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Athletics
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 25, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on September 25, 1953 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 25, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 25, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Marion Fricano |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Porterfield |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 2,403 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Grover Froese 2B: Charlie Berry 3B: Larry Napp |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Loren Babe | Third Baseman |
| Dave Philley | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
| Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
| Carmen Mauro | Center Fielder |
| Tommy Giordano | Second Baseman |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Ray Murray | Catcher |
| Marion Fricano | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Pete Runnels | Shortstop |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Clyde Vollmer | Left Fielder |
| Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
| Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
| Ed Fitz Gerald | Catcher |
| Bob Porterfield | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 25, 1953
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babe vs. Porterfield
Babe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Porterfield
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Porterfield
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Porterfield
Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Fricano
Elmer Valo now playing right field.
Yost hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Fricano
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fricano fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Fricano
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Fricano covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauro vs. Porterfield
Mauro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Giordano vs. Porterfield
Giordano hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Porterfield
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Fricano
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Fricano
Vollmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. Fricano
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson fields the ball and throws to Fricano covering. Safe. Vollmer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terwilliger vs. Fricano
Terwilliger takes first base on ball four. Vollmer moves to third. Busby moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fitz Gerald vs. Fricano
Fitz Gerald hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Porterfield vs. Fricano
Porterfield hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Porterfield
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fricano vs. Porterfield
Fricano bunts towards the mound. Porterfield fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Babe vs. Porterfield
The ball gets by Fitz Gerald for a passed ball. Fricano moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Babe vs. Porterfield
Babe hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Valo vs. Porterfield
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Fricano
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Fricano
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Fricano
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Giordano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Porterfield
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Porterfield
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauro vs. Porterfield
Mauro hits a line drive into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Fricano
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vollmer vs. Fricano
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fricano fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Fricano
Busby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. Fricano
There goes Busby. The throw from Murray and he is out, Giordano applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giordano vs. Porterfield
Giordano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Porterfield
DeMaestri hits a line drive towards short. Runnels reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Porterfield
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Fricano
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Fricano
Fitz Gerald hits a fly ball into center field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porterfield vs. Fricano
Porterfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fricano vs. Porterfield
Fricano strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babe vs. Porterfield
Babe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Porterfield covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Porterfield
Valo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Porterfield
Robinson hits a popup towards short. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Fricano
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Fricano
Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Fricano
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fricano throws to second for one, and DeMaestri throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Vernon moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Fricano
Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Porterfield
Zernial hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauro vs. Porterfield
Mauro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giordano vs. Porterfield
Giordano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Porterfield
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Fricano
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Fricano
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Fricano
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Porterfield
Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fricano vs. Porterfield
Fricano bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babe vs. Porterfield
Babe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Porterfield
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Fricano
Fitz Gerald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porterfield vs. Fricano
Porterfield bunts towards the mound. Fricano fields it and throws to first for the out. Fitz Gerald moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yost vs. Fricano
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Giordano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fitz Gerald moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Runnels vs. Fricano
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Porterfield
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Porterfield
Zernial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mauro vs. Porterfield
Mauro hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Giordano vs. Porterfield
Giordano hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Fricano
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fricano fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Fricano
Jensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vollmer vs. Fricano
Vollmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Busby vs. Fricano
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jensen moves to third. Vollmer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Terwilliger vs. Fricano
Terwilliger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jensen scores. Vollmer moves to third. Busby moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/25/1953 -- Philadelphia at Washington (N)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Babe L, 3b 4 0 2 0 Yost E, 3b 4 0 0 0
Philley D, rf 1 0 0 0 Runnels P, ss 4 0 1 0
Valo E, rf 3 0 1 0 Vernon M, 1b 4 0 0 0
Robinson E, 1b 4 0 1 0 Jensen J, rf 3 1 1 0
Zernial G, lf 3 0 0 0 Vollmer C, lf 4 0 2 0
Mauro C, cf 4 0 1 0 Busby J, cf 4 0 3 0
Giordano T, 2b 3 0 0 0 Terwilliger W, 2b 3 0 1 1
DeMaestri J, ss 3 0 0 0 Fitz Gerald E, c 2 0 0 0
Murray R, c 3 0 0 0 Porterfield B, p 2 0 0 0
Fricano M, p 3 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 6 0 30 1 8 1
Philadelphia 000 000 000 -- 0
Washington 000 000 001 -- 1
1 out when winning run was scored.
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Fricano M (L) 8.1 8 1 1 3 0
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Porterfield B (W) 9.0 6 0 0 2 2
E -- DeMaestri J
DP -- Philadelphia 1, Washington 2
LOB -- Philadelphia 6, Washington 8
CS -- Busby J
SH -- Porterfield B
PB -- Fitz Gerald E
T -- 1:37
A -- 2403
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