BOXSCORE: 1953 Chicago-NL Cubs At 1953 Washington Nationals         4/24/1953

  Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  P.Reese SS          4  0  0  0 .214     G.Bell CF           4  0  2  1 .500  
  E.Mathews 3B        4  0  1  0 .208     A.Pafko LF          4  0  1  0 .250  
  D.Lenhardt LF       4  0  0  0 .294     J.Adcock 1B         4  0  1  0 .250  
  D.Snider CF         2  0  0  0 .250     R.Campanella C      4  1  1  1 .250  
  C.Furillo RF        3  0  1  0 .519     R.Boone 3B          4  1  1  1 .250  
  M.Batts C           3  0  0  0 .077     H.Kuenn SS          4  0  1  0 .250  
  D.Cole 1B           3  0  1  0 .357     F.Baumholtz RF      4  2  2  0 .500  
  V.Raschi P          2  0  0  0 .000     B.Martin 2B         3  1  0  1 .000  
A-E.Joost PH          1  0  0  0 .000     W.Spahn P           3  0  0  1 .000  
  A.Worthington P     0  0  0  0 .000                                          
  D.O'Connell 2B      3  0  0  0 .385                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      29  0  3  0                 Totals      34  5  9  5

A-Pinch Hit For Raschi In 8th Inning

Cubs............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  3  0
Nationals....... 0 3 1  1 0 0  0 0    -  5  9  1

Cubs (2-5)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
V.Raschi LOSS(0-2)        7       8   5   5   0   4   2 112   7.11  A1 D3
A.Worthingto              1       1   0   0   0   3   0  18   2.00  D4
Totals                    8       9   5   5   0   7   2

Nationals (1-0)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
W.Spahn WIN(1-0)          9       3   0   0   1   2   0 107   0.00  A1
Totals                    9       3   0   0   1   2   0

ATTENDANCE- 18,541 DATE- Saturday, April 24th 1953 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:21
LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 3  Nationals: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 0  Nationals: 2
ERRORS- W.Spahn
DOUBLES- G.Bell(1st)
TRIPLES- D.Cole(1st), F.Baumholtz-2(2nd)
HOME RUNS- R.Campanella(1st), R.Boone(1st)
RBIs- G.Bell(1st), R.Campanella(1st), R.Boone(1st), B.Martin(1st), W.Spahn
WALKS- D.Snider
STRIKE OUTS- E.Mathews, D.Snider, G.Bell-2, R.Campanella, R.Boone, F.Baumholtz,
             W.Spahn-2
GIDP- D.Snider, C.Furillo
WILD PITCHES- V.Raschi
2-out RBI- G.Bell
RLISP 2-out- A.Pafko, J.Adcock, D.O'Connell
TEAM RISP- Cubs: 0 for 2  Nationals: 1 for 6
WEB GEMS- Top 2nd: Ray Boone robbed Dick Cole of a base hit.

Frank Baumholtz smacked 2 triples and Warren Spahn threw a 3 hit shutout as
the Washington Nationals topped the Chicago-NL Cubs by a score of 5 to 0 at
Griffith Stadium.

Spahn(1-0) was virtually untouchable.  He allowed only 3 hits and 1 walk in 9
innings.  The pitchers took over after the 4th inning as neither team was
able to score again.  

Vic Raschi(0-2) was the loser.  He pitched 7 innings allowing 8 hits and no
walks.

SCORESHEET: 1953 Chicago-NL Cubs at 1953 Washington Nationals
P.Reese-A1   A1:G/63    B1:F/7     C1:G/43    *9*:L/6
                                              
                                              
E.Mathew-A1  A2:K       *4*:Si     C2:G/13    D2:G/43
                                              
                                              
D.Lenhar-A1  A3:E/1     B3:F/7     *7*:P/6    D3:L/6
                                              
                                              
D.Snider-A1  A4:K       B4:G-DP/3  C4:W>b1
                        63>1o      
                                   
C.Furill-A1  *2*:G/43   *5*:Si     C5:G-DP/6
                                   43>1o
                                   
M.Batts-A1   A6:G/53    B6:F/9     *8*:F/8
                                   
                                   
D.Cole-A1    A7:G/53    B7:F/7     C7:Tr
                                   
                                   
V.Raschi-A1  *3*:F/8    B8:F/8     C8:P/6
E.Joost-C8                         
A.Worthi-D1                        
D.O'Conn-A1  A9:F/7     *6*:F/9    C9:F/8
                                   
                                   

G.Bell-A1    A1:K       B1:WP>12   C1:Si      *7*:K
                        Do>2#                 
                                              
A.Pafko-A1   A2:P/6     B2:G/53    C2:Si>13   D2:F/7
                                              
                                              
J.Adcock-A1  A3:Si      *3*:F/7    C3:F/9     D3:F/7
                                              
                                              
R.Campan-A1  A4:Force/  B4:HR>b#   *5*:G/43   *8*:K
             64>1o b1                         
                                              
R.Boone-A1   *2*:HR>b#  B5:F/9     C5:F/9     D5:K
                                              
                                              
H.Kuenn-A1   A6:G/13    B6:F/7     C6:F/7     D6:Si
                                              
                                              
F.Baumho-A1  A7:Tr      *4*:Tr     *6*:G/43   D7:K
                                              
                                              
B.Martin-A1  A8:FC/52>  B8:L/6     C8:F/7
             3#                    
                                   
W.Spahn-A1   A9:K       B9:G/43>3  C9:K
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