BOXSCORE: 1953 Washington Nationals At 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 6/4/1953
Nationals AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG
S.Gordon LF 3 0 1 0 .315 D.Mueller RF 4 1 3 0 .327
A-G.Bell LF 1 0 0 0 .301 R.Schoendienst 2B 4 1 1 0 .292
H.Kuenn SS 4 1 1 0 .284 M.Vernon 1B 4 0 2 2 .295
J.Adcock 1B 4 0 2 0 .275 B.Thomson CF 2 0 1 1 .245
R.Campanella C 4 1 1 1 .274 Y.Berra C 3 0 0 0 .278
R.Repulski CF 4 0 1 0 .282 C-R.Murray PR,C 0 0 0 0 .279
A.Pafko RF 4 0 1 1 .288 D.Ennis LF 4 0 2 0 .227
B.Martin 2B 4 0 0 0 .215 R.Jackson 3B 3 0 0 0 .271
R.Boone 3B 3 0 0 0 .275 A.Dark SS 3 0 0 0 .273
B.Rush P 3 0 0 0 .000 V.Mizell P 2 0 0 0 .067
M.Dickson P 0 0 0 0 .129 B-B.Renna PH 0 1 0 0 .333
E.Kinder P 0 0 0 0 .000
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Totals 34 2 7 2 Totals 29 3 9 3
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Gordon In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Mizell In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Berra In 8th Inning
INJURY: Yogi Berra INJURED (for 0 more games) in 8th inning
Nationals....... 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0
Pirates......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 3 9 0
Nationals (36-33) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Rush 7 6 0 0 1 2 0 103 2.89 A1 C7
M.Dickson L(4-3) BS(1st) 1 3 3 3 1 0 0 31 3.97 C8
Totals 8 9 3 3 2 2 0
Pirates (42-35) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
V.Mizell WIN(5-4) 8 7 2 2 0 15 0 122 3.58 A1 D4
E.Kinder SAVE(13th) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.37 D5
Totals 9 7 2 2 0 15 0
ATTENDANCE- 20,645 DATE- Friday, June 4th 1953 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:27
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 5 Pirates: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 1 Pirates: 0
DOUBLES- M.Vernon(15th)
RBIs- R.Campanella(63rd), A.Pafko(24th), M.Vernon-2(41st), B.Thomson(46th)
CAUGHT STEALING- R.Jackson
SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Thomson
WALKS- B.Thomson, B.Renna
HIT BY PITCH- Y.Berra
STRIKE OUTS- S.Gordon, G.Bell, H.Kuenn-3, J.Adcock-2, R.Campanella, A.Pafko,
B.Martin-2, R.Boone-3, B.Rush, B.Thomson, D.Ennis
RLISP 2-out- R.Repulski, R.Boone, R.Campanella, D.Ennis
TEAM RISP- Nationals: 1 for 6 Pirates: 2 for 3
WEB GEMS- Bot 6th: Roy Campanella blocked the plate, saving a run!
Vinegar Bend Mizell reeled off a total of 15 strikeouts and first baseman
Mickey Vernon had 2 base hits and 2 RBI as the Pittsburgh Pirates outscored
the Washington Nationals 3 to 2.
Mizell(5-4) was very good in the win. He allowed just 7 hits and no walks in
8 innings. Pittsburgh had a total of 9 hits for the game.
Ellis Kinder recorded the save, his 13th. Murry Dickson(4-3) was the loser in
relief. He pitched 1 inning allowing 3 hits and 1 walk.
The Pittsburgh fans were thrilled by the performance put forth by Mizell, but
it was clearly his strikeouts that they enjoyed most. 'When he reached 10
strikeouts the fans showed him their appreciation with a loud cheer.' Andy
Spector said following the game.
SCORESHEET: 1953 Washington Nationals at 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates
S.Gordon-A1 A1:F/8 B1:K C1:Si D1:K
G.Bell-C8
H.Kuenn-A1 A2:Si B2:K C2:K *8*:K
J.Adcock-A1 A3:Si>13 *4*:K C3:Si>12 D3:K
R.Campan-A1 A4:G/3>3# B4:Si C4:K D4:G/13
12
R.Repuls-A1 A5:F/7 B5:Si>13 *6*:F/7 *9*:G/63
A.Pafko-A1 *2*:G/63 B6:Si>3# C6:K D6:L/5
13
B.Martin-A1 A7:K B7:K C7:FO/2 D7:G/53
R.Boone-A1 A8:K B8:K *7*:K
B.Rush-A1 *3*:K *5*:G/63 C9:F/9
M.Dickso-D5
D.Muelle-A1 A1:G/13 B1:Si C1:Si D1:Si>12
R.Schoen-A1 A2:G/43 B2:G/13 C2:Force/ D2:Si>23
46>1o b1 12
M.Vernon-A1 A3:F/7 *4*:F/7 C3:Do>1o D3:Si>3#
2# 13
B.Thomso-A1 *2*:K B4:W>b1 *7*:Si D4:SF/8>3
# 12
Y.Berra-A1 A5:F/8 B5:L-DP/3 C5:P/3 D5:HBP
R.Murray-D6 >1o
D.Ennis-A1 A6:Si *5*:Si C6:K D6:P/6
R.Jackso-A1 A7:G/31 B7:Force/ C7:Force/
64>1o b1 54>1o b1
A.Dark-A1 *3*:L/5 B8:CS/24> *8*:L/5
1o F/7
V.Mizell-A1 A9:F/7 *6*:L/5 C9:W>b1
B.Renna-C9
E.Kinder-D7