Oct 8, 1953 Playoff - Game 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1953 I85 Atlanta 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 7 8 2 1953 Roswell 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 6 10 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 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Rizzuto SS 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Delsing, J CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286 Goodman,B 2B 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .150 Gernert 1B 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Doby CF 5 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 .263 Mathews 3B 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .273 Furillo RF 4 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 .250 Wertz LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 Robinson,E 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .300 Simpson,H LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Jackson,R 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .095 Moss C 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .353 Borkowski LF 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Abrams RF 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .316 Sandlock C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 Carrasquel SS 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .350 Mize PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Simmons,C P 4 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Thompson, D PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bearden, G P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fricano P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 35 7 8 7 7 1 3 1 0 0 .271 Hooper,B P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 DeMaestri PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .125 Paige P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Yvars PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 39 6 10 6 2 10 3 0 1 0 .180 I85 Atlanta IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc Simmons,C W(1-0) 8.2 10 6 3 1 2 10 138 96 42 2.87 41 140(138) 54 Bearden, G S(1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0.00 1 75(75) 9.0 10 6 3 1 2 10 141 97 44 1.80 42 Roswell IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc Fricano L(0-1) 5.0 8 7 7 0 6 0 95 49 46 7.50 28 135(131) 17 Hooper,B 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 8 11 9.00 4 50(48) - Paige 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 40 28 12 0.00 10 75(75) 9.0 8 7 7 0 7 1 154 85 69 4.50 42 I85: Simpson,H moved to LF in the 9th ROS: DeMaestri hit for Hooper in the 6th Mize hit for Sandlock in the 9th Yvars hit for Paige in the 9th Thompson, D ran for Mize in the 9th E-Simmons,C(1), Simpson,H(1), Rizzuto(1) 2B-Mathews(1), Carrasquel 2(4), Goodman,B(1), Robinson,E(4), Furillo(2) 3B-Delsing, J(1) HR-ROS Furillo(1) off Simmons(1) in the 5th with 1 on base, 369 feet RBI-I85 - Mathews(8), Simmons,C 4(4), Carrasquel 2(2) ROS - Goodman,B(2), Doby(2), Furillo 3(4), Rizzuto(1) WP-Hooper,B(1) Poor-Carrasquel(1) LOB-I85 Atlanta 8 Roswell 8 DP-Roswell 1 GWRBI-Simmons,C Game MVP:Curt Simmons Shibe Park - A (03-13-2021 19:30:44) Time 2:35, 69ø, Cloudy, Light Rain, Wind: 19 MPH Right to Left Playoff Game Oct 8, 1953 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1953 I85 Atlanta 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 7 8 2 1953 Roswell 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 6 10 1 1953 I85 Atlanta Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 Ab5 1 Gilliam 2B 1>G43 W G63 G53 F7 2 Delsing, J CF G63 L4 5>T 6>W L6 3 Gernert 1B Fd8 W,12 W F7 9>Fd8 4 Mathews 3B 2>D G13 Fd9,3H WP,12 G3u,23 F8 5 Wertz LF P2 4>Fd7 L8 Fd7 G6/e6,B2 Simpson,H LF 6 Moss C S,23 W S,13 7>L6 K 7 Abrams RF W,12 G16/fo,B1 W,12 G13 8 Carrasquel SS G463/dp D,13 D,3H,2H,13 Fd9 9 Simmons,C P 3>Fd9 S,3H,2H S,3H,2H 8>G63 Bearden, G P 1953 Roswell Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 Ab5 1 Rizzuto SS 1>S 3>Fd9 5>S 7>Fs9 S,3H,23,12 2 Goodman,B 2B G36/fo,B1 D G16/fo,B1 G63 E1,3H,23,12,B1 3 Doby CF K K K K Fd9,3H 4 Furillo RF W,12 D,2H HR 8>G43 Fd8,23 5 Robinson,E 1B K Fd7 D K Fd8 6 Jackson,R 3B 2>Fd7 4>S K Fd9 7 Borkowski LF Fd8 K 6>G53 9>Es7,B2 8 Sandlock C S K F8 Mize PH S,23 Thompson, D PR 9 Fricano P G63 P6 Hooper,B P DeMaestri PH K Paige P Yvars PH W,12 I85 Atlanta IN OUT Simmons,C AB1-1 AB5-4 Bearden, G AB5-5 End Roswell IN OUT Fricano AB1-1 AB4-1 Hooper,B AB4-2 AB4-5 Paige AB4-6 End Oct 8, 1953 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1953 I85 Atlanta 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 7 8 2 1953 Roswell 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 6 10 1 Inn Out B-S On I85-ROS Result 1-I85 Atlanta 1 0 0-2 - 0-0 Gilliam grounded to second, 1 out 1 1 1-1 - 0-0 Delsing grounded to short, 2 out 1 2 1-0 - 0-0 Gernert flied to deep center, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-Roswell 1 0 3-1 - 0-0 Rizzuto singled between third and short 1 0 1-0 1 0-0 Goodman grounded to first, forcing Rizzuto at second, 1 out 1 1 0-2 1 0-0 Doby struck out, 2 out 1 2 3-0 1 0-0 Furillo walked, Goodman to 2nd 1 2 1-2 12 0-0 Robinson struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-I85 Atlanta 2 0 0-0 - 0-0 Mathews doubled off the wall down the right field line 2 0 1-0 2 0-0 Wertz popped to the catcher, 1 out 2 1 1-0 2 0-0 Moss grounded a single up the middle, Mathews to 3rd 2 1 3-0 13 0-0 Abrams walked, Moss to 2nd 2 1 3-2 123 0-0 Carrasquel grounded to second, second to first double play, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-Roswell 2 0 1-0 - 0-0 Jackson flied to deep left, 1 out 2 1 2-2 - 0-0 Borkowski flied to deep right center, 2 out 2 2 0-0 - 0-0 Sandlock singled to right 2 2 0-0 1 0-0 Fricano grounded to short, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-I85 Atlanta 3 0 2-1 - 0-0 Simmons flied to deep right, 1 out 3 1 3-2 - 0-0 Gilliam walked 3 1 2-0 1 0-0 Delsing lined to second, 2 out 3 2 3-2 1 0-0 Gernert walked, Gilliam to 2nd 3 2 1-0 12 0-0 Mathews grounded to the pitcher, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-Roswell 3 0 1-1 - 0-0 Rizzuto flied deep down the right field line, 1 out 3 1 1-1 - 0-0 Goodman doubled off the wall down the third base line 3 1 1-2 2 0-0 Doby struck out, 2 out 3 2 1-0 2 0-0 Furillo doubled off the wall down the third base line, Goodman scored, Roswell 1 I85 Atlanta 0 3 2 0-1 2 0-1 Robinson flied deep down the left field line, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-I85 Atlanta 4 0 1-0 - 0-1 Wertz flied to deep left center, 1 out 4 1 3-1 - 0-1 Moss walked 4 1 1-1 1 0-1 Abrams grounded to the pitcher, forcing Moss at second, 2 out 4 2 0-1 1 0-1 Carrasquel doubled to left center, Abrams to 3rd 4 2 0-0 23 0-1 Simmons singled to right, Abrams scored, Carrasquel scored, I85 Atlanta 2 Roswell 1 4 2 2-1 1 2-1 Gilliam grounded to short, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-Roswell 4 0 1-2 - 2-1 Jackson singled between first and second 4 0 0-2 1 2-1 Borkowski struck out, 1 out 4 1 0-2 1 2-1 Sandlock struck out, 2 out 4 2 0-1 1 2-1 Fricano popped to short, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-I85 Atlanta 5 0 1-0 - 2-1 Delsing lined a triple down the right field line 5 0 3-1 3 2-1 Gernert walked 5 0 3-1 13 2-1 Mathews flied to deep right center, sacrifice, Delsing scored, 1 out, I85 Atlanta 3 Roswell 1 5 1 0-0 1 3-1 Wertz lined to center, 2 out 5 2 1-1 1 3-1 Moss singled to right center, Gernert to 3rd 5 2 3-0 13 3-1 Abrams walked, Moss to 2nd 5 2 0-2 123 3-1 Carrasquel doubled down the left field line, Gernert scored, Moss scored, Abrams to 3rd, I85 Atlanta 5 Roswell 1 5 2 0-1 23 5-1 Simmons grounded a single between first and second, Abrams scored, Carrasquel scored, I85 Atlanta 7 Roswell 1 5 2 3-1 1 7-1 Gilliam grounded to third, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-Roswell 5 0 2-1 - 7-1 Rizzuto singled on the infield 5 0 0-1 1 7-1 Goodman grounded to the pitcher, forcing Rizzuto at second, 1 out 5 1 2-2 1 7-1 Doby struck out, 2 out 5 2 2-1 1 7-1 Furillo hit a two run homer to left center, 369 feet, I85 Atlanta 7 Roswell 3 5 2 1-1 - 7-3 Robinson doubled to right center 5 2 2-2 2 7-3 Jackson struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-I85 Atlanta >Hooper pitching 6 0 3-1 - 7-3 Delsing walked 6 0 2-0 1 7-3 Gernert flied to left, 1 out 6 1 1-2 1 7-3 Wild pitch, Delsing to 2nd 6 1 2-2 2 7-3 Mathews grounded to first, Delsing to 3rd, 2 out 6 2 3-1 3 7-3 Wertz flied deep down the left field line, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-Roswell 6 0 0-2 - 7-3 Borkowski grounded to third, 1 out 6 1 0-1 - 7-3 Sandlock flied to center, 2 out 6 2 2-2 - 7-3 DeMaestri struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7-I85 Atlanta >Paige pitching 7 0 2-2 - 7-3 Moss lined to short, 1 out 7 1 2-1 - 7-3 Abrams grounded to the pitcher, 2 out 7 2 1-0 - 7-3 Carrasquel flied to deep right, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7-Roswell 7 0 3-2 - 7-3 Rizzuto flied to shallow right center, 1 out 7 1 0-2 - 7-3 Goodman grounded to short, 2 out 7 2 0-2 - 7-3 Doby struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8-I85 Atlanta 8 0 0-2 - 7-3 Simmons grounded to short, 1 out 8 1 1-0 - 7-3 Gilliam flied down the left field line, 2 out 8 2 1-2 - 7-3 Delsing lined to short, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8-Roswell 8 0 1-0 - 7-3 Furillo grounded to second, 1 out 8 1 0-2 - 7-3 Robinson struck out, 2 out 8 2 2-0 - 7-3 Jackson flied to deep right, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9-I85 Atlanta 9 0 2-2 - 7-3 Gernert flied to deep left center, 1 out 9 1 1-1 - 7-3 Mathews flied to center, 2 out 9 2 2-2 - 7-3 Wertz grounded to short, safe on throwing error, Wertz to 2nd 9 2 0-2 2 7-3 Moss struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9-Roswell >Simpson,H playing LF 9 0 1-1 - 7-3 Borkowski flied to shallow left, safe at 2nd on an error, Borkowski to 2nd 9 0 1-0 2 7-3 Mize lined a single between third and short, Borkowski to 3rd 9 0 3-1 13 7-3 Yvars walked, Thompson to 2nd 9 0 1-2 123 7-3 Rizzuto lined a single between third and short, Borkowski scored, Thompson to 3rd, Yvars to 2nd, I85 Atlanta 7 Roswell 4 9 0 1-2 123 7-4 Goodman grounded to the pitcher, safe on an error, Thompson scored, Yvars to 3rd, Rizzuto to 2nd, I85 Atlanta 7 Roswell 9 0 1-0 123 7-5 Doby flied to deep right center, sacrifice, Yvars scored, 1 out, I85 Atlanta 7 Roswell 6 9 1 0-1 12 7-6 Furillo flied to deep right center, Rizzuto to 3rd, 2 out >Bearden pitching 9 2 2-0 13 7-6 Robinson flied to deep center, 3 out Recap I85 2nd: Failed to score on 2 hits and one walk. I85 Chico Carrasquel DP with bases loaded, end 2nd. ROS 3rd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits. ROS Carl Furillo doubled scoring Goodman to take the lead. I85 0 ROS 1. I85 4th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits and one walk. I85 Curt Simmons singled scoring 2 to take the lead. I85 2 ROS 1. I85 5th: Sent 9 batters to the plate scoring 5 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks. I85 Eddie Mathews hit a fly ball scoring 1. I85 3 ROS 1. I85 Chico Carrasquel doubled scoring 2. I85 5 ROS 1. I85 Curt Simmons singled scoring 2. I85 7 ROS 1. ROS 5th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits. ROS Carl Furillo hit a 2 run HR(1). I85 7 ROS 3. ROS 9th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 2 hits, one walk and 2 errors. ROS Phil Rizzuto singled scoring 1. I85 7 ROS 4. ROS Billy Goodman hit a grounder scoring 1, E1. I85 7 ROS 5. ROS Larry Doby hit a fly ball scoring 1. I85 7 ROS 6. I85 Dick Gernert: 2 for 4, double, HR, 3 RBI. ROS Joe DeMaestri: 3 for 5, double. I85 Curt Simmons pitched 9 innings and picked up the win: 9 IP, 4 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He's 1-0 in the playoffs. I85 Gene Bearden held Roswell hitless the final 1.1 innings to record his 1st save of the playoffs. ROS Marion Fricano pitched 8 solid innings and took the loss: 8 IP, 1 earned run, 6 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He's now 0-1 in the playoffs.