TRANS-OCEANIC BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
LISBON SEAFARERS AT PROVIDENCE ANGLERS
05/05/1953
 
TRANS-OCEANIC BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
LISBON SEAFARERS AT PROVIDENCE ANGLERS
GAME ID: 2 - TUESDAY, MAY 5TH , 1953 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lisbon Seafarers (1-0) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 7 2
Providence Anglers (0-1) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1
Seafarers Victorious at Providence, 4-3
The 1953 season did not get off to quite the start the Providence Anglers had hoped, with an opening day loss to the Lisbon Seafarers at The Pond. The final score was 4-3. Starting Pitcher Griff Murphy was the top performer for Lisbon. Picking up the save was fan favorite Ben Coleman.

Lisbon used a clutch at-bat from Anthony Brunt to capture the win. The shortstop hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Seafarers ahead, 4-3. It was his lone hit in 3 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"Griff pounded the strike zone and made good pitches when he needed to," said Lisbon manager Dan Danielson.
LISBON BATTING LINESCORE PROVIDENCE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Alas DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
A. Brunt SS 3 1 1 3 0 1 0 .333 1 3
E. Snow 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
Y. Kotani CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
C. Weide LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
K. Nakanishi 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .333 0 0
J. Parker 3B 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000 0 1
D. Cooper RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .500 0 0
P. Harteros C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4 1 3 9      
BATTING
Triples: K. Nakanishi (1, 5th Inning off M. Soulier, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Brunt (1, 5th Inning off M. Soulier, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Alas , A. Brunt 4 , E. Snow , C. Weide , K. Nakanishi 3 , D. Cooper 2
2-out RBI: A. Brunt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Kotani
Sac Bunt: A. Brunt
Sac Fly: J. Parker
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Cooper (1)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Snow (1) , K. Nakanishi (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. Baker LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
D. Martin 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Takahashi PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
W. Shao 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
E. Chambers DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .333 0 0
M. Oda RF 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 .333 1 3
D. Turner 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   b-D. Morrison PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Ortiz 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Bouman C 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .000 0 0
Y. Zhào CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
I. Stastny SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 31 3 4 3 3 1 13      
a - S. Takahashi pinch hit for D. Martin in the 7th
b - D. Morrison pinch hit for D. Turner in the 8th
c - M. Ortiz substituted for D. Morrison in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Shao (1, 1st Inning off G. Murphy, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Oda (1, 4th Inning off G. Murphy, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Shao 2 , E. Chambers , M. Oda 4 , Y. Zhào
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Q. Baker , W. Shao , E. Chambers , A. Bouman
Sac Bunt: Y. Zhào , I. Stastny
Hit by Pitch: M. Oda
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: W. Shao (1)
LISBON PITCHING LINESCORE PROVIDENCE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
G. Murphy W (1-0) 8.0 4 3 2 2 1 1 33 121 2.25   
B. Coleman SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 17 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Murphy 63
Batters Faced: G. Murphy 33, B. Coleman 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Murphy 10-13, B. Coleman 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Murphy 121-79, B. Coleman 17-9
WP: G. Murphy
Hit Batsmen: G. Murphy
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. Soulier L (0-1) 8.2 7 4 4 1 2 1 34 124 4.15   
J. Rodriguez 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Soulier 55
Batters Faced: M. Soulier 34, J. Rodriguez 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Soulier 10-13, J. Rodriguez 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Soulier 124-76, J. Rodriguez 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Rodriguez 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Griff Murphy
Ballpark: The Pond
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM ET
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 8995
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