TRANS-OCEANIC BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
LISBON SEAFARERS AT ICELAND AURORA
07/19/1953
 
TRANS-OCEANIC BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
LISBON SEAFARERS AT ICELAND AURORA
GAME ID: 237 - SUNDAY, JULY 19TH , 1953 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lisbon Seafarers (35-25) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 9 1
Iceland Aurora (30-30) 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 X 7 13 1
Aurora Over Seafarers, 7-3
Iceland Aurora starter Ken Roberts pitched well against the Lisbon Seafarers at Aurora Field, leading his team to a win, 7-3. Roberts, now 13-4, was the winner. In 7 innings, he gave up 8 hits, while striking out 5, walking 2, and allowing 3 runs. The victory gives Iceland a record of 30-30.

Caesar Friis-Knutzen, who is tied for 2nd in the TOBA in doubles with 18, helped out the Iceland cause in the bottom of the third inning with a run-scoring walk. For the game, the shortstop went 2 for 3 with 2 singles and a walk.

"We'll pop the top on a cold beverage and get back to work tomorrow," Friis-Knutzen said.
LISBON BATTING LINESCORE ICELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Mäkinen DH 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .287 5 25
A. Brunt SS 5 1 2 0 0 2 4 .254 3 22
E. Snow 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 5 .295 10 39
Y. Kotani CF 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .274 6 40
C. Weide LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .297 5 38
K. Nakanishi 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .332 4 38
J. Parker 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .228 2 20
D. Cooper RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .263 4 22
C. Blair C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .293 0 2
   a-W. Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 0 1
Totals 34 3 9 3 4 6 20      
a - W. Gonzalez pinch hit for C. Blair in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Brunt (9, 1st Inning off K. Roberts, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Snow (9, 6th Inning off K. Roberts, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Weide (11, 6th Inning off K. Roberts, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Mäkinen (11, 7th Inning off K. Roberts, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Parker (9, 9th Inning off T. Siragusa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Mäkinen 2 , A. Brunt 3 , E. Snow 2 , C. Weide 2 , K. Nakanishi , J. Parker 2 , C. Blair 2
2-out RBI: C. Weide
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Brunt , E. Snow , C. Weide , J. Parker
GIDP: K. Mäkinen , D. Cooper
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: A. Brunt (15)
Double Plays: 1 (Parker-Snow-Nakanishi)
PB: C. Blair
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Newman 1B 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .231 7 27
B. Cook 2B 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .233 6 28
S. Migin RF 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 .381 4 32
S. Tartaglia LF 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 .236 5 38
C. Friis-Knutzen SS 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .299 5 27
G. Ivany 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 5 .230 2 18
J. Cutsail DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .226 1 19
A. Viard CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .249 3 24
W. Huo C 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .351 0 6
Totals 36 7 13 7 3 3 15      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Viard (10, 3rd Inning off G. Murphy, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Huo (3, 3rd Inning off G. Murphy, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Cook (10, 6th Inning off C. Moder, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Newman , B. Cook 3 , S. Tartaglia 2 , C. Friis-Knutzen 2 , G. Ivany , J. Cutsail , A. Viard 3 , W. Huo 3
2-out RBI: S. Tartaglia , J. Cutsail , A. Viard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Migin , G. Ivany , J. Cutsail , W. Huo
GIDP: S. Migin
Sac Fly: G. Ivany
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cutsail (5)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Friis-Knutzen (18)
Double Plays: 2 (Cook-Friis-Knutzen-Newman, Friis-Knutzen-Cook-Newman)
LISBON PITCHING LINESCORE ICELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
G. Murphy L (6-4) 4.2 9 6 6 3 1 0 26 96 3.04   
C. Moder 3.1 4 1 1 0 2 0 14 39 3.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Murphy 20
Batters Faced: G. Murphy 26, C. Moder 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Murphy 6-6, C. Moder 5-3
Pitches - Strikes: G. Murphy 96-57, C. Moder 39-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Moder 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Roberts W (13-4) 7.0 8 3 1 2 5 0 30 121 2.53   
T. Siragusa 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 8 32 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Roberts 56
Batters Faced: K. Roberts 30, T. Siragusa 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Roberts 7-7, T. Siragusa 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Roberts 121-71, T. Siragusa 32-19
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Roberts
Ballpark: Aurora Field
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM GMT
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 10010
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