BOXSCORE: 1953 Philadelphia-AL Athletics At 1953 Chicago-NL Cubs     5/7/1953

  Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Valo RF           3  0  1  0 .159     P.Reese SS          4  1  1  0 .235  
  L.Burdette P        0  0  0  0 .143     E.Mathews 3B        4  2  2  3 .240  
C-G.Hodges PH,1B      0  1  0  0 .294     D.Snider CF         4  0  2  0 .297  
  J.Logan SS          5  2  1  3 .277     F.Thomas LF         4  0  1  0 .212  
  B.Boyd 1B           5  0  3  1 .385     F.Fain 1B           2  0  0  0 .241  
D-J.Piersall RF       0  0  0  0 .177     C.Furillo RF        4  0  0  0 .357  
  H.Thompson 2B,RF    5  0  1  1 .302     J.Astroth C         3  0  0  0 .355  
  J.Antonelli P       0  0  0  0 .273   E-D.Lenhardt PH       1  0  0  0 .278  
  G.Woodling LF       4  0  1  0 .364     D.Williams 2B       4  0  1  0 .259  
  I.Noren CF          4  0  0  0 .135     S.Hudson P          2  0  0  0 .000  
  W.Jones 3B          3  0  0  0 .244     J.Sain P            0  0  0  0 .000  
  S.White C           3  2  1  1 .167   F-E.Yost PH           1  0  0  0 .111  
  F.Dorish P          2  1  1  0 .500                                          
A-H.Sauer PH          0  0  0  0 .333                                          
B-B.Avila PR,2B       0  0  0  0 .329                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  6  9  6                 Totals      33  3  7  3

A-Pinch Hit For Dorish In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Sauer In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Burdette In 9th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Boyd In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Astroth In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Sain In 9th Inning

Athletics....... 0 0 3  0 0 0  0 0 3  -  6  9  0
Cubs............ 2 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  3  7  1

Athletics (12-12)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
F.Dorish                  6       6   3   3   1   5   2 100   6.26  A1 C7
L.Burdette WIN(1-2)       2       1   0   0   1   1   0  29   3.82  C8 D6
J.Antonelli SAVE(1st)     1       0   0   0   0   1   0  12   5.83  D7
Totals                    9       7   3   3   2   7   2

Cubs (17-11)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
S.Hudson                  8       7   3   3   3   1   1 119   3.86  A1 D6
J.Sain LOSS(0-2)          1       2   3   3   2   0   1  23   4.98  D7
Totals                    9       9   6   6   5   1   2

ATTENDANCE- 16,936 DATE- Friday, May 7th 1953 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:47
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 7  Cubs: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 0  Cubs: 2
ERRORS- P.Reese
DOUBLES- P.Reese(4th)
HOME RUNS- J.Logan(2nd), S.White(3rd), E.Mathews-2(11th)
RBIs- J.Logan-3(9th), B.Boyd(1st), H.Thompson(6th), S.White(7th),
      E.Mathews-3(20th)
STOLEN BASES- D.Snider-2(4th), D.Williams(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Avila, S.Hudson
WALKS- E.Valo, G.Hodges, W.Jones, S.White, H.Sauer, F.Fain-2
STRIKE OUTS- J.Logan, D.Snider, F.Thomas-2, C.Furillo-3, D.Lenhardt
GIDP- J.Logan, B.Boyd
2-out RBI- J.Logan-3
RLISP 2-out- C.Furillo-2, I.Noren-2, P.Reese, S.White, J.Astroth
TEAM RISP- Athletics: 3 for 9  Cubs: 1 for 9
WEB GEMS- Bot 2nd: Hank Thompson robbed Sid Hudson of a base hit.

At Wrigely Field the Philadelphia-AL Athletics outscored the Chicago-NL Cubs 6
to 3.

Philadelphia-AL scored the winning runs in the top of the 9th inning scoring 3
runs using 2 hits.  After an out was recorded, Sammy White opened up the
rally as he drew a walk.  Bobby Avila followed next and he laid down a
sacrifice bunt.  Gil Hodges then was walked intentionally.  Johnny Logan came
up and he rifled a three-run blast.  The Chicago-NL offense proved no trouble
in the bottom of the 9th.  

Lew Burdette(1-2) was the winner allowing no runs in 2 innings. Johnny
Antonelli was credited with his 1st save.  Johnny Sain(0-2) suffered the loss
in relief.  He allowed 3 runs and 2 hits in 1 inning.  


SCORESHEET: 1953 Philadelphia-AL Athletics at 1953 Chicago-NL Cubs
E.Valo-A1    A1:P/3     B1:Si>12   *5*:W>b1   D1:P/5     E1:IW>b1
L.Burdet-D3                                              
G.Hodges-E1                                              
J.Logan-A1   A2:F/8     B2:Force/  C2:K       D2:G-DP/5  E2:HR>2#
                        64>23 1o              43>1o      1# b#
                        b1                               
B.Boyd-A1    A3:L/4     B3:Si>3#   C3:G-DP/6  *8*:Si     E3:Si
J.Piersa-E5             13         43>1o                 
                                                         
H.Thomps-A1  *2*:F/9    B4:Si>3#   *6*:E/6    D4:G/3>12  E4:G/43
J.Antone-E5             12                               
                                                         
G.Woodli-A1  A5:Si      B5:Force/  C5:F/9     D5:G/53
                        36>23 1o              
                        b1                    
I.Noren-A1   A6:F/8     B6:F/8     C6:F/8     D6:L/3
                                              
                                              
W.Jones-A1   A7:F/7     *4*:G/63   C7:W>12 b  *9*:G/43
                                   1          
                                              
S.White-A1   *3*:HR>b#  B8:F/7     C8:G/63    D8:W>b1
                                              
                                              
F.Dorish-A1  A9:Si      B9:G/63    *7*:W>b1   D9:Sac/54
H.Sauer-C9                                    >12
B.Avila-D1                                    

P.Reese-A1   A1:Do      *3*:G/3    C1:F/8     D1:G/63
                                              
                                              
E.Mathew-A1  A2:HR>2#   B2:G/43    *6*:HR>b#  *8*:G/63
             b#                               
                                              
D.Snider-A1  A3:Si      B3:K       C3:Si      D3:F/8
                                              
                                              
F.Thomas-A1  A4:SB>12   *4*:F/8    C4:SB>12   D4:Si
             K                     K          
                                              
F.Fain-A1    A5:F/9>23  B5:F/9     C5:W>b1    D5:W>12 b
                                              1
                                              
C.Furill-A1  A6:K       B6:K       C6:F/8     D6:K
                                              
                                              
J.Astrot-A1  *2*:G/63   *5*:G/63   C7:G/63    *9*:K
D.Lenhar-D7                                   
                                              
D.Willia-A1  A8:G/63    B8:Si      *7*:G/53   D8:F/7
                                              
                                              
S.Hudson-A1  A9:G/43    B9:SB>12   C9:L/5     D9:G/31
J.Sain-D7               Sac/54>23             
E.Yost-D9