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Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees

1953-09-27 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 22070 · 68°F, overcast, dry · 2:28

Boston Red Sox defeated New York Yankees 2–1. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 9th. Bill Henry earned the win and Ellis Kinder picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	7
NYA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2

W: Bill Henry L: Whitey Ford SV: Ellis Kinder

Umpires — HP: Bill McGowan · 1B: Joe Paparella · 2B: Jim Honochick · 3B: Jim Duffy · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Goodman	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Piersall	3	1	1	0	0	0
Ted Williams	3	0	1	0	0	0
George Kell	3	0	2	0	0	0
Dick Gernert	3	0	0	1	1	0
Sammy White	4	0	0	1	0	1
Tom Umphlett	4	0	0	0	0	0
Milt Bolling	3	0	0	0	0	2
Bill Henry	3	0	1	0	0	2
Billy Consolo	1	1	1	0	0	0
Karl Olson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ted Lepcio	0	0	0	0	1	0

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gil McDougald	4	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Rizzuto	4	0	0	0	0	0
Hank Bauer	2	1	0	0	2	0
Yogi Berra	3	0	1	1	1	0
Mickey Mantle	3	0	0	0	1	0
Billy Martin	3	0	1	0	1	0
Irv Noren	2	0	0	0	1	0
Joe Collins	2	0	0	0	1	1
Whitey Ford	3	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Henry	8.0	1	6	2
Ellis Kinder	1.0	1	1	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Whitey Ford	9.0	7	2	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Goodman: 43
Jim Piersall: S
Ted Williams: 9/F
George Kell: CS2(26)

Bot 1

Gil McDougald: 9/F
Phil Rizzuto: 7/F
Hank Bauer: W
Yogi Berra: W.1-2
Mickey Mantle: 4/F

Top 2

George Kell: 31
Dick Gernert: 7/F
Sammy White: 6/P

Bot 2

Billy Martin: W
Irv Noren: 64(1)/FO
Joe Collins: SB2
Joe Collins: PO2(15)
Joe Collins: W
Whitey Ford: 6(1)/FO

Top 3

Tom Umphlett: 63
Milt Bolling: 8/F
Bill Henry: S
Billy Goodman: 36(1)/FO

Bot 3

Gil McDougald: 8/F
Phil Rizzuto: 63
Hank Bauer: 9/F

Top 4

Jim Piersall: 9/F
Ted Williams: S
George Kell: S.1-2
Dick Gernert: 4/F
Sammy White: 5(2)/FO

Bot 4

Yogi Berra: 8/F
Mickey Mantle: 7/L
Billy Martin: 2/FL

Top 5

Tom Umphlett: 2/FL
Milt Bolling: K
Bill Henry: K

Bot 5

Irv Noren: HP
Joe Collins: K
Whitey Ford: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Billy Goodman: S
Jim Piersall: 1(B)3(1)/LDP
Ted Williams: 8/F

Bot 6

Gil McDougald: 13
Phil Rizzuto: 9/F
Hank Bauer: 8/L

Top 7

George Kell: S
Dick Gernert: 54(1)3/GDP
Sammy White: K

Bot 7

Yogi Berra: 63
Mickey Mantle: 53
Billy Martin: D7
Irv Noren: W
Joe Collins: 6/P

Top 8

Tom Umphlett: 63
Milt Bolling: K
Bill Henry: K

Bot 8

Whitey Ford: K
Gil McDougald: 43
Phil Rizzuto: 6/P

Top 9

Billy Consolo: S6
Jim Piersall: E2/TH/SH.1-3;B-1
Karl Olson: 23.1-2
Ted Lepcio: IW
Dick Gernert: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Sammy White: 7/L.3-H
Tom Umphlett: 9/F

Bot 9

Hank Bauer: W
Yogi Berra: T/78XD.1-H
Mickey Mantle: W
Billy Martin: 3/L
Irv Noren: 46(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

Bill Henry left with a broken blister on his finger
the second game was called due to darkness after 2 1/2 innings; both managers agreed before the game to leave the lights off since the game meant nothing in the standings; the Yankees were ahead 2-0 when the game was called

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