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