Yankees @ Indians
May 5, 1953

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 11 12 0
Indians 1 8 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 11 12 0
Indians 1 8 1

Bobby Avila Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .268
OBP .500 .406
At Bats 3 56
Hits 1 15
• Singles 1 11
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 13
RBI’s 0 4

Tom Gorman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 2
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - May 5, 1953
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Tom Gorman
Yogi Berra
Don Bollweg
Billy Martin
Gil McDougald
Phil Rizzuto
Gene Woodling
Mickey Mantle
Irv Noren
Bobby Avila

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 11 12 0 8
Cleveland Indians 1 8 1 9
Winning Pitcher Whitey Ford
Losing Pitcher Bob Lemon
Save Tom Gorman
Game Winning RBI Gil McDougald
Attendance 28,383
Time of Game 2 hours 38 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Avila hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Harry Simpson pinch hits for Dave Hoskins. Simpson strikes out.
Bottom 9 Don Bollweg now playing first base. Tom Gorman now pitching. Aylward strikes out.
Top 9 Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Don Bollweg pinch hits for Whitey Ford. Bollweg hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoskins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Westlake hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Rosen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 McDougald strikes out.
Top 8 Mize hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoskins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Glynn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Woodling for the out.
Bottom 7 Lemon strikes out.
Bottom 7 Glynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Avila moves to second.
Bottom 7 Avila takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Hoskins strikes out.
Bottom 7 Aylward hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Berra hits a popup towards first. Glynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Noren hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kennedy takes first base on ball four. Rosen moves to third. Westlake moves to second.
Bottom 6 Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rosen moves to second.
Bottom 6 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Glynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Rizzuto strikes out.
Top 6 Ford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McDougald hits a popup towards short. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Hoskins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Aylward hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Woodling hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoskins fields it and throws to first for the out. Noren scores. Berra moves to second.
Top 5 Dave Hoskins now pitching. Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ford scores. Rizzuto scores. Noren moves to third.
Top 5 Noren takes first base on ball four. Ford moves to third. Rizzuto moves to second.
Top 5 Rizzuto takes first base on ball four. Ford moves to second.
Top 5 Jim Lemon now playing left field. Wally Westlake now playing center field. Dick Aylward now catching. Ford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Doby hits a fly ball into right field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rosen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Noren. Rosen reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 McDougald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Berra scores. Mantle scores. Mize moves to second.
Top 4 Mize takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aber fields it and throws to first for the out. Berra moves to third. Mantle moves to second.
Top 4 Mantle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Berra moves to second.
Top 4 Al Aber now pitching. Berra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rizzuto scores. Noren scores.
Top 4 Noren hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martin scores. Ford scores. Rizzuto moves to third. Noren moves to second.
Top 4 Rizzuto is hit by the pitch. McDougald scores. Martin moves to third. Ford moves to second.
Top 4 Ford takes first base on ball four. McDougald moves to third. Martin moves to second.
Top 4 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McDougald moves to second.
Top 4 McDougald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Woodling scores.
Top 4 Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. Glynn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mize for the out. Woodling moves to second.
Top 4 Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Mitchell hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Glynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it and throws to second for the out. Lemon moves to third.
Bottom 3 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lemon moves to second.
Bottom 3 Lemon hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Berra fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Hegan moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Mantle hits a popup towards short. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Berra takes first base on ball four. Noren moves to second.
Top 3 Noren hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Boone strikes out.
Bottom 2 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Doby strikes out.
Top 2 Martin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Glynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McDougald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. Glynn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mize for the out.
Top 2 Woodling hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rosen hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mitchell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Glynn strikes out.
Bottom 1 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Noren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone misplays the ball. That's an error on Boone.
Top 1 Rizzuto hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.