TRANS-OCEANIC BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
MOBILE MONSTERS AT ICELAND AURORA
07/09/1953
 
TRANS-OCEANIC BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
MOBILE MONSTERS AT ICELAND AURORA
GAME ID: 204 - THURSDAY, JULY 9TH , 1953 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mobile Monsters (31-20) 0 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 7 15 1
Iceland Aurora (25-26) 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 10 1
Monsters Reel Off Another Win
Arturo Acosta batted in 4 runs to lead Mobile to a win over Iceland. The final score was 7-5. Acosta chipped in 2 singles and 1 home run. The Mobile win streak is now 8 games.

With the game tied, 4-4, in the top of the fifth, Acosta had a key at-bat for Mobile. With the bases loaded, Acosta hit a run-scoring single off Ewan Moore, making the score 5-4, Monsters.

"There's a lot of good karma around our club," said winning manager Dan Danielson.
MOBILE BATTING LINESCORE ICELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Olson SS 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 .281 10 27
M. Ward DH 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .230 0 13
S. Wright 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .280 5 20
O. Bond LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .315 8 35
   a-B. Tracy LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 1 4
B. Ward 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .340 11 29
   b-B. Mell 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 0 8
L. Schneider C 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .261 6 24
A. Acosta 1B 5 1 3 4 0 1 0 .282 1 14
   c-O. Villarreal 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 3 6
A. Berger RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .215 3 21
C. Li CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .414 0 9
Totals 40 7 15 6 2 5 19      
a - B. Tracy substituted for O. Bond in the 8th
b - B. Mell substituted for B. Ward in the 9th
c - O. Villarreal substituted for A. Acosta in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Schneider (5, 7th Inning off E. Moore, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Acosta (1, 2nd Inning off E. Moore, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Olson 2 , M. Ward 3 , S. Wright , O. Bond 2 , B. Ward 2 , L. Schneider 3 , A. Acosta 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , O. Bond 2 , B. Ward , L. Schneider , C. Li 2
GIDP: S. Wright , A. Berger
Hit by Pitch: L. Schneider
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. Olson (11)
Double Plays: 2 (Bond-Acosta, Wright-Olson-Acosta)
OF assists: 1 (Bond(Ivany at 1st base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Newman 1B 5 1 1 3 0 1 2 .244 5 23
B. Cook 2B 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .218 5 27
S. Migin RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .390 4 28
   a-J. McCrery PR, RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .292 0 6
S. Tartaglia LF 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 .247 5 36
C. Friis-Knutzen SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .311 5 24
G. Ivany 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231 2 16
D. Roberts C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .243 1 17
A. Viard CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .232 1 16
J. Cutsail DH 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .242 1 16
Totals 34 5 10 5 2 2 12      
a - J. McCrery pinch ran for S. Migin in the 1st

BATTING
Doubles: A. Viard (8, 3rd Inning off O. Cespedes, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Friis-Knutzen (14, 3rd Inning off O. Cespedes, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Cutsail (13, 4th Inning off O. Cespedes, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Cutsail (4, 6th Inning off O. Cespedes, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Newman (5, 3rd Inning off O. Cespedes, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Newman 4 , B. Cook 2 , S. Migin , J. McCrery , C. Friis-Knutzen 2 , A. Viard 2 , J. Cutsail 6
2-out RBI: C. Friis-Knutzen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Newman 2 , G. Ivany
GIDP: S. Tartaglia
Sac Bunt: J. McCrery
Sac Fly: S. Tartaglia
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: T. Newman (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Cook-Friis-Knutzen-Newman, Ivany-Cook-Newman)
OF assists: 1 (Viard(Li at 3rd base))
PB: D. Roberts
MOBILE PITCHING LINESCORE ICELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
O. Cespedes W (7-4) 9.0 10 5 5 2 2 1 38 129 4.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Cespedes 47
Batters Faced: O. Cespedes 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Cespedes 15-8
Pitches - Strikes: O. Cespedes 129-87
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Moore L (4-6) 6.1 15 7 7 1 5 1 34 113 3.59   
S. Schaminée 2.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 34 5.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Moore 19
Batters Faced: E. Moore 34, S. Schaminée 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Moore 5-7, S. Schaminée 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Moore 113-74, S. Schaminée 34-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Schaminée 1-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Moore
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Arturo Acosta
Ballpark: Aurora Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM GMT
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 10007
Special Notes: CF Serge Migin was injured while running the bases. SP Ewan Moore was injured while pitching.
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