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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Connie Mack Stadium
August 13, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 13, 1953 at Connie Mack Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 13, 1953 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 13, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sid Hudson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Coleman |
Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | 4,281 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 38 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Grover Froese 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
Hoot Evers | Left Fielder |
Dick Gernert | First Baseman |
George Kell | Third Baseman |
Sammy White | Catcher |
Tom Umphlett | Center Fielder |
Jim Piersall | Right Fielder |
Ted Lepcio | Shortstop |
Sid Hudson | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Dave Philley | Right Fielder |
Elmer Valo | Left Fielder |
Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
Cass Michaels | Second Baseman |
Ed McGhee | Center Fielder |
Ray Murray | Catcher |
Loren Babe | Third Baseman |
Joe Coleman | Pitcher |
Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Athletics
Connie Mack Stadium
August 13, 1953
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Coleman
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Coleman
Evers strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Coleman
Gernert hits a popup beyond second. Michaels can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Coleman
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Hudson
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Hudson
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops it up and throws to first, with Hudson covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Hudson
Valo hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Coleman
White strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Coleman
Umphlett hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Coleman
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hudson
Robinson 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Hudson
Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Hudson
McGhee hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Coleman
Lepcio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hudson vs. Coleman
Hudson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Coleman
Goodman hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Hudson
Murray hits a popup towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babe vs. Hudson
Babe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Hudson
Coleman hits a line drive into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Hudson
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Coleman
Evers hits a popup towards third. Babe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Coleman
Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Coleman
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Hudson
Philley 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Hudson
Valo hits a line drive into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hudson
Robinson 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
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Coleman
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Coleman
Umphlett hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Coleman
Piersall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lepcio vs. Coleman
Lepcio hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Hudson
Michaels strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Hudson
McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Hudson
Murray hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Babe vs. Hudson
Babe hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hudson vs. Coleman
Hudson hits a popup towards third. Babe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Coleman
Goodman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Coleman
Evers hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Hudson
Coleman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Evers. Coleman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeMaestri vs. Hudson
DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Coleman scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Hudson
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Philley for the out. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Valo vs. Hudson
Hudson spins and fires to second, with Lepcio covering, and DeMaestri is picked off. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Hudson
Valo hits a popup towards short. Lepcio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Coleman
Kell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Coleman
White hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Umphlett vs. Coleman
Umphlett hits a popup, foul, towards third. Babe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hudson
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Hudson
Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Hudson
McGhee hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Coleman
Piersall hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Coleman
Ted Williams pinch hits for Ted Lepcio.
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hudson vs. Coleman
Hudson hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Hudson
Johnny Lipon now playing shortstop.
Murray hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Babe vs. Hudson
Babe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Murray moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coleman vs. Hudson
Coleman hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. White fields it and throws to third for the out. Babe moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeMaestri vs. Hudson
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Philley vs. Hudson
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Philley for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Coleman
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Coleman
Evers hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Coleman
Gernert hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/13/1953 -- Boston at Philadelphia (N) Boston AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Goodman B, 2b 3 0 0 0 DeMaestri J, ss 4 0 1 1 Evers H, lf 4 0 0 0 Philley D, rf 4 0 0 0 Gernert D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Valo E, lf 3 0 0 0 Kell G, 3b 2 0 0 0 Robinson E, 1b 3 0 0 0 White S, c 3 0 0 0 Michaels C, 2b 3 0 0 0 Umphlett T, cf 3 0 0 0 McGhee E, cf 3 0 0 0 Piersall J, rf 3 0 1 0 Murray R, c 3 0 2 0 Lepcio T, ss 2 0 1 0 Babe L, 3b 3 0 2 0 Williams T, ph 1 0 0 0 Coleman J, p 3 1 1 0 Lipon J, ss 0 0 0 0 Hudson S, p 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 28 0 3 0 29 1 6 1 Boston 000 000 000 -- 0 Philadelphia 000 001 00x -- 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Hudson S (L) 8.0 6 1 1 0 1 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Coleman J (W) 9.0 3 0 0 2 3 DP -- Philadelphia 2 LOB -- Boston 3, Philadelphia 4 2B -- Coleman J T -- 1:38 A -- 4281
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