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Indians
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 4, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 4, 1953 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 4, 1953 |
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Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Home Team |
Washington Senators
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 4, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Washington Senators |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Garcia |
Home Starting Pitcher | Chuck Stobbs |
Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Attendance | 9,388 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Bill McGowan |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Al Smith | Right Fielder |
Bill Glynn | First Baseman |
Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
Wally Westlake | Left Fielder |
Jim Hegan | Catcher |
George Strickland | Shortstop |
Owen Friend | Second Baseman |
Mike Garcia | Pitcher |
Al Lopez | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
Gil Coan | Left Fielder |
Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
Pete Runnels | Shortstop |
Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
Mickey Grasso | Catcher |
Chuck Stobbs | Pitcher |
Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 4, 1953
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Stobbs
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glynn vs. Stobbs
Glynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stobbs juggles the ball. That's an error on Stobbs. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Stobbs
Doby hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Stobbs
Rosen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Garcia
Yost hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coan vs. Garcia
Coan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friend fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Garcia
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friend scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Stobbs
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Stobbs
Hegan hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Stobbs
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost juggles the ball. That's an error on Yost. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friend vs. Stobbs
Friend hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Garcia
Jensen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Jensen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. Garcia
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Busby vs. Garcia
Busby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Jensen trying to get to home. Smith throws the ball in to Hegan who tags Jensen who's trying to score from second, for the out. Busby moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terwilliger vs. Garcia
Terwilliger strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Stobbs
Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Stobbs
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Glynn vs. Stobbs
Glynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doby vs. Stobbs
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doby for the out. Smith moves to third. Glynn moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rosen vs. Stobbs
Rosen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Westlake vs. Stobbs
Westlake hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grasso vs. Garcia
Grasso hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stobbs vs. Garcia
Stobbs hits a fly ball into left field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Garcia
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Stobbs
Hegan hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Stobbs
Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Stobbs
Friend strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Garcia
Coan hits a fly ball into left field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Garcia
Vernon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Garcia
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friend scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Vernon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. Garcia
Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Busby vs. Garcia
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Stobbs
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Stobbs
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glynn vs. Stobbs
Glynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stobbs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Garcia
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grasso vs. Garcia
Grasso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland misplays the ball. That's an error on Strickland. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stobbs vs. Garcia
Stobbs bunts towards first. Glynn scoops it up and throws to first, with Friend covering, for the out. Grasso moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yost vs. Garcia
Yost hits a popup towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Stobbs
Doby strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Stobbs
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon juggles the ball. That's an error on Vernon. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Stobbs
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Garcia
Coan hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Garcia
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Garcia
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Stobbs
Hegan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Stobbs
Strickland takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friend vs. Stobbs
Friend strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Stobbs
Garcia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Garcia
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Garcia
Busby strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Garcia
Terwilliger strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Stobbs
Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Busby. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Glynn vs. Stobbs
Glynn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doby vs. Stobbs
Doby hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen. Doby reaches second base with a double. Smith scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosen vs. Stobbs
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost juggles the ball. That's an error on Yost. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westlake vs. Stobbs
Westlake takes first base on ball four. Doby moves to third. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Avila vs. Stobbs
Bobby Avila pinch hits for Jim Hegan.
Avila hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Doby scores. Rosen moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Strickland vs. Stobbs
Strickland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rosen scores. Westlake moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mitchell vs. Stobbs
Dale Mitchell pinch hits for Owen Friend.
Mitchell 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
Bottom 8
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Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grasso vs. Garcia
Bobby Avila now playing second base. Joe Tipton now catching.
Grasso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Garcia
Clyde Vollmer pinch hits for Chuck Stobbs.
Vollmer strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Garcia
Yost hits a popup towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Lane
Jerry Lane now pitching.
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lane fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lane
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glynn vs. Lane
Glynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Garcia
Coan hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Garcia
Vernon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Vernon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Garcia
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. Garcia
Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vernon moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Busby vs. Garcia
Busby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/4/1953 -- Cleveland at Washington (N) Cleveland AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI Smith A, rf 5 1 2 0 Yost E, 3b 4 0 1 0 Glynn B, 1b 5 0 1 0 Coan G, lf 4 0 0 0 Doby L, cf 4 1 1 1 Vernon M, 1b 3 0 1 0 Rosen A, 3b 3 1 0 0 Jensen J, rf 4 0 1 0 Westlake W, lf 3 0 0 0 Runnels P, ss 3 0 1 0 Hegan J, c 3 0 0 0 Busby J, cf 4 0 1 0 Avila B, ph-2b 1 0 0 1 Terwilliger W, 2b 3 0 0 0 Strickland G, ss 3 0 1 1 Grasso M, c 3 0 0 0 Friend O, 2b 3 0 0 0 Stobbs C, p 1 0 0 0 Mitchell D, ph 1 0 0 0 Vollmer C, ph 1 0 0 0 Tipton J, c 0 0 0 0 Lane J, p 0 0 0 0 Garcia M, p 4 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 3 5 3 30 0 5 0 Cleveland 000 000 030 -- 3 Washington 000 000 000 -- 0 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Garcia M (W) 9.0 5 0 0 2 4 Washington IP H R ER BB SO Stobbs C (L) 8.0 5 3 1 3 8 Lane J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Stobbs C, Yost E 2, Strickland G, Vernon M DP -- Cleveland 1, Washington 1 LOB -- Cleveland 8, Washington 6 2B -- Jensen J, Smith A, Doby L, Vernon M SH -- Stobbs C T -- 2:10 A -- 9388
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