BOXSCORE: 1953 Philadelphia-AL Athletics At 1953 Washington Nationa 4/20/1953
Athletics AB R H RBI AVG Nationals AB R H RBI AVG
J.Piersall CF 4 0 0 0 .189 G.Bell CF 4 0 2 0 .410
B.Avila 2B 3 0 1 0 .316 A.Pafko LF 4 0 0 0 .226
G.Hodges 1B 4 0 1 0 .282 J.Adcock 1B 3 0 0 0 .328
G.Woodling LF 3 1 1 0 .359 R.Campanella C 3 0 0 0 .271
H.Thompson 3B 4 0 1 0 .313 R.Boone 3B 2 1 0 0 .268
S.Mele RF 3 0 1 1 .200 H.Kuenn SS 3 1 1 0 .323
J.Logan SS 4 0 2 0 .253 F.Baumholtz RF 3 0 1 1 .324
S.White C 3 0 0 0 .164 B.Martin 2B 2 0 0 1 .143
M.Garcia P 2 0 1 0 .286 B.Porterfield P 3 0 1 0 .222
A-B.Boyd PH 1 0 0 0 .250
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Totals 31 1 8 1 Totals 27 2 5 2
A-Pinch Hit For Garcia In 9th Inning
Athletics....... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 0
Nationals....... 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 1
Athletics (10-11) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
M.Garcia LOSS(1-1) 8 5 2 2 1 1 0 94 2.70 A1
Totals 8 5 2 2 1 1 0
Nationals (9-6) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Porterfiel WIN(2-1) 9 8 1 1 3 1 0 129 4.24 A1
Totals 9 8 1 1 3 1 0
ATTENDANCE- 8,549 DATE- Tuesday, April 20th 1953 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 1:44
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 8 Nationals: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 1 Nationals: 2
ERRORS- F.Baumholtz
DOUBLES- J.Logan(1st), G.Bell-2(6th), H.Kuenn(2nd)
RBIs- S.Mele(1st), F.Baumholtz(7th), B.Martin(7th)
SACRIFICE HITS- M.Garcia
SACRIFICE FLIES- S.Mele, B.Martin
WALKS- B.Avila, G.Woodling, S.White, R.Boone
STRIKE OUTS- M.Garcia, B.Porterfield
GIDP- G.Hodges, J.Logan, B.Porterfield
RLISP 2-out- H.Thompson, R.Campanella-2, G.Hodges, B.Avila-2, B.Boyd
TEAM RISP- Athletics: 0 for 7 Nationals: 1 for 7
WEB GEMS- Bot 3rd: Bobby Avila robbed Roy Campanella of a base hit.
Bob Porterfield was able to finish what he started and was credited with a
complete game as the Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia-AL Athletics
by a score of 2 to 1.
Porterfield(2-1) pitched a fine game. He allowed 8 hits and 3 walks in 9
innings lowering his ERA to 4.24. The pitchers took over after the 4th
inning as neither team was able to score again.
Mike Garcia(1-1) was tagged with the loss. He surrendered just 5 hits and 1
walk in 8 innings. Wth the win Washington now has a record of 9-6. With the
loss, the Philadelphia-AL ballclub's record is 10-11.
SCORESHEET: 1953 Philadelphia-AL Athletics at 1953 Washington Nationals
J.Piersa-A1 A1:G/53 B1:Force/ C1:G/63 D1:G/63
46>1o b1
B.Avila-A1 A2:F/7 B2:W>12 b C2:Si+E/9 D2:G/13
1
G.Hodges-A1 A3:Si B3:G-DP/6 C3:F/7 *8*:L/4
43>1o
G.Woodli-A1 A4:W>12 b *4*:Si *6*:F/7 D4:F/8
1
H.Thomps-A1 A5:F/7 B5:Si>13 C5:L/4 D5:F/8
S.Mele-A1 *2*:Si B6:SF/7>3 C6:G/53 *9*:G/63
#
J.Logan-A1 A7:G-DP/1 B7:Force/ *7*:Si D7:Do
63>1o 54>1o b1
S.White-A1 A8:FO/2 B8:G/53 C8:W>12 b D8:G/53
1
M.Garcia-A1 *3*:Si *5*:K C9:Sac/54 D9:G/63
B.Boyd-D9 >23 12
G.Bell-A1 A1:Do *3*:Do C1:P/4 D1:Force/
46>1o b1
A.Pafko-A1 A2:F/8 B2:P/6 *6*:F/8 D2:G/43
J.Adcock-A1 A3:G/3>23 B3:G/63 C3:G/53
R.Campan-A1 A4:G/63 B4:G/43 C4:G/53
R.Boone-A1 *2*:W>b1 *4*:F/7 *7*:F/8
H.Kuenn-A1 A6:Do>13 B6:F/7 C6:G/43
F.Baumho-A1 A7:Si>3# B7:G/43 C7:G/23
23
B.Martin-A1 A8:SF/8>3 *5*:G/53 *8*:G/63
#
B.Porter-A1 A9:G-DP/6 B9:K C9:Si
43>1o