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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 19, 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 July 19, 1953 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 19, 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 | July 19, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Alex Kellner |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ralph Branca |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Eddie Hurley 1B: Hank Soar 2B: (none) 3B: Eddie Rommel |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Dave Philley | Right Fielder |
Pete Suder | Second Baseman |
Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Ed McGhee | Center Fielder |
Loren Babe | Third Baseman |
Ray Murray | Catcher |
Alex Kellner | Pitcher |
Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
Jerry Priddy | Second Baseman |
Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
Jim Delsing | Center Fielder |
Don Lund | Right Fielder |
Johnny Bucha | Catcher |
Ralph Branca | Pitcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 19, 1953
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Branca
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn misplays the ball. That's an error on Kuenn. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Branca
Philley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DeMaestri moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Suder vs. Branca
Suder takes first base on ball four. Philley moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Branca
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zernial vs. Branca
Zernial strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McGhee vs. Branca
McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Kellner
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Priddy vs. Kellner
Priddy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Kellner
Boone bunts towards the mound. Kellner juggles the ball. That's an error on Kellner. Kuenn moves to third. Priddy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nieman vs. Kellner
Nieman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dropo vs. Kellner
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babe vs. Branca
Babe hits a fly ball into right field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Branca
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Branca fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kellner vs. Branca
Kellner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Kellner
Delsing strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lund vs. Kellner
Lund strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bucha vs. Kellner
Bucha strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Branca
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Branca
Philley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lund. Philley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suder vs. Branca
Suder takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Branca
Bucha fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Bucha. Philley scores. Suder moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Branca
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zernial vs. Branca
Zernial is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McGhee vs. Branca
McGhee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Suder scores. Zernial moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Babe vs. Branca
Babe hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Kellner
Branca is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Kellner
Kuenn hits a line drive towards first. Robinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Kellner
Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Branca
Murray hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kellner vs. Branca
Kellner hits a fly ball into right field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Branca
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Kellner
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Kellner
Nieman hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Kellner
Dropo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delsing vs. Kellner
Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Branca
Philley hits a fly ball into right field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Branca
Suder hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Branca
Robinson 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, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lund vs. Kellner
Lund takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bucha vs. Kellner
Bucha hits a line drive towards third. Babe catches it and throws to first to double up Lund. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Kellner
Branca hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Branca
Zernial hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGhee vs. Branca
McGhee hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Babe vs. Branca
Babe hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Branca
Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Kellner
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Priddy vs. Kellner
Priddy takes first base on ball four. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Kellner
Boone takes first base on ball four. Kuenn moves to third. Priddy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nieman vs. Kellner
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kuenn scores. Priddy moves to third. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dropo vs. Kellner
Dropo hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Delsing vs. Kellner
Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder fields it and throws to second for the out. Priddy scores. Boone moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lund vs. Kellner
Lund hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. McGhee is chasing the ball. Lund rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bucha vs. Kellner
Bucha hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauro vs. Branca
Carmen Mauro pinch hits for Alex Kellner.
Mauro hits a fly ball into right field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Branca
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Branca
Philley 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, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Fricano
Marion Fricano now pitching.
Branca strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Fricano
Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Fricano
Priddy hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Branca
Suder hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Branca
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Branca
Zernial strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGhee vs. Branca
McGhee strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Fricano
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Fricano
Nieman hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Fricano
Dropo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Fricano
Delsing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lund vs. Fricano
Lund hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Lund reaches second base with a double. Delsing moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bucha vs. Fricano
Bucha hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to home to get Delsing. Lund moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Branca vs. Fricano
Branca hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lund scores. Bucha moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. Fricano
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. Bucha moves to third. Branca moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Priddy vs. Fricano
Priddy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bucha scores. Branca moves to third. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boone vs. Fricano
Boone hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Fricano
Nieman 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, 2 - Tigers, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babe vs. Branca
Babe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lund. Babe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Branca
Murray takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hamilton vs. Branca
Tom Hamilton pinch hits for Marion Fricano.
Hamilton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeMaestri vs. Branca
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Babe scores. Murray moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Philley vs. Branca
Philley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Priddy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suder vs. Branca
Suder 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 7/19/1953, game 1 -- Philadelphia at Detroit (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI DeMaestri J, ss 5 0 1 1 Kuenn H, ss 4 2 2 0 Philley D, rf 5 1 2 0 Priddy J, 2b 4 2 2 1 Suder P, 2b 3 1 0 0 Boone R, 3b 3 3 2 4 Robinson E, 1b 4 0 1 0 Nieman B, lf 5 0 1 1 Zernial G, lf 3 0 1 0 Dropo W, 1b 4 1 2 2 McGhee E, cf 4 0 1 1 Delsing J, cf 4 1 1 1 Babe L, 3b 4 1 1 0 Lund D, rf 3 2 2 3 Murray R, c 3 0 0 0 Bucha J, c 4 1 0 0 Kellner A, p 2 0 0 0 Branca R, p 4 1 1 1 Mauro C, ph 1 0 0 0 Fricano M, p 0 0 0 0 Hamilton T, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 3 7 2 35 13 13 13 Philadelphia 002 000 001 -- 3 Detroit 000 005 08x -- 13 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Kellner A (L) 6.0 6 5 5 3 4 Fricano M 2.0 7 8 8 1 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Branca R (W) 9.0 7 3 1 4 5 E -- Kuenn H, Kellner A, Bucha J DP -- Philadelphia 2 LOB -- Philadelphia 9, Detroit 3 2B -- Philley D, Lund D, Babe L HR -- Lund D, Dropo W, Boone R SH -- Boone R T -- 2:24 A -- 0
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