BOXSCORE: 1953 New York-AL Yankees At 1953 Washington Nationals 4/16/1953 Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Nationals AB R H RBI AVG B.Goodman 2B 5 0 0 0 .229 G.Bell CF 4 2 2 2 .429 R.Ashburn RF 5 1 2 0 .282 A.Pafko LF 5 2 3 1 .250 S.Burgess C 3 0 1 1 .231 J.Adcock 1B 5 0 2 1 .371 M.Minoso LF 5 0 0 0 .269 R.Campanella C 5 0 1 1 .276 D.Fondy 1B 4 1 3 2 .622 R.Boone 3B 5 0 0 0 .264 C.Ryan 3B 2 0 0 0 .241 H.Kuenn SS 4 1 1 0 .305 A-B.Cox PH,3B 2 0 0 0 .125 F.Baumholtz RF 4 1 3 0 .382 M.Mantle CF 3 0 2 0 .228 B.Martin 2B 3 0 1 1 .173 P.Rizzuto SS 4 0 1 0 .217 M.Dickson P 2 1 1 0 .182 C.Erskine P 4 1 2 0 .250 J.Nuxhall P 0 1 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 37 3 11 3 Totals 37 8 14 6 A-Pinch Hit For Ryan In 7th Inning Yankees......... 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 3 11 1 Nationals....... 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 - 8 14 0 Yankees (5-12) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET C.Erskine LOSS(0-3) 8 14 8 7 3 10 0 154 7.71 A1 Totals 8 14 8 7 3 10 0 Nationals (9-5) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET M.Dickson 6 2/3 9 3 3 3 0 1 123 3.23 A1 D5 J.Nuxhall WIN(1-2) 2 1/3 2 0 0 1 0 0 40 4.91 D6 Totals 9 11 3 3 4 0 1 ATTENDANCE- 11,027 DATE- Friday, April 16th 1953 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average T- 2:38 LEFT ON BASE- Yankees:12 Nationals: 9 DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 0 Nationals: 1 ERRORS- M.Mantle DOUBLES- S.Burgess(3rd), G.Bell(4th), A.Pafko(1st), J.Adcock(8th), F.Baumholtz(2nd) HOME RUNS- D.Fondy(2nd) RBIs- S.Burgess(6th), D.Fondy-2(10th), G.Bell-2(7th), A.Pafko(1st), J.Adcock(11th), R.Campanella(14th), B.Martin(6th) SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Martin WALKS- S.Burgess, D.Fondy, C.Ryan, M.Mantle, G.Bell, M.Dickson, J.Nuxhall HIT BY PITCH- S.Burgess STRIKE OUTS- G.Bell, J.Adcock-2, R.Campanella-2, R.Boone, H.Kuenn, F.Baumholtz, B.Martin, M.Dickson GIDP- S.Burgess PASSED BALLS- S.Burgess 2-out RBI- G.Bell, S.Burgess, D.Fondy, R.Campanella RLISP 2-out- R.Boone-2, G.Bell-2, H.Kuenn, P.Rizzuto, A.Pafko, M.Minoso, C.Erskine, B.Cox-2 TEAM RISP- Yankees: 2 for 9 Nationals: 3 for 15 Center fielder Gus Bell had 2 base hits and 2 RBI as the Washington Nationals outscored the New York-AL Yankees 8 to 3. Washington came up with the deciding runs in the bottom of the 8th inning when they scored 5 runs on 5 hits. Washington had 14 hits overall, while New York-AL had 11. Joe Nuxhall(1-2) was the winner allowing no runs in 2 and 1/3 innings. Carl Erskine(0-3) was the loser. He was touched for 14 hits and 3 walks in 8 innings. Washington now has a record of a league leading 9-5. With the loss, the New York-AL ballclub's record is 5-12, worst in the league. SCORESHEET: 1953 New York-AL Yankees at 1953 Washington Nationals B.Goodma-A1 A1:G/63 B1:F/9 C1:F/7 *7*:F/8 E1:FO/2 R.Ashbur-A1 A2:Si B2:F/8 C2:G/43>1 D2:Si *9*:L/4 2 S.Burges-A1 A3:G-DP/3 B3:F/7 C3:Do>2# D3:HBP>12 E3:W>b1 63>1o M.Minoso-A1 *2*:G/53 *4*:F/8 C4:G/63 D4:F/7 E4:F/7 D.Fondy-A1 A5:HR>b# B5:F/8 *6*:W>b1 D5:Si>2# E5:Si>13 12 C.Ryan-A1 A6:G/63 B6:W>b1 C6:F/7 D6:F/7 E6:P/6 B.Cox-D6 M.Mantle-A1 A7:Si B7:W>12 b C7:Si>12 *8*:G/53 1 P.Rizzut-A1 A8:F/9 B8:Force/ C8:F/8 D8:Si 54>1o b1 C.Erskin-A1 *3*:Si *5*:Si C9:F/9 D9:Force/ 54>1o b1 G.Bell-A1 A1:W>b1 B1:K C1:Do>1# D1:G/63 E1:Si+E/8 >2# 1# A.Pafko-A1 A2:P/6 *3*:Si C2:F/9 *7*:Si E2:Do>3# J.Adcock-A1 A3:Do>1# B3:Si>13 *5*:K D3:K E3:G/53 R.Campan-A1 A4:G/63 B4:K C4:K D4:G/43>1 E4:Si>2# 2 R.Boone-A1 A5:G/63 B5:PB>3# C5:K D5:F/7 E5:G/53 12 F/8 H.Kuenn-A1 *2*:G/13 B6:K *6*:F/8 *8*:Si F.Baumho-A1 A7:Do *4*:K C7:Si D7:Si>13 B.Martin-A1 A8:K B8:G/13 C8:Si>13 D8:SF/7>3 # M.Dickso-A1 A9:W>b1 B9:Si C9:K D9:W>12 b J.Nuxhal-D2 1