BOXSCORE: 1953 Cleveland Indians At 1953 Washington Nationals 7/21/1953 Indians AB R H RBI AVG Nationals AB R H RBI AVG S.Hemus 2B 3 1 1 0 .274 G.Bell CF 5 0 1 0 .285 B-C.Michaels 2B 1 0 0 0 .239 A.Pafko LF 3 0 1 0 .289 J.Busby CF 4 1 2 1 .266 R.Campanella C 4 1 2 0 .280 G.Kell 3B 4 2 1 0 .329 R.Boone 3B 4 1 1 0 .270 G.Zernial LF 2 1 1 0 .249 H.Kuenn SS 4 1 1 1 .286 A-D.Philley LF 2 0 0 0 .256 F.Baumholtz RF 4 0 1 1 .390 J.Collins 1B 5 2 3 3 .285 B.Martin 2B 3 0 0 0 .221 C.Abrams RF 4 0 3 1 .285 R.Sievers 1B 4 0 1 1 .233 C.Courtney C 4 0 0 1 .229 B.Porterfield P 3 0 0 0 .194 C.Carrasquel SS 3 1 2 0 .261 R.Face P 0 0 0 0 .111 B.Feller P 3 0 1 1 .100 C-J.Adcock PH 1 0 0 0 .270 S.Consuegra P 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Miller P 1 0 1 1 .375 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 36 8 15 8 Totals 35 3 8 3 A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Zernial In 4th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Hemus In 5th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Face In 9th Inning Indians......... 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 - 8 15 1 Nationals....... 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 3 8 0 Indians (51-54) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET B.Feller WIN(4-9) 5 5 0 0 1 2 0 67 4.31 A1 C2 S.Consuegra 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 25 5.76 C3 C9 B.Miller SAVE(4th) 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 32 4.16 D1 Totals 9 8 3 1 2 4 0 Nationals (46-51) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET B.Porterfiel LOSS(11-6) 7 1/3 13 8 8 3 0 0 137 3.01 A1 E1 R.Face 1 2/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 4.46 E2 Totals 9 15 8 8 3 0 0 ATTENDANCE- 11,833 DATE- Wednesday, July 21st 1953 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 3:04 LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 8 Nationals: 7 DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 1 Nationals: 3 ERRORS- G.Kell DOUBLES- G.Zernial(8th), J.Collins(12th), C.Carrasquel(21st), G.Bell(24th), R.Campanella(11th) TRIPLES- S.Hemus(8th) RBIs- J.Busby(28th), J.Collins-3(39th), C.Abrams(24th), C.Courtney(19th), B.Feller, B.Miller, H.Kuenn(33rd), F.Baumholtz(26th), R.Sievers(6th) SACRIFICE HITS- G.Kell, D.Philley SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Busby, C.Courtney WALKS- C.Michaels, C.Abrams, C.Carrasquel, A.Pafko, B.Martin STRIKE OUTS- R.Boone, H.Kuenn-2, R.Sievers GIDP- G.Kell, C.Courtney-2, B.Martin WILD PITCHES- B.Porterfield 2-out RBI- B.Feller, R.Sievers RLISP 2-out- R.Boone, S.Hemus, F.Baumholtz, B.Feller-2, A.Pafko-2, G.Kell TEAM RISP- Indians: 5 for 11 Nationals: 2 for 9 Joe Collins had 3 base hits and 3 RBI at Griffith Stadium as the Cleveland Indians beat the Washington Nationals by the count of 8 to 3. Bob Feller(4-9) gave a fine effort for Cleveland. He went 5 innings allowing 5 hits and 1 walk. Cleveland had 15 hits overall, while Washington had 8. Feller was helped out by Bob J. Miller who recorded his 4th save. Bob Porterfield(11-6) was the loser. He allowed a few too many baserunners giving up 13 hits and 3 walks in 7 and 1/3 innings. With this win, Cleveland has a 51-54 record. They have been 5-5 lately. With the loss, the Washington ballclub's record is 46-51. SCORESHEET: 1953 Cleveland Indians at 1953 Washington Nationals S.Hemus-A1 A1:Tr B1:F/9 C1:G/43 *6*:G/43 E1:W>12 b C.Michae-D1 1 J.Busby-A1 A2:SF/9>3 B2:G/13 *5*:Si D2:Si E2:F/8 # G.Kell-A1 A3:G/63 *4*:Si C3:Sac+FC D3:G-DP/6 E3:G/63 >12 b1 43>1o G.Zernia-A1 A4:G/63 B4:Do>13 C4:Sac/54 *7*:G/43 *9*:F/7 D.Phille-C2 >23 12 J.Collin-A1 *2*:FO/2 B5:Do>3# C5:Si>3# D5:G/43 E5:Si 2# 23 C.Abrams-A1 A6:Si B6:W>b1 C6:Si>3# D6:G/31 E6:Si>13 13 C.Courtn-A1 A7:L/5 B7:G-DP/4 C7:SF/8>3 *8*:L/4 E7:G-DP/4 63>23 1o # 63>1o C.Carras-A1 A8:G/53 B8:W>b1 C8:Si>12 D8:Do B.Feller-A1 *3*:F/7 B9:Si>3# C9:WP>23 D9:Si>2# S.Consue-D4 13 12 F/8 B.Miller-D7 G.Bell-A1 A1:G/43 B1:G/43 C1:Do>13 *7*:FO/2 E1:F/7 A.Pafko-A1 A2:G/43 *4*:Si C2:G/43 D2:W>b1 R.Campan-A1 A3:Do B3:Si>12 *6*:E/5 D3:P/6 R.Boone-A1 A4:L/6 B4:F/9>23 C4:Si>12 D4:K H.Kuenn-A1 *2*:K B5:K C5:Si>2# *8*:G/13 13 F.Baumho-A1 A6:Si B6:G/43 C6:G/43>3 D6:G/43 # 12 B.Martin-A1 A7:G-DP/6 *5*:W>b1 C7:P/6 D7:G/13 43>1o R.Siever-A1 *3*:G/31 B8:F/7 C8:Si>2# *9*:K B.Porter-A1 A9:G/63 B9:Force/ C9:G/31 D9:G/43 R.Face-D5 54>1o b1 J.Adcock-D9