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May 8, 1953

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Red Sox	0	1	0

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Yankees	1	2	0
Red Sox	1	2	0

Dick Gernert Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.279
OBP	.000	.380
At Bats	0	68
Hits	0	19
• Singles	0	12
• Doubles	0	3
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	4
Walks	0	10
RBI’s	0	12

Johnny Sain Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
2	1	1

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Fenway Park - May 8, 1953

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Home Run

Johnny Sain

Yogi Berra

Don Bollweg

Billy Martin

Gil McDougald

Phil Rizzuto

Gene Woodling

Mickey Mantle

Hank Bauer

Dick Gernert

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Gernert hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Sain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 2 Martin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mantle scores. McDougald moves to third.

Top 2 Bollweg hits a line drive towards first. Gernert reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 McDougald hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mantle moves to second.

Top 2 Bauer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Mantle takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Kell hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 There goes Piersall. The throw from Berra and he is out, Martin applying the tag.

Bottom 1 Piersall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Woodling hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Goodman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Rizzuto hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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