Athletics @ Indians
September 2, 1953

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Top 9 R H E
Athletics 3 7 1
Indians 6 7 1
Top 9 R H E
Athletics 3 7 1
Indians 6 7 1

Neal Watlington Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .121
OBP .000 .194
At Bats 0 33
Hits 0 4
• Singles 0 3
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 2

Art Houtteman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 12 4
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - September 2, 1953
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Out
Art Houtteman
Jim Hegan
Bill Glynn
Bobby Avila
Al Rosen
George Strickland
Dale Mitchell
Larry Doby
Wally Westlake
Neal Watlington
Ray Murray

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Athletics 3 7 1 6
Cleveland Indians 6 7 1 2
Winning Pitcher Art Houtteman
Losing Pitcher Harry Byrd
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 8,226
Time of Game 1 hour 55 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Neal Watlington pinch hits for Frank Fanovich. Watlington hits a popup, foul, towards first. Glynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Murray hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Tom Hamilton pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri. Hamilton hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Suder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Doby strikes out.
Bottom 8 Rosen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mitchell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mauro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Glynn scoops it up and throws to first, with Houtteman covering, for the out.
Top 8 Zernial strikes out.
Top 8 Robinson strikes out.
Top 8 Philley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Westlake. Philley reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Glynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Frank Fanovich now pitching. Houtteman hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Babe hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Elmer Valo pinch hits for Harry Byrd. Valo hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Houtteman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Doby scores.
Bottom 6 Strickland bunts in front of the plate. Murray fields it and throws to first for the out. Doby moves to third.
Bottom 6 Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Byrd covering, for the out. Doby moves to second.
Bottom 6 Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Suder hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mauro hits a popup towards the mound. Houtteman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Mitchell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Glynn hits a popup towards third. Babe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Avila hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Zernial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Robinson is hit by the pitch.
Top 5 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Babe hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Houtteman hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hegan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Babe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Westlake hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila misplays the ball. That's an error on Avila. Suder moves to second.
Top 4 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Suder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Doby strikes out. There goes Rosen. The throw from Murray to DeMaestri, and Rosen is out.
Bottom 3 Rosen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Mauro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Zernial hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Glynn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Babe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Avila hits a fly ball towards left. Zernial settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Zernial. Hegan scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Houtteman strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hegan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Hegan reaches second base with a double. Strickland scores.
Bottom 2 Strickland hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Strickland reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Westlake hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 2 Doby hits a fly ball into center field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Philley hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Babe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Mitchell hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Glynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byrd fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Avila hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Houtteman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 DeMaestri hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Art Houtteman now pitching. Suder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Houtteman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Mauro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Zernial moves to third.
Top 1 Zernial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Philley scores. Robinson moves to second.
Top 1 Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Babe scores. Philley moves to third.
Top 1 Philley takes first base on ball four. Babe moves to second.
Top 1 Babe takes first base on ball four.