB) Presko pinch hitting for Flowers 4-3 0 1-- 31 Presko popped out to second (1BbBbFb1BX) 4-3 1 1-- 21 Minoso grounded to second, forcing Miksis at second, Minoso to second on an error by the shortstop Kuenn (1Bp1BpCX) 4-3 2 -2- 11 Musial lined a single to left, Minoso scored (FBX) 4-4 2 1-- 12 Ennis lined out to third (1CBFFX) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Larks batting Aloma now pitching Waitkus pinch hitting for Michaels 4-4 0 --- 12 Waitkus struck out (BCFFFS) 4-4 1 --- 10 Kuenn lined a single to left (BX) 4-4 1 1-- 00 Thomson grounded out to short, Kuenn to second (>X) 4-4 2 -2- 12 Mantle lined a double down the first base line, Kuenn scored (FBFX) 5-4 2 -2- 01 Busby homered deep to left, Mantle scored (CX) Main now pitching 7-4 2 --- 01 Hatfield grounded out to third (CX) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Aces batting Williams,Da now playing second base 7-4 0 --- 01 Jablonski flied out to center (CX) 7-4 1 --- 22 Carrasquel popped out to right (CBBFX) 7-4 2 --- 32 Cooper struck out (BBBCFFS) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Larks batting 7-4 0 --- 10 Glynn popped out to third (BX) 7-4 1 --- 30 Murray walked (BBBB) 7-4 1 1-- 00 Simmons sacrifice bunted to the mound, Murray to second (Xb) Wilhelm,H now pitching 7-4 2 -2- 22 Williams,Da lined a single to shallow center, Murray out at home (FCBFBX) ************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Aces batting Noble pinch hitting for Lockman 7-4 0 --- 22 Noble grounded out to second (CBBFFX) 7-4 1 --- 00 Miksis lined a single to left (X) Thompson,H pinch hitting for Wilhelm,H 7-4 1 1-- 22 Thompson,H popped out to center (CBBCX) 7-4 2 1-- 32 Minoso lined a single to left center, Miksis to third (FBBFB>X) Stobbs now pitching 7-4 2 1-3 12 Musial lined a single to left, Miksis scored, Minoso to second (CFBX) Hooper now pitching 7-5 2 12- 00 Ennis grounded out to first (X)