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Tigers
@ Athletics
Connie Mack Stadium
May 16, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 16, 1953 at Connie Mack Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 16, 1953 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 16, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Billy Hoeft |
Home Starting Pitcher | Charlie Bishop |
Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | 1,980 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: Joe Paparella 3B: Bill McKinley |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Fred Hatfield | Third Baseman |
Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
Johnny Pesky | Second Baseman |
Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
Jim Delsing | Center Fielder |
Bud Souchock | Left Fielder |
Matt Batts | Catcher |
Don Lund | Right Fielder |
Billy Hoeft | Pitcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
Pete Suder | Second Baseman |
Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
Dave Philley | Right Fielder |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Ed McGhee | Center Fielder |
Loren Babe | Third Baseman |
Ray Murray | Catcher |
Charlie Bishop | Pitcher |
Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Athletics
Connie Mack Stadium
May 16, 1953
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Bishop
Hatfield strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Bishop
Kuenn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Bishop
Pesky takes first base on ball four. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dropo vs. Bishop
Dropo strikes out. There goes Kuenn. The throw from Murray and Kuenn is out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Hoeft
Joost hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lund. Joost reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suder vs. Hoeft
Suder hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Hoeft scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Suder for the out. Joost moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Hoeft
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Joost scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Hoeft
Philley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Bishop
Delsing hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Souchock vs. Bishop
Souchock hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Batts vs. Bishop
Batts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Delsing moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lund vs. Bishop
Lund hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Lund reaches second base with a double. Delsing scores. Batts moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hoeft vs. Bishop
Hoeft hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Batts scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatfield vs. Bishop
Hatfield hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Hoeft
Zernial hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Souchock. Zernial reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McGhee vs. Hoeft
McGhee hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Babe vs. Hoeft
Babe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murray vs. Hoeft
Murray hits a popup towards third. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bishop vs. Hoeft
Bishop strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Bishop
Kite Thomas now playing right field.
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Bishop
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Bishop, and towards Joost, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dropo vs. Bishop
Dropo hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Delsing vs. Bishop
Delsing hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McGhee who is chasing the ball. Delsing reaches third base with a triple. Kuenn scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Souchock vs. Bishop
Souchock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Delsing scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Batts vs. Bishop
Batts hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson juggles the ball. That's an error on Robinson. Souchock moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lund vs. Bishop
Lund hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Hoeft
Joost hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Hoeft
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hoeft
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. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoeft vs. Fricano
Marion Fricano now pitching.
Hoeft hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hoeft for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Fricano
Hatfield 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 -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, 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
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Hoeft
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Hoeft
Zernial hits a popup in front of the plate. Batts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Hoeft
McGhee hits a popup towards third. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Fricano
Pesky strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Fricano
Dropo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Babe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Fricano
Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fricano fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babe vs. Hoeft
Babe strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Hoeft
Murray hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fricano vs. Hoeft
Fricano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn misplays the ball. That's an error on Kuenn. Murray moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Joost vs. Hoeft
Joost strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suder vs. Hoeft
Suder hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Souchock vs. Fricano
Souchock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fricano fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Fricano
Batts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lund vs. Fricano
Lund takes first base on ball four. Batts moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sullivan vs. Fricano
Russ Sullivan pinch hits for Billy Hoeft.
Sullivan hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatfield vs. Fricano
Hatfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Batts scores. Lund goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Fricano
There goes Hatfield. The throw from Murray and he is out, Suder applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Erickson
Hal Erickson now pitching.
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Erickson
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Erickson
Zernial hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Erickson
McGhee hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babe vs. Erickson
Babe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo juggles the ball. That's an error on Dropo. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Erickson
Murray hits a fly ball into right field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Fricano
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Fricano
Pesky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Fricano
Dropo hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Erickson
Tom Hamilton pinch hits for Marion Fricano.
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Erickson
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Erickson
Suder hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Erickson
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Suder moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Erickson
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Newsom
Bobo Newsom now pitching.
Delsing takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Souchock vs. Newsom
Souchock bunts towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out. Delsing moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Batts vs. Newsom
Batts hits a popup towards third. Babe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lund vs. Newsom
Lund takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Erickson vs. Newsom
Erickson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Erickson
Zernial hits a popup towards third. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Erickson
McGhee hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babe vs. Erickson
Babe hits a fly ball into right field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Newsom
Hatfield 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 -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Newsom
Kuenn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Newsom
Pesky hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McGhee who is chasing the ball. Pesky reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dropo vs. Newsom
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Erickson
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Erickson
Cass Michaels pinch hits for Bobo Newsom.
Michaels strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Erickson
Joost 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 5/16/1953 -- Detroit at Philadelphia (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Hatfield F, 3b 5 0 1 2 Joost E, ss 5 1 1 0 Kuenn H, ss 5 1 2 0 Suder P, 2b 4 0 1 0 Pesky J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Robinson E, 1b 3 1 1 1 Dropo W, 1b 5 0 0 0 Philley D, rf 1 0 0 0 Delsing J, cf 3 2 2 1 Thomas K, rf 3 0 0 0 Souchock B, lf 3 0 1 1 Zernial G, lf 4 1 2 2 Batts M, c 4 2 2 0 McGhee E, cf 4 0 0 0 Lund D, rf 2 1 1 1 Babe L, 3b 3 0 0 0 Hoeft B, p 2 0 0 1 Murray R, c 4 0 1 0 Sullivan R, ph 1 0 0 0 Bishop C, p 1 0 0 0 Erickson H, p 1 0 0 0 Fricano M, p 1 0 0 0 Hamilton T, ph 1 0 0 0 Newsom B, p 0 0 0 0 Michaels C, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 6 10 6 35 3 6 3 Detroit 022 002 000 -- 6 Philadelphia 100 002 000 -- 3 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Hoeft B (W) 5.0 3 1 1 1 3 Erickson H (S) 4.0 3 2 2 1 2 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Bishop C (L) 3.0 7 4 4 1 2 Fricano M 4.0 2 2 2 1 1 Newsom B 2.0 1 0 0 2 0 E -- Robinson E, Kuenn H, Dropo W DP -- Philadelphia 1 LOB -- Detroit 7, Philadelphia 7 2B -- Joost E, Lund D, Zernial G 3B -- Delsing J, Pesky J HR -- Zernial G CS -- Kuenn H, Hatfield F SH -- Souchock B T -- 2:21 A -- 1980
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