Oct 6, 1953 Playoff - Game 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1953 I85 Atlanta 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 4 14 1 1953 Roswell 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 I85 Atlanta AB R H BI W K 2B 3B HR LOB Avg Roswell AB R H BI W K 2B 3B HR LOB Avg Gilliam 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .308 Rizzuto SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Delsing, J CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 Goodman,B 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Gernert 1B 5 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 Doby CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Mathews 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 Furillo RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Wertz LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .111 Robinson,E 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Simpson,H LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Jackson,R 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .077 Moss C 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .222 Shuba LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Abrams RF 5 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .417 Sandlock C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Carrasquel SS 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Sain P 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Nixon P 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mize PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 40 4 14 4 2 5 5 0 1 0 .279 Baczewski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 32 1 6 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .160 I85 Atlanta IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc Nixon W(1-0) 9.0 6 1 1 0 1 2 102 70 32 1.00 34 135(138) 72 9.0 6 1 1 0 1 2 102 70 32 2.00 34 Roswell IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc Sain L(0-1) 7.0 10 3 3 1 1 2 87 66 21 3.86 33 140(144) 46 Baczewski 2.0 4 1 1 0 1 3 41 26 15 4.50 11 70(75) 9.0 14 4 4 1 2 5 128 92 36 3.81 44 I85: Simpson,H moved to LF in the 5th ROS: Mize hit for Sain in the 7th E-Carrasquel(1) 2B-Gilliam(1), Abrams(1), Carrasquel(1), Moss 2(2) HR-I85 Gernert(1) off Sain(1) in the 5th with 1 on base, 348 feet RBI-I85 - Gernert 2(2), Nixon(1), Moss(1) ROS - Goodman,B(1) SH-Nixon 2(2), Rizzuto(1) WP-Sain(1) Great-Gilliam(1), Jackson,R(1), Doby(2) Poor-Jackson,R(1), Goodman,B 2(2) LOB-I85 Atlanta 13 Roswell 6 DP-I85 Atlanta 1 GWRBI-Gernert Game MVP:Willard Nixon Shibe Park - A (03-13-2021 18:56:54) Time 2:00, 72ø, Wind: 10 MPH Left to Right Playoff Game Oct 6, 1953 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1953 I85 Atlanta 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 4 14 1 1953 Roswell 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1953 I85 Atlanta Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 Ab5 1 Gilliam 2B 1>L8 3>D 5>S Fs9 W 2 Delsing, J CF S G3u,23 WP,12 G53 W,23,12 K 3 Gernert 1B F9 K HR G46/fo 9>S 4 Mathews 3B Fd9 Fd9 Fd8 7>P4 K 5 Wertz LF 2>G3u 4>Fs7 K Simpson,H LF L4 S,12 6 Moss C D G53 6>F9 G63 D,2H,13 7 Abrams RF S S D 8>S G622u,B1 8 Carrasquel SS Fd8,23 D,13 S,23 K G63 9 Nixon P G54/fo L9 B2,3H B34,12 1953 Roswell Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 1 Rizzuto SS 1>G3u B24,12 G43 G63 2 Goodman,B 2B G63 S,2H G63 8>G43 3 Doby CF S Fd9 6>W G63 4 Furillo RF G6u/fo S,12 Fd9 Fd9 5 Robinson,E 1B 2>S G54/fo S,12 9>G3u 6 Jackson,R 3B K 4>Fd9 K E6,B1 7 Shuba LF L6 G63 Fs8 G643/dp 8 Sandlock C G64/fo G53 7>G31 9 Sain P 3>S 5>G63 Mize PH F8 Baczewski P I85 Atlanta IN OUT Nixon AB1-1 End Roswell IN OUT Sain AB1-1 AB4-6 Baczewski AB4-7 End Oct 6, 1953 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1953 I85 Atlanta 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 4 14 1 1953 Roswell 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 Inn Out B-S On I85-ROS Result 1-I85 Atlanta 1 0 1-0 - 0-0 Gilliam lined to center, 1 out 1 1 0-2 - 0-0 Delsing lined a single to center 1 1 0-0 1 0-0 Gernert flied to right, 2 out 1 2 0-1 1 0-0 Mathews flied to deep right center, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-Roswell 1 0 2-0 - 0-0 Rizzuto grounded to first, 1 out 1 1 0-0 - 0-0 Goodman grounded to short, 2 out 1 2 0-2 - 0-0 Doby lined a single between third and short 1 2 1-1 1 0-0 Furillo grounded to short, forcing Doby at second, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-I85 Atlanta 2 0 2-1 - 0-0 Wertz grounded to first, 1 out 2 1 0-2 - 0-0 Moss doubled to right center 2 1 0-1 2 0-0 Abrams singled on the infield 2 1 0-0 12 0-0 Carrasquel flied to deep right center, Moss to 3rd, 2 out 2 2 1-0 13 0-0 Nixon grounded to third, forcing Abrams at second, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-Roswell 2 0 2-0 - 0-0 Robinson grounded a single between first and second 2 0 0-2 1 0-0 Jackson struck out, 1 out 2 1 0-2 1 0-0 Shuba lined to short, 2 out 2 2 1-1 1 0-0 Sandlock grounded to short, forcing Robinson at second, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-I85 Atlanta 3 0 0-2 - 0-0 Gilliam doubled off the wall in right center 3 0 0-0 2 0-0 Delsing grounded to first, Gilliam to 3rd, 1 out 3 1 1-2 3 0-0 Gernert struck out, 2 out 3 2 0-2 3 0-0 Mathews flied to deep right, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-Roswell 3 0 0-1 - 0-0 Sain singled up the middle 3 0 0-1 1 0-0 Rizzuto bunted out to the catcher, Sain to 2nd, sacrifice, 1 out 3 1 0-0 2 0-0 Goodman grounded a single between third and short, Sain scored, Roswell 1 I85 Atlanta 0 3 1 1-1 1 0-1 Doby flied to deep right, 2 out 3 2 1-2 1 0-1 Furillo lined a single between first and second, Goodman to 2nd 3 2 2-1 12 0-1 Robinson grounded to third, forcing Furillo at second, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-I85 Atlanta 4 0 0-0 - 0-1 Wertz flied to shallow left center, 1 out 4 1 1-0 - 0-1 Moss grounded to third, 2 out 4 2 1-2 - 0-1 Abrams lined a single between first and second 4 2 1-0 1 0-1 Carrasquel doubled to right center, Abrams to 3rd 4 2 2-0 23 0-1 Nixon lined to right, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-Roswell 4 0 2-2 - 0-1 Jackson flied to deep right, 1 out 4 1 1-1 - 0-1 Shuba grounded to short, 2 out 4 2 2-2 - 0-1 Sandlock grounded to third, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-I85 Atlanta 5 0 1-1 - 0-1 Gilliam singled on the infield 5 0 0-1 1 0-1 Wild pitch, Gilliam to 2nd 5 0 1-1 2 0-1 Delsing grounded to third, 1 out 5 1 0-0 2 0-1 Gernert hit a two run homer to left, 348 feet, I85 Atlanta 2 Roswell 1 5 1 0-1 - 2-1 Mathews flied to deep right center, 2 out 5 2 1-2 - 2-1 Wertz struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-Roswell >Simpson,H playing LF 5 0 0-0 - 2-1 Sain grounded to short, 1 out 5 1 1-0 - 2-1 Rizzuto grounded to second, 2 out 5 2 0-0 - 2-1 Goodman grounded to short, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-I85 Atlanta 6 0 1-0 - 2-1 Moss flied down the right field line, 1 out 6 1 2-2 - 2-1 Abrams doubled off the wall down the third base line 6 1 0-2 2 2-1 Carrasquel lined a single to center, Abrams to 3rd 6 1 0-0 13 2-1 Nixon bunted to the catcher, Abrams scored, Carrasquel to 2nd, sacrifice, I85 Atlanta 3 Roswell 1 6 1 0-1 12 3-1 Gilliam flied to shallow right center, 2 out 6 2 3-2 12 3-1 Delsing walked, Carrasquel to 3rd, Nixon to 2nd 6 2 0-1 123 3-1 Gernert grounded to second, forcing Delsing at second, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-Roswell 6 0 3-0 - 3-1 Doby walked 6 0 2-1 1 3-1 Furillo flied to deep right center, 1 out 6 1 1-0 1 3-1 Robinson grounded a single between first and second, Doby to 2nd 6 1 1-2 12 3-1 Jackson struck out, 2 out 6 2 0-1 12 3-1 Shuba flied to shallow left center, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7-I85 Atlanta 7 0 1-1 - 3-1 Mathews popped to second, 1 out 7 1 0-0 - 3-1 Simpson lined to second, 2 out 7 2 0-1 - 3-1 Moss grounded to short, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7-Roswell 7 0 1-1 - 3-1 Sandlock grounded to first, 1 out 7 1 2-1 - 3-1 Mize flied to left center, 2 out 7 2 0-1 - 3-1 Rizzuto grounded to short, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8-I85 Atlanta >Baczewski pitching 8 0 3-2 - 3-1 Abrams lined a single between third and short 8 0 3-2 1 3-1 Carrasquel struck out, 1 out 8 1 0-1 1 3-1 Nixon bunted out to first, Abrams to 2nd, sacrifice, 2 out 8 2 3-0 2 3-1 Gilliam walked 8 2 1-2 12 3-1 Delsing struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8-Roswell 8 0 2-0 - 3-1 Goodman grounded to second, 1 out 8 1 0-1 - 3-1 Doby grounded to short, 2 out 8 2 1-1 - 3-1 Furillo flied deep down the right field line, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9-I85 Atlanta 9 0 0-1 - 3-1 Gernert lined a single between first and second 9 0 0-2 1 3-1 Mathews struck out, 1 out 9 1 0-1 1 3-1 Simpson grounded a single up the middle, Gernert to 2nd 9 1 1-2 12 3-1 Moss doubled to left center, Gernert scored, Simpson to 3rd, I85 Atlanta 4 Roswell 1 9 1 1-1 23 4-1 Abrams grounded to short, Simpson out in rundown, 2 out 9 2 2-1 12 4-1 Carrasquel grounded to short, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9-Roswell 9 0 2-2 - 4-1 Robinson grounded to first, 1 out 9 1 1-0 - 4-1 Jackson grounded to short, safe on an error 9 1 0-0 1 4-1 Shuba grounded to short, second to first double play Recap ROS 3rd: Scored 1 run on 3 hits. ROS Billy Goodman singled scoring Sain to take the lead. I85 0 ROS 1. I85 5th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits. I85 Dick Gernert hit a 2 run HR(1) to take the lead. I85 2 ROS 1. I85 6th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on 2 hits and one walk. I85 Willard Nixon bunted scoring Abrams. I85 3 ROS 1. I85 9th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits. I85 Les Moss doubled scoring Gernert. I85 4 ROS 1. I85 Dick Gernert: 2 for 4, double, HR, 3 RBI. ROS Joe DeMaestri: 3 for 5, double. I85 Willard Nixon pitched 8.1 innings to earn the win: 3 earned runs, 6 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He's 1-0 in the playoffs. ROS Johnny Sain pitched 2 innings and took the loss: 2 IP, 1 earned run, 4 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He's now 0-1 in the playoffs.