Oct 14, 1953 Playoff - Game 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1953 I85 Atlanta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 9 0
1953 Fullerton 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 - 8 13 1
I85 Atlanta AB R H BI W K 2B 3B HR LOB Avg Fullerton AB R H BI W K 2B 3B HR LOB Avg
Gilliam 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Williams,D 2B 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Delsing, J CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .321 Lenhardt LF 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Bollweg 1B 4 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .444 Mantle CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Mathews 3B 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Campanella C 5 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500
Wertz LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .087 Boone,R 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Johnson,E P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilber 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Davalillo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kluszewski 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Moss C 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .381 Westlake RF 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Abrams RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .261 Bell,G PH-RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Carrasquel SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Bolling SS 4 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .250
Ford P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Porterfield P 4 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.000
Atwell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 36 8 13 8 8 5 0 0 3 0 .286
Willis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Henry, B P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Simpson,H PH-L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
35 2 9 1 6 2 4 0 0 0 .256
I85 Atlanta IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc
Ford L(1-1) 4.0 8 6 6 2 4 3 80 49 31 4.15 24 135(133) 21
Willis 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 1 30 19 11 6.75 8 80(75)
Henry, B 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 1 15 9 6 0.00 3 70(75)
Johnson,E 2.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 30 16 14 3.86 9 75(75)
8.0 13 8 8 3 8 5 155 93 62 2.90 44
Fullerton IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc
Porterfield W(1-0) 9.0 9 2 2 0 6 2 138 90 48 2.00 41 145(149) 57
9.0 9 2 2 0 6 2 138 90 48 1.89 41
I85: Atwell hit for Ford in the 5th
Simpson hit for Henry in the 7th
Davalillo hit for Johnson in the 9th
FUL: Kluszewski moved to 1B in the 4th
Bell hit for Westlake in the 5th
Bell,G moved to RF in the 6th
E-Boone,R(1)
2B-Gilliam(2), Carrasquel(5), Bollweg 2(2)
HR-FUL Campanella(2) off Ford(1) in the 1st with 1 on base, 356 feet
FUL Porterfield(1) off Ford(2) in the 4th with bases empty, 354 feet
FUL Porterfield(2) off Johnson(1) in the 7th with bases empty, 352 feet
RBI-I85 - Mathews(9)
FUL - Kluszewski(1), Williams,D(1), Lenhardt(1), Porterfield 2(2), Campanella 3(4)
Great-Delsing, J(2), Williams,D(1), Bolling(1), Mantle(1)
Poor-Boone,R 2(2)
LOB-I85 Atlanta 12 Fullerton 12
DP-I85 Atlanta 1 Fullerton 2
GWRBI-Campanella
Game MVP:Bob Porterfield
Comiskey Park I (03-24-2021 09:45:36) Time 2:37, 68ø, Wind: 9 MPH Left to Right Playoff Game
Oct 14, 1953 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1953 I85 Atlanta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 9 0
1953 Fullerton 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 - 8 13 1
1953 I85 Atlanta Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 Ab5
1 Gilliam 2B 1>Fs9 D Fd9 G43 G63
2 Delsing, J CF G13 G43 6>G53 8>W S
3 Bollweg 1B D 4>S Fs9 D,13 W,12
4 Mathews 3B Fd9 Fd8 W S,3H,23 W,23,12
5 Wertz LF 2>L5 W,12 Fs8
Johnson,E P E5,3H,12,B1
Davalillo PH G64/fo
6 Moss C P4 S,23,12 7>S K
7 Abrams RF F9 G463/dp K W,23,12
8 Carrasquel SS 3>G53 5>L8 D,13 G643/dp
9 Ford P G43
Atwell PH G13
Willis P
Henry, B P
Simpson,H PH-LF L4 9>Fd9
1953 Fullerton Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 Ab5
1 Williams,D 2B 1>S G36/fo,23,B1,3H W G13 W
2 Lenhardt LF Fd8 S,3H,12 W,12 6>W F9
3 Mantle CF L5 G53 G64/fo,23,B1 S,12 G16/fo,B1
4 Campanella C HR 3>S S,3H,12 Fd7,23 G64/fo
5 Boone,R 3B F9 G6u/fo,B1 K W,12 8>G53
6 Wilber 1B 2>Fs9 K
Kluszewski 1B P4 Fd8,3H S
7 Westlake RF S W,12
Bell,G PH-RF 5>L4 W,23,12 S,12
8 Bolling SS W,12 K K K G543/dp
9 Porterfield P S,23,12 4>HR S 7>HR
I85 Atlanta IN OUT
Ford AB1-1 AB3-6
Willis AB3-7 AB4-5
Henry, B AB4-6 AB4-8
Johnson,E AB4-9 End
Fullerton IN OUT
Porterfield AB1-1 End
Oct 14, 1953 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1953 I85 Atlanta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 9 0
1953 Fullerton 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 - 8 13 1
Inn Out B-S On I85-FUL Result
1-I85 Atlanta
1 0 1-0 - 0-0 Gilliam flied to shallow right center, 1 out
1 1 1-0 - 0-0 Delsing grounded to the pitcher, 2 out
1 2 0-0 - 0-0 Bollweg doubled down the right field line
1 2 1-0 2 0-0 Mathews flied to deep right center, 3 out
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1-Fullerton
1 0 1-0 - 0-0 Williams lined a single to right center
1 0 1-0 1 0-0 Lenhardt flied to deep left center, 1 out
1 1 0-0 1 0-0 Mantle lined to third, 2 out
1 2 2-1 1 0-0 Campanella hit a two run homer down the left field line, 356 feet, Fullerton 2 I85 Atlanta 0
1 2 1-0 - 0-2 Boone flied to right center, 3 out
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2-I85 Atlanta
2 0 0-2 - 0-2 Wertz lined to third, 1 out
2 1 0-1 - 0-2 Moss popped to second, 2 out
2 2 0-2 - 0-2 Abrams flied down the right field line, 3 out
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2-Fullerton
2 0 0-2 - 0-2 Wilber flied to shallow right, 1 out
2 1 0-2 - 0-2 Westlake grounded a single between third and short
2 1 3-0 1 0-2 Bolling walked, Westlake to 2nd
2 1 0-0 12 0-2 Porterfield singled on the infield, Westlake to 3rd, Bolling to 2nd
2 1 2-0 123 0-2 Williams grounded to first, forcing Porterfield at second, Westlake scored, Bolling to 3rd, 2 out, Fullerton 3 I85 Atlan
2 2 1-1 13 0-3 Lenhardt grounded a single between third and short, Bolling scored, Williams to 2nd, Fullerton 4 I85 Atlanta 0
2 2 2-1 12 0-4 Mantle grounded to third, 3 out
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3-I85 Atlanta
3 0 2-0 - 0-4 Carrasquel grounded to third, 1 out
3 1 1-1 - 0-4 Ford grounded to second, 2 out
3 2 0-0 - 0-4 Gilliam doubled off the wall down the third base line
3 2 1-2 2 0-4 Delsing grounded to second, 3 out
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3-Fullerton
3 0 0-0 - 0-4 Campanella grounded a single up the middle
3 0 2-1 1 0-4 Boone grounded to short, forcing Campanella at second, 1 out
3 1 1-2 1 0-4 Wilber struck out, 2 out
3 2 3-2 1 0-4 Westlake walked, Boone to 2nd
3 2 0-2 12 0-4 Bolling struck out, 3 out
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4-I85 Atlanta
>Kluszewski playing 1B
4 0 1-1 - 0-4 Bollweg grounded a single up the middle
4 0 0-1 1 0-4 Mathews flied to deep left center, 1 out
4 1 3-1 1 0-4 Wertz walked, Bollweg to 2nd
4 1 0-1 12 0-4 Moss lined a single between third and short, Bollweg to 3rd, Wertz to 2nd
4 1 1-0 123 0-4 Abrams grounded to second, second to first double play, 3 out
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4-Fullerton
4 0 0-2 - 0-4 Porterfield hit a solo homer down the left field line, 354 feet, Fullerton 5 I85 Atlanta 0
4 0 3-2 - 0-5 Williams walked
4 0 3-1 1 0-5 Lenhardt walked, Williams to 2nd
4 0 0-0 12 0-5 Mantle grounded to short, forcing Lenhardt at second, Williams to 3rd, 1 out
4 1 1-2 13 0-5 Campanella grounded a single between third and short, Williams scored, Mantle to 2nd, Fullerton 6 I85 Atlanta 0
4 1 0-2 12 0-6 Boone struck out, 2 out
4 2 1-2 12 0-6 Kluszewski popped to second, 3 out
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5-I85 Atlanta
5 0 1-1 - 0-6 Carrasquel lined to right center, 1 out
5 1 1-1 - 0-6 Atwell grounded to the pitcher, 2 out
5 2 0-0 - 0-6 Gilliam flied to deep right, 3 out
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5-Fullerton
>Willis pitching
5 0 1-1 - 0-6 Bell lined to second, 1 out
5 1 1-2 - 0-6 Bolling struck out, 2 out
5 2 0-1 - 0-6 Porterfield lined a single between third and short
5 2 1-2 1 0-6 Williams grounded to the pitcher, 3 out
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6-I85 Atlanta
>Bell,G playing RF
6 0 1-2 - 0-6 Delsing grounded to third, 1 out
6 1 1-1 - 0-6 Bollweg flied to shallow right, 2 out
6 2 3-1 - 0-6 Mathews walked
6 2 0-1 1 0-6 Wertz flied to shallow center, 3 out
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6-Fullerton
6 0 3-0 - 0-6 Lenhardt walked
6 0 0-2 1 0-6 Mantle singled between first and second, Lenhardt to 2nd
6 0 0-1 12 0-6 Campanella flied deep down the left field line, Lenhardt to 3rd, 1 out
6 1 3-1 13 0-6 Boone walked, Mantle to 2nd
>Henry pitching
6 1 1-2 123 0-6 Kluszewski flied to deep left center, sacrifice, Lenhardt scored, 2 out, Fullerton 7 I85 Atlanta 0
6 2 3-1 12 0-7 Bell walked, Mantle to 3rd, Boone to 2nd
6 2 1-2 123 0-7 Bolling struck out, 3 out
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7-I85 Atlanta
7 0 0-0 - 0-7 Moss singled on the infield
7 0 2-2 1 0-7 Abrams struck out, 1 out
7 1 0-2 1 0-7 Carrasquel lined a double down the third base line, Moss to 3rd
7 1 1-2 23 0-7 Simpson lined to second, 2 out
7 2 1-1 23 0-7 Gilliam grounded to second, 3 out
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7-Fullerton
>Johnson pitching
7 0 2-2 - 0-7 Porterfield hit a solo homer down the left field line, 352 feet, Fullerton 8 I85 Atlanta 0
7 0 3-1 - 0-8 Williams walked
7 0 2-2 1 0-8 Lenhardt flied down the right field line, 1 out
7 1 1-0 1 0-8 Mantle grounded to the pitcher, forcing Williams at second, 2 out
7 2 0-1 1 0-8 Campanella grounded to short, forcing Mantle at second, 3 out
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8-I85 Atlanta
8 0 3-2 - 0-8 Delsing walked
8 0 2-0 1 0-8 Bollweg doubled off the wall in right, Delsing to 3rd
8 0 1-2 23 0-8 Mathews lined a single between third and short, Delsing scored, Bollweg to 3rd, Fullerton 8 I85 Atlanta 1
8 0 0-1 13 1-8 Johnson grounded to third, safe on an error, Bollweg scored, Mathews to 2nd, Fullerton 8 I85 Atlanta 2
8 0 3-2 12 2-8 Moss struck out, 1 out
8 1 3-0 12 2-8 Abrams walked, Mathews to 3rd, Johnson to 2nd
8 1 0-2 123 2-8 Carrasquel grounded to short, second to first double play, 3 out
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8-Fullerton
8 0 2-0 - 2-8 Boone grounded to third, 1 out
8 1 1-0 - 2-8 Kluszewski grounded a single between third and short
8 1 2-1 1 2-8 Bell singled between third and short, Kluszewski to 2nd
8 1 0-1 12 2-8 Bolling grounded to third, second to first double play, 3 out
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9-I85 Atlanta
9 0 0-2 - 2-8 Simpson flied deep down the right field line, 1 out
9 1 0-1 - 2-8 Gilliam grounded to short, 2 out
9 2 1-2 - 2-8 Delsing lined a single up the middle
9 2 3-0 1 2-8 Bollweg walked, Delsing to 2nd
9 2 3-1 12 2-8 Mathews walked, Delsing to 3rd, Bollweg to 2nd
9 2 0-2 123 2-8 Davalillo grounded to short, forcing Mathews at second
Recap
FUL 1st: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.
FUL Roy Campanella hit a 2 run HR(2) to take the lead. I85 0 FUL 2.
FUL 2nd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and one walk.
FUL Davey Williams hit a grounder scoring 1. I85 0 FUL 3.
FUL Don Lenhardt singled scoring Bolling. I85 0 FUL 4.
I85 4th: Failed to score on 2 hits and one walk.
FUL 4th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks.
FUL Bob Porterfield hit a solo HR(1). I85 0 FUL 5.
FUL Roy Campanella singled scoring Williams. I85 0 FUL 6.
FUL 6th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on a hit and 3 walks.
FUL Ted Kluszewski hit a fly ball scoring 1. I85 0 FUL 7.
FUL 7th: Scored 1 run on a hit and one walk.
FUL Bob Porterfield hit a solo HR(2). I85 0 FUL 8.
I85 8th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 2 hits, 2 walks and an error.
I85 Eddie Mathews singled scoring Delsing. I85 1 FUL 8.
I85 Ernie Johnson hit a grounder scoring 1, E5. I85 2 FUL 8.
I85 9th: Failed to score on a hit and 2 walks.
I85 Dick Gernert: 2 for 4, double, HR, 3 RBI.
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.
FUL Bob Porterfield pitched 3 innings and picked up the win: 3 IP, 1 earned run, 3 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He's now 1-0 in the playoffs.
I85 Whitey Ford pitched 8 innings and took the loss: 8 IP, 5 earned runs, 6 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He drops to 1-1 in the playoffs.