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August 12, 1953

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Bottom 10 R H E
Red Sox 3 8 1
Athletics 2 5 0
Bottom 10 R H E
Red Sox 3 8 1
Athletics 2 5 0

Joe Astroth Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .249
OBP .000 .338
At Bats 1 185
Hits 0 46
• Singles 0 35
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 0 20

Ellis Kinder Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 5 17
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Connie Mack Stadium - August 12, 1953
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Out
Ellis Kinder
Sammy White
Dick Gernert
Billy Goodman
George Kell
Johnny Lipon
Hoot Evers
Tom Umphlett
Jim Piersall
Joe Astroth
Ed McGhee
Charlie Bishop

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Red Sox 3 8 1 7
Philadelphia Athletics 2 5 0 11
Winning Pitcher Mickey McDermott
Losing Pitcher Morrie Martin
Save Ellis Kinder
Game Winning RBI Billy Goodman
Attendance 2,988
Time of Game 2 hours 37 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon misplays the ball. That's an error on Lipon. Bishop moves to second.
Bottom 10 Charlie Bishop pinch runs for Eddie Robinson. Ellis Kinder now pitching. Michaels hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields it and throws to second for the out. Philley scores.
Bottom 10 There goes Philley. The throw from White and he is safe. Philley steals third.
Bottom 10 Bill Henry now pitching. Valo takes first base on ball four. Philley moves to second.
Bottom 10 Philley takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 Kell is called out on strikes.
Top 10 Gernert takes first base on ball four. Evers moves to second.
Top 10 Evers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McDermott scores.
Top 10 Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Piersall scores. McDermott moves to second.
Top 10 McDermott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Piersall moves to third.
Top 10 Lipon bunts towards the mound. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. Piersall moves to second.
Top 10 Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 DeMaestri hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Babe 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 9 Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 White hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Kell takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Gernert strikes out.
Bottom 8 Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 McGhee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Michaels hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Robinson 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 8 Evers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Goodman strikes out.
Top 8 Joe Astroth now catching. Morrie Martin now pitching. McDermott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Valo hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Carmen Mauro pinch runs for Ray Murray. Philley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to home to get Mauro. Shantz moves to third. DeMaestri moves to second.
Bottom 7 Bobby Shantz pinch runs for Gus Zernial. DeMaestri hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McGhee scores. Murray moves to third. Shantz moves to second.
Bottom 7 Gus Zernial pinch hits for Marion Fricano. Zernial is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Babe bunts towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. McGhee moves to third. Murray moves to second.
Bottom 7 Murray hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McGhee moves to second.
Bottom 7 Johnny Lipon now playing shortstop. McGhee takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Floyd Baker pinch hits for Ted Lepcio. Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Piersall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McGhee who is chasing the ball. Piersall reaches third base with a triple.
Top 7 Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 White hits a line drive towards third. Babe reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Michaels hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Valo hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Philley hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kell hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There goes Gernert. The throw from Murray and he is out, Michaels applying the tag.
Top 6 Gernert takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Evers hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Fricano strikes out.
Bottom 5 Babe hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. McDermott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Babe for the out.
Top 5 Goodman 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 5 McDermott strikes out.
Top 5 Lepcio strikes out.
Bottom 4 Murray hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McGhee hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Michaels hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Robinson 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 4 Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Umphlett hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fricano fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Valo strikes out.
Bottom 3 Philley hits a line drive into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kell hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gernert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Goodman moves to third. Evers moves to second.
Top 3 Evers takes first base on ball four. Goodman moves to second.
Top 3 Goodman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 McDermott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Philley throws the ball in to DeMaestri who tags McDermott trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Piersall scores.
Top 3 Lepcio bunts towards the mound. Fricano fields it and throws to first for the out. Piersall moves to second.
Top 3 Piersall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Fricano strikes out.
Bottom 2 Babe takes first base on ball four. Michaels moves to second.
Bottom 2 Murray hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McGhee strikes out.
Bottom 2 Michaels takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Umphlett hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 White hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Valo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Philley hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gernert hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Evers hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.