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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 30, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on August 30, 1953 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 30, 1953 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 30, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Coleman |
Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Gromek |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: Jim Duffy 2B: Art Passarella 3B: Bill Grieve |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Dave Philley | Right Fielder |
Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Carmen Mauro | Center Fielder |
Loren Babe | Third Baseman |
Pete Suder | Second Baseman |
Ray Murray | Catcher |
Joe Coleman | Pitcher |
Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
Fred Hatfield | Second Baseman |
Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
Jim Delsing | Center Fielder |
Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
Don Lund | Right Fielder |
Johnny Bucha | Catcher |
Steve Gromek | Pitcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 30, 1953
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Gromek
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Gromek
Philley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Gromek
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Coleman
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Coleman
Hatfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Coleman
Boone takes first base on ball four. Hatfield moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Delsing vs. Coleman
Delsing takes first base on ball four. Hatfield moves to third. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nieman vs. Coleman
Nieman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Nieman reaches second base with a double. Hatfield scores. Boone scores. Delsing moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dropo vs. Coleman
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to home to get Delsing. Nieman moves to third. Dropo moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lund vs. Coleman
Lund hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields the ball and throws to get the runner, and throws the ball away. Robinson picks up the ball and throws it to Babe who tags the runner out. Nieman scores. That run is unearned. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Gromek
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gromek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauro vs. Gromek
Mauro bunts towards the mound. Gromek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Babe vs. Gromek
Babe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Mauro for the double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bucha vs. Coleman
Bucha hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gromek vs. Coleman
Gromek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Coleman covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Coleman
Kuenn hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Gromek
Suder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Gromek
Murray hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Gromek
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Gromek
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Coleman
Hatfield hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Coleman
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delsing vs. Coleman
Delsing hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Coleman
Nieman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Coleman
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coleman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Gromek
Philley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Gromek
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Gromek
Zernial hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Zernial reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mauro vs. Gromek
Mauro hits a line drive into center field. Delsing picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Delsing. Zernial scores. Mauro moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Babe vs. Gromek
Babe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mauro moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Suder vs. Gromek
Suder hits a fly ball into right field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lund vs. Coleman
Lund hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Lund reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bucha vs. Coleman
Bucha hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lund scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gromek vs. Coleman
Gromek bunts towards the mound. Coleman fields it and throws to first for the out. Bucha moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Coleman
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mauro who is chasing the ball. Kuenn reaches third base with a triple. Bucha scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hatfield vs. Coleman
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder fields it and throws to home to get Kuenn. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Coleman
Boone hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Gromek
Murray hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamilton vs. Gromek
Tom Hamilton pinch hits for Joe Coleman.
Hamilton hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Gromek
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Gromek
Philley hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Monahan
Rinty Monahan now pitching.
Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Monahan
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Monahan
Dropo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Philley. Dropo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lund vs. Monahan
Lund hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Dropo trying to get to home. Philley throws the ball in to Murray who tags Dropo who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Gromek
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Gromek
Zernial hits a popup in front of the plate. Bucha settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauro vs. Gromek
Mauro hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bucha vs. Monahan
Bucha bunts towards third. Babe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gromek vs. Monahan
There's a wild pitch. Bucha moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gromek vs. Monahan
Gromek bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Monahan
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground that hits Bucha. Bucha is out and Kuenn is safe at first. There goes Bucha trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatfield vs. Monahan
Hatfield hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babe vs. Gromek
Babe hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Gromek
Suder hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Gromek
Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Monahan
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delsing vs. Monahan
Murray fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Murray. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Delsing vs. Monahan
Delsing hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nieman vs. Monahan
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dropo vs. Monahan
Dropo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Dropo reaches second base with a double. Boone scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lund vs. Monahan
Lund hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dropo scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bucha vs. Monahan
There's a wild pitch. Lund moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bucha vs. Monahan
Bucha hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monahan vs. Gromek
Monahan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gromek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Gromek
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Gromek
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gromek vs. Monahan
Gromek hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Monahan
Kuenn hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Monahan
Hatfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Monahan
Boone hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mauro. Boone reaches second base with a double. Hatfield goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Delsing vs. Monahan
There's a wild pitch. Boone moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Delsing vs. Monahan
Delsing takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nieman vs. Monahan
Nieman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Babe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Gromek
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gromek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Gromek
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauro vs. Gromek
Mauro hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/30/1953, game 1 -- Philadelphia at Detroit (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI DeMaestri J, ss 4 0 0 0 Kuenn H, ss 5 0 2 1 Philley D, rf 4 0 1 0 Hatfield F, 2b 4 2 1 0 Robinson E, 1b 4 0 0 0 Boone R, 3b 3 3 2 1 Zernial G, lf 4 1 1 0 Delsing J, cf 3 1 1 2 Mauro C, cf 4 0 2 1 Nieman B, lf 4 1 1 2 Babe L, 3b 3 0 1 0 Dropo W, 1b 4 1 2 1 Suder P, 2b 3 0 1 0 Lund D, rf 4 1 3 1 Murray R, c 3 0 1 0 Bucha J, c 4 1 2 1 Coleman J, p 1 0 0 0 Gromek S, p 3 0 0 0 Hamilton T, ph 1 0 0 0 Monahan R, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 1 7 1 34 10 14 9 Philadelphia 000 100 000 -- 1 Detroit 302 200 21x -- 10 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Coleman J (L) 4.0 7 7 6 3 0 Monahan R 4.0 7 3 3 3 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Gromek S (W) 9.0 7 1 1 0 4 E -- Babe L, Delsing J, Murray R DP -- Philadelphia 1, Detroit 2 LOB -- Philadelphia 4, Detroit 7 2B -- Nieman B, Zernial G, Lund D, Dropo W 2, Boone R 3B -- Kuenn H HR -- Delsing J SH -- Gromek S WP -- Monahan R 3 T -- 2:01 A -- 0
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