BOXSCORE: 1953 Washington Nationals At 1953 Philadelphia-AL Athleti 5/16/1953
Nationals AB R H RBI AVG Athletics AB R H RBI AVG
G.Bell CF 5 1 1 0 .302 J.Piersall CF 5 2 3 1 .289
A.Pafko LF 5 2 2 0 .291 J.Logan SS 5 0 0 0 .237
J.Adcock 1B 4 0 2 3 .299 G.Hodges 1B 4 0 0 0 .273
R.Campanella C 5 0 2 0 .253 H.Sauer RF 4 1 2 2 .315
R.Boone 3B 4 0 2 0 .256 G.Woodling LF 3 0 1 0 .280
A-B.Adams 3B 0 0 0 0 .462 W.Jones 3B 4 0 0 0 .204
H.Kuenn SS 4 1 2 1 .340 B.Avila 2B 4 0 0 0 .317
F.Baumholtz RF 5 2 4 0 .390 S.White C 4 0 2 0 .230
B.Martin 2B 5 1 2 2 .205 B.Lemon P 3 0 0 0 .083
W.Spahn P 4 1 1 1 .231 B-S.Mele PH 1 0 1 0 .444
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Totals 41 8 18 7 Totals 37 3 9 3
A-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Boone In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Lemon In 9th Inning
Nationals....... 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 - 8 18 1
Athletics....... 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 9 2
Nationals (22-14) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
W.Spahn WIN(5-0) 9 9 3 2 1 1 2 145 1.86 A1
Totals 9 9 3 2 1 1 2
Athletics (21-23) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Lemon LOSS(3-6) 9 18 8 7 4 3 0 155 4.32 A1
Totals 9 18 8 7 4 3 0
ATTENDANCE- 14,344 DATE- Sunday, May 16th 1953 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:48
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals:11 Athletics: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 0 Athletics: 3
ERRORS- W.Spahn, H.Sauer, W.Jones
DOUBLES- F.Baumholtz-3(11th), H.Sauer(2nd), S.White(6th)
TRIPLES- J.Piersall(3rd)
HOME RUNS- J.Piersall(1st), H.Sauer(6th)
RBIs- J.Adcock-3(25th), H.Kuenn(14th), B.Martin-2(18th), W.Spahn,
J.Piersall(6th), H.Sauer-2(22nd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- W.Spahn
WALKS- G.Bell, J.Adcock, R.Boone, H.Kuenn, G.Woodling
STRIKE OUTS- J.Adcock, R.Campanella, B.Martin, B.Lemon
GIDP- J.Adcock, F.Baumholtz, B.Martin
WILD PITCHES- B.Lemon
2-out RBI- H.Sauer-2, J.Adcock
RLISP 2-out- H.Kuenn-2, W.Jones, G.Bell, J.Logan-3
TEAM RISP- Nationals: 6 for 15 Athletics: 2 for 7
WEB GEMS- Top 9th: Bob Lemon robbed Warren Spahn of a base hit.
Right fielder Frank Baumholtz had 4 hits and Warren Spahn tossed a complete
game as the Washington Nationals bested the Philadelphia-AL Athletics 8 to 3
at Connie Mack Stadium.
Washington scored 3 runs in the top of the 2nd inning with the help of 3 hits.
They would be enough to earn the win. Washington finished with 18 hits in
the victory.
Spahn(5-0) got the victory, allowing 3 runs for the game. The loss was charged
to Bob Lemon(3-6). He got hit pretty hard, allowing 18 hits and 4 walks in 9
innings.
SCORESHEET: 1953 Washington Nationals at 1953 Philadelphia-AL Athletics
G.Bell-A1 A1:W>b1 B1:G/13 C1:Si>13 D1:G/3 E1:G/43 F1:G/43
A.Pafko-A1 A2:Force/ B2:WP>3# C2:G/53>1 *6*:Si *8*:Si
26>1o b1 E/5>b2 2
J.Adcock-A1 A3:W>12 b B3:Si>2# C3:Si>3# D3:G-DP/5 E3:K
1 2# 43>1o
R.Campan-A1 A4:P/6 B4:Force/ C4:K D4:Si E4:Si>12
64>1o b1
R.Boone-A1 A5:W>23 1 *3*:Si C5:F/9 D5:G/43 E5:Si>23
B.Adams-E8 2 b1 12
H.Kuenn-A1 A6:G/13 B6:Si>1o *5*:Si *7*:G/53 E6:W>3# 2
3 12 b1
F.Baumho-A1 *2*:Do B7:Si>23 C7:Do>13 D7:Do E7:G-DP/4
63>1o
B.Martin-A1 A8:Si>2# B8:G-DP/6 C8:K D8:Si>2# *9*:G/63
43>1o
W.Spahn-A1 A9:G/43>2 *4*:Si C9:SF+E/9 D9:FO/2 E9:G/13
3 >3# 23 bo
J.Piersa-A1 A1:E/1 B1:G/63 C1:HR>b# D1:Tr E1:Si>23
12
J.Logan-A1 A2:G/43>1 *3*:G/53 C2:F/9 D2:F/8 E2:Force/
2 54>1o b1
G.Hodges-A1 A3:G/63 B3:G/13 C3:G/63 *8*:G/43
H.Sauer-A1 A4:Do>2# B4:HR>b# *6*:G/43 D4:F/7
G.Woodli-A1 A5:W>b1 B5:F/8 C5:Si D5:F/7
W.Jones-A1 A6:F/7 *4*:F/8 C6:Force/ *9*:FO/6
36>1o b1
B.Avila-A1 *2*:G/13 B7:F/9 C7:G/53 D7:L/5
S.White-A1 A8:Do B8:P/6 *7*:P/6 D8:Si
B.Lemon-A1 A9:FC/15> *5*:F/9 C9:K D9:Si>12
S.Mele-D9 2o