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Senators
@ Athletics
Connie Mack Stadium
May 10, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Washington Senators, played on May 10, 1953 at Connie Mack Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 10, 1953 |
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Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 10, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Porterfield |
Home Starting Pitcher | Harry Byrd |
Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | 8,937 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Johnny Stevens 1B: Scotty Robb 2B: Grover Froese 3B: Bill Summers |
Washington Senators Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
Clyde Vollmer | Left Fielder |
Pete Runnels | Shortstop |
Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
Mickey Grasso | Catcher |
Bob Porterfield | Pitcher |
Bucky Harris | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
Dave Philley | Center Fielder |
Loren Babe | Third Baseman |
Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Elmer Valo | Right Fielder |
Pete Suder | Second Baseman |
Ray Murray | Catcher |
Harry Byrd | Pitcher |
Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Senators
@ Athletics
Connie Mack Stadium
May 10, 1953
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Byrd
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Byrd
Terwilliger hits a line drive towards short. Joost reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Byrd
Vernon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Byrd
There goes Vernon. The throw from Murray and he is safe. Vernon steals second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Byrd
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vollmer vs. Byrd
Vollmer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Porterfield
Joost hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Porterfield
Philley 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 -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babe vs. Porterfield
Babe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Byrd
Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. Byrd
Busby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grasso vs. Byrd
Grasso hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Porterfield vs. Byrd
Porterfield hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Byrd
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. Byrd
Terwilliger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Byrd
Vernon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Yost moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jensen vs. Byrd
The ball gets by Murray for a passed ball. Vernon moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jensen vs. Byrd
Jensen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yost scores. Vernon scores. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vollmer vs. Fricano
Marion Fricano now pitching.
Fricano fires to first and picks off Jensen. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 5 - Athletics, 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 -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Porterfield
Zernial hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Porterfield
Valo strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Fricano
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Fricano
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Fricano
Busby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Porterfield
Suder hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, 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 -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fricano vs. Porterfield
Fricano is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grasso vs. Fricano
Grasso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porterfield vs. Fricano
Porterfield strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Fricano
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Porterfield
Joost hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Porterfield
Philley 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 -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babe vs. Porterfield
Babe hits a line drive into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Fricano
Terwilliger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Fricano
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Fricano
Jensen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vollmer vs. Fricano
Vollmer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Fricano
Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. Fricano
Busby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 7 - Athletics, 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 -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Porterfield
Zernial hits a popup towards short. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Porterfield
Valo hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Grasso fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grasso vs. Fricano
Allie Clark now playing right field.
Grasso strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porterfield vs. Fricano
Porterfield hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Philley. Porterfield reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yost vs. Fricano
Yost hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terwilliger vs. Fricano
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Porterfield trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Porterfield
Suder hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Porterfield
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fricano vs. Porterfield
Fricano hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Fricano
Vernon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Fricano
Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vollmer vs. Fricano
Vollmer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Babe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Fricano
Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Porterfield
Joost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Porterfield
Philley hits a fly ball towards center. Busby catches it and throws to first to double up Joost. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babe vs. Porterfield
Babe strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Fricano
Busby hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Busby reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grasso vs. Fricano
Grasso bunts towards third. Babe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Busby moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Porterfield vs. Fricano
Porterfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Busby scores. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Fricano
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. Fricano
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Porterfield
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Porterfield
Zernial 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 -
Senators, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Porterfield
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Fricano
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Fricano
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Fricano
Vollmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Fricano
Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Senators, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Porterfield
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Porterfield
Kite Thomas pinch hits for Ray Murray.
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamilton vs. Porterfield
Tom Hamilton pinch hits for Marion Fricano.
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/10/1953, game 1 -- Washington at Philadelphia (D) Washington AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Yost E, 3b 3 1 0 0 Joost E, ss 3 0 1 0 Terwilliger W, 2b 4 0 1 0 Philley D, cf 3 0 0 0 Vernon M, 1b 5 2 3 0 Babe L, 3b 3 0 0 0 Jensen J, rf 4 0 1 2 Robinson E, 1b 3 0 0 0 Vollmer C, lf 4 1 1 2 Zernial G, lf 3 0 0 0 Runnels P, ss 5 1 2 0 Valo E, rf 2 0 0 0 Busby J, cf 4 2 2 0 Clark A, rf 1 0 0 0 Grasso M, c 4 0 2 0 Suder P, 2b 3 0 0 0 Porterfield B, p 4 1 2 3 Murray R, c 2 0 0 0 Thomas K, ph 0 0 0 0 Byrd H, p 0 0 0 0 Fricano M, p 2 0 0 0 Hamilton T, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 8 14 7 26 0 1 0 Washington 050 020 010 -- 8 Philadelphia 000 000 000 -- 0 Washington IP H R ER BB SO Porterfield B (W) 9.0 1 0 0 1 3 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Byrd H (L) 1.2 6 5 4 2 2 Fricano M 7.1 8 3 3 3 3 DP -- Washington 2, Philadelphia 2 LOB -- Washington 7, Philadelphia 0 2B -- Porterfield B, Busby J HR -- Porterfield B, Vollmer C SB -- Vernon M PB -- Murray R T -- 1:55 A -- 8937
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