BOXSCORE: 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1953 Cleveland Indians 8/24/1953
Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Indians AB R H RBI AVG
J.Gilliam 2B 3 0 0 0 .241 D.Philley RF,LF 3 0 0 0 .249
W.Lockman 1B 5 0 1 0 .295 J.Busby CF 4 0 1 0 .262
S.Musial LF 4 1 3 1 .336 G.Kell 3B 4 0 0 0 .325
R.Jablonski 3B 2 0 0 0 .298 G.Zernial LF 2 2 1 1 .258
A-A.Rosen PH,3B 3 1 1 1 .293 E-C.Abrams RF 1 0 0 0 .280
V.Wertz RF 2 1 1 0 .256 D.Gernert 1B 3 1 1 2 .213
C-B.Bruton PR,CF 2 0 1 0 .220 F-J.Collins 1B 1 0 0 0 .275
S.Lollar C 3 0 0 0 .253 C.Michaels 2B 3 1 1 0 .249
J.Jensen CF,RF 4 1 2 2 .260 C.Carrasquel SS 3 1 2 0 .272
R.McMillan SS 3 0 0 0 .212 J.Garagiola C 2 0 0 0 .238
H.Haddix P 3 0 1 0 .250 B.Feller P 1 0 0 0 .091
C.Labine P 0 0 0 0 .000 B-W.Westlake PH 1 0 0 0 .352
G-S.Mele PH 1 0 0 0 .276 B.Miller P 0 0 0 0 .375
A.Brazle P 0 0 0 0 .333 M.Fornieles P 0 0 0 0 .000
D-T.Williams PH 1 0 1 2 .417
H.Wilhelm P 0 0 0 0 .286
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Totals 35 4 10 4 Totals 29 5 7 5
A-Pinch Hit For Jablonski In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Feller In 5th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Wertz In 6th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Fornieles In 7th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Zernial In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Gernert In 8th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Labine In 8th Inning
Dodgers......... 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 4 10 0
Indians......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 - 5 7 2
Dodgers (54-65) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
H.Haddix 6 5 4 4 2 4 2 89 3.92 A1 C6
C.Labine L(8-10) BS(8th) 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 25 3.21 C7 D3
A.Brazle 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.21 D4
Totals 8 7 5 5 3 6 2
Indians (54-57) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Feller 5 5 2 2 3 1 1 83 4.22 A1 C4
B.Miller 1 2/3 5 2 2 1 1 2 37 4.14 C5 D6
M.Fornieles WIN(5-4) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.46 D7 D7
H.Wilhelm SAVE(22nd) 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 27 2.78 D8
Totals 9 10 4 4 5 4 3
ATTENDANCE- 6,643 DATE- Tuesday, August 24th 1953 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:28
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers:10 Indians: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 1 Indians: 2
ERRORS- C.Michaels-2
DOUBLES- V.Wertz(12th), B.Bruton(8th)
HOME RUNS- S.Musial(21st), A.Rosen(15th), J.Jensen(5th), G.Zernial(28th),
D.Gernert(5th)
RBIs- S.Musial(71st), A.Rosen(47th), J.Jensen-2(56th), G.Zernial(63rd),
D.Gernert-2(23rd), T.Williams-2(33rd)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Jensen
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Philley
WALKS- J.Gilliam-2, S.Musial, V.Wertz, R.McMillan, G.Zernial, C.Michaels,
J.Garagiola
HIT BY PITCH- S.Lollar
STRIKE OUTS- B.Bruton, S.Lollar-2, R.McMillan, G.Kell, G.Zernial, C.Abrams,
J.Garagiola-2, W.Westlake
GIDP- W.Lockman, R.Jablonski, G.Kell
2-out RBI- S.Musial, A.Rosen
RLISP 2-out- R.Jablonski, R.McMillan, A.Rosen, H.Haddix, J.Jensen, G.Kell
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 1 for 10 Indians: 1 for 3
6,643 fans watched an exciting game at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland
Indians topped the Brooklyn Dodgers by the slimmest of margins, 5 to 4.
In the bottom of the 7th inning Cleveland scored 4 runs with the help of 4
hits. The biggest moment was provided by Dick Gernert who made the Cleveland
fans a happy lot when he bombed a two-run dinger. Brooklyn proved to be no
trouble in the 9th.
Mike Fornieles(5-4) picked up the victory, allowing no runs in 1/3 of an
inning. Hoyt Wilhelm preserved the game for Fornieles, recording his his 22nd
save. Clem Labine(8-10) ended up with the loss in relief.
Wth the win Cleveland now has a record of 54-57. With this loss, Brooklyn has
a 5-5 record of late, 54-65 overall.
SCORESHEET: 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers at 1953 Cleveland Indians
J.Gillia-A1 A1:G/13 *3*:G/43 C1:W>12 b *7*:G/31 E1:W>b1
1
W.Lockma-A1 A2:G/43 B2:Si C2:G-DP/4 D2:F/7 E2:G/3
63>23 1o
S.Musial-A1 A3:Si+E/4 B3:Si>13 C3:IW>b1 D3:HR>b# *9*:F/9
R.Jablon-A1 A4:G/63 B4:G-DP/6 C4:F/8 D4:HR>b# E4:G/63
A.Rosen-C4 43>1o
V.Wertz-A1 *2*:W>b1 *4*:G/13 *6*:Do D5:Do E5:K
B.Bruton-C6
S.Lollar-A1 A6:K B6:HBP C6:K D6:E/4>23
J.Jensen-A1 A7:HR>1# B7:G/3>12 C7:Si>23 D7:G/53
b#
R.McMill-A1 A8:G/3 B8:F/9 C8:CS/24> *8*:K
1o IW>b1
H.Haddix-A1 A9:G/43 *5*:Si C9:F/9 D9:G/53
C.Labine-D8
S.Mele-D9+
D.Phille-A1 A1:G/53 B1:G/31 *6*:G/53 D1:Sac/54
>23 12
J.Busby-A1 A2:Si B2:G/43 C2:G/63 D2:FC/52>
3o 23
G.Kell-A1 A3:G-DP/6 *4*:G/53 C3:G/53 D3:K
43>1o
G.Zernia-A1 *2*:HR>b# B4:K *7*:W>b1 *8*:K
C.Abrams-D4
D.Gerner-A1 A5:F/7 B5:G/53 C5:HR>1# D5:F/8
J.Collin-D4 b#
C.Michae-A1 A6:G/43 *5*:W>b1 C6:Si D6:G/31
C.Carras-A1 A7:Si B7:Force/ C7:Si>12
56>1o b1
J.Garagi-A1 A8:K B8:K C8:W>23 1
2 b1
B.Feller-A1 *3*:P/2 B9:K C9:Si>3#
W.Westla-B9 2# 12
B.Miller-C1+