Top 1

• Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Umphlett vs. Sain
  
  Umphlett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Piersall vs. Sain
  
  Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Umphlett moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Kell vs. Sain
  
  Kell takes first base on ball four. Umphlett moves to third. Piersall moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Gernert vs. Sain
  
  Gernert hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Evers vs. Sain
  
  Evers hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Umphlett scores. Piersall moves to third. Kell moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  White vs. Sain
  
  White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piersall scores. Kell scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lepcio vs. Sain
  
  Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rizzuto vs. Brown
  
  Rizzuto hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Collins vs. Brown
  
  Collins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Berra vs. Brown
  
  Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mantle vs. Brown
  
  There's a wild pitch. Berra moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Mantle vs. Brown
  
  Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bolling vs. Sain
  
  Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Sain
  
  Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Umphlett vs. Sain
  
  Umphlett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Piersall vs. Sain
  
  Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins fields the ball and throws to Sain covering. Safe. Brown moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Kell vs. Sain
  
  Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Noren vs. Brown
  
  Floyd Baker now playing second base.
  
  Noren hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Woodling vs. Brown
  
  Woodling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McDougald vs. Brown
  
  McDougald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Woodling moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Martin vs. Brown
  
  Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Woodling moves to third. McDougald moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Sain vs. Brown
  
  Sain hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Umphlett. Sain reaches second base with a double. Woodling scores. McDougald scores. Martin goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Rizzuto vs. Brown
  
  Rizzuto hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sain scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Collins vs. Kennedy
  
  Bill Kennedy now pitching.
  
  Collins takes first base on ball four. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Berra vs. Kennedy
  
  Berra takes first base on ball four. Rizzuto moves to third. Collins moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Mantle vs. Kennedy
  
  Mantle strikes out. White drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Mantle out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Bauer vs. Kennedy
  
  Hank Bauer pinch hits for Irv Noren.
  
  Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gernert vs. Sain
  
  Hank Bauer now playing right field.
  
  Gernert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Evers vs. Sain
  
  Evers hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  White vs. Sain
  
  White strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Baker vs. Sain
  
  Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Woodling vs. Kennedy
  
  Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy juggles the ball. That's an error on Kennedy. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McDougald vs. Kennedy
  
  There goes Woodling. The throw from White, and Baker drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  McDougald vs. Kennedy
  
  McDougald hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Woodling scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Martin vs. Kennedy
  
  Martin is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sain vs. Kennedy
  
  There goes Martin. The throw from White, and Bolling drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Sain vs. Kennedy
  
  Sain hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Martin scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rizzuto vs. Kennedy
  
  Rizzuto strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bolling vs. Sain
  
  Bolling strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kennedy vs. Sain
  
  Kennedy strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Umphlett vs. Sain
  
  Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Collins vs. Kennedy
  
  Collins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Berra vs. Kennedy
  
  Berra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mantle vs. Kennedy
  
  Mantle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Collins moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Bauer vs. Kennedy
  
  Bauer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Collins scores. Mantle moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Woodling vs. Kennedy
  
  Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert fields it and throws to second for the out. Mantle scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McDougald vs. Kennedy
  
  McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piersall vs. Sain
  
  Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kell vs. Sain
  
  Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gernert vs. Sain
  
  Gernert hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Martin vs. Kennedy
  
  Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sain vs. Kennedy
  
  Sain hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rizzuto vs. Kennedy
  
  Rizzuto hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sain moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Collins vs. Kennedy
  
  Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to second for the out. Sain moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Berra vs. Kennedy
  
  Berra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evers vs. Sain
  
  Evers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Sain
  
  White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baker vs. Sain
  
  Baker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling. Baker reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bolling vs. Sain
  
  Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mantle vs. Kennedy
  
  Mantle hits a popup towards short. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bauer vs. Kennedy
  
  Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Woodling vs. Kennedy
  
  Woodling hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McDougald vs. Kennedy
  
  McDougald takes first base on ball four. Bauer moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Martin vs. Kennedy
  
  Martin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilber vs. Sain
  
  Del Wilber pinch hits for Bill Kennedy.
  
  Wilber strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Umphlett vs. Sain
  
  Umphlett strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piersall vs. Sain
  
  Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sain vs. Freeman
  
  Hersh Freeman now pitching. Gene Stephens now playing left field.
  
  Sain hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Freeman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rizzuto vs. Freeman
  
  Rizzuto hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Collins vs. Freeman
  
  Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kell vs. Sain
  
  Kell takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gernert vs. Sain
  
  Gernert hits a line drive towards short. Rizzuto catches it and throws to first to double up Kell. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stephens vs. Sain
  
  Stephens hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Sain
  
  White strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Berra vs. Freeman
  
  Berra hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stephens. Berra reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Mantle vs. Freeman
  
  Mantle strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bauer vs. Freeman
  
  Bauer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Woodling vs. Freeman
  
  Woodling strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baker vs. Sain
  
  Baker takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Zarilla vs. Sain
  
  Al Zarilla pinch hits for Milt Bolling.
  
  Zarilla hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McDermott vs. Sain
  
  Mickey McDermott pinch hits for Hersh Freeman.
  
  McDermott hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Umphlett vs. Sain
  
  Umphlett hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 5/24/1953 -- Boston at New York (D)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Umphlett T, cf        5  1  1  0   Rizzuto P, ss         5  0  2  1   
Piersall J, rf        4  1  2  0   Collins J, 1b         4  1  2  0   
Kell G, 3b            2  1  0  0   Berra Y, c            4  0  1  0   
Gernert D, 1b         4  0  1  0   Mantle M, cf          5  1  1  0   
Evers H, lf           3  0  0  1   Noren I, rf           1  0  0  0   
Stephens G, lf        1  1  1  1   Bauer H, ph-rf        4  0  2  1   
White S, c            4  0  1  2   Woodling G, lf        5  2  1  1   
Lepcio T, 2b          1  0  0  0   McDougald G, 3b       3  1  1  1   
Baker F, 2b           2  0  1  0   Martin B, 2b          3  2  1  0   
Bolling M, ss         3  0  0  0   Sain J, p             4  1  2  4   
Zarilla A, ph         1  0  0  0                                      
Brown H, p            1  0  1  0                                      
Kennedy B, p          1  0  0  0                                      
Wilber D, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
Freeman H, p          0  0  0  0                                      
McDermott M, ph       1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  4  8  4                        38  8 13  8

Boston           300 000 010 --  4
New York         042 200 00x --  8

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Brown H (L)           1.1  6  4  4  0  0
Kennedy B             4.2  6  4  2  3  2
Freeman H             2.0  1  0  0  0  2

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Sain J (W)            9.0  8  4  4  3  6

E -- Kennedy B, Baker F, Bolling M
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Boston 6, New York 10
2B -- Sain J, Baker F, Berra Y
HR -- Stephens G
SB -- Woodling G, Martin B
HBP -- by Kennedy B (Martin B)
WP -- Brown H
T -- 2:36
A -- 47165

    

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