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SEPTEMBER
1953
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 1, 1953 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
12, St. Louis Cardinals
5 at Ebbets Field | | | New York Giants
10, Chicago Cubs
9 at Polo Grounds V | | | New York Yankees
3, Chicago White Sox
2 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
13, Boston Red Sox
3 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
7, Philadelphia Athletics
5 at Tiger Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 2, 1953 | | Milwaukee Braves
9, Brooklyn Dodgers
8 at Ebbets Field | | | New York Giants
4, Cincinnati Reds
3 at Polo Grounds V | | | St. Louis Cardinals
10, Philadelphia Phillies
7 at Shibe Park | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
8, Chicago Cubs
1 at Forbes Field | | | Chicago White Sox
7, Washington Senators
3 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
6, Philadelphia Athletics
3 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Boston Red Sox
5, Detroit Tigers
2 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
9, St. Louis Browns
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 3, 1953 | | Milwaukee Braves
6, Brooklyn Dodgers
1 at Ebbets Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
9, New York Giants
2 at Polo Grounds V | | | Philadelphia Phillies
2, St. Louis Cardinals
1 at Shibe Park | | | Washington Senators
5, Chicago White Sox
1 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
9, Philadelphia Athletics
4 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
5, Boston Red Sox
4 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
8, St. Louis Browns
5 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Despite consecutive HRs by Wes Westrum, Al Corwin,
and Whitey Lockman in the 3rd, the Giants lose to
the Dodgers 8-6 in a game marred by beanballs
and disagreements on calls. Following a Clem Labine
brushback on Giants IF Bobby Hofman, Larry Jansen
throws at Duke Snider and Roy Campanella in the 8th.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 4, 1953 | | St. Louis Cardinals
4, Milwaukee Braves
2 at County Stadium | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
8, New York Giants
6 at Polo Grounds V | | | Chicago White Sox
6, Cleveland Indians
6 at Cleveland Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
14, Detroit Tigers
6 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 5, 1953 | | Chicago Cubs
5, Cincinnati Reds
4 at Wrigley Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
7, Milwaukee Braves
5 at County Stadium | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
16, New York Giants
7 at Polo Grounds V | | | Chicago White Sox
2, Cleveland Indians
0 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Cleveland Indians
4, Chicago White Sox
1 at Cleveland Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
1, Detroit Tigers
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
The feuding continues, as the Dodgers beat the Giants
6-3 but lose Carl Furillo, the NL's leading hitter
at .344, for the rest of the regular season. Furillo
is hit on the wrist by a Ruben Gomez pitch in the
2nd. With a 3-2 count on the next batter, Furillo
races from 1B into the dugout to swing at Leo Durocher.
In the melee, a Giants player steps on Furillo's left
hand, breaking a finger.
Roy Campanella sets the ML mark for HRs by a
catcher. His 38th tops the NL high of 37 hit by Cubs
C Gabby Hartnett in 1930.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 6, 1953 | | Chicago Cubs
7, Cincinnati Reds
6 at Wrigley Field | | | Chicago Cubs
7, Cincinnati Reds
2 at Wrigley Field | | | Milwaukee Braves
3, St. Louis Cardinals
1 at County Stadium | | | St. Louis Cardinals
3, Milwaukee Braves
3 at County Stadium | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
6, New York Giants
3 at Polo Grounds V | | | Philadelphia Phillies
7, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Forbes Field | | | Cleveland Indians
4, Chicago White Sox
2 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Boston Red Sox
8, Philadelphia Athletics
4 at Shibe Park | | | Boston Red Sox
4, Philadelphia Athletics
0 at Shibe Park | | | Detroit Tigers
5, St. Louis Browns
2 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Campanella sets the ML record for RBI by a catcher
when he smacks a 3-run HR in a 6-3 Dodgers' win
over the Phils. Campy's 125 breaks Yogi Berra's ML
record of 124 set in 1950, and he will finish
the season with 142.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 7, 1953 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
6, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at Ebbets Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
6, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at Ebbets Field | | | Chicago Cubs
4, Milwaukee Braves
3 at Wrigley Field | | | Chicago Cubs
6, Milwaukee Braves
4 at Wrigley Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
9, New York Giants
7 at Polo Grounds V | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
5, New York Giants
3 at Polo Grounds V | | | St. Louis Cardinals
4, Cincinnati Reds
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | St. Louis Cardinals
1, Cincinnati Reds
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Boston Red Sox
7, New York Yankees
4 at Fenway Park | | | New York Yankees
5, Boston Red Sox
3 at Fenway Park | | | Cleveland Indians
3, St. Louis Browns
0 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Cleveland Indians
10, St. Louis Browns
7 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
6, Chicago White Sox
2 at Tiger Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
4, Chicago White Sox
2 at Tiger Stadium | | | Washington Senators
13, Philadelphia Athletics
2 at Shibe Park | | | Washington Senators
6, Philadelphia Athletics
3 at Shibe Park | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 8, 1953 | | Milwaukee Braves
3, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at County Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Mantle's 2-run HR off Chicago's Billy Pierce caps
a 7-run 5th inning, as New York wins 9-3 at at
Yankee Stadium. Returning to CF after the 5th, Mantle
is photographed blowing a huge bubble with a wad of
gum. Manager Stengel will publicly rebuke the Mick,
who will apologize for the indiscretion. However,
Mantle does get an endorsement fee from the Bowman
Gum company
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 9, 1953 | | Chicago Cubs
8, Pittsburgh Pirates
7 at Wrigley Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
6, Cincinnati Reds
0 at Crosley Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
2, Milwaukee Braves
0 at County Stadium | | | New York Giants
8, St. Louis Cardinals
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Cleveland Indians
2, Boston Red Sox
1 at Fenway Park | | | New York Yankees
9, Chicago White Sox
3 at Yankee Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
8, Philadelphia Athletics
2 at Shibe Park | | | Philadelphia Athletics
7, Detroit Tigers
1 at Shibe Park | | | St. Louis Browns
2, Washington Senators
0 at Griffith Stadium | | | Washington Senators
2, St. Louis Browns
1 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 10, 1953 | | Cincinnati Reds
6, Brooklyn Dodgers
5 at Crosley Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
7, New York Giants
6 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Boston Red Sox
14, Cleveland Indians
4 at Fenway Park | | | New York Yankees
1, Chicago White Sox
0 at Yankee Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 11, 1953 | | Chicago Cubs
5, New York Giants
2 at Wrigley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
6, Philadelphia Phillies
5 at Crosley Field | | | Milwaukee Braves
9, Brooklyn Dodgers
8 at County Stadium | | | St. Louis Cardinals
5, Pittsburgh Pirates
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | St. Louis Browns
2, Boston Red Sox
0 at Fenway Park | | | Detroit Tigers
3, New York Yankees
2 at Yankee Stadium | | | Chicago White Sox
9, Philadelphia Athletics
4 at Shibe Park | | | Washington Senators
6, Cleveland Indians
4 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Carl Erskine defeats the Braves 5-2, as the Dodgers
clinch the pennant earlier than any other team in
history.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 12, 1953 | | Chicago Cubs
7, New York Giants
1 at Wrigley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
3, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at Crosley Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
5, Milwaukee Braves
2 at County Stadium | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
8, St. Louis Cardinals
7 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Boston Red Sox
7, St. Louis Browns
6 at Fenway Park | | | New York Yankees
13, Detroit Tigers
4 at Yankee Stadium | | | Chicago White Sox
6, Philadelphia Athletics
5 at Shibe Park | | | Washington Senators
4, Cleveland Indians
3 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Red Sox C Sammy White makes an unassisted DP.
P Bob Trice becomes the first black to
appear in a ML game for the Philadelphia Athletics.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 13, 1953 | | Chicago Cubs
3, Brooklyn Dodgers
2 at Wrigley Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
5, Cincinnati Reds
4 at Crosley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
8, Pittsburgh Pirates
6 at Crosley Field | | | Milwaukee Braves
2, New York Giants
1 at County Stadium | | | New York Giants
7, Milwaukee Braves
4 at County Stadium | | | St. Louis Cardinals
17, Philadelphia Phillies
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Boston Red Sox
7, Chicago White Sox
6 at Fenway Park | | | New York Yankees
6, Cleveland Indians
3 at Yankee Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
5, Philadelphia Athletics
2 at Shibe Park | | | Philadelphia Athletics
2, St. Louis Browns
0 at Shibe Park | | | Detroit Tigers
10, Washington Senators
4 at Griffith Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
6, Washington Senators
4 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
The Yanks clinch their 5th straight pennant with an
8-5 win over the Indians. 2B Billy Martin has
4 RBI.
Johnny Klippstein of the Cubs stops Duke Snider's
hitting streak at 27 consecutive games, the longest
in the NL in 1953. The Cubs win 3-1 for their
10th win in a row.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 14, 1953 | | Chicago Cubs
3, Brooklyn Dodgers
1 at Wrigley Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
6, St. Louis Cardinals
5 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Chicago White Sox
10, Boston Red Sox
6 at Fenway Park | | | New York Yankees
8, Cleveland Indians
5 at Yankee Stadium | | | Washington Senators
6, Detroit Tigers
1 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 15, 1953 | | Philadelphia Phillies
4, Chicago Cubs
2 at Wrigley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
4, New York Giants
3 at Crosley Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
7, Milwaukee Braves
5 at County Stadium | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
4, St. Louis Cardinals
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Chicago White Sox
6, Boston Red Sox
0 at Fenway Park | | | Cleveland Indians
1, New York Yankees
0 at Yankee Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 16, 1953 | | Chicago Cubs
7, Philadelphia Phillies
4 at Wrigley Field | | | New York Giants
4, Cincinnati Reds
3 at Crosley Field | | | Milwaukee Braves
7, Pittsburgh Pirates
3 at County Stadium | | | St. Louis Cardinals
5, Brooklyn Dodgers
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Detroit Tigers
8, Boston Red Sox
3 at Fenway Park | | | St. Louis Browns
5, New York Yankees
3 at Yankee Stadium | | | New York Yankees
3, St. Louis Browns
2 at Yankee Stadium | | | Cleveland Indians
7, Philadelphia Athletics
2 at Shibe Park | | | Washington Senators
4, Chicago White Sox
2 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Ellis Kinder of the Red Sox sets the AL record for
most relief appearances with 62.
The Cubs Ernie Banks goes 0-for-3 and makes
an error in his first ML game, as the Phillies
win 16-4.
With a record of 64-82, the Cincinnati Redlegs
fire Rogers Hornsby as their manager with 8 games
left in the season. Coach Buster Mills replaces him
for the remainder of the year.
Ferris Fain of the White Sox is sued for $50,000
for his part in an August brawl in a Maryland café.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 17, 1953 | | Philadelphia Phillies
16, Chicago Cubs
4 at Wrigley Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
4, St. Louis Cardinals
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Boston Red Sox
2, Detroit Tigers
1 at Fenway Park | | | St. Louis Browns
7, New York Yankees
1 at Yankee Stadium | | | Cleveland Indians
5, Philadelphia Athletics
4 at Shibe Park | | | Washington Senators
3, Chicago White Sox
2 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
The St. Louis Cardinals appeal the U.S. claim for
$215,025 in back taxes from 1947-49.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 19, 1953 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
5, Philadelphia Phillies
4 at Ebbets Field | | | Milwaukee Braves
5, Cincinnati Reds
2 at County Stadium | | | New York Giants
4, Pittsburgh Pirates
1 at Polo Grounds V | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
6, New York Giants
5 at Polo Grounds V | | | Chicago Cubs
5, St. Louis Cardinals
2 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Boston Red Sox
3, New York Yankees
0 at Fenway Park | | | Philadelphia Athletics
6, Washington Senators
5 at Shibe Park | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Ernie Banks of the Cubs hits his first ML HR,
against Gerry Staley, but the Cards win 11-6.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 20, 1953 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
5, Philadelphia Phillies
4 at Ebbets Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
2, Brooklyn Dodgers
1 at Ebbets Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
5, Milwaukee Braves
3 at County Stadium | | | Milwaukee Braves
3, Cincinnati Reds
0 at County Stadium | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
8, New York Giants
4 at Polo Grounds V | | | St. Louis Cardinals
11, Chicago Cubs
6 at Sportsman's Park III | | | New York Yankees
10, Boston Red Sox
8 at Fenway Park | | | Chicago White Sox
4, St. Louis Browns
0 at Comiskey Park I | | | Chicago White Sox
5, St. Louis Browns
2 at Comiskey Park I | | | Detroit Tigers
8, Cleveland Indians
6 at Tiger Stadium | | | Cleveland Indians
6, Detroit Tigers
3 at Tiger Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
13, Washington Senators
9 at Shibe Park | | | Philadelphia Athletics
4, Washington Senators
3 at Shibe Park | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 21, 1953 | | St. Louis Cardinals
4, Chicago Cubs
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
The Dodgers tie the record for the most wins in a
home park, beating Pittsburgh 5-4. They go an
incredible 60-17 at Ebbets Field, tying the record
of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1942. Only the 61 wins
of the San Francisco Giants in an 81-game home season
will surpass the mark.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 22, 1953 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
5, Pittsburgh Pirates
4 at Ebbets Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
1, Chicago Cubs
0 at Crosley Field | | | Chicago Cubs
4, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Crosley Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
9, New York Giants
3 at Shibe Park | | | Milwaukee Braves
4, St. Louis Cardinals
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | St. Louis Cardinals
10, Milwaukee Braves
7 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Cleveland Indians
8, Chicago White Sox
3 at Comiskey Park I | | | St. Louis Browns
7, Detroit Tigers
3 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
7, Philadelphia Athletics
2 at Yankee Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 23, 1953 | | Cincinnati Reds
4, Chicago Cubs
3 at Crosley Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
2, New York Giants
1 at Shibe Park | | | Milwaukee Braves
2, St. Louis Cardinals
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Cleveland Indians
8, Chicago White Sox
3 at Comiskey Park I | | | New York Yankees
3, Philadelphia Athletics
1 at Yankee Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 25, 1953 | | St. Louis Cardinals
11, Chicago Cubs
2 at Wrigley Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
4, Philadelphia Phillies
3 at Shibe Park | | | New York Giants
6, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Forbes Field | | | Cleveland Indians
12, Detroit Tigers
3 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Boston Red Sox
5, New York Yankees
0 at Yankee Stadium | | | Chicago White Sox
7, St. Louis Browns
2 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Washington Senators
1, Philadelphia Athletics
0 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Billy Hunter becomes the last St. Louis Browns player
to homer in a game. The Browns lose anyway 6-3
to Chicago.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 26, 1953 | | Chicago Cubs
4, St. Louis Cardinals
3 at Wrigley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
10, Milwaukee Braves
7 at Crosley Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
2, Brooklyn Dodgers
1 at Shibe Park | | | New York Giants
5, Pittsburgh Pirates
3 at Forbes Field | | | Cleveland Indians
12, Detroit Tigers
3 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Boston Red Sox
2, New York Yankees
1 at Yankee Stadium | | | Chicago White Sox
6, St. Louis Browns
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Philadelphia Athletics
11, Washington Senators
2 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Washington's Mickey Vernon goes into the last game
of the season still fighting for the batting
title with Cleveland's Al Rosen. Near the end of the
game Vernon is hitting .337 when word arrives that
Rosen's game is over and Vernon is ahead by .0011
points. The possibility of Vernon coming up to bat
again and maybe losing a point is scotched when his
teammates contrive to make an out to end the game.
The St. Louis Browns play both their last game
in Sportsman's Park and the last game in the franchise's
52-year history. Fittingly, they lose 2-1 to
Billy Pierce and the Chicago White Sox in 10 innings
for their 100th defeat of the season. Reserve 1B Ed
Mickelson drives in Johnny Groth in the 4th inning
for the last run of the Browns franchise.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 27, 1953 | | Chicago Cubs
3, St. Louis Cardinals
2 at Wrigley Field | | | Milwaukee Braves
8, Cincinnati Reds
2 at Crosley Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
8, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at Shibe Park | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
6, New York Giants
4 at Forbes Field | | | Detroit Tigers
7, Cleveland Indians
3 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Boston Red Sox
2, New York Yankees
1 at Yankee Stadium | | | Chicago White Sox
2, St. Louis Browns
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Philadelphia Athletics
9, Washington Senators
2 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
The AL adopts a constitutional amendment calling for
expansion to 10 teams.
A Baltimore syndicate headed by Baltimore Mayor
Tom D'Alesandro buys Bill Veeck's interest in the
Browns for 2.475 million. The AL approves the shift
of the Browns to Baltimore without Bill Veeck.
IN THE NEWS:
The Yanks defeat Brooklyn 9-5 in the first
game of the WS. Carl Erskine is ineffective, walking
the first 3 batters who score on a Hank Bauer
triple. The Dodgers tie it up 5-5, and Clem Labine
gets the loss in relief.
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