BOXSCORE: 1953 New York-AL Yankees At 1953 Philadelphia-AL Athletic 4/23/1953
Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Athletics AB R H RBI AVG
R.Ashburn RF 4 0 2 0 .297 I.Noren CF 4 1 2 0 .182
M.Minoso LF 4 0 1 0 .222 B.Avila 2B 5 1 2 0 .267
M.Mantle CF 4 0 0 0 .207 G.Hodges 1B 5 1 1 2 .282
B.Elliott 3B 3 0 0 0 .000 H.Thompson RF 3 0 1 0 .346
A-B.Cox PH,3B 1 0 0 0 .333 G.Woodling LF 4 0 0 0 .286
B.Souchock 1B 4 1 1 0 .235 W.Jones 3B 5 0 2 1 .214
A.Seminick C 4 1 2 1 .368 S.White C 4 0 0 0 .188
B-S.Burgess C 0 0 0 0 .211 J.Logan SS 4 0 0 0 .220
C.Ryan 2B 3 0 0 0 .345 B.Hoeft P 4 0 0 0 .000
P.Rizzuto SS 3 0 0 1 .133
V.Trucks P 4 0 0 0 .000
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Totals 34 2 6 2 Totals 38 3 8 3
A-Pinch Hit For Elliott In 9th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Seminick In 9th Inning
INJURY: Andy Seminick INJURED (for 0 more games) in 9th inning
Yankees......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 6 1
Athletics....... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 8 0
Yankees (2-7) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
V.Trucks LOSS(0-1) 9 2/3 8 3 2 3 4 1 149 1.86 A1
Totals 9 2/3 8 3 2 3 4 1
Athletics (7-5) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Hoeft WIN(2-1) 10 6 2 2 1 4 1 134 2.67 A1
Totals 10 6 2 2 1 4 1
ATTENDANCE- 7,456 DATE- Friday, April 23rd 1953 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:44
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 4 Athletics: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 0 Athletics: 0
ERRORS- C.Ryan
DOUBLES- R.Ashburn(1st), H.Thompson(2nd)
HOME RUNS- A.Seminick(2nd), G.Hodges(2nd)
RBIs- A.Seminick(3rd), P.Rizzuto(1st), G.Hodges-2(5th), W.Jones(7th)
SACRIFICE HITS- P.Rizzuto
WALKS- C.Ryan, I.Noren, H.Thompson-2
HIT BY PITCH- G.Woodling
STRIKE OUTS- M.Minoso, A.Seminick, V.Trucks-2, G.Hodges, G.Woodling, S.White,
B.Hoeft
2-out RBI- W.Jones
RLISP 2-out- J.Logan-2, V.Trucks, G.Hodges
TEAM RISP- Yankees: 0 for 2 Athletics: 2 for 8
Willie Jones had 2 base hits and Billy Hoeft had a strong outing as the
Philadelphia-AL Athletics defeated the New York-AL Yankees in 10 innings 3 to
2 at Connie Mack Stadium.
Both teams were tied at 2 runs apiece after nine innings. Philadelphia-AL won
the hard fought contest in the 10th inning. Bobby Avila lashed a single.
Gil Hodges followed, but he was set down on strikes. Hank Thompson then drew
a walk. One out later, Jones came to bat and laced a single making
Philadelphia-AL the victor and beginning a joyous home town celebration.
Philadelphia-AL rapped out 8 hits for the afternoon.
The victory went to Hoeft(2-1) who went the distance allowing 2 runs. The
losing pitcher was Virgil Trucks(0-1). He gave up 3 runs and 8 hits in 9 and
2/3 innings.
SCORESHEET: 1953 New York-AL Yankees at 1953 Philadelphia-AL Athletics
R.Ashbur-A1 A1:F/7 B1:Si C1:Do>1o *8*:G/43
M.Minoso-A1 A2:Si B2:G/63 *6*:F/7 D2:K
M.Mantle-A1 A3:F/7 *4*:G/53 C3:P/6 D3:G/63
B.Elliot-A1 A4:FO/2 B4:G/63 C4:G/63 *9*:G/63
B.Cox-D4
B.Soucho-A1 *2*:G/13 B5:G/63 *7*:Si D5:P/6
A.Semini-A1 A6:K *5*:HR>b# C6:Si>12 D6:G/31
S.Burges-D7
C.Ryan-A1 A7:F/8 B7:W>b1 C7:Force/ *10*:F/7
64>23 1o
b1
P.Rizzut-A1 *3*:G/53 B8:F/8 C8:Sac/34 D8:G/53
>3# 12
V.Trucks-A1 A9:K B9:F/7 C9:K D9:G/53
I.Noren-A1 A1:E/4>b2 B1:Si C1:W>b1 D1:Si E1:F/7
B.Avila-A1 A2:G/43>2 B2:F/9 C2:P/6 D2:Si>12 *10*:Si
3
G.Hodges-A1 A3:HR>3# B3:F/8 C3:L/6 D3:F/8 E3:K
b#
H.Thomps-A1 A4:F/9 *4*:Do *6*:F/8 *8*:W>b1 E4:W>12 b
1
G.Woodli-A1 A5:K B5:HBP C5:G/3 D5:F/7 E5:F/7
W.Jones-A1 *2*:F/8 B6:G/43>2 C6:Si D6:Force/ E6:Si>2#
3 12 54>1o b1 13
S.White-A1 A7:F/8 B7:K C7:F/7 D7:G/43
J.Logan-A1 A8:P/6 B8:G/63 *7*:F/7 *9*:G/31
B.Hoeft-A1 *3*:F/8 *5*:K C9:G/43 D9:F/7