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April 30, 1953

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Yankees 3 8 1
White Sox 1 8 0
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Yankees 3 8 1
White Sox 1 8 0

Sam Mele Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .206
OBP .333 .325
At Bats 3 34
Hits 1 7
• Singles 1 4
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 5

Whitey Ford Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Comiskey Park - April 30, 1953
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Walk
Whitey Ford
Yogi Berra
Joe Collins
Billy Martin
Gil McDougald
Phil Rizzuto
Bill Renna
Mickey Mantle
Hank Bauer
Sam Mele
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Mele takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Wright hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wright for the out.
Top 8 Bauer hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Martin hits a popup in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Fritz Dorish now pitching. Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Fain hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rocky Krsnich pinch hits for Gene Bearden. Krsnich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Lollar hits a fly ball into left field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ford bunts towards first. Fain fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Fox covering. It's a double play.
Top 7 Lollar fires to second and picks off McDougald for the out.
Top 7 Collins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McDougald moves to second.
Top 7 McDougald takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Carrasquel hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Stephens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Rivera is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Mele hits a popup, foul, towards first. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Renna hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bauer scores.
Top 6 Mantle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bauer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wright. Bauer reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wright strikes out.
Bottom 5 Fain strikes out.
Bottom 5 Fox hits a popup, foul, towards third. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bearden bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Carrasquel moves to third. Lollar moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto misplays the ball. That's an error on Rizzuto. Carrasquel moves to second.
Bottom 5 Carrasquel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stephens scores.
Bottom 5 Stephens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Renna. Stephens reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Ford hits a popup towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Tom Wright now playing left field. Collins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rivera throws the ball in to Carrasquel who tags Collins trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 4 Rivera hits a fly ball into left field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mele hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Minoso trying to get to second. Bauer throws the ball in to Rizzuto who tags Minoso for the out.
Bottom 4 Minoso is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 4 Fain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Berra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Renna hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Mantle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Bearden strikes out.
Bottom 3 Lollar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carrasquel moves to third.
Bottom 3 Carrasquel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Martin hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Rizzuto. The throw from Lollar and he is out, Fox applying the tag.
Top 3 Rizzuto hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Ford is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Ford fires to first and picks off Rivera.
Bottom 2 Rivera hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Mele hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 McDougald takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Renna is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Fain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Mantle strikes out.
Top 1 Bauer takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Martin strikes out.
Top 1 Bearden fires to first and picks off Rizzuto.
Top 1 Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain fields the ball and throws to Bearden covering. Safe.