TRANS-OCEANIC BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
SICILY MAFIA AT NEW YORK SKYLINERS
06/27/1953
 
TRANS-OCEANIC BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
SICILY MAFIA AT NEW YORK SKYLINERS
GAME ID: 185 - SATURDAY, JUNE 27TH , 1953 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sicily Mafia (24-23) 6 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 11 15 0
New York Skyliners (19-28) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 9 2
With 11-4 Win, Mafia Go to 24-23
Eager fans turned out for a matchup between the Sicily Mafia and New York Skyliners.

Sicily center fielder Carmelo Marsuppini played a vital role in his team's 11-4 conquest of New York. He was 1 for 4 with a home run and 2 walks. He scored 2 times and drove in 3 for Sicily. The winning pitcher was Alexis Petito. He's now 7-3. He went 5.1 innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits for the Mafia. The save was credited to Anatolio Florioli, his 3rd.

Sicily used the hitting of Luigino Spiteri to pick up the win. The designated hitter clubbed a grand slam home run in the top of the first inning to put the Mafia on top, 6-0. For the game, Spiteri had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"See ball, hit ball. When I think too much, that's when I get in trouble," Marsuppini told the Sicily Daily News.

The Mafia improved their record to 24-23 by beating New York.
SICILY BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Marsuppini RF, CF 4 2 1 3 2 0 2 .286 9 25
Z. Cartellieri 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .272 4 22
   a-Y. Luciani PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
   d-M. Checcinato 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
K. Gallizio LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 .276 9 33
   b-G. Bea PH, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
V. Covi CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .331 2 24
   c-P. Berneri PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
T. Bagio 2B 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 .223 2 18
L. Spiteri DH 5 1 2 4 0 1 5 .266 3 22
P. Boccanera SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .263 2 18
F. Tadini C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .257 0 15
   e-G. Gusti PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 2
G. Iuliano 3B 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 .293 0 16
Totals 41 11 15 11 5 4 21      
a - Y. Luciani pinch hit for Z. Cartellieri in the 7th
b - G. Bea pinch hit for K. Gallizio in the 7th
c - P. Berneri pinch hit for V. Covi in the 7th
d - M. Checcinato substituted for Y. Luciani in the 7th
e - G. Gusti pinch hit for F. Tadini in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Bagio (5, 5th Inning off M. Roberts, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Spiteri (3, 1st Inning off M. Heydt, 3 on, 0 outs) , C. Marsuppini (9, 7th Inning off M. Roberts, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Marsuppini 4 , Z. Cartellieri , K. Gallizio , G. Bea , V. Covi 2 , T. Bagio 3 , L. Spiteri 5 , P. Boccanera 2 , F. Tadini , G. Iuliano 2
2-out RBI: P. Boccanera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Spiteri , F. Tadini
GIDP: K. Gallizio , L. Spiteri
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Boccanera (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brewer 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .241 9 26
M. Maldonado 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .285 5 18
M. O'Shea 1B 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .295 9 30
   a-S. Yeo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   b-R. Higginbotham 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0
N. McMillan CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .174 4 9
N. Ciraldo LF 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .231 2 8
C. Amery SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .223 4 23
K. Coles DH 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 .221 7 16
R. Davis RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .267 4 7
S. Monken C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .400 2 12
Totals 34 4 9 3 4 4 19      
a - S. Yeo pinch hit for M. O'Shea in the 7th
b - R. Higginbotham substituted for S. Yeo in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Brewer (8, 1st Inning off A. Petito, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. McMillan (6, 1st Inning off A. Petito, 0 on, 2 outs) , N. Ciraldo (6, 1st Inning off A. Petito, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Coles (6, 6th Inning off A. Petito, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Brewer 3 , R. Higginbotham , N. McMillan 2 , N. Ciraldo 2 , C. Amery 2 , K. Coles 2 , R. Davis
2-out RBI: N. Ciraldo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Brewer , N. McMillan , N. Ciraldo 2 , K. Coles , S. Monken
Sac Fly: J. Brewer , M. O'Shea
Hit by Pitch: M. O'Shea
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: M. Roberts (1) , S. Monken (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Amery-Maldonado-O'Shea, Brewer-Maldonado-Higginbotham)
SICILY PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. Petito W (7-3) 5.1 6 3 3 2 4 0 25 106 4.35   
A. Florioli SV (3) 3.2 3 1 1 2 0 0 16 53 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Petito 46
Batters Faced: A. Petito 25, A. Florioli 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Petito 5-7, A. Florioli 6-5
Pitches - Strikes: A. Petito 106-64, A. Florioli 53-36
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Florioli 1-0
WP: A. Petito , A. Florioli
Hit Batsmen: A. Petito
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. Heydt L (3-5) 2.2 6 6 6 1 3 1 15 68 3.98   
M. Roberts 5.1 9 5 5 4 1 1 28 105 6.30   
M. Butler 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 3.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Heydt 20
Batters Faced: M. Heydt 15, M. Roberts 28, M. Butler 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Heydt 2-3, M. Roberts 7-6, M. Butler 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Heydt 68-42, M. Roberts 105-65, M. Butler 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Roberts 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Carmelo Marsuppini
Ballpark: Skyliners Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 9214
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