Jul 4, 1953 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1953 Minneapolis 37-40 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 6 13 0
1953 Portsmouth 34-43 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 9 0
Minneapolis AB R H BI W K 2B 3B HR LOB Avg Portsmouth AB R H BI W K 2B 3B HR LOB Avg
Rhodes, D LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .183 Fain 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 .215
Jablonski 3B 5 4 5 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .278 Piersall RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .294
Vollmer RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274 Ashburn CF 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .357
Berra C 3 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 .316 Kiner LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 .272
Young,B 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 .301 Runnels SS 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227
Groth CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .219 Adams,B 3B 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .250
Reese SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .235 Martin, B 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .293
Torgeson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .248 Fitz Gerald C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .227
Blyzka P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 Byrd, H P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .129
Evers PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Mullin PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .268
Hughes P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Konstanty P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hoskins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Westrum PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .178
Boyd PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 36 5 9 5 4 4 2 1 0 13 .255
Reynolds P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .087
38 6 13 6 3 4 1 0 3 16 .262
Minneapolis IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc
Blyzka 4.0 7 4 4 0 0 1 63 47 16 4.08 19 110(112) + 33
Hughes 2.2 2 1 1 0 2 2 54 35 19 4.20 12 60(74)
Hoskins 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 3.47 1 70(75)
Reynolds W(3-7) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 1 30 17 13 6.04 8 75(75)
9.0 9 5 5 0 4 4 151 103 48 4.63 40
Portsmouth IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc
Byrd, H 6.0 7 4 4 2 3 3 112 76 36 5.44 29 120(122) - 42
Konstanty L(2-5) BS(1) 3.0 6 2 2 1 0 1 44 28 16 4.30 13 80(75) -
9.0 13 6 6 3 3 4 156 104 52 4.36 42
MIN: Evers hit for Blyzka in the 5th
Boyd hit for Hoskins in the 8th
POR: Mullin hit for Byrd in the 6th
Westrum hit for Konstanty in the 9th
2B-Berra(21), Fain(9), Mullin(1)
3B-Adams,B(2)
HR-MIN Jablonski(11) off Byrd(12) in the 1st with bases empty, 384 feet
MIN Jablonski(12) off Byrd(13) in the 3rd with bases empty, 385 feet
MIN Jablonski(13) off Konstanty(4) in the 9th with bases empty, 382 feet
RBI-MIN - Jablonski 3(39), Berra 2(61), Boyd(11)
POR - Adams,B 2(35), Ashburn(50), Runnels(19), Martin, B(26)
Great-Young,B(17), Martin, B(15)
Poor-Young,B 2(20), Adams,B(14), Martin, B(12)
LOB-Minneapolis 8 Portsmouth 8
DP-Portsmouth 2
GWRBI-Jablonski
Game MVP:Ray Jablonski
Briggs Stadium (09-01-2020 13:26:20) Time 3:02, 79ø, Wind: 15 MPH Right to Left Day Game
Jul 4, 1953 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1953 Minneapolis 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 6 13 0
1953 Portsmouth 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 9 0
1953 Minneapolis Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 Ab5
1 Rhodes, D LF 1>K 3>P4 S L4 G31
2 Jablonski 3B HR HR S,12 7>S 9>HR
3 Vollmer RF Fs8 G43 S,23,12 G643/dp S
4 Berra C W W D,3H,2H,13 L4 K
5 Young,B 2B P4 Fd8 W 8>F9 G463/dp
6 Groth CF 2>S 4>L5 P4 P4
7 Reese SS L4 Fd9 Fd9 S
8 Torgeson 1B K Fd8 6>G63 S,13
9 Blyzka P K
Evers PH 5>Fd7
Hughes P G63
Hoskins P
Boyd PH S,3H,13
Reynolds P
1953 Portsmouth Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 Ab5
1 Fain 1B 1>D G63 G43 P6 K
2 Piersall RF S,23 G13 5>K G43 G63,12
3 Ashburn CF S,3H,12 3>G43 S 7>K W
4 Kiner LF Fs7 G43 W,12 Fd7 Fd8
5 Runnels SS S,23,2H S W,23,12 Fd9
6 Adams,B 3B S,23,12 T,1H G64/fo,23,B1,3H 8>G53
7 Martin, B 2B F7,3H Fd9 G64/fo Fd8
8 Fitz Gerald C Fs8 4>G53 6>G31 G63
9 Byrd, H P 2>K G43
Mullin PH D
Konstanty P
Westrum PH 9>W
Minneapolis IN OUT
Blyzka AB1-1 AB3-1
Hughes AB3-2 AB4-4
Hoskins AB4-5 AB4-5
Reynolds AB4-6 End
Portsmouth IN OUT
Byrd, H AB1-1 AB4-1
Konstanty AB4-2 End
Jul 4, 1953 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1953 Minneapolis 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 6 13 0
1953 Portsmouth 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 9 0
Inn Out B-S On MIN-POR Result
>Blyzka pitching
>Blyzka pitching
1 0 1-2 - 0-0 Rhodes struck out, 1 out
1 1 2-1 - 0-0 Jablonski hit a solo homer to right center, 384 feet, Minneapolis 1 Portsmouth 0
1 1 0-2 - 1-0 Vollmer flied to shallow left center, 2 out
1 2 3-2 - 1-0 Berra walked
1 2 2-2 1 1-0 Young popped to second, 3 out
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1-Portsmouth
1 0 1-2 - 1-0 Fain lined a double to left center
1 0 0-2 2 1-0 Piersall lined a single between third and short, Fain to 3rd
1 0 2-0 13 1-0 Ashburn grounded a single between first and second, Fain scored, Piersall to 2nd, Minneapolis 1 Portsmouth 1
1 0 1-0 12 1-1 Kiner flied to shallow left, 1 out
1 1 1-0 12 1-1 Runnels lined a single to right, Piersall scored, Ashburn to 2nd, Portsmouth 2 Minneapolis 1
1 1 1-1 12 1-2 Adams lined a single between third and short, Ashburn to 3rd, Runnels to 2nd
1 1 1-1 123 1-2 Martin flied to left, sacrifice, Ashburn scored, 2 out, Portsmouth 3 Minneapolis 1
1 2 0-1 12 1-3 Fitzgerald flied to shallow center, 3 out
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2-Minneapolis
2 0 1-2 - 1-3 Groth lined a single to right center
2 0 1-1 1 1-3 Ball, no runner advancement
2 0 2-1 1 1-3 Reese lined to second, 1 out
2 1 0-2 1 1-3 Torgeson struck out, 2 out
2 2 0-2 1 1-3 Blyzka struck out, 3 out
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2-Portsmouth
2 0 1-2 - 1-3 Byrd struck out, 1 out
2 1 1-2 - 1-3 Fain grounded to short, 2 out
2 2 1-2 - 1-3 Piersall grounded to the pitcher, 3 out
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3-Minneapolis
3 0 0-0 - 1-3 Rhodes popped to second, 1 out
3 1 3-2 - 1-3 Jablonski hit a solo homer to left center, 385 feet, Portsmouth 3 Minneapolis 2
3 1 0-2 - 2-3 Vollmer grounded to second, 2 out
3 2 3-1 - 2-3 Berra walked
3 2 0-0 1 2-3 Young flied to deep left center, 3 out
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3-Portsmouth
3 0 0-1 - 2-3 Ashburn grounded to second, 1 out
3 1 0-1 - 2-3 Kiner grounded to second, 2 out
3 2 3-2 - 2-3 Runnels grounded a single between first and second
3 2 0-1 1 2-3 Adams lined a triple to left center, Runnels scored, Portsmouth 4 Minneapolis 2
3 2 0-0 3 2-4 Martin flied deep down the right field line, 3 out
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4-Minneapolis
4 0 3-2 - 2-4 Groth lined to third, 1 out
4 1 0-2 - 2-4 Reese flied to deep right, 2 out
4 2 1-2 - 2-4 Torgeson flied to deep left center, 3 out
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4-Portsmouth
4 0 0-1 - 2-4 Fitzgerald grounded to third, 1 out
4 1 1-0 - 2-4 Byrd grounded to second, 2 out
4 2 2-2 - 2-4 Fain grounded to second, 3 out
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5-Minneapolis
5 0 1-1 - 2-4 Evers flied deep down the left field line, 1 out
5 1 0-1 - 2-4 Rhodes grounded a single between first and second
5 1 1-2 1 2-4 Jablonski grounded a single between third and short, Rhodes to 2nd
5 1 1-2 12 2-4 Vollmer singled on the infield, Rhodes to 3rd, Jablonski to 2nd
5 1 2-1 123 2-4 Berra doubled off the wall in right center, Rhodes scored, Jablonski scored, Vollmer to 3rd, Minneapolis 4 Portsmouth 4
5 1 3-1 23 4-4 Young walked
5 1 0-1 123 4-4 Groth popped to second, 2 out
5 2 0-1 123 4-4 Reese flied deep down the right field line, 3 out
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5-Portsmouth
>Hughes pitching
5 0 2-2 - 4-4 Piersall struck out, 1 out
5 1 1-1 - 4-4 Ashburn singled to right center
5 1 3-1 1 4-4 Kiner walked, Ashburn to 2nd
5 1 3-2 12 4-4 Runnels walked, Ashburn to 3rd, Kiner to 2nd
5 1 1-1 123 4-4 Adams grounded to short, forcing Runnels at second, Ashburn scored, Kiner to 3rd, 2 out, Portsmouth 5 Minneapolis 4
5 2 1-2 13 4-5 Martin grounded to short, forcing Adams at second, 3 out
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6-Minneapolis
6 0 2-2 - 4-5 Torgeson grounded to short, 1 out
6 1 2-2 - 4-5 Hughes grounded to short, 2 out
6 2 0-1 - 4-5 Rhodes lined to second, 3 out
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6-Portsmouth
6 0 2-2 - 4-5 Fitzgerald grounded to first, 1 out
6 1 2-2 - 4-5 Mullin lined a double to right
6 1 1-2 2 4-5 Fain popped to short, 2 out
6 2 1-2 2 4-5 Piersall grounded to second, 3 out
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7-Minneapolis
>Konstanty pitching
7 0 1-1 - 4-5 Jablonski grounded a single between first and second
7 0 1-1 1 4-5 Vollmer grounded to short, second to first double play, 2 out
7 2 3-2 - 4-5 Berra lined to second, 3 out
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7-Portsmouth
7 0 0-2 - 4-5 Ashburn struck out, 1 out
7 1 0-2 - 4-5 Kiner flied to deep left, 2 out
>Hoskins pitching
7 2 0-2 - 4-5 Runnels flied deep down the right field line, 3 out
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8-Minneapolis
8 0 1-2 - 4-5 Young flied down the right field line, 1 out
8 1 0-0 - 4-5 Groth popped to second, 2 out
8 2 1-0 - 4-5 Reese lined a single to right
8 2 1-1 1 4-5 Torgeson lined a single up the middle, Reese to 3rd
8 2 0-0 13 4-5 Boyd singled to right, Reese scored, Torgeson to 3rd, Minneapolis 5 Portsmouth 5
8 2 1-1 13 5-5 Rhodes grounded to first, 3 out
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8-Portsmouth
>Reynolds pitching
8 0 1-1 - 5-5 Adams grounded to third, 1 out
8 1 0-0 - 5-5 Martin flied to deep center, 2 out
8 2 1-1 - 5-5 Fitzgerald grounded to short, 3 out
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9-Minneapolis
9 0 2-0 - 5-5 Jablonski hit a solo homer to left center, 382 feet, Minneapolis 6 Portsmouth 5
9 0 3-2 - 6-5 Vollmer grounded a single between first and second
9 0 2-2 1 6-5 Berra struck out, 1 out
9 1 0-1 1 6-5 Young grounded to second, second to first double play, 3 out
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9-Portsmouth
9 0 3-2 - 6-5 Westrum walked
9 0 1-2 1 6-5 Fain struck out, 1 out
9 1 1-1 1 6-5 Piersall grounded to short, Westrum to 2nd, 2 out
9 2 3-2 2 6-5 Ashburn walked
9 2 0-1 12 6-5 Kiner flied to deep right center, 3 out
Recap
MIN 1st: Scored 1 run on a hit and one walk.
MIN Ray Jablonski hit a solo HR(11) to take the lead. MIN 1 POR 0.
POR 1st: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 5 hits.
POR Richie Ashburn singled scoring Fain to tie the score. MIN 1 POR 1.
POR Pete Runnels singled scoring Piersall to take the lead. MIN 1 POR 2.
POR Billy Martin hit a fly ball scoring 1. MIN 1 POR 3.
MIN 3rd: Scored 1 run on a hit and one walk.
MIN Ray Jablonski hit a solo HR(12). MIN 2 POR 3.
POR 3rd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
POR Bobby Adams tripled scoring Runnels. MIN 2 POR 4.
MIN 5th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 4 hits and one walk.
MIN Yogi Berra doubled scoring 2 to tie the score. MIN 4 POR 4.
POR 5th: Scored 1 run on a hit and 2 walks.
POR Bobby Adams hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead. MIN 4 POR 5.
MIN 8th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.
MIN Bob Boyd singled scoring Reese to tie the score. MIN 5 POR 5.
MIN 9th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
MIN Ray Jablonski hit a solo HR(13) to take the lead. MIN 6 POR 5.
MIN Dusty Rhodes: 2 errors.
POR Bobby Adams: 0 for 3, 2 errors.
MIN Allie Reynolds picked up the win: 1 IP, 1 hit. He moves to 3-7 on the season.
POR Jim Konstanty pitched 2.1 innings and took the loss: 2.1 IP, 1 earned run, 8 hits, 0 BB, 1 K. He's now 2-5 on the season.