A year and 3 days after scoring 15 runs in an inning‚ 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 – 2.

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A year and 3 days after scoring 15 runs in an inning‚ 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 – 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 – 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 Cleveland’s Les Fleming in 1947. Mize has had a walk and been hit by a pitch in his last seven pinch appearances.

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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 – 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 Cleveland’s 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 – 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.

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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 – 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.

Milwaukee Braves play their 13th home game and surpass the attendance total for the previous season

Milwaukee Braves play their 13th home game and surpass the attendance total for the previous season

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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 Milwaukee’s attendance to 281,278 for the current season.  

Chicago White Sox pitcher Tommy Byrne
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Chicago White Sox pitcher Tommy Byrne hits a game-winning grand slam in the ninth inning

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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 a…

After the Braves’ Billy Bruton’s leadoff single in the 1st, Phillies P Curt Simmons retires the next 27 batters to win, 3 – 0, at Milwaukee. The loss snaps the Braves six-game win streak.

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After the Braves’ Billy Bruton’s leadoff single in the 1st, Phillies P Curt Simmons retires the next 27 batters to win, 3 – 0, at Milwaukee. The loss snaps the Braves six-game win streak.

At St. Louis, the Cardinals pound Preacher Roe for six runs in the 2nd en route to a 9 – 3 win over the Dodgers. It is the Cards’ first win against Roe after 10 straight losses; they last beat him August 28, 1950. Last night, they beat Carl Erskine after losing seven straight to the lefty.

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At St. Louis, the Cardinals pound Preacher Roe for six runs in the 2nd en route to a 9 – 3 win over the Dodgers. It is the Cards’ first win against Roe after 10 straight losses; they last beat him August 28, 1950. Last night, they beat Carl Erskine after losing seven straight to the lefty.