Oct 17, 1953 Playoff - Game 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1953 Leckrone 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 9 12 0
1953 Sacramento 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Leckrone AB R H BI W K 2B 3B HR LOB Avg Sacramento AB R H BI W K 2B 3B HR LOB Avg
Jensen,J RF 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .545 Minoso 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .343
Rivera CF 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .154 Pesky 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .154
Renna LF 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .429 Musial CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .258
Nieman LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Bauer RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .192
Vernon, M 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .412 Cole 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .316
Dark SS 5 2 2 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 .353 Collins, J PH- 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
Avila 2B 4 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .375 Mueller LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .241
Astroth C 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lollar C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286
McDougald 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .364 Hemus SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344
Spahn P 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 Gromek P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
38 9 12 9 4 5 4 0 2 0 .286 Houtteman P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Fox,N PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
28 0 4 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 .255
Leckrone IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc
Spahn W(1-1) 9.0 4 0 0 0 2 7 94 65 29 1.00 30 145(145) 84
9.0 4 0 0 0 2 7 94 65 29 3.09 30
Sacramento IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc
Gromek L(1-1) 5.2 9 8 8 2 3 5 118 79 39 7.98 28 135(146) 21
Houtteman 3.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 45 35 10 2.70 14 75(75)
9.0 12 9 9 2 4 5 163 114 49 3.33 42
LEC: Nieman moved to LF in the 7th
SAC: Collins hit for Cole in the 5th
Fox hit for Houtteman in the 9th
2B-Renna(2), Jensen,J(1), Vernon, M(2), McDougald(1)
HR-LEC Dark(1) off Gromek(2) in the 1st with 2 on base, 380 feet
LEC Dark(2) off Gromek(3) in the 3rd with 1 on base, 326 feet
RBI-LEC - Avila(2), Jensen,J 2(3), Dark 6(8)
Great-Avila(2)
Poor-McDougald(1), Dark(1), Musial(1), Minoso(1), Pesky 2(2), Bauer(1)
OfA-Mueller(1)
LOB-LEC(6) - 7
SAC(3) - 18
DP-Leckrone 3
GWRBI-Dark
Game MVP:Warren Spahn
Cleveland Stadium (03-24-2021 13:08:19) Time 2:16, 69ø, Wind: 11 MPH Out to LF Playoff Game
Oct 17, 1953 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1953 Leckrone 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 9 12 0
1953 Sacramento 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
1953 Leckrone Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 Ab5
1 Jensen,J RF 1>D G36/fo,B1,3H P6 S,2H G63
2 Rivera CF B16,B1 B14 K G31 9>S
3 Renna LF W,12 3>K 5>D 7>Fd8
Nieman LF S,12
4 Vernon, M 1B F823,12 D F8 W G46/fo,23,B1
5 Dark SS HR HR G13 L8 Fd9,3H
6 Avila 2B K W S,23,3H/764 S,12 Fd8
7 Astroth C 2>W G63,12 6>G13 L6
8 McDougald 3B K P3 D 8>G63
9 Spahn P S,13 4>K G63 G63
1953 Sacramento Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4
1 Minoso 3B 1>G53 G13 K G63
2 Pesky 2B K 4>G13 K S
3 Musial CF G13 W 7>G43 Fd9
4 Bauer RF 2>K G463/dp Fd9
5 Cole 1B K
Collins, J PH-1B 5>S P4
6 Mueller LF S G643/dp 8>W
7 Lollar C K G31 G643/dp
8 Hemus SS 3>G3u 6>S G31
9 Gromek P K
Houtteman P B36/fo,B1
Fox,N PH 9>G53
Leckrone IN OUT
Spahn AB1-1 End
Sacramento IN OUT
Gromek AB1-1 AB4-1
Houtteman AB4-2 End
Oct 17, 1953 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1953 Leckrone 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 9 12 0
1953 Sacramento 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Inn Out B-S On LEC-SAC Result
>Gromek pitching
1 0 1-2 - 0-0 Jensen doubled off the wall down the right field line
1 0 0-0 2 0-0 Rivera bunted to the pitcher, Jensen out at third, 1 out
1 1 3-1 1 0-0 Renna walked, Rivera to 2nd
1 1 0-0 12 0-0 Vernon flied to right center, Rivera to 3rd, Renna to 2nd, 2 out
1 2 1-2 23 0-0 Dark hit a three run homer to right center, 380 feet, Leckrone 3 Sacramento 0
1 2 3-2 - 3-0 Avila struck out, 3 out
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1-Sacramento
1 0 1-0 - 3-0 Minoso grounded to third, 1 out
1 1 0-2 - 3-0 Pesky struck out, 2 out
1 2 1-2 - 3-0 Musial grounded to the pitcher, 3 out
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2-Leckrone
2 0 3-2 - 3-0 Astroth walked
2 0 1-2 1 3-0 McDougald struck out, 1 out
2 1 2-2 1 3-0 Spahn grounded a single up the middle, Astroth to 3rd
2 1 3-1 13 3-0 Jensen grounded to first, forcing Spahn at second, Astroth scored, 2 out, Leckrone 4 Sacramento 0
2 2 0-1 1 4-0 Rivera bunted to the pitcher, 3 out
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2-Sacramento
2 0 0-2 - 4-0 Bauer struck out, 1 out
2 1 2-2 - 4-0 Cole struck out, 2 out
2 2 0-1 - 4-0 Mueller singled to center
2 2 0-2 1 4-0 Lollar struck out, 3 out
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3-Leckrone
3 0 1-2 - 4-0 Renna struck out, 1 out
3 1 2-1 - 4-0 Vernon doubled off the wall in right center
3 1 1-2 2 4-0 Dark hit a two run homer down the left field line, 326 feet, Leckrone 6 Sacramento 0
3 1 3-2 - 6-0 Avila walked
3 1 0-2 1 6-0 Astroth grounded to short, Avila to 2nd, 2 out
3 2 2-0 2 6-0 McDougald popped to first, 3 out
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3-Sacramento
3 0 1-1 - 6-0 Hemus grounded to first, 1 out
3 1 0-2 - 6-0 Gromek struck out, 2 out
3 2 2-1 - 6-0 Minoso grounded to the pitcher, 3 out
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4-Leckrone
4 0 0-2 - 6-0 Spahn struck out, 1 out
4 1 1-2 - 6-0 Jensen popped to short, 2 out
4 2 0-2 - 6-0 Rivera struck out, 3 out
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4-Sacramento
4 0 2-1 - 6-0 Pesky grounded to the pitcher, 1 out
4 1 3-0 - 6-0 Musial walked
4 1 2-1 1 6-0 Bauer grounded to second, second to first double play, 3 out
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5-Leckrone
5 0 1-1 - 6-0 Renna doubled to right center
5 0 0-2 2 6-0 Vernon flied to right center, 1 out
5 1 1-2 2 6-0 Dark grounded to the pitcher, 2 out
5 2 2-1 2 6-0 Avila lined a single between third and short, Renna scored, Avila out at 2nd, 3 out, Leckrone 7 Sacramento 0
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5-Sacramento
5 0 0-0 - 7-0 Collins lined a single to right
5 0 1-1 1 7-0 Mueller grounded to short, second to first double play, 2 out
5 2 1-0 - 7-0 Lollar grounded to first, 3 out
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6-Leckrone
6 0 0-2 - 7-0 Astroth grounded to the pitcher, 1 out
6 1 1-0 - 7-0 McDougald lined a double down the third base line
6 1 3-1 2 7-0 Spahn grounded to short, 2 out
6 2 1-1 2 7-0 Jensen grounded a single between first and second, McDougald scored, Leckrone 8 Sacramento 0
>Houtteman pitching
6 2 1-2 1 8-0 Rivera grounded to first, 3 out
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6-Sacramento
6 0 0-0 - 8-0 Hemus lined a single up the middle
6 0 0-0 1 8-0 Houtteman bunted to first, forcing Hemus at second, 1 out
6 1 0-2 1 8-0 Minoso struck out, 2 out
6 2 0-2 1 8-0 Pesky struck out, 3 out
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7-Leckrone
7 0 0-2 - 8-0 Renna flied to deep center, 1 out
7 1 3-2 - 8-0 Vernon walked
7 1 1-2 1 8-0 Dark lined to center, 2 out
7 2 1-1 1 8-0 Avila lined a single to right center, Vernon to 2nd
7 2 1-1 12 8-0 Astroth lined to short, 3 out
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7-Sacramento
>Nieman playing LF
7 0 0-0 - 8-0 Musial grounded to second, 1 out
7 1 1-0 - 8-0 Bauer flied to deep right center, 2 out
7 2 1-2 - 8-0 Collins popped to second, 3 out
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8-Leckrone
8 0 0-1 - 8-0 McDougald grounded to short, 1 out
8 1 0-0 - 8-0 Spahn grounded to short, 2 out
8 2 1-0 - 8-0 Jensen grounded to short, 3 out
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8-Sacramento
8 0 3-0 - 8-0 Mueller walked
8 0 2-0 1 8-0 Lollar grounded to short, second to first double play, 2 out
8 2 0-0 - 8-0 Hemus grounded to first, 3 out
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9-Leckrone
9 0 0-0 - 8-0 Rivera popped a bunt single
9 0 0-2 1 8-0 Nieman singled between first and second, Rivera to 2nd
9 0 0-1 12 8-0 Vernon grounded to second, forcing Nieman at second, Rivera to 3rd, 1 out
9 1 0-2 13 8-0 Dark flied to deep right, Rivera scored, 2 out, Leckrone 9 Sacramento 0
9 2 1-1 1 9-0 Avila flied to deep center, 3 out
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9-Sacramento
9 0 1-0 - 9-0 Fox grounded to third, 1 out
9 1 0-2 - 9-0 Minoso grounded to short, 2 out
9 2 3-0 - 9-0 Pesky singled on the infield
9 2 0-2 1 9-0 Musial flied deep down the right field line, 3 out
Recap
LEC 1st: Scored 3 runs on 2 hits and one walk.
LEC Alvin Dark hit a 3 run HR(1) to take the lead. LEC 3 SAC 0.
LEC 2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit and one walk.
LEC Jackie Jensen hit a grounder scoring 1. LEC 4 SAC 0.
LEC 3rd: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits and one walk.
LEC Alvin Dark hit a 2 run HR(2). LEC 6 SAC 0.
LEC 5th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
LEC Bobby Avila singled scoring Renna. LEC 7 SAC 0.
LEC 6th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
LEC Jackie Jensen singled scoring 1. LEC 8 SAC 0.
LEC 9th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
LEC Alvin Dark hit a fly ball scoring 1. LEC 9 SAC 0.
LEC Bob Nieman: 2 for 2, double, HR, 5 RBI.
SAC Stan Musial: 2 for 4, double, HR, 2 RBI.
SAC Joe Collins: 2 for 3, HR, 3 RBI.
LEC Warren Spahn picked up the win: 0 IP. He goes to 1-1 in the playoffs.
SAC Steve Gromek took the loss: 1 IP, 1 earned run, 1 hit. He drops to 1-1 in the playoffs.