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August 8, 1953

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Top 9 R H E
Tigers 5 9 1
Athletics 9 14 0
Top 9 R H E
Tigers 5 9 1
Athletics 9 14 0

Harvey Kuenn Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .300
OBP .500 .355
At Bats 3 463
Hits 1 139
• Singles 1 114
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 38
RBI’s 0 31

Morrie Martin Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 8 3
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Connie Mack Stadium - August 8, 1953
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Out
Morrie Martin
Ray Murray
Eddie Robinson
Cass Michaels
Loren Babe
Joe DeMaestri
Gus Zernial
Ed McGhee
Dave Philley
Harvey Kuenn
Fred Hatfield

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 5 9 1 5
Philadelphia Athletics 9 14 0 10
Winning Pitcher Marion Fricano
Losing Pitcher Steve Gromek
Save Morrie Martin
Game Winning RBI Ray Murray
Attendance 2,552
Time of Game 2 hours 11 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Don Lund pinch hits for Ray Herbert. Lund hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Pat Mullin pinch hits for Johnny Bucha. Morrie Martin now pitching. Jerry Priddy pinch hits for Pat Mullin. Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Fred Hatfield pinch hits for Bob Nieman. Hatfield hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Philley. Hatfield reaches second base with a double. Souchock goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Souchock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Robinson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Johnny Bucha now catching. Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Delsing hits a popup towards third. Babe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Herbert fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Babe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Delsing. Babe reaches second base with a double. DeMaestri scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DeMaestri moves to third.
Bottom 7 DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. DeMaestri reaches second base with a double. McGhee scores. Murray scores.
Bottom 7 Ray Herbert now pitching. Fricano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Murray hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Michaels scores. Robinson scores. McGhee moves to third. Murray moves to second.
Bottom 7 McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone juggles the ball. That's an error on Boone. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Michaels moves to third.
Bottom 7 Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pesky for the out.
Top 7 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fricano fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Gromek hits a popup, foul, towards third. Babe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Batts hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Zernial strikes out.
Bottom 6 Babe hits a fly ball into right field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Philley hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. DeMaestri reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Nieman strikes out.
Top 6 Souchock hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Dropo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Delsing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Boone hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Fricano hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Murray hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson scores. McGhee moves to third.
Bottom 5 McGhee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Michaels scores. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Zernial scores. Michaels moves to second.
Bottom 5 Michaels takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 There goes Zernial. The throw from Batts and he is safe. Zernial steals second.
Bottom 5 Zernial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Babe hits a fly ball into right field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Philley hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 DeMaestri hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Pesky hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kuenn takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Gromek hits a popup, foul, towards third. Babe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Batts hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Batts reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Fricano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Murray hits a fly ball into right field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McGhee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Michaels takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Souchock hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Delsing for the out.
Bottom 3 Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Babe takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 DeMaestri hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Batts settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Pesky hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Philley. Pesky reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gromek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Batts hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Fricano strikes out.
Bottom 2 Murray hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McGhee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Nieman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Souchock hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Dropo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Michaels hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Zernial takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Babe hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Philley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Philley reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Delsing hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kuenn moves to third.
Top 1 Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kuenn moves to second.
Top 1 Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.