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July 31, 1953

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Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 12 15 1
Athletics 6 12 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 12 15 1
Athletics 6 12 1

Gus Zernial Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .270
OBP .500 .348
At Bats 3 352
Hits 1 95
• Singles 1 58
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 22
Walks 0 40
RBI’s 0 59

Dave Hoskins Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 1 1
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Connie Mack Stadium - July 31, 1953
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Out
Dave Hoskins
Jim Hegan
Bill Glynn
Owen Friend
Al Rosen
George Strickland
Wally Westlake
Larry Doby
Al Smith
Gus Zernial
Eddie Robinson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cleveland Indians 12 15 1 7
Philadelphia Athletics 6 12 1 8
Winning Pitcher Dave Hoskins
Losing Pitcher Harry Byrd
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Wally Westlake
Attendance 7,163
Time of Game 2 hours 31 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Zernial hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Friend reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doby. Robinson reaches second base with a double. DeMaestri scores.
Bottom 9 Babe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Glynn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Babe for the out. DeMaestri moves to third.
Bottom 9 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoskins fields it and throws to first for the out. DeMaestri moves to second.
Bottom 9 DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Martin covering, for the out.
Top 9 Hoskins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Morrie Martin now pitching. Hegan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Tom Hamilton pinch hits for Bobo Newsom. Hamilton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 McGhee hits a popup, foul, towards first. Glynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Glynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Westlake trying to get to third. Philley throws the ball in to Babe, who tags Westlake for the out.
Top 8 Westlake hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Michaels strikes out.
Bottom 7 Zernial strikes out.
Bottom 7 Jim Hegan now catching. Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Doby 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 7 Friend hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 7 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hoskins moves to second.
Top 7 Hoskins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newsom fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Strickland strikes out.
Bottom 6 Babe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 6 Philley takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Owen Friend now playing second base. DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Glynn 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 6 Westlake hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Rosen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McGhee. Rosen reaches second base with a double. Doby goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Doby takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Avila 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 6 Bobo Newsom now pitching. Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newsom fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Carmen Mauro pinch hits for Joe Coleman. Mauro strikes out.
Bottom 5 Dave Hoskins now pitching. Murray strikes out.
Bottom 5 McGhee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Zernial scores. Michaels moves to second.
Bottom 5 Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Zernial moves to second.
Bottom 5 Zernial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Robinson strikes out.
Top 5 Houtteman hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Ginsberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Westlake moves to second.
Top 5 Strickland hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Glynn hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Westlake hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Babe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Philley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. DeMaestri scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 DeMaestri hits a line drive into right field. Smith picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Smith. Murray scores. DeMaestri moves to second.
Bottom 4 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Murray hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doby. Murray reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 McGhee hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There goes Rosen. The throw from Murray to Michaels and they have Rosen trapped. The throw over to Robinson, who applies the tag for the out.
Top 4 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Babe. Doby moves to third.
Top 4 Doby hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Avila takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Michaels hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Zernial is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 3 Robinson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Babe hits a popup, foul, towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Houtteman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Ginsberg 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 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Philley hits a popup, foul, towards the mound. Houtteman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 DeMaestri hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McGhee scores. Murray scores. Coleman moves to second.
Bottom 2 Coleman takes first base on ball four. McGhee moves to third. Murray moves to second.
Bottom 2 Murray hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McGhee moves to second.
Bottom 2 McGhee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Michaels hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Zernial strikes out.
Top 2 Glynn strikes out.
Top 2 Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Avila scores. Doby moves to third. Rosen moves to second.
Top 2 Joe Coleman now pitching. Rosen takes first base on ball four. Doby moves to second.
Top 2 Doby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Houtteman scores. Smith scores. Avila moves to third.
Top 2 Avila takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Westlake scores. Ginsberg scores. Houtteman moves to third. Smith moves to second.
Top 2 Houtteman takes first base on ball four. Westlake moves to third. Ginsberg moves to second.
Top 2 Ginsberg takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Glynn bunts towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out. Westlake moves to second.
Top 2 Westlake hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rosen scores.
Top 2 Rosen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial who is chasing the ball. Rosen reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Babe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Westlake. Babe reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Philley hits a line drive towards third. Rosen reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Doby strikes out.
Top 1 Avila hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Murray fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out.