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APRIL
1953
IN THE NEWS:
In the 6th inning of a PCL game against Hollywood,
San Diego Padres OF Herb Gorman suffers a heart attack
and dies on the way to the hospital.
IN THE NEWS:
August Busch buys Sportsman's Park for $800,000 from
Browns owner Bill Veeck. Busch gives a 5-year lease
to the Browns, turning the tables in a manner of speaking,
since the Cardinals had been tenants of the Browns
since 1920. Busch initially renames Sportsman's Park,
Budweiser Park, but in response to protests about
the commercialization of his ballpark, Busch renames
Budweiser Park, Busch Stadium. The following season
his company comes out with a new beer, Busch Bavarian
Beer.
The Cincinnati club officially changes
its name from Reds to Redlegs, in response to McCarthy
Era pressure.
IN THE NEWS:
In Cincinnati, over 30,000 see the Milwaukee Braves
win their first game 2-0 behind Max Surkont.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 13, 1953 » OPENING DAY | | Milwaukee Braves
2, Cincinnati Reds
0 at Crosley Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
In a 3-2 victory, Braves OF Billy Bruton hits
the first ML HR in Milwaukee's County Stadium,
in the 10th inning off Gerry Staley of the Cards.
This is the first game for the home crowd since
1901 when the Milwaukee Brewers were charter members
of the AL.
Bob Lemon of the Indians one-hits the White
Sox 6-0. Minnie Minoso's single in the first
is the only safety for Chicago.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 14, 1953 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
8, Pittsburgh Pirates
5 at Ebbets Field | | | Chicago Cubs
3, Cincinnati Reds
2 at Wrigley Field | | | Milwaukee Braves
3, St. Louis Cardinals
2 at County Stadium | | | New York Giants
4, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Shibe Park | | | Cleveland Indians
6, Chicago White Sox
0 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
5, New York Yankees
0 at Yankee Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
10, Detroit Tigers
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 15, 1953 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
4, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Ebbets Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
8, New York Giants
1 at Shibe Park | | | New York Yankees
4, Philadelphia Athletics
1 at Yankee Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Connie Ryan has 6 consecutive hits, but the Phils
lose 14-12 to Pittsburgh. The Phillies score
9 runs in the top of the 5th, and the Pirates come
back with 6 in the bottom to tie the NL record for
runs in an inning.
Lefty Billy Pierce of the White Sox throws a
one-hitter against the Browns. Bobby Young's double
in the 7th is the only St. Louis safety in the 1-0
shutout. Harry Brecheen allows the White Sox just
2 hits in losing.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 16, 1953 | | Pittsburgh Pirates
14, Philadelphia Phillies
12 at Forbes Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
3, Chicago Cubs
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Chicago White Sox
1, St. Louis Browns
0 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
11, Detroit Tigers
8 at Tiger Stadium | | | Boston Red Sox
11, Philadelphia Athletics
6 at Shibe Park | | | New York Yankees
6, Washington Senators
3 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Mickey Mantle hits the longest HR in Griffith
Stadium history, a 565-feet shot off of Chuck Stobbs
of the Washington Senators. The Yanks win 7-3.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 17, 1953 | | Cincinnati Reds
10, Milwaukee Braves
9 at Crosley Field | | | New York Giants
6, Brooklyn Dodgers
3 at Polo Grounds V | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
12, New York Giants
4 at Polo Grounds V | | | St. Louis Browns
6, Chicago White Sox
4 at Comiskey Park I | | | Detroit Tigers
6, Cleveland Indians
5 at Tiger Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
5, Boston Red Sox
0 at Shibe Park | | | New York Yankees
7, Washington Senators
3 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 18, 1953 | | Chicago White Sox
7, Cleveland Indians
6 at Comiskey Park I | | | St. Louis Browns
8, Detroit Tigers
7 at Tiger Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
3, Detroit Tigers
2 at Tiger Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 19, 1953 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
12, Pittsburgh Pirates
4 at Forbes Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
4, Milwaukee Braves
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | St. Louis Browns
6, Detroit Tigers
3 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
5, Philadelphia Athletics
2 at Shibe Park | | | Philadelphia Athletics
3, New York Yankees
0 at Shibe Park | | | Washington Senators
4, Boston Red Sox
0 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 20, 1953 | | Philadelphia Phillies
2, New York Giants
1 at Polo Grounds V | | | St. Louis Cardinals
9, Milwaukee Braves
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Boston Red Sox
4, Washington Senators
2 at Fenway Park | | | Boston Red Sox
11, Washington Senators
4 at Fenway Park | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 21, 1953 | | Philadelphia Phillies
7, Brooklyn Dodgers
1 at Shibe Park | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
5, New York Giants
4 at Forbes Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
5, St. Louis Cardinals
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Cleveland Indians
4, St. Louis Browns
3 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Chicago White Sox
7, Detroit Tigers
5 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
1, Boston Red Sox
0 at Yankee Stadium | | | Washington Senators
5, Philadelphia Athletics
1 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 22, 1953 | | Milwaukee Braves
15, Chicago Cubs
6 at Wrigley Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
5, Brooklyn Dodgers
4 at Shibe Park | | | New York Giants
4, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Forbes Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
8, Cincinnati Reds
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Chicago White Sox
9, Detroit Tigers
7 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
6, Boston Red Sox
2 at Yankee Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
7, Washington Senators
4 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 23, 1953 | | Chicago Cubs
6, Milwaukee Braves
2 at Wrigley Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
6, Brooklyn Dodgers
1 at Shibe Park | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
6, New York Giants
5 at Forbes Field | | | Detroit Tigers
8, Chicago White Sox
4 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
6, Boston Red Sox
3 at Yankee Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
6, Washington Senators
4 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Jackie Robinson walks twice in the 6th inning, as
the Dodgers score 6 runs en route to a 12-4 pasting
of the Giants.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 24, 1953 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
12, New York Giants
4 at Ebbets Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
5, Pittsburgh Pirates
3 at Shibe Park | | | Philadelphia Athletics
7, Boston Red Sox
2 at Fenway Park | | | Cleveland Indians
4, Detroit Tigers
1 at Cleveland Stadium | | | New York Yankees
4, Washington Senators
1 at Yankee Stadium | | | Chicago White Sox
3, St. Louis Browns
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 25, 1953 | | New York Giants
7, Brooklyn Dodgers
5 at Ebbets Field | | | Chicago Cubs
10, St. Louis Cardinals
6 at Wrigley Field | | | Milwaukee Braves
8, Cincinnati Reds
4 at County Stadium | | | Philadelphia Phillies
7, Pittsburgh Pirates
6 at Shibe Park | | | Boston Red Sox
4, Philadelphia Athletics
3 at Fenway Park | | | Cleveland Indians
4, Detroit Tigers
3 at Cleveland Stadium | | | New York Yankees
4, Washington Senators
2 at Yankee Stadium | | | Chicago White Sox
6, St. Louis Browns
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Feasting again on Pirates pitching, the Phillies Connie
Ryan goes 5-for-5 in a 7-5 win in the first
game of a doubleheader.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 26, 1953 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
8, New York Giants
4 at Ebbets Field | | | Chicago Cubs
7, St. Louis Cardinals
5 at Wrigley Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
7, Pittsburgh Pirates
5 at Shibe Park | | | Philadelphia Phillies
8, Pittsburgh Pirates
1 at Shibe Park | | | Cleveland Indians
2, Detroit Tigers
1 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Cleveland Indians
12, Detroit Tigers
2 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Washington Senators
5, New York Yankees
4 at Yankee Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
7, Chicago White Sox
2 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Chicago White Sox
3, St. Louis Browns
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
A wild fight occurs after Browns Clint "Scrap
Iron" Courtney spikes Phil Rizzuto in the 10th inning
in St. Louis. In the brawl, umpire John Stevens dislocates
his collarbone. Six players are fined for their
actions. Courtney retaliated after being knocked over
in the top of the 10th when Gil McDougald scored the
go-ahead run in an eventual 7-6 Yankee win.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 28, 1953 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
5, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Ebbets Field | | | Milwaukee Braves
4, New York Giants
1 at Polo Grounds V | | | St. Louis Cardinals
6, Philadelphia Phillies
5 at Shibe Park | | | Chicago Cubs
5, Pittsburgh Pirates
3 at Forbes Field | | | Chicago White Sox
5, Washington Senators
4 at Comiskey Park I | | | Philadelphia Athletics
3, Cleveland Indians
2 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Boston Red Sox
2, Detroit Tigers
0 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
7, St. Louis Browns
6 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Joe Adcock becomes the first ML player to homer
into the CF bleacher seats in the Polo Grounds, over
475 feet away. Luke Easter, in a 1948 Negro League
game, and Schoolboy Rowe, in batting practice before
a 1933 exhibition game, also accomplished the feat.
Lou Brock and Hank Aaron will match it is as well
in 1962. The Braves win the game 3-2 on a 9th-inning
wild pitch by Hoyt Wilhelm.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 29, 1953 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
6, Cincinnati Reds
5 at Ebbets Field | | | Milwaukee Braves
3, New York Giants
2 at Polo Grounds V | | | St. Louis Cardinals
1, Philadelphia Phillies
0 at Shibe Park | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
4, Chicago Cubs
3 at Forbes Field | | | Washington Senators
3, Chicago White Sox
0 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
2, Philadelphia Athletics
1 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Boston Red Sox
10, Detroit Tigers
4 at Tiger Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
The Little-Bigger League changes its name to the Babe
Ruth League.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 30, 1953 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
7, Cincinnati Reds
4 at Ebbets Field | | | New York Giants
1, Milwaukee Braves
0 at Polo Grounds V | | | St. Louis Cardinals
1, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Shibe Park | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
4, Chicago Cubs
2 at Forbes Field | | | New York Yankees
6, Chicago White Sox
1 at Comiskey Park I | | | St. Louis Browns
3, Washington Senators
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
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