BOXSCORE: 1953 Washington Nationals At 1953 Cincinnati Reds 4/13/1953
Nationals AB R H RBI AVG Reds AB R H RBI AVG
S.Gordon LF 3 1 1 1 .250 J.Gilliam 2B 4 0 0 0 .213
H.Kuenn SS 5 1 2 2 .372 E.Slaughter RF 4 0 0 0 .261
J.Adcock 1B 5 1 2 1 .395 T.Kluszewski 1B 3 0 0 0 .233
R.Campanella C 4 0 0 0 .268 R.Kiner LF 2 0 0 0 .277
R.Repulski CF 5 1 2 1 .304 L.Doby CF 3 1 1 0 .127
A.Pafko RF 4 0 0 0 .214 W.Westrum C 4 0 1 1 .283
B.Martin 2B 5 1 2 0 .175 P.Runnels SS 3 0 1 0 .268
R.Boone 3B 5 1 0 1 .333 G.McDougald 3B 3 0 0 0 .313
D.Larsen P 4 1 2 1 .500 P.Minner P 1 0 0 0 .500
A-B.Bruton PH 1 0 0 0 .189
J.McDonald P 0 0 0 0 .000
J.Lindell P 1 0 1 0 .600
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Totals 40 7 11 7 Totals 29 1 4 1
A-Pinch Hit For Minner In 6th Inning
Nationals....... 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 - 7 11 0
Reds............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 4 2
Nationals (6-4) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
D.Larsen WIN(1-0) 9 4 1 1 4 5 0 131 1.00 A1
Totals 9 4 1 1 4 5 0
Reds (10-10) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
P.Minner LOSS(1-1) 6 6 4 4 2 0 2 88 4.50 A1 C9
J.McDonald 1 1/3 3 3 1 1 0 0 38 5.11 D1 D9
J.Lindell 1 2/3 2 0 0 1 1 0 32 0.00 E1
Totals 9 11 7 5 4 1 2
ATTENDANCE- 10,250 DATE- Tuesday, April 13th 1953 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:42
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals:10 Reds: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 2 Reds: 0
ERRORS- J.Gilliam-2
DOUBLES- J.Adcock-2(6th), L.Doby(1st), W.Westrum(3rd)
HOME RUNS- S.Gordon(2nd), H.Kuenn(1st)
RBIs- S.Gordon(6th), H.Kuenn-2(4th), J.Adcock(9th), R.Repulski(7th),
R.Boone(9th), D.Larsen, W.Westrum(8th)
WALKS- S.Gordon-2, R.Campanella, A.Pafko, T.Kluszewski, R.Kiner-2, L.Doby
STRIKE OUTS- J.Adcock, E.Slaughter, L.Doby, W.Westrum, P.Runnels, B.Bruton
GIDP- R.Kiner, W.Westrum
2-out RBI- J.Adcock, W.Westrum, H.Kuenn
RLISP 2-out- G.McDougald, R.Repulski-2, P.Runnels, J.Adcock, R.Boone
TEAM RISP- Nationals: 4 for 11 Reds: 1 for 4
Don Larsen tossed a complete game as the Washington Nationals bested the
Cincinnati Reds 7 to 1 at Crosley Field.
Washington wasted no time and took the lead in the first inning scoring 3
runners on 4 hits. That early run support was all that Larsen(1-0) required.
Washington had a total of 11 hits for the game.
Paul Minner(1-1) was tagged with the loss. He allowed 4 runs and 6 hits in 6
innings.
SCORESHEET: 1953 Washington Nationals at 1953 Cincinnati Reds
S.Gordon-A1 A1:HR>b# B1:FO/2 C1:W>12 b *7*:W>b1 E1:F/7
1
H.Kuenn-A1 A2:HR>b# *3*:G/63 C2:F/7 D2:Force/ E2:Si>3#
14>1o b1 12
J.Adcock-A1 A3:Do B3:F/8 C3:Do>2# D3:FO/2 E3:K
13
R.Campan-A1 A4:G/43>2 B4:P/4 C4:IW>b1 D4:F/7 *9*:G/63
3
R.Repuls-A1 A5:Si>3# *4*:G/53 C5:F/8 *8*:Si E5:G/43
A.Pafko-A1 A6:FO/2 B6:F/8 *6*:G/13 D6:L/6 E6:W>b1
B.Martin-A1 A7:F/8 B7:G/43 C7:G/53 D7:Si>13 E7:Si>12
R.Boone-A1 *2*:F/7 *5*:F/7 C8:E/4 D8:E/4>3# E8:L/6
13 b2
D.Larsen-A1 A9:F/7 B9:Si C9:G/53 D9:Si>3#
23
J.Gillia-A1 A1:F/8 B1:G/43 C1:F/7 D1:L/4
E.Slaugh-A1 A2:G/63 B2:K C2:G/31 D2:G/43
T.Klusze-A1 A3:F/8 *4*:G/63 *7*:W>b1 *9*:F/8
R.Kiner-A1 *2*:W>b1 B4:L/4 C4:G-DP/6 D4:W>b1
43>1o
L.Doby-A1 A5:K B5:G/3 C5:Do D5:W>12 b
1
W.Westru-A1 A6:K *5*:P/6 C6:Do>2# D6:G-DP/6
43>1o
P.Runnel-A1 A7:Si>12 B7:K C7:G/43
G.McDoug-A1 A8:F/9 B8:F/7 *8*:F/9
P.Minner-A1 *3*:G/3 *6*:K C9:Si
B.Bruton-B9
J.McDona-C3+