3B Bob Elliott lines a double in the Brownsâ six-run 11th inningâ as they beat the Tigers, 11 â 5. For Elliot it is his 2â000th major league hit. Harry Brecheen (1-6) wins his first of the year.
May 26, 1953, Six years after Jackie Robinson makes his major league debut, the Cardinals sign their first black player when Fresno State College slugger Len Tucker agrees to a $3,000 professional contract. The 23 year-old speedy outfielder plays exceptionally well in the minors for Peoria, Saskatoon, and Modesto, but never gets the called upâŠ
On May 25, 1953 âAt County Stadium â âThe Ball Behavedââ said Max Surkont, veteran Milwaukee Bravesâ righthander, controlled the ball for a new modern major league strikeout record when he fanned eight Cincinnati Redlegs in a row as the Braves won, 10-3, he put down 13 reds in total. It was sixth victory forâŠ
Ralph Kiner hits the 300th home run of his career, off Al Corwin of the New York Giants at Forbes Field. Kiner is the 12th player to reach the mark.
A year and 3 days after scoring 15 runs in an inningâ the Dodgers explode again. Against the Phillies they score 12 runs in the 8th inning before making an out. Their two bases-loaded triples in the 8th tie a major league record for a game and set it for an inning. The half inning takes 44 minutes to play. The final score is 16 â 2.
Yanks OF Irv Noren ends the game by lining back to pitcher Bob Porterfield, who starts a triple play, as the Senators beat the Yankees, 12 â 4. The Nats score five in the 1st inning off Allie Reynolds. Washington tallies 18 hits including a three-run homer and two-run double by Clyde Vollmer. Johnny Mize hits a pinch single in the 9th, his fifth pinch single in a row, breaking a mark set by Clevelandâs Les Fleming in 1947. Mize has had a walk and been hit by a pitch in his last seven pinch appearances.
At Fenway Park, Bosox C Del Wilber hits his third pinch-homer of the year, this one a 14th-inning solo homer to beat reliever Don Larsen and the Browns, 3 â 2. Former Red Sox player Don Lenhardt takes Hal Browndowntown with a shot to center field just left of the flag pole and the last upright of the screen.
On May 20, 1953, the Milwaukee Braves play their 13th home game and surpass the attendance total for the previous season, when the franchise played in Boston. The crowd at County Stadium raises Milwaukeeâs attendance to 281,278 for the current season. Â
After the Bravesâ Billy Brutonâs leadoff single in the 1st, Phillies P Curt Simmons retires the next 27 batters to win, 3 â 0, at Milwaukee. The loss snaps the Braves six-game win streak.
On May 16, 1953, White Sox pitcher Tommy Byrne who was a decent hitting pitcher would be called upon by skipper Paul Richards to pinch hit in the 9th inning vs. the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium with the bases loaded and two out for Vern Stephens. The Sox were trailing 3-1. On aâŠ
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