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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 12, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on July 12, 1953 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 12, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 12, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Morrie Martin |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hal Brown |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 23,916 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: (none) 3B: Eddie Hurley |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Dave Philley | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
| Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
| Pete Suder | Third Baseman |
| Cass Michaels | Second Baseman |
| Ed McGhee | Center Fielder |
| Neal Watlington | Catcher |
| Morrie Martin | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
| Hoot Evers | Left Fielder |
| Dick Gernert | First Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Del Wilber | Catcher |
| Tom Umphlett | Center Fielder |
| Jim Piersall | Right Fielder |
| Milt Bolling | Shortstop |
| Hal Brown | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 12, 1953
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Brown
DeMaestri hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Brown
Philley hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Brown
Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Martin
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Martin
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Martin
Gernert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Martin
Kell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Kell reaches second base with a double. Gernert goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilber vs. Martin
Wilber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Suder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Brown
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Brown
Suder hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Brown
Michaels hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Martin
Umphlett hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Martin
Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Martin
Bolling strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Brown
McGhee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watlington vs. Brown
Watlington hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McGhee moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Brown
Martin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McGhee scores. Watlington moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeMaestri vs. Brown
DeMaestri bunts towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to third for the out. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Philley vs. Brown
Philley hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Brown
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Martin
Brown hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McGhee. Brown reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. Martin
Goodman hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evers vs. Martin
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brown scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Martin
Gernert takes first base on ball four. Evers moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Martin
Kell takes first base on ball four. Evers moves to third. Gernert moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wilber vs. Martin
Wilber hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McGhee. Wilber reaches second base with a double. McGhee throws the ball in to Suder who tags Wilber trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Evers scores. Gernert scores. Kell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Martin
Umphlett hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Watlington settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Brown
Zernial hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Brown
Suder hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michaels vs. Brown
Michaels hits a popup towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGhee vs. Brown
McGhee hits a popup towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Scheib
Carl Scheib now pitching.
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Scheib fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Scheib
Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Scheib
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watlington vs. Brown
Watlington hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheib vs. Brown
Scheib hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Brown
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Scheib
Goodman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Philley who is chasing the ball. Goodman reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Evers vs. Scheib
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gernert vs. Scheib
Gernert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Goodman scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Scheib
Kell hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilber vs. Scheib
Wilber is hit by the pitch. Gernert moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Umphlett vs. Scheib
Umphlett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Brown
Philley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Brown
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Brown
Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Brown
Suder hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Scheib
Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Scheib
Bolling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Scheib
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Suder fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Scheib
Goodman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evers vs. Scheib
There go the runners. The throw from Watlington to Michaels covering second. The throw back to home, and Brown is out at the plate. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Brown
Michaels hits a popup towards short. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Brown
McGhee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watlington vs. Brown
Watlington strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheib vs. Brown
Scheib hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Scheib
Tom Hamilton now playing first base.
Evers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Scheib
Gernert hits a popup towards third. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Scheib
Kell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Evers moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilber vs. Scheib
Floyd Baker pinch runs for George Kell.
Wilber hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Scheib
Umphlett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Scheib
Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Scheib
Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Brown
Floyd Baker now playing third base. Ted Lepcio now playing second base.
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Brown
Philley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamilton vs. Brown
Carmen Mauro pinch runs for Dave Philley.
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mauro moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zernial vs. Brown
Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suder vs. Brown
Suder takes first base on ball four. Mauro moves to third. Hamilton moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Michaels vs. Brown
Michaels hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Evers. Michaels reaches second base with a double. Mauro scores. Hamilton scores. Suder goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McGhee vs. Brown
McGhee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Michaels scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watlington vs. Delock
Ike Delock now pitching.
Watlington hits a popup towards short. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delock vs. Coleman
Carmen Mauro now playing right field. Joe Coleman now pitching.
Delock hits a popup in front of the plate. Watlington settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Coleman
Lepcio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Coleman
Evers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Coleman
Gernert hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babe vs. Delock
Loren Babe pinch hits for Joe Coleman.
Babe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Delock
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mauro vs. Delock
Mauro hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamilton vs. Delock
Hamilton hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/12/1953, game 1 -- Philadelphia at Boston (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
DeMaestri J, ss 5 0 0 0 Goodman B, 2b 4 1 2 0
Philley D, rf 4 0 2 0 Lepcio T, 2b 0 0 0 0
Mauro C, pr-rf 1 1 0 0 Evers H, lf 5 2 2 1
Robinson E, 1b 3 0 0 0 Gernert D, 1b 4 2 2 1
Hamilton T, 1b 2 1 1 0 Kell G, 3b 3 1 2 1
Zernial G, lf 4 0 0 0 Baker F, pr-3b 0 1 0 0
Suder P, 3b 3 1 1 0 Wilber D, c 3 1 2 6
Michaels C, 2b 4 1 1 3 Umphlett T, cf 4 0 1 0
McGhee E, cf 4 1 3 1 Piersall J, rf 4 0 0 0
Watlington N, c 4 0 1 0 Bolling M, ss 4 0 1 0
Martin M, p 1 0 1 1 Brown H, p 3 1 1 0
Scheib C, p 2 0 0 0 Delock I, p 1 0 0 0
Coleman J, p 0 0 0 0
Babe L, ph 0 0 0 0
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37 5 10 5 35 9 13 9
Philadelphia 001 000 040 -- 5
Boston 104 010 30x -- 9
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Martin M (L) 3.0 5 5 5 2 1
Scheib C 4.0 8 4 4 0 0
Coleman J 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Brown H (W) 7.2 10 5 5 1 1
Delock I (S) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0
LOB -- Philadelphia 7, Boston 6
2B -- Kell G, Brown H, Wilber D, Michaels C
3B -- Goodman B
HR -- Wilber D
CS -- Brown H
HBP -- by Scheib C (Wilber D)
T -- 2:09
A -- 23916
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