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August 9, 1953

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Tigers 8 12 0
Athletics 7 9 1
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Tigers 8 12 0
Athletics 7 9 1

Dave Philley Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .300
OBP .500 .363
At Bats 3 424
Hits 1 127
• Singles 1 95
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 1 40
RBI’s 1 37

Ralph Branca Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 1
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Connie Mack Stadium - August 9, 1953
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Ralph Branca
Johnny Bucha
Walt Dropo
Johnny Pesky
Ray Boone
Harvey Kuenn
Bud Souchock
Jim Delsing
Al Kaline
Dave Philley
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Walt Dropo now playing first base. Al Kaline now playing right field. Ralph Branca now pitching. Philley hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 10 Kuenn hits a fly ball into left field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Fred Hatfield pinch hits for Ray Herbert. Hatfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pesky moves to second.
Top 10 Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newsom fields it and throws to second for the out. Delsing scores.
Top 10 Bucha hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Delsing moves to third.
Top 10 Delsing hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 10 Tom Hamilton now playing right field. Dave Philley now playing third base. Loren Babe now playing shortstop. Pat Mullin pinch hits for Don Lund. Mullin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Herbert fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Newsom hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Herbert fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Watlington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Priddy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Watlington for the out.
Top 9 Souchock hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Boone hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Priddy hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Herbert fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Mauro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Herbert hits a fly ball into left field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Pesky takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Bucha hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Babe hits a fly ball into left field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Herbert fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Delsing hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lund strikes out.
Top 7 Souchock hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bobo Newsom now pitching. Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 DeMaestri strikes out.
Bottom 6 Gus Zernial pinch hits for Rinty Monahan. Ray Herbert now pitching. Zernial hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 6 Watlington takes first base on ball four. McGhee moves to second.
Bottom 6 McGhee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mauro moves to third.
Bottom 6 Mauro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rinty Monahan now pitching. Garver hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Babe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Priddy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Babe for the out.
Bottom 5 Philley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Shantz scores.
Bottom 5 Bobby Shantz pinch runs for Elmer Valo. DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to first for the out. Shantz moves to second.
Bottom 5 Elmer Valo pinch hits for Frank Fanovich. Valo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Watlington scores.
Bottom 5 Watlington hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lund. Watlington reaches second base with a double. Mauro scores.
Bottom 5 McGhee hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mauro hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Souchock. Mauro reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Pesky strikes out.
Top 5 Bucha hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Delsing scores.
Top 5 Delsing hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Philley who is chasing the ball. Delsing reaches third base with a triple. Souchock scores. Lund scores.
Top 5 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 5 Lund takes first base on ball four. Souchock moves to second.
Top 5 Souchock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Boone strikes out.
Bottom 4 Michaels hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Babe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first, with Garver covering, for the out.
Top 4 Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Garver moves to second.
Top 4 Garver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Pesky hits a popup, foul, towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bucha hits a fly ball into left field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pesky fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Fanovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Watlington hits a fly ball into right field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Delsing strikes out.
Top 3 Lund hits a fly ball into left field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Souchock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Neal Watlington now catching. Boone hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Mauro hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Priddy hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Garver bunts towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Michaels covering, for the out. Pesky moves to second.
Top 2 Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson fields the ball and throws to Fanovich covering. Safe. Delsing scores. Bucha scores.
Top 2 Bucha hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of McGhee. Bucha reaches second base with a double. Delsing moves to third.
Top 2 Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson juggles the ball. That's an error on Robinson.
Top 2 Lund hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Babe hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Philley. The throw from Bucha and he is safe. Philley steals second.
Bottom 1 Philley takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 DeMaestri hits a line drive towards short. Kuenn reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Souchock strikes out.
Top 1 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There goes Kuenn. The throw from Murray and he is safe. Kuenn steals third.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Kuenn moves to second.
Top 1 Priddy hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kuenn takes first base on ball four.