BOXSCORE: 1953 Washington Nationals At 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 4/9/1953
Nationals AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG
S.Gordon LF 6 1 2 4 .333 D.Mueller RF 3 0 0 0 .250
H.Kuenn SS 5 0 1 0 .200 R.Schoendienst 2B 4 1 1 0 .467
J.Adcock 1B 4 0 1 0 .250 M.Vernon 1B 3 0 0 0 .273
R.Campanella C 4 1 1 1 .250 B.Thomson CF 4 0 1 1 .211
R.Repulski CF 5 1 1 0 .200 Y.Berra C 4 0 0 0 .250
A.Pafko RF 2 3 0 0 .000 B.Hofman 3B 2 1 0 0 .143
B.Martin 2B 5 1 1 0 .200 D.Ennis LF 3 0 1 0 .235
R.Boone 3B 4 1 2 2 .500 A.Dark SS 3 0 0 0 .167
W.Spahn P 5 2 2 1 .400 B-R.Jackson PH 1 0 0 0 .375
B.Pierce P 1 0 0 1 .000
A-B.Borkowski PH 1 0 1 0 .200
B.Friend P 0 0 0 0 ----
C-R.Murray PH 1 0 0 0 .000
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Totals 40 10 11 8 Totals 30 2 4 2
A-Pinch Hit For Pierce In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Dark In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Friend In 9th Inning
Nationals....... 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 3 - 10 11 1
Pirates......... 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 2
Nationals (1-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
W.Spahn WIN(1-0) 9 4 2 1 5 4 0 140 1.00 A1
Totals 9 4 2 1 5 4 0
Pirates (2-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Pierce LOSS(0-1) 7 6 4 3 4 6 2 128 3.86 A1 D5
B.Friend 2 5 6 5 3 2 1 69 22.50 D6
Totals 9 11 10 8 7 8 3
ATTENDANCE- 20,692 DATE- Friday, April 9th 1953 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:54
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals:10 Pirates: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 1 Pirates: 0
ERRORS- A.Pafko, B.Thomson-2
DOUBLES- J.Adcock(1st)
HOME RUNS- S.Gordon(1st), R.Campanella(1st), R.Boone(1st)
RBIs- S.Gordon-4(4th), R.Campanella(1st), R.Boone-2(2nd), W.Spahn,
B.Thomson(3rd), B.Pierce
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Pierce
WALKS- H.Kuenn, J.Adcock, R.Campanella, A.Pafko-3, R.Boone, D.Mueller, M.Vernon,
B.Hofman-2, D.Ennis
STRIKE OUTS- J.Adcock, R.Repulski, A.Pafko, B.Martin-2, R.Boone, W.Spahn-2,
R.Schoendienst, B.Hofman, R.Jackson, B.Pierce
GIDP- A.Dark
WILD PITCHES- B.Pierce
2-out RBI- B.Thomson, R.Boone-2, S.Gordon-3
RLISP 2-out- S.Gordon-2, B.Pierce, Y.Berra, D.Mueller, R.Repulski-5
TEAM RISP- Nationals: 3 for 14 Pirates: 1 for 9
WEB GEMS- Bot 2nd: Joe Adcock robbed Al Dark of a base hit.
Warren Spahn pitched a complete game as the Washington Nationals bested the
Pittsburgh Pirates 10 to 2 at Forbes Field.
Pittsburgh was unable to recover after Washington went ahead in the 2nd inning
scoring 2 runs utilizing 2 base hits. Roy Campanella initiated the scoring
when he smashed a solo-shot out of the park. Rip Repulski was next and he
ripped a single. Andy Pafko got his turn next, but he was a strikeout
victim. Billy Pierce then threw a wild pitch. Billy Martin was the next
batter, but he struck out. Ray Boone kept the inning going and drew a walk.
Spahn followed and he reached on an error scoring the final run of the
inning. Washington rapped out 11 hits for the night.
Spahn(1-0) was the winner allowing 2 runs for the game. Pierce(0-1) was the
losing pitcher. He surrendered 6 hits and 4 walks in 7 innings.
SCORESHEET: 1953 Washington Nationals at 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates
S.Gordon-A1 A1:F/8 B1:P/6 *5*:L/4 *7*:G/13 E1:Si>3# F1:HR>3#
12 1# b#
H.Kuenn-A1 A2:G/31 *3*:G/53 C2:W>b1 D2:Si E2:F/8 F2:G/53
J.Adcock-A1 A3:G/3 B3:K C3:Do>13 D3:W>12 b E3:E/8>2#
1 13 b2
R.Campan-A1 *2*:HR>b# B4:G/53 C4:G/43 D4:F/9>23 E4:W>b1
R.Repuls-A1 A5:Si *4*:P/6 C5:G/63 D5:G/53 E5:K
A.Pafko-A1 A6:K B6:W>b1 *6*:G/63 *8*:W>b1 *9*:W>b1
B.Martin-A1 A7:WP>12 B7:F/8 C7:K D7:Si>12 E7:F/7
K
R.Boone-A1 A8:W>b1 B8:HR>1# C8:Si D8:K E8:F/7
b#
W.Spahn-A1 A9:E/8>2# B9:K C9:K D9:Si>2# E9:Si>13
13 b2 13
D.Muelle-A1 A1:F/9 *3*:W>b1 C1:G/43 D1:Force/
14>1o b1
R.Schoen-A1 A2:Si+E/9 B2:G/43>1 *5*:F/9 D2:K
2
M.Vernon-A1 A3:G/43>2 B3:FC/25> C3:W>b1 D3:G/43
3 23
B.Thomso-A1 A4:Si>3# B4:P/6 C4:L/6 *8*:L/5
Y.Berra-A1 A5:G/43 B5:G/31 C5:F/8 D5:F/8
B.Hofman-A1 *2*:W>b1 *4*:W>b1 *6*:K D6:P/6
D.Ennis-A1 A7:G/43>1 B7:Si>12 C7:W>b1 *9*:G/53
2
A.Dark-A1 A8:G/31>2 B8:G/3>23 C8:G-DP/5 D8:K
R.Jackso-D8 3 12 43>1o
B.Pierce-A1 A9:K B9:Sac/54 *7*:Si D9:P/6
B.Borkow-C9 >3# 23
B.Friend-D4+