TRANS-OCEANIC BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
SICILY MAFIA AT ICELAND AURORA
05/06/1953
 
TRANS-OCEANIC BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
SICILY MAFIA AT ICELAND AURORA
GAME ID: 7 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 6TH , 1953 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Sicily Mafia (1-1) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 13 0
Iceland Aurora (1-1) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 8 0
Sicily Crafts 4-2 Win
The Sicily Mafia dealt the Iceland Aurora a 4-2 loss in 12 innings at Aurora Field. Carmelo Marsuppini was the star on offense. He went 4 for 5 with a home run, a double, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. The loss drops Iceland to 1-1.

Marsuppini had a game-changing double in the top of the 12th. On a 0-1 slider from Tim McCoy, he banged a run-scoring double to right, giving the Mafia a 3-2 lead. It was the 1st double of the year for Marsuppini.

Marsuppini attributed the win to "an all-around good team performance."
SICILY BATTING LINESCORE ICELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Marsuppini RF 5 2 4 2 1 0 0 .556 1 2
Z. Cartellieri 1B 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 .182 1 2
K. Gallizio CF 5 0 2 1 1 2 2 .500 0 2
T. Bagio 2B 5 1 1 0 1 0 4 .111 0 0
V. Covi LF 6 0 3 0 0 1 3 .364 0 1
L. Spiteri DH 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .125 0 0
P. Boccanera SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .111 0 0
F. Tadini C 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .375 0 2
G. Iuliano 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .125 0 0
Totals 45 4 13 4 4 4 29      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Gallizio (1, 6th Inning off E. Moore, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Tadini (1, 9th Inning off E. Moore, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Marsuppini (1, 12th Inning off T. McCoy, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Marsuppini (1, 3rd Inning off E. Moore, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Marsuppini 8 , K. Gallizio 3 , T. Bagio , V. Covi 3 , F. Tadini 3 , G. Iuliano
2-out RBI: K. Gallizio , F. Tadini
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Bagio , V. Covi 2 , F. Tadini , G. Iuliano 2
GIDP: K. Gallizio , T. Bagio
Sac Bunt: G. Iuliano
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Marsuppini (1)
CS: G. Iuliano (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Boccanera-Bagio-Cartellieri)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Newman 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .125 1 1
   b-J. Reid PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .250 0 0
S. Tartaglia LF 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .125 0 1
D. Roberts C 6 0 1 0 0 0 3 .100 0 1
B. Cook 2B 5 0 1 0 1 0 2 .100 0 0
C. Friis-Knutzen SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 0 0
A. Viard CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
S. Migin RF 2 1 0 0 3 0 2 .571 1 3
G. Ivany 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .250 0 1
   a-J. McCrery PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0
   c-L. Linden 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Cutsail DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .375 0 1
Totals 41 2 8 2 6 2 24      
a - J. McCrery pinch hit for G. Ivany in the 9th
b - J. Reid pinch hit for T. Newman in the 9th
c - L. Linden substituted for J. McCrery in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Tartaglia (1, 1st Inning off C. DeSanctis, 0 on, 1 out) , J. McCrery (2, 9th Inning off E. Maffei, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Newman (1, 5th Inning off C. DeSanctis, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Newman 4 , S. Tartaglia 2 , D. Roberts , B. Cook , A. Viard 2 , J. McCrery 2 , J. Cutsail
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Newman , J. Reid , D. Roberts , B. Cook , C. Friis-Knutzen , J. Cutsail
GIDP: C. Friis-Knutzen
Sac Bunt: L. Linden
Sac Fly: S. Tartaglia
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Roberts (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Cook-Friis-Knutzen-Newman, Reid-Cook-Linden)
SICILY PITCHING LINESCORE ICELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. DeSanctis 8.0 7 1 1 2 1 1 33 117 1.12   
E. Maffei H (1) 0.1 1 1 1 2 0 0 4 14 27.00   
A. Mori BS (1) 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 29 0.00   
E. Paluzzi W (1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 25 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. DeSanctis 63
Batters Faced: C. DeSanctis 33, E. Maffei 4, A. Mori 7, E. Paluzzi 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. DeSanctis 8-15, E. Maffei 0-1, A. Mori 4-1, E. Paluzzi 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. DeSanctis 117-77, E. Maffei 14-6, A. Mori 29-15, E. Paluzzi 25-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Mori 3-1 , E. Paluzzi 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Moore 9.0 9 2 2 2 3 1 36 123 2.00   
T. McCoy L (1-1) 3.0 4 2 2 2 1 0 14 49 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Moore 62
Batters Faced: E. Moore 36, T. McCoy 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Moore 9-13, T. McCoy 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Moore 123-81, T. McCoy 49-30
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Carmelo Marsuppini
Ballpark: Aurora Field
Weather: Clear skies (50 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM GMT
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 10007
Special Notes: RP Ennio Maffei was injured while pitching.
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