Oct 7, 1953 Playoff - Game 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1953 I85 Atlanta 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 11 1
1953 Roswell 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
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 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .294 DeMaestri SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143
Delsing, J CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Paige P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gernert 1B 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Goodman,B 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133
Mathews 3B 4 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .294 Doby CF 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .357
Wertz LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Furillo RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188
Simpson,H PR-L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Robinson,E 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333
Moss C 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .308 Jackson,R 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .059
Abrams RF 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .353 Borkowski LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Carrasquel SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .313 Yvars C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ford P 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Church P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
38 5 11 4 5 3 1 0 2 0 .282 Grissom P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rizzuto PH-SS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
28 1 4 0 5 4 3 0 0 0 .156
I85 Atlanta IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc
Ford W(1-0) 9.0 4 1 0 0 5 4 136 83 53 0.00 33 135(140) 76
9.0 4 1 0 0 5 4 136 83 53 1.50 33
Roswell IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc
Church L(0-1) 6.2 10 5 4 2 3 1 114 80 34 5.40 34 130(138) 34
Grissom 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 12 12 0.00 5 80(75) +
Paige 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 2 20 13 7 0.00 4 70(75)
9.0 11 5 4 2 5 3 158 105 53 3.86 43
I85: Simpson,H ran for Wertz in the 7th
ROS: Rizzuto hit for Grissom in the 8th
E-Mathews(3), Goodman,B(1)
2B-Carrasquel(2), Doby(1), Robinson,E 2(3)
HR-I85 Mathews(2) off Church(1) in the 1st with 1 on base, 370 feet
I85 Mathews(3) off Church(2) in the 7th with bases empty, 337 feet
RBI-I85 - Mathews 3(7), Ford(1)
IBB-ROS Furillo off Ford
Great-Gilliam(2), Carrasquel(1), Moss(1)
Poor-Gilliam(1), Gernert(1), Goodman,B 2(2)
LOB-I85 Atlanta 11 Roswell 5
DP-I85 Atlanta 4 Roswell 1
GWRBI-Mathews
Game MVP:Whitey Ford
Shibe Park - A (03-13-2021 19:14:22) Time 2:33, 71ø, Wind: 5 MPH Left to Right Playoff Game
Oct 7, 1953 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1953 I85 Atlanta 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 11 1
1953 Roswell 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
1953 I85 Atlanta Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 Ab5
1 Gilliam 2B 1>B24 E4,3H,12,B1 F8 S,12 8>W
2 Delsing, J CF S Fd8 G43 Fs8 G543/dp
3 Gernert 1B G54/fo,B1 3>Fs8 5>W Fd8 G31
4 Mathews 3B HR W Fs9 7>HR 9>K
5 Wertz LF Fd9 L7 P4 W
Simpson,H PR-LF G53
6 Moss C 2>S S,13 K L3 W
7 Abrams RF G64/fo,B1 L8 6>S Fs9 K
8 Carrasquel SS P5 4>F8 S,13 D,13
9 Ford P S,13 S L8,3H Fd8
1953 Roswell Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4
1 DeMaestri SS 1>W 3>G3u 6>G43 G143/dp,23
Paige P
2 Goodman,B 2B G643/dp G43 P4 G31
3 Doby CF D K K 9>S
4 Furillo RF G43 4>G53 7>Fd7 IBB,12
5 Robinson,E 1B 2>D G3u D G463/dp,23
6 Jackson,R 3B K Fd9 F7 G53
7 Borkowski LF K 5>W Fd8
8 Yvars C G5/e5,3H,B2 G463/dp 8>W
9 Church P P2 Fs8
Grissom P
Rizzuto PH-SS W,12
I85 Atlanta IN OUT
Ford AB1-1 End
Roswell IN OUT
Church AB1-1 AB4-7
Grissom AB4-8 AB5-3
Paige AB5-4 End
Oct 7, 1953 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1953 I85 Atlanta 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 11 1
1953 Roswell 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
Inn Out B-S On I85-ROS Result
1-I85 Atlanta
1 0 0-1 - 0-0 Gilliam bunted to the catcher, 1 out
1 1 2-1 - 0-0 Delsing grounded a single between first and second
1 1 2-2 1 0-0 Gernert grounded to third, forcing Delsing at second, 2 out
1 2 2-2 1 0-0 Mathews hit a two run homer to right center, 370 feet, I85 Atlanta 2 Roswell 0
1 2 0-1 - 2-0 Wertz flied to deep right, 3 out
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1-Roswell
1 0 3-1 - 2-0 DeMaestri walked
1 0 1-1 1 2-0 Goodman grounded to short, second to first double play, 2 out
1 2 0-1 - 2-0 Doby doubled off the wall down the first base line
1 2 1-2 2 2-0 Furillo grounded to second, 3 out
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2-I85 Atlanta
2 0 1-1 - 2-0 Moss grounded a single between third and short
2 0 0-1 1 2-0 Abrams grounded to short, forcing Moss at second, 1 out
2 1 1-2 1 2-0 Carrasquel popped to third, 2 out
2 2 0-2 1 2-0 Ford lined a single to right center, Abrams to 3rd
2 2 2-0 13 2-0 Gilliam grounded to second, safe on an error, Abrams scored, Ford to 2nd, I85 Atlanta 3 Roswell 0
2 2 1-0 12 3-0 Delsing flied to deep center, 3 out
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2-Roswell
2 0 1-2 - 3-0 Robinson lined a double down the third base line
2 0 2-2 2 3-0 Jackson struck out, 1 out
2 1 1-2 2 3-0 Borkowski struck out, 2 out
2 2 3-2 2 3-0 Yvars grounded to third, safe on throwing error, Robinson scored, Yvars to 2nd, I85 Atlanta 3 Roswell 1
2 2 2-2 2 3-1 Church popped to the catcher, 3 out
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3-I85 Atlanta
3 0 0-0 - 3-1 Gernert flied to shallow right center, 1 out
3 1 3-0 - 3-1 Mathews walked
3 1 0-1 1 3-1 Wertz lined to left, 2 out
3 2 1-0 1 3-1 Moss grounded a single between first and second, Mathews to 3rd
3 2 0-0 13 3-1 Abrams lined to center, 3 out
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3-Roswell
3 0 1-1 - 3-1 DeMaestri grounded to first, 1 out
3 1 0-1 - 3-1 Goodman grounded to second, 2 out
3 2 1-2 - 3-1 Doby struck out, 3 out
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4-I85 Atlanta
4 0 0-1 - 3-1 Carrasquel flied to left center, 1 out
4 1 3-2 - 3-1 Ford grounded a single between first and second
4 1 0-1 1 3-1 Gilliam flied to center, 2 out
4 2 1-2 1 3-1 Delsing grounded to second, 3 out
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4-Roswell
4 0 2-0 - 3-1 Furillo grounded to third, 1 out
4 1 0-2 - 3-1 Robinson grounded to first, 2 out
4 2 1-1 - 3-1 Jackson flied to deep right, 3 out
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5-I85 Atlanta
5 0 3-2 - 3-1 Gernert walked
5 0 0-2 1 3-1 Mathews flied shallow down right field line, 1 out
5 1 2-1 1 3-1 Wertz popped to second, 2 out
5 2 0-2 1 3-1 Moss struck out, 3 out
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5-Roswell
5 0 3-1 - 3-1 Borkowski walked
5 0 1-2 1 3-1 Yvars grounded to second, second to first double play, 2 out
5 2 2-0 - 3-1 Church flied to shallow right center, 3 out
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6-I85 Atlanta
6 0 0-2 - 3-1 Abrams singled on the infield
6 0 2-0 1 3-1 Carrasquel lined a single between third and short, Abrams to 3rd
6 0 1-2 13 3-1 Ford lined to center, sacrifice, Abrams scored, 1 out, I85 Atlanta 4 Roswell 1
6 1 0-2 1 4-1 Gilliam lined a single to center, Carrasquel to 2nd
6 1 0-1 12 4-1 Delsing flied to shallow center, 2 out
6 2 1-0 12 4-1 Gernert flied to deep right center, 3 out
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6-Roswell
6 0 0-2 - 4-1 DeMaestri grounded to second, 1 out
6 1 0-2 - 4-1 Goodman popped to second, 2 out
6 2 2-2 - 4-1 Doby struck out, 3 out
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7-I85 Atlanta
7 0 0-2 - 4-1 Mathews hit a solo homer to right, 337 feet, I85 Atlanta 5 Roswell 1
7 0 3-2 - 5-1 Wertz walked
7 0 1-0 1 5-1 Moss lined to first, 1 out
7 1 0-0 1 5-1 Abrams flied to shallow right, 2 out
>Grissom pitching
7 2 0-0 1 5-1 Carrasquel doubled to left center, Simpson to 3rd
7 2 3-1 23 5-1 Ford flied to deep right center, 3 out
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7-Roswell
7 0 1-0 - 5-1 Furillo flied to deep left, 1 out
7 1 0-1 - 5-1 Robinson doubled to left center
7 1 3-1 2 5-1 Jackson flied to left center, 2 out
7 2 1-0 2 5-1 Borkowski flied to deep center, 3 out
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8-I85 Atlanta
8 0 3-2 - 5-1 Gilliam walked
8 0 2-2 1 5-1 Delsing grounded to third, second to first double play, 2 out
8 2 3-1 - 5-1 Gernert grounded to first, 3 out
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8-Roswell
8 0 3-0 - 5-1 Yvars walked
8 0 3-1 1 5-1 Rizzuto walked, Yvars to 2nd
8 0 3-2 12 5-1 DeMaestri grounded to the pitcher, second to first double play, Yvars to 3rd, 2 out
8 2 0-1 3 5-1 Goodman grounded to first, 3 out
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9-I85 Atlanta
>Paige pitching
9 0 1-2 - 5-1 Mathews struck out, 1 out
9 1 2-0 - 5-1 Simpson grounded to third, 2 out
9 2 3-2 - 5-1 Moss walked
9 2 2-2 1 5-1 Abrams struck out, 3 out
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9-Roswell
9 0 2-0 - 5-1 Doby lined a single between first and second
9 0 0-0 1 5-1 Furillo intentionally walked, Doby to 2nd
9 0 2-2 12 5-1 Robinson grounded to second, second to first double play, Doby to 3rd, 2 out
9 2 0-1 3 5-1 Jackson grounded to third
Recap
I85 1st: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.
I85 Eddie Mathews hit a 2 run HR(2) to take the lead. I85 2 ROS 0.
I85 2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits, and an error.
I85 Jim Gilliam hit a grounder scoring 1, E4. I85 3 ROS 0.
ROS 2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit, and an error.
ROS Sal Yvars hit a grounder scoring 1, E5. I85 3 ROS 1.
I85 6th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.
I85 Whitey Ford hit a liner scoring 1. I85 4 ROS 1.
I85 7th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and one walk.
I85 Eddie Mathews hit a solo HR(3). I85 5 ROS 1.
ROS : Larry Doby singled, hit streak now 14.
I85 Dick Gernert: 2 for 4, double, HR, 3 RBI.
ROS Joe DeMaestri: 3 for 5, double.
I85 Whitey Ford pitched 8 innings and picked up the win: 8 IP, 5 earned runs, 6 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He's now 1-0 in the playoffs.
ROS Bubba Church pitched 7 innings and took the loss: 7 IP, 6 earned runs, 8 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He goes to 0-1 in the playoffs.