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Yankees
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
April 16, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the New York Yankees, played on April 16, 1953 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 16, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 16, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Sain |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Porterfield |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 25,112 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Bill McGowan 3B: Joe Paparella |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Gene Woodling | Left Fielder |
| Joe Collins | First Baseman |
| Loren Babe | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Sain | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Pete Runnels | Shortstop |
| Ken Wood | Left Fielder |
| Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Grasso | Catcher |
| Bob Porterfield | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
April 16, 1953
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Porterfield
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Porterfield
Rizzuto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Porterfield
Bauer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Busby who is chasing the ball. Bauer reaches third base with a triple. Rizzuto goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mantle vs. Porterfield
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berra vs. Porterfield
Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bauer scores. Mantle moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Woodling vs. Porterfield
Woodling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mantle scores. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Collins vs. Porterfield
Collins hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Jensen. Berra scores. Woodling moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Babe vs. Porterfield
Babe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Sain
Yost hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Sain
Busby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Sain
There goes Busby. The throw from Berra and he is safe. Busby steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vernon vs. Sain
Vernon strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Sain
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sain vs. Porterfield
Sain hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon fields the ball and throws to Porterfield covering. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Porterfield
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Porterfield
Rizzuto hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Porterfield
Bauer takes first base on ball four. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mantle vs. Porterfield
Mantle is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Sain
Runnels strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Sain
Wood hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Sain
Terwilliger strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Porterfield
Berra hits a line drive into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Porterfield
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Porterfield
Collins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Babe vs. Porterfield
There goes Collins. The throw from Grasso to Runnels and they have Collins trapped. The throw over to Vernon, who applies the tag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grasso vs. Sain
Grasso strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porterfield vs. Sain
Porterfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Sain
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. Sain
Busby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yost moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vernon vs. Sain
Vernon takes first base on ball four. Busby moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jensen vs. Sain
Berra fires to first and picks off Vernon. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babe vs. Porterfield
Babe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sain vs. Porterfield
Sain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Porterfield
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Sain
Jensen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Jensen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. Sain
Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wood vs. Sain
Wood hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terwilliger vs. Sain
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe juggles the ball. That's an error on Babe. Jensen scores. Terwilliger moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grasso vs. Sain
Grasso hits a line drive towards third. Babe reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Porterfield
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Porterfield
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Porterfield
Mantle hits a fly ball into left field. Wood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porterfield vs. Sain
Porterfield strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Sain
Yost hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling. Yost reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Busby vs. Sain
Busby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yost moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vernon vs. Sain
Vernon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Yost scores. Busby moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Sain
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Porterfield
Berra strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Porterfield
Woodling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Porterfield
Collins hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grasso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Babe vs. Porterfield
Babe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Busby. Babe reaches second base with a double. Woodling goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sain vs. Porterfield
Sain hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Sain
Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Sain
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Sain
Terwilliger strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Porterfield
Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Porterfield
Rizzuto bunts towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bauer vs. Porterfield
Bauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martin scores. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Porterfield
Mantle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bauer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Sima
Al Sima now pitching.
Berra hits a popup towards short. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woodling vs. Sima
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Bauer moves to third. Mantle moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Collins vs. Sima
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Collins for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grasso vs. Sain
Grasso strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Sain
Floyd Baker pinch hits for Al Sima.
Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Sain
Yost hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Berra fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babe vs. Consuegra
Sandy Consuegra now pitching.
Babe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sain vs. Consuegra
Sain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Consuegra
Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Wood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Sain
Busby hits a line drive into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Sain
Vernon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling. Vernon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Sain
Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. Sain
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Consuegra
Rizzuto hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Consuegra
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Consuegra
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Consuegra
Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rizzuto moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Woodling vs. Consuegra
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Sain
Wood strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Sain
Terwilliger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling. Terwilliger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grasso vs. Sain
Grasso hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Terwilliger moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Campos vs. Sain
Gene Verble pinch runs for Mickey Grasso. Frank Campos pinch hits for Sandy Consuegra.
Campos hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Terwilliger scores. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Sain
Yost hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/16/1953 -- New York at Washington (D)
New York AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Martin B, 2b 5 1 1 0 Yost E, 3b 4 1 1 0
Rizzuto P, ss 3 1 2 0 Busby J, cf 4 0 3 0
Bauer H, rf 4 1 2 2 Vernon M, 1b 3 0 2 1
Mantle M, cf 3 1 1 0 Jensen J, rf 4 1 1 0
Berra Y, c 5 1 1 1 Runnels P, ss 3 0 0 0
Woodling G, lf 4 1 1 1 Wood K, lf 4 0 0 0
Collins J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Terwilliger W, 2b 4 1 1 0
Babe L, 3b 4 0 2 1 Grasso M, c 4 0 1 0
Sain J, p 4 0 1 0 Verble G, pr 0 0 0 0
Porterfield B, p 2 0 0 0
Sima A, p 0 0 0 0
Baker F, ph 1 0 0 0
Consuegra S, p 0 0 0 0
Campos F, ph 1 0 0 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 6 12 5 34 3 9 2
New York 400 001 100 -- 6
Washington 000 110 001 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Sain J (W) 9.0 9 3 2 3 8
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Porterfield B (L) 6.1 11 6 5 4 2
Sima A 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Consuegra S 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
E -- Jensen J, Babe L
DP -- New York 2, Washington 2
LOB -- New York 9, Washington 7
2B -- Jensen J, Yost E, Babe L, Vernon M, Terwilliger W
3B -- Bauer H
SB -- Busby J
CS -- Collins J
SH -- Rizzuto P
T -- 2:23
A -- 25112
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