Oct 17, 1953 Playoff - Game 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1953 Fullerton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 9 1 1953 I85 Atlanta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Fullerton AB R H BI W K 2B 3B HR LOB Avg I85 Atlanta AB R H BI W K 2B 3B HR LOB Avg Marshall, W RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Glaviano 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Mantle CF 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Delsing, J CF 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .250 Westlake LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 Dyck LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .200 Kluszewski 1B 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Mathews 3B 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .237 Bell,G CF-RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .364 Gernert 1B 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Campanella C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Wertz RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .097 Boone,R 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .188 Murray,R C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 Williams,D 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Carrasquel SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 Bolling SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Nixon P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Pierce,B P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Henry, B P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lenhardt PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 30 0 2 0 3 13 0 0 0 0 .227 Antonelli P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 35 4 9 4 4 4 1 1 0 0 .268 Fullerton IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc Pierce,B W(1-0) 8.0 1 0 0 0 2 12 109 74 35 1.20 28 140(141) 90 Antonelli 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 22 13 9 0.00 5 75(75)s -- 9.0 2 0 0 0 3 13 131 87 44 0.97 33 I85 Atlanta IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc Nixon L(1-1) 8.2 8 4 4 0 4 4 130 86 44 2.55 38 135(146) 52 Henry, B 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 6 5 0.00 2 80(75) 9.0 9 4 4 0 4 4 141 92 49 2.81 40 FUL: Mantle moved to CF in the 5th Bell,G moved to RF in the 5th Lenhardt hit for Pierce in the 9th E-Campanella(1) 2B-Boone,R(2) 3B-Bell,G(1) RBI-FUL - Kluszewski 2(3), Westlake(1), Lenhardt(2) IBB-FUL Campanella off Nixon SH-Pierce,B(1) LOB-Fullerton 9 I85 Atlanta 6 GWRBI-Lenhardt Game MVP:Billy Pierce Yankee Stadium I (03-24-2021 10:15:15) Time 2:20, 71ø, Wind: 19 MPH Out to LCF Playoff Game Oct 17, 1953 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1953 Fullerton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 9 1 1953 I85 Atlanta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1953 Fullerton Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 Ab5 1 Marshall, W RF 1>G3u G63 G3u Mantle CF 8>W W,23,12 2 Westlake LF G43 4>S 6>F9 K Fs9,3H,23,12 3 Kluszewski 1B G53 F8 F8 S,12 S,3H,2H 4 Bell,G CF-RF 2>G3u S,12 T K L6 5 Campanella C G53 S,23,12 IBB Fd7 6 Boone,R 3B K P6 G43 9>D 7 Williams,D 2B 3>Fd9 G3u 7>G63 S,23 8 Bolling SS S 5>Fd9 Fs7 W,12 9 Pierce,B P B24,12 G53 K Lenhardt PH F8,3H,3H Antonelli P 1953 I85 Atlanta Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 1 Glaviano 2B 1>G53 Fd8 K F9 2 Delsing, J CF K K K 9>K 3 Dyck LF K 4>Fd8 7>K Fd8 4 Mathews 3B 2>K K K S 5 Gernert 1B W G43 W W,12 6 Wertz RF S,12 5>F8 G43 Fd9 7 Murray,R C K Fs8 8>Fd8 8 Carrasquel SS K L4 E2,B1 9 Nixon P 3>K 6>Fd8 B16/fo,B1 Henry, B P Fullerton IN OUT Pierce,B AB1-1 AB4-1 Antonelli AB4-2 End I85 Atlanta IN OUT Nixon AB1-1 AB5-2 Henry, B AB5-3 End Oct 17, 1953 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1953 Fullerton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 9 1 1953 I85 Atlanta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Inn Out B-S On FUL-I85 Result 1-Fullerton 1 0 0-2 - 0-0 Marshall grounded to first, 1 out 1 1 2-0 - 0-0 Westlake grounded to second, 2 out 1 2 2-0 - 0-0 Kluszewski grounded to third, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-I85 Atlanta 1 0 0-1 - 0-0 Glaviano grounded to third, 1 out 1 1 2-2 - 0-0 Delsing struck out, 2 out 1 2 0-2 - 0-0 Dyck struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-Fullerton 2 0 1-2 - 0-0 Bell grounded to first, 1 out 2 1 1-2 - 0-0 Campanella grounded to third, 2 out 2 2 0-2 - 0-0 Boone struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-I85 Atlanta 2 0 2-2 - 0-0 Mathews struck out, 1 out 2 1 3-2 - 0-0 Gernert walked 2 1 0-1 1 0-0 Wertz singled on the infield, Gernert to 2nd 2 1 0-2 12 0-0 Murray struck out, 2 out 2 2 2-2 12 0-0 Carrasquel struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-Fullerton 3 0 0-0 - 0-0 Williams flied deep down the right field line, 1 out 3 1 1-2 - 0-0 Bolling grounded a single between third and short 3 1 0-0 1 0-0 Pierce bunted out to the catcher, Bolling to 2nd, sacrifice, 2 out 3 2 0-2 2 0-0 Marshall grounded to short, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-I85 Atlanta 3 0 1-2 - 0-0 Nixon struck out, 1 out 3 1 1-0 - 0-0 Glaviano flied to deep center, 2 out 3 2 2-2 - 0-0 Delsing struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-Fullerton 4 0 0-1 - 0-0 Westlake grounded a single up the middle 4 0 3-1 1 0-0 Kluszewski flied to right center, 1 out 4 1 2-0 1 0-0 Bell lined a single between third and short, Westlake to 2nd 4 1 1-0 12 0-0 Campanella singled on the infield, Westlake to 3rd, Bell to 2nd 4 1 2-2 123 0-0 Boone popped to short, 2 out 4 2 1-0 123 0-0 Williams grounded to first, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-I85 Atlanta 4 0 0-0 - 0-0 Dyck flied to deep center, 1 out 4 1 1-2 - 0-0 Mathews struck out, 2 out 4 2 2-0 - 0-0 Gernert grounded to second, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-Fullerton 5 0 0-1 - 0-0 Bolling flied deep down the right field line, 1 out 5 1 0-0 - 0-0 Pierce grounded to third, 2 out 5 2 1-0 - 0-0 Marshall grounded to first, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-I85 Atlanta >Mantle playing CF >Bell,G playing RF 5 0 0-0 - 0-0 Wertz flied to right center, 1 out 5 1 1-2 - 0-0 Murray flied to shallow center, 2 out 5 2 2-1 - 0-0 Carrasquel lined to second, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-Fullerton 6 0 0-1 - 0-0 Westlake flied to right center, 1 out 6 1 1-2 - 0-0 Kluszewski flied to left center, 2 out 6 2 0-1 - 0-0 Bell lined a triple down the third base line 6 2 0-0 3 0-0 Campanella intentionally walked 6 2 0-0 13 0-0 Boone grounded to second, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-I85 Atlanta 6 0 1-1 - 0-0 Nixon flied to deep left center, 1 out 6 1 1-2 - 0-0 Glaviano struck out, 2 out 6 2 3-2 - 0-0 Delsing struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7-Fullerton 7 0 0-2 - 0-0 Williams grounded to short, 1 out 7 1 2-1 - 0-0 Bolling flied to shallow left center, 2 out 7 2 1-2 - 0-0 Pierce struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7-I85 Atlanta 7 0 1-2 - 0-0 Dyck struck out, 1 out 7 1 1-2 - 0-0 Mathews struck out, 2 out 7 2 3-1 - 0-0 Gernert walked 7 2 0-0 1 0-0 Wertz grounded to second, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8-Fullerton 8 0 3-1 - 0-0 Mantle walked 8 0 1-2 1 0-0 Westlake struck out, 1 out 8 1 1-0 1 0-0 Kluszewski lined a single over second, Mantle to 2nd 8 1 1-2 12 0-0 Bell struck out, 2 out 8 2 1-2 12 0-0 Campanella flied deep down the left field line, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8-I85 Atlanta 8 0 2-1 - 0-0 Murray flied to deep center, 1 out 8 1 0-0 - 0-0 Carrasquel grounded to the catcher, safe on an error 8 1 0-0 1 0-0 Nixon bunted to the pitcher, forcing Carrasquel at second, 2 out 8 2 2-1 1 0-0 Glaviano flied down the right field line, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9-Fullerton 9 0 1-0 - 0-0 Boone doubled off the wall down the left field line 9 0 1-2 2 0-0 Williams lined a single between third and short, Boone to 3rd 9 0 3-1 13 0-0 Bolling walked, Williams to 2nd 9 0 1-2 123 0-0 Lenhardt flied to left center, Boone scored, 1 out, Fullerton 1 I85 Atlanta 0 9 1 3-0 12 1-0 Mantle walked, Williams to 3rd, Bolling to 2nd 9 1 0-1 123 1-0 Westlake flied to shallow right center, Williams scored, Bolling to 3rd, Mantle to 2nd, 2 out, Fullerton 2 I85 Atlanta 0 >Henry pitching 9 2 3-1 23 2-0 Kluszewski grounded a single between first and second, Bolling scored, Mantle scored, Fullerton 4 I85 Atlanta 0 9 2 2-2 1 4-0 Bell lined to short, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9-I85 Atlanta >Antonelli pitching 9 0 1-2 - 4-0 Delsing struck out, 1 out 9 1 2-2 - 4-0 Dyck flied to deep right center, 2 out 9 2 0-0 - 4-0 Mathews lined a single to right 9 2 3-2 1 4-0 Gernert walked, Mathews to 2nd 9 2 2-0 12 4-0 Wertz flied deep down the right field line, 3 out Recap FUL 4th: Failed to score on 3 hits. FUL : Gus Bell tripled, hit streak now 10. FUL 9th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks. FUL Don Lenhardt hit a fly ball scoring 1 to take the lead. FUL 1 I85 0. FUL Wally Westlake hit a fly ball scoring 1. FUL 2 I85 0. FUL Ted Kluszewski singled scoring 2. FUL 4 I85 0. FUL Gus Bell: 3 for 6, 2 doubles, 3 RBI. FUL Ted Kluszewski: 3 for 6, 2 RBI. FUL Milt Bolling: 3 for 5, 2 RBI, 2 runs. FUL Don Lenhardt: 3 for 5, 3 runs. I85 Dick Gernert: 2 for 4, double, HR, 3 RBI. FUL Billy Pierce pitched 9 innings and picked up the win: 9 IP, 1 earned run, 4 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He's now 1-0 in the playoffs. I85 Willard Nixon pitched 8.1 solid innings but took the loss: 3 earned runs, 6 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He drops to 1-1 in the playoffs.