BOXSCORE: 1953 New York-AL Yankees At 1953 Washington Nationals 8/12/1953 Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Nationals AB R H RBI AVG E.Yost 3B 5 0 4 2 .230 G.Bell CF 5 1 2 0 .274 T.Umphlett RF 4 0 0 0 .248 A.Pafko LF 5 2 3 2 .291 M.Minoso LF 3 1 0 0 .302 R.Campanella C 5 1 1 0 .277 M.Mantle CF 5 0 1 1 .246 R.Boone 3B 3 2 3 4 .281 D.Fondy 1B 4 0 2 1 .295 H.Kuenn SS 4 0 0 0 .286 B-J.Greengrass PH 0 0 0 0 .272 F.Baumholtz RF 3 0 2 0 .406 C-J.Delsing PH 1 0 0 0 .237 B.Martin 2B 4 0 1 0 .229 A.Seminick C 4 1 1 0 .211 R.Sievers 1B 3 1 1 0 .206 P.Rizzuto SS 4 0 0 0 .270 S.Shea P 4 0 1 0 .175 B.Goodman 2B 4 1 1 0 .251 J.Nuxhall P 0 0 0 0 .429 C.Erskine P 1 0 0 0 .222 R.Face P 0 0 0 0 .143 S.Paige P 1 0 0 0 .000 A-S.Burgess PH 0 1 0 0 .272 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 36 4 9 4 Totals 36 7 14 6 A-Pinch Hit For Paige In 9th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Fondy In 9th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Greengrass In 9th Inning Yankees......... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 - 4 9 1 Nationals....... 0 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 - 7 14 2 Yankees (52-80) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET C.Erskine LOSS(11-13) 5 1/3 11 6 5 3 5 1 110 3.84 A1 D2 S.Paige 2 2/3 3 1 1 0 2 1 41 4.29 D3 Totals 8 14 7 6 3 7 2 Nationals (63-65) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET S.Shea WIN(8-8) 8 1/3 7 4 2 2 5 0 142 4.69 A1 D9 J.Nuxhall 0 1/3 2 0 0 1 0 0 14 5.95 E1 E4 R.Face SAVE(3rd) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.04 E5 Totals 9 9 4 2 3 5 0 ATTENDANCE- 8,485 DATE- Thursday, August 12th 1953 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average T- 3:04 LEFT ON BASE- Yankees:10 Nationals: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 1 Nationals: 1 ERRORS- B.Goodman, B.Martin-2 DOUBLES- E.Yost-3(11th), G.Bell(31st), A.Pafko(18th) TRIPLES- D.Fondy(6th) HOME RUNS- R.Boone-2(24th) RBIs- E.Yost-2(22nd), M.Mantle(56th), D.Fondy(75th), A.Pafko-2(35th), R.Boone-4(79th) SACRIFICE HITS- C.Erskine WALKS- T.Umphlett, M.Minoso, S.Burgess, R.Boone, F.Baumholtz, R.Sievers HIT BY PITCH- M.Minoso STRIKE OUTS- E.Yost, M.Mantle-2, A.Seminick, S.Paige, A.Pafko, H.Kuenn, B.Martin, R.Sievers-2, S.Shea-2 GIDP- P.Rizzuto, B.Martin 2-out RBI- R.Boone-2, M.Mantle RLISP 2-out- M.Mantle, S.Shea, T.Umphlett-2, H.Kuenn, P.Rizzuto, G.Bell, D.Fondy, R.Campanella, J.Delsing-2 TEAM RISP- Yankees: 2 for 14 Nationals: 2 for 10 Ray Boone launched 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI at Griffith Stadium as the Washington Nationals beat the lifeless New York-AL Yankees by the count of 7 to 4. Boone had a good day at the plate. He smashed a solo-shot out of the park in the 2nd inning, delivered a base-hit which brought home a run in the 5th inning and cracked a two-run shot in the 6th inning. New York-AL threatened in the 9th but Washington was able to put down the rally. The victory went to Spec Shea(8-8) who went 8 and 1/3 innings, allowing 4 runs. Roy Face earned his 3rd save. The loss was charged to Carl Erskine(11-13). He was touched for 11 hits and 3 walks in 5 and 1/3 innings. SCORESHEET: 1953 New York-AL Yankees at 1953 Washington Nationals E.Yost-A1 A1:Do B1:Do C1:K *8*:Si E1:Do>3# 2# 13 T.Umphle-A1 A2:F/8 B2:L/5 C2:G/53 D2:F/8 E2:W>b1 M.Minoso-A1 A3:L/5 *4*:W>b1 *6*:HBP D3:F/7 E3:L/6 M.Mantle-A1 A4:F/7 B4:K C4:K D4:E/4>12 E4:Si>3# 23 12 D.Fondy-A1 *2*:Si B5:Tr>1# C5:F/9 D5:F/8 E5:F/8 J.Greeng-E5 J.Delsin-E5 A.Semini-A1 A6:K B6:G/43 C6:P/3 *9*:Si P.Rizzut-A1 A7:G-DP/6 B7:G/53 *7*:F/9 D7:E/4>12 43>1o B.Goodma-A1 *3*:G/53 *5*:Si C8:G/63 D8:Force/ 64>23 1o b1 C.Erskin-A1 A9:F/8 B9:Sac/54 C9:K D9:W>12 b S.Paige-C7 >12 1 S.Burges-D9 G.Bell-A1 A1:G/43 *3*:Si C1:F/9 D1:Do>13 E1:F/8 A.Pafko-A1 A2:G/13 B2:K *5*:Si D2:Si>3# E2:Do>1o 2# R.Campan-A1 A3:G/53 B3:F/8 C3:Si>13 D3:F/9 E3:F/8 R.Boone-A1 *2*:HR>b# B4:W>12 b C4:Si+E/4 D4:HR>1# 1 >3# 2# b# H.Kuenn-A1 A5:G/63 B5:G/53 C5:K D5:G/53 F.Baumho-A1 A6:Si *4*:Si C6:W>b1 *7*:L/4 B.Martin-A1 A7:Si>12 B7:F/8 C7:G-DP/6 D7:K 43>1o R.Siever-A1 A8:K B8:W>12 b *6*:Si D8:K 1 S.Shea-A1 A9:L/6 B9:K C9:K *8*:Si J.Nuxhal-E4 R.Face-E4