BOXSCORE: 1953 Cleveland Indians At 1953 Washington Nationals 7/19/1953 Indians AB R H RBI AVG Nationals AB R H RBI AVG D.Philley RF,LF 5 0 2 0 .260 G.Bell CF 3 1 1 2 .284 J.Busby CF 2 0 1 1 .266 A.Pafko LF 4 0 1 0 .288 G.Kell 3B 4 0 1 0 .326 R.Campanella C 4 0 1 0 .277 G.Zernial LF 2 0 0 0 .249 R.Boone 3B 2 0 0 0 .267 B-C.Abrams RF 1 0 1 0 .272 H.Kuenn SS 4 0 0 0 .289 D.Gernert 1B 4 1 1 0 .202 F.Baumholtz RF 4 0 1 0 .393 C-J.Collins 1B 1 0 0 0 .279 B.Martin 2B 4 0 1 0 .222 C.Michaels 2B 5 2 2 0 .238 R.Sievers 1B 4 0 1 0 .228 C.Carrasquel SS 4 2 2 1 .261 J.Podres P 1 0 0 0 .200 C.Courtney C 5 2 3 1 .233 R.Face P 2 1 1 0 .111 M.Grissom P 2 0 1 1 .038 A-T.Williams PH 1 1 1 3 .419 S.Consuegra P 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Fornieles P 1 0 0 1 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 37 8 15 8 Totals 32 2 7 2 A-Pinch Hit For Grissom In 6th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Zernial In 6th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Gernert In 6th Inning Indians......... 0 2 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 - 8 15 0 Nationals....... 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 7 1 Indians (50-53) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET M.Grissom WIN(6-4) 5 2 0 0 1 4 0 66 3.63 A1 B8 S.Consuegra 0 1/3 3 2 2 0 0 1 15 5.70 B9 C3 M.Fornieles SAVE(3rd) 3 2/3 2 0 0 1 1 0 49 3.57 C4 Totals 9 7 2 2 2 5 1 Nationals (45-50) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET J.Podres LOSS(0-4) 5 9 5 5 2 1 0 114 8.67 A1 C8 R.Face 4 6 3 3 1 1 1 76 4.68 C9 Totals 9 15 8 8 3 2 1 ATTENDANCE- 7,164 DATE- Monday, July 19th 1953 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average T- 2:42 LEFT ON BASE- Indians:11 Nationals: 6 DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 2 Nationals: 1 ERRORS- H.Kuenn DOUBLES- G.Kell(32nd), C.Courtney(6th), R.Campanella(10th), B.Martin(10th) HOME RUNS- T.Williams(9th), G.Bell(9th) RBIs- J.Busby(27th), C.Carrasquel(34th), C.Courtney(18th), M.Grissom, T.Williams-3(31st), M.Fornieles, G.Bell-2(30th) SACRIFICE HITS- J.Busby-3, G.Kell, C.Carrasquel, M.Fornieles WALKS- D.Philley, G.Zernial-2, G.Bell, R.Boone HIT BY PITCH- R.Boone STRIKE OUTS- G.Zernial, C.Michaels, R.Campanella, R.Boone, H.Kuenn, B.Martin, R.Face GIDP- A.Pafko, H.Kuenn WILD PITCHES- M.Grissom 2-out RBI- J.Busby RLISP 2-out- G.Zernial, J.Busby, C.Michaels-3, D.Gernert, R.Face, R.Sievers TEAM RISP- Indians: 4 for 17 Nationals: 0 for 6 Clint Courtney had 3 base hits at Griffith Stadium where the Cleveland Indians beat the Washington Nationals 8 to 2. Cleveland took the lead for good in the top of the 2nd inning when they scored 2 runs on 3 hits. Overall Cleveland out-hit Washington 15 to 7. Marv Grissom(6-4) went 5 innings allowing no runs for the victory. Mike Fornieles gained credit for his 3rd save. Johnny Podres(0-4) suffered the loss. He was touched for 9 hits and 2 walks in 5 innings. With this win, Cleveland has a 50-53 record. They have been 6-4 lately. Gordy Renaud was pretty down after the loss. 'We've really been sputtering along lately, something like 2-8 in the last week or two. That won't get it done.' SCORESHEET: 1953 Cleveland Indians at 1953 Washington Nationals D.Phille-A1 A1:Si B1:F/9>23 *5*:W>b1 D1:Si E1:G/31 F1:L/4 J.Busby-A1 A2:Sac/24 B2:Force/ C2:Sac/54 D2:Sac+FC E2:Si>3# >12 64>1o b1 >12 >12 b1 G.Kell-A1 A3:F/9>23 *3*:Do C3:F/7 D3:Sac/14 E3:F/8 >23 12 G.Zernia-A1 A4:F/7 B4:K C4:W>b1 D4:W>b1 *8*:Si C.Abrams-D7 D.Gerner-A1 *2*:Si B5:F/9 C5:G/43 D5:L/5 E5:Force/ J.Collin-D7 14>1o b1 C.Michae-A1 A6:Si>12 B6:G/63 *6*:Si+E/ D6:K E6:L/4 6 C.Carras-A1 A7:Sac/54 *4*:L/6 C7:Si>2# *7*:Si E7:G/63 >23 12 C.Courtn-A1 A8:FC/32> B8:Si C8:Si>13 D8:Do>13 *9*:F/9 3# 23 M.Grisso-A1 A9:Si>3# B9:P-DP/2 C9:HR>3# D9:Sac/14 E9:G/63 T.Willia-C9 12 4>1o 1# b# >3# 23 S.Consue-D7+ G.Bell-A1 A1:F/8 B1:WP>12 C1:HR>1# *8*:F/9 W>b1 b# A.Pafko-A1 A2:Si B2:G-DP/6 C2:F/8 D2:G/43 43>1o R.Campan-A1 A3:F/9 *4*:K C3:Do D3:G/63 R.Boone-A1 A4:F/8 B4:K C4:HBP *9*:W>b1 H.Kuenn-A1 *2*:K B5:G/43 C5:G-DP/6 D5:F/7 43>1o F.Baumho-A1 A6:L/4 *5*:L/4 *7*:P/6 D6:Si>12 B.Martin-A1 A7:K B7:G/53 C7:Do D7:Force/ 54>23 1o b1 R.Siever-A1 *3*:Si B8:F/9 C8:G/53 D8:FO/5 J.Podres-A1 A9:F/9 *6*:Si C9:K R.Face-B9