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Athletics 10 @ Tigers 4
Briggs Stadium
August 31, 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 August 31, 1953 at Briggs Stadium. The home team Tigers were bested by the visiting Athletics with a score of 10 to 4.

Game Summary

DateAugust 31, 1953 
Visiting Team
Philadelphia Athletics
R: 10 H: 12 E: 4 LOB: 4
Runs: 10
Hits: 12
Errors: 4
Left On Base: 4
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 4 H: 11 E: 1 LOB: 12
Runs: 4
Hits: 11
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherBobo Newsom  
Losing PitcherTed Gray  
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Game Winning RBIGus Zernial 

Game Info

DateAugust 31, 1953 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPhiladelphia Athletics 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherBobo Newsom  
Home Starting PitcherTed Gray  
BallparkBriggs Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance15,584 
Time of Game2 hours 28 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Grieve
1B: Larry Napp
2B: Jim Duffy
3B: Art Passarella

Philadelphia Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Joe DeMaestri  Shortstop 
Dave Philley  Right Fielder 
Eddie Robinson  First Baseman 
Gus Zernial  Left Fielder 
Cass Michaels  Second Baseman 
Ed McGhee  Center Fielder 
Pete Suder  Third Baseman 
Ray Murray  Catcher 
Bobo Newsom  Pitcher 
Jimmy Dykes  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Harvey Kuenn  Shortstop 
Fred Hatfield  Second Baseman 
Ray Boone  Third Baseman 
Jim Delsing  Center Fielder 
Bob Nieman  Left Fielder 
Walt Dropo  First Baseman 
Don Lund  Right Fielder 
Matt Batts  Catcher 
Ted Gray  Pitcher 
Fred Hutchinson  Manager 

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Athletics 10 @ Tigers 4
Briggs Stadium
August 31, 1953

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         Game of 8/31/1953, game 2 -- Philadelphia at Detroit (N)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
DeMaestri J, ss       4  2  1  0   Kuenn H, ss           5  0  2  0   
Philley D, rf         5  3  3  0   Hatfield F, 2b-3b     5  0  1  0   
Robinson E, 1b        4  2  2  3   Boone R, 3b           3  1  1  0   
Hamilton T, 1b        0  0  0  0   Pesky J, 2b           2  1  2  0   
Zernial G, lf         5  0  3  3   Delsing J, cf         5  1  1  0   
Michaels C, 2b        4  1  0  0   Nieman B, lf-rf       4  0  1  0   
McGhee E, cf          4  1  1  2   Dropo W, 1b           4  0  2  2   
Suder P, 3b           1  0  0  0   Lund D, rf            2  0  0  0   
Babe L, ph-3b         3  0  0  0   Mullin P, ph-lf       2  0  0  0   
Murray R, c           4  0  1  1   Batts M, c            4  0  0  0   
Newsom B, p           4  1  1  0   Gray T, p             0  0  0  0   
                                   Hutchinson F, p       4  1  1  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38 10 12  9                        40  4 11  3

Philadelphia     106 200 001 -- 10
Detroit          000 030 001 --  4

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Newsom B (W)          9.0 11  4  1  3  4

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gray T (L)            2.1  5  7  6  3  0
Hutchinson F          6.2  7  3  3  0  2

E -- Robinson E 2, DeMaestri J, Dropo W, Michaels C
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 4, Detroit 12
2B -- Philley D, Zernial G, Dropo W, Robinson E
3B -- Zernial G
HR -- Hutchinson F
PB -- Batts M
T -- 2:28
A -- 15584

    

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