TRANS-OCEANIC BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
ICELAND AURORA AT SICILY MAFIA
05/30/1953
 
TRANS-OCEANIC BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
ICELAND AURORA AT SICILY MAFIA
GAME ID: 89 - SATURDAY, MAY 30TH , 1953 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Iceland Aurora (11-12) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 2
Sicily Mafia (10-13) 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 6 0
Aurora Lose to Mafia, 4-1
The Sicily Mafia beat the Iceland Aurora, 4-1. Sicily pitcher and Modica, Italy, native Pippo Ammanati led the way. After today's action, Sicily sits at 10-13; Iceland slips to 11-12.

Zaccaria Cartellieri, who is tied for 9th in the TOBA with a .903 OPS, helped out the Sicily cause in the bottom of the second inning with a run-scoring walk. For the game, the first baseman drew 1 walk.

"I thought we played a nice game," Ammanati told the Sicily Daily News. "Good pitching, timely hitting, it was all there."
ICELAND BATTING LINESCORE SICILY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Newman 1B 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .268 4 14
B. Cook 2B 3 0 1 0 2 1 2 .200 2 10
S. Migin RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 8 .349 2 8
S. Tartaglia LF 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 .225 1 8
C. Friis-Knutzen SS 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 .250 2 7
G. Ivany 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .185 0 9
D. Roberts C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .247 1 9
A. Viard CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259 1 5
J. Cutsail DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .226 0 8
Totals 33 1 7 1 8 7 23      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Tartaglia (5, 1st Inning off P. Ammanati, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Newman (7, 3rd Inning off P. Ammanati, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Newman 3 , B. Cook , S. Tartaglia 2 , C. Friis-Knutzen , D. Roberts , J. Cutsail
2-out RBI: C. Friis-Knutzen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Migin 2 , C. Friis-Knutzen , G. Ivany 2
GIDP: A. Viard
Hit by Pitch: A. Viard
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Errors: G. Ivany (5) , A. Viard (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Marsuppini RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .321 6 14
Z. Cartellieri 1B 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .301 3 11
K. Gallizio LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .242 2 13
T. Bagio 2B 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 .227 2 11
V. Covi CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .307 1 9
L. Spiteri DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .220 1 8
P. Boccanera SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .190 2 10
F. Tadini C 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .174 0 4
G. Iuliano 3B 3 0 0 1 0 3 3 .247 0 5
Totals 30 4 6 3 5 7 17      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Spiteri (7, 2nd Inning off K. Roberts, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Marsuppini , K. Gallizio , V. Covi , L. Spiteri 3 , P. Boccanera
2-out RBI: Z. Cartellieri , T. Bagio
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Cartellieri , K. Gallizio , V. Covi
Sac Fly: G. Iuliano
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Iuliano-Bagio-Cartellieri)
ICELAND PITCHING LINESCORE SICILY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Roberts L (4-2) 6.1 6 4 2 5 6 0 31 127 2.17   
C. Decker 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 20 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Roberts 50
Batters Faced: K. Roberts 31, C. Decker 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Roberts 8-5, C. Decker 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Roberts 127-75, C. Decker 20-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Decker 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
P. Ammanati W (3-3) 5.2 7 1 1 5 4 0 29 112 4.47   
A. Florioli SV (2) 3.1 0 0 0 3 3 0 13 53 3.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Ammanati 50
Batters Faced: P. Ammanati 29, A. Florioli 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Ammanati 9-3, A. Florioli 1-6
Pitches - Strikes: P. Ammanati 112-68, A. Florioli 53-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Florioli 3-0
Hit Batsmen: P. Ammanati
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pippo Ammanati
Ballpark: Mussolini Municipal Park
Weather: Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM CET
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 7602
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