BOXSCORE: 1953 Washington Nationals At 1953 Cincinnati Reds          6/8/1953

  Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  S.Gordon LF         4  1  2  1 .330     J.Gilliam 2B        5  2  2  1 .240  
  H.Kuenn SS          4  0  1  0 .298     T.Kluszewski 1B     5  2  3  0 .289  
  J.Adcock 1B         4  0  2  1 .286   B-J.Robinson 1B       0  0  0  0 .337  
  R.Campanella C      2  0  0  0 .267     R.Kiner LF          5  0  2  1 .218  
  R.Repulski CF       3  0  0  0 .308   C-B.Bruton LF         0  0  0  0 .228  
  A.Pafko RF          4  0  0  0 .305     L.Doby CF           3  1  1  3 .227  
  B.Martin 2B         3  0  0  0 .197     E.Slaughter RF      3  0  0  0 .283  
  R.Boone 3B          3  0  0  0 .256     P.Runnels SS        4  0  1  1 .237  
  B.Porterfield P     3  1  1  0 .184   D-B.Hunter SS         0  0  0  0 .206  
                                          W.Westrum C         4  1  1  0 .263  
                                          G.McDougald 3B      4  0  1  0 .277  
                                          K.Raffensberger P   2  0  1  0 .179  
                                        A-D.Kryhoski PH       1  0  0  0 .333  
                                          J.McDonald P        0  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  2  6  2                 Totals      36  6 12  6

A-Pinch Hit For Raffensberger In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Kluszewski In 9th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Kiner In 9th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Runnels In 9th Inning

Nationals....... 0 0 2  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  6  1
Reds............ 0 0 3  2 0 1  0 0    -  6 12  0

Nationals (31-26)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Porterfiel LOSS(8-3)    8      12   6   6   3   6   1 127   2.75  A1
Totals                    8      12   6   6   3   6   1

Reds (34-39)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
K.Raffensber WIN(6-7)     7       6   2   2   2   1   0  87   4.97  A1 C9
J.McDonald                2       0   0   0   0   1   0  20   2.36  D1
Totals                    9       6   2   2   2   2   0

ATTENDANCE- 8,903 DATE- Tuesday, June 8th 1953 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:19
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 4  Reds:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 0  Reds: 3
ERRORS- R.Boone
DOUBLES- S.Gordon(6th), J.Adcock(15th), B.Porterfield
HOME RUNS- L.Doby(16th)
RBIs- S.Gordon(9th), J.Adcock(37th), J.Gilliam(36th), R.Kiner(19th),
      L.Doby-3(32nd), P.Runnels(20th)
SACRIFICE HITS- K.Raffensberger
WALKS- R.Campanella-2, L.Doby-2, E.Slaughter
HIT BY PITCH- R.Repulski
STRIKE OUTS- S.Gordon, B.Porterfield, J.Gilliam, R.Kiner, L.Doby-2, P.Runnels,
             K.Raffensberger
GIDP- J.Adcock, A.Pafko-2
2-out RBI- J.Adcock, L.Doby-3, J.Gilliam, R.Kiner, P.Runnels
RLISP 2-out- E.Slaughter-3, B.Martin, J.Gilliam, W.Westrum
TEAM RISP- Nationals: 2 for 7  Reds: 4 for 11

At Crosley Field the Cincinnati Reds outdistanced the Washington Nationals by
a final score of 6 to 2.

Cincinnati scored 3 runs in the 3rd inning with the help of 3 hits.  That
early run support was all that Ken Raffensberger(6-7) required.  Cincinnati
out-hit Washington for the game, 12 hits to 6.  

The loss was charged to Bob Porterfield(8-3).  He allowed 12 hits and 3 walks
in 8 innings.  With this win, Cincinnati has a 34-39 record.  They have been
4-6 lately.  With the loss Washington now has a record of 31-26.

SCORESHEET: 1953 Washington Nationals at 1953 Cincinnati Reds
S.Gordon-A1  A1:L/6     B1:Do>2#   C1:Si      *8*:K
                                              
                                              
H.Kuenn-A1   A2:Si      B2:L/6     C2:F/7     D2:G/31
                                              
                                              
J.Adcock-A1  A3:G-DP/6  B3:Si>2#   *6*:Do     D3:G/43
             43>1o                            
                                              
R.Campan-A1  *2*:IW>b1  B4:Force/  C4:IW>b1   *9*:G/53
                        54>1o b1              
                                              
R.Repuls-A1  A5:HBP>12  *4*:G/63   C5:L/6     D5:G/53
                                              
                                              
A.Pafko-A1   A6:G-DP/6  B6:F/8     C6:G-DP/6  D6:P/6
             43>23 1o              43>1o      
                                              
B.Martin-A1  A7:G/63    B7:F/8     *7*:G/53
                                   
                                   
R.Boone-A1   *3*:L/6    *5*:G/53   C8:G/53
                                   
                                   
B.Porter-A1  A9:Do      B9:G/43    C9:K
                                   
                                   

J.Gillia-A1  A1:P/6     B1:Si      C1:Si>2#   D1:K       E1:G/43
                                                         
                                                         
T.Klusze-A1  A2:G/13    B2:Si>13   C2:Si>13   *6*:Si     *8*:F/9
J.Robins-E5                                              
                                                         
R.Kiner-A1   A3:E/5>b2  B3:K       C3:Si>3#   D3:Si>12   E3:G/63
B.Bruton-E5                        12                    
                                                         
L.Doby-A1    A4:W>b1    B4:HR>3#   C4:W>23 1  D4:K       E4:K
                        1# b#      2 b1                  
                                                         
E.Slaugh-A1  A5:G/13    B5:W>b1    C5:F/7     D5:FO/2
                                              
                                              
P.Runnel-A1  *2*:G/43   B6:K       *5*:F/7    D6:Si>2#
B.Hunter-E5                                   13
                                              
W.Westru-A1  A7:G/63    *4*:Si     C7:L/5     D7:G/63
                                              
                                              
G.McDoug-A1  A8:G/53    B8:L/5     C8:Si      *7*:G/31
                                              
                                              
K.Raffen-A1  *3*:K      B9:Sac/34  C9:Si>12   D9:G/53
D.Kryhos-D9             >12                   
J.McDona-E2