BOXSCORE: 1953 Philadelphia-AL Athletics At 1953 Chicago-NL Cubs 7/5/1953
Athletics AB R H RBI AVG Cubs AB R H RBI AVG
J.Piersall CF 3 0 0 0 .223 D.O'Connell 2B 5 0 2 1 .301
J.Logan SS 3 0 0 0 .242 P.Reese SS 3 2 1 0 .263
G.Hodges 1B 3 0 0 0 .304 E.Mathews 3B 4 1 2 3 .288
H.Sauer LF 4 1 1 0 .295 D.Lenhardt LF 4 2 2 0 .340
W.Jones 3B 4 2 3 0 .210 B-C.Furillo RF 0 0 0 0 .319
A.Smith RF 4 2 2 5 .272 D.Snider CF 3 2 1 2 .328
B.Avila 2B 4 0 1 0 .283 G.Woodling RF,LF 4 1 1 0 .313
C.McCullough C 4 0 0 0 .171 M.Batts C 3 1 1 1 .306
J.Antonelli P 1 0 0 0 .167 D.Cole 1B 2 0 1 1 .353
A-J.Pendleton PH 1 0 0 0 .313 C-F.Fain 1B 1 0 0 0 .241
M.Martin P 0 0 0 0 .000 W.Ford P 3 0 0 0 .277
S.Maglie P 0 0 0 0 .438
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 31 5 7 5 Totals 32 9 11 8
A-Pinch Hit For Antonelli In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Lenhardt In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Cole In 8th Inning
Athletics....... 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 7 2
Cubs............ 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 - 9 11 1
Athletics (37-41) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Antonelli LOSS(2-7) 6 9 8 5 2 4 2 101 5.57 A1 D2
M.Martin 2 2 1 1 3 2 0 45 2.67 D3
Totals 8 11 9 6 5 6 2
Cubs (50-28) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
W.Ford WIN(12-5) 7 7 5 5 3 4 2 120 4.67 A1 D2
S.Maglie SAVE(4th) 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 25 3.10 D3
Totals 9 7 5 5 3 7 2
ATTENDANCE- 33,640 DATE- Monday, July 5th 1953 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:28
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 3 Cubs: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 2 Cubs: 1
TRIPLE PLAYS- Athletics: 0 Cubs: 1
ERRORS- A.Smith, C.McCullough, D.O'Connell
DOUBLES- P.Reese(15th)
HOME RUNS- A.Smith-2(4th), E.Mathews(25th), D.Snider(16th)
RBIs- A.Smith-5(16th), D.O'Connell(17th), E.Mathews-3(54th), D.Snider-2(47th),
M.Batts(26th), D.Cole(15th)
STOLEN BASES- P.Reese(9th)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Antonelli
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Batts
WALKS- J.Piersall, J.Logan, G.Hodges, P.Reese, E.Mathews, D.Snider, D.Cole,
S.Maglie
HIT BY PITCH- P.Reese
STRIKE OUTS- J.Piersall, H.Sauer-2, B.Avila, C.McCullough-2, J.Antonelli,
P.Reese, E.Mathews-2, D.Snider-2, W.Ford
GIDP- A.Smith, D.Lenhardt-2
2-out RBI- D.Cole, D.O'Connell
RLISP 2-out- J.Piersall, E.Mathews-3, J.Logan
TEAM RISP- Athletics: 1 for 4 Cubs: 5 for 8
WEB GEMS- Top 1st: Chicago-NL turns a triple play!
Eddie Mathews hit a homerun and had 3 RBI as the Chicago-NL Cubs beat the
Philadelphia-AL Athletics by a score of 9 to 5.
Whitey Ford(12-5) had a steady outing. He was reached for 7 hits and 3 walks
in 7 innings and was touched for 2 homeruns. Sal Maglie pitched a perfect
ninth to earn his 4th save.
Johnny Antonelli(2-7) suffered the loss. He got hit pretty hard, allowing 9
hits and 2 walks in 6 innings. Right fielder Al Smith rocketed 2 homeruns
and had 5 RBI in a losing cause for Philadelphia-AL.
SCORESHEET: 1953 Philadelphia-AL Athletics at 1953 Chicago-NL Cubs
J.Piersa-A1 A1:W>b1 *3*:K C1:G/63 D1:G/53>1
2
J.Logan-A1 A2:W>12 b B2:P/6 *5*:G/13 D2:L/5
1
G.Hodges-A1 A3:L-TP/4 B3:W>b1 C3:F/8 *8*:G/23
3>2o 1o
H.Sauer-A1 *2*:Si B4:K C4:G/53 D4:K
W.Jones-A1 A5:Si>13 *4*:Si *6*:Si D5:F/7
A.Smith-A1 A6:HR>3# B6:HR>1# C6:G-DP/1 *9*:FO/2
1# b# b# 63>1o
B.Avila-A1 A7:FO/2 B7:Si C7:G/63 D7:K
C.McCull-A1 A8:G/43 B8:F/7 *7*:K D8:K
J.Antone-A1 A9:K B9:Sac/54 C9:E/4
J.Pendle-C9 >12
M.Martin-D3
D.O'Conn-A1 A1:L/6 *2*:G/63 C1:Si>13 D1:G/53 E1:Si>2#
13
P.Reese-A1 A2:Do B2:HBP C2:K D2:G/53 E2:W>b1
E.Mathew-A1 A3:HR>2# B3:SB+E/2 C3:K *7*:W>b1 E3:K
b# >13 Si>3#
D.Lenhar-A1 A4:Si B4:G-DP/6 *5*:Si D4:G-DP/6
C.Furill-D6 43>1o 43>1o
D.Snider-A1 A5:W>12 b *3*:K C5:HR>1# D5:K
1 b#
G.Woodli-A1 A6:Si>23 B6:G/43 C6:G/43 *8*:G/63
12
M.Batts-A1 A7:SF+E/9 B7:L/4 C7:G/63 D7:Si
>3# 2# 13
bo
D.Cole-A1 A8:Si>3# *4*:W>b1 C8:G/53 D8:P/6
F.Fain-D6
W.Ford-A1 A9:G/63 B9:K *6*:FO/2 D9:W>12 b
S.Maglie-D6 1