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September 7, 1953

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Bottom 9 R H E
Senators 6 9 0
Athletics 3 10 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Senators 6 9 0
Athletics 3 10 1

Neal Watlington Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .143
OBP .000 .211
At Bats 0 35
Hits 0 5
• Singles 0 4
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 3

Bob Porterfield Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
18 10 0
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Connie Mack Stadium - September 7, 1953
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Out
Bob Porterfield
Mickey Grasso
Mickey Vernon
Wayne Terwilliger
Eddie Yost
Pete Runnels
Gil Coan
Jim Busby
Jackie Jensen
Neal Watlington
Tom Hamilton
Marion Fricano

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Washington Senators 6 9 0 7
Philadelphia Athletics 3 10 1 7
Winning Pitcher Bob Porterfield
Losing Pitcher Charlie Bishop
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Mickey Vernon
Attendance 6,057
Time of Game 2 hours 7 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Neal Watlington pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri. Watlington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Marion Fricano pinch runs for Ray Murray. Tom Hamilton pinch hits for Morrie Martin. Hamilton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fricano moves to second.
Bottom 9 Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 9 Michaels hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martin fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play.
Top 9 Vernon takes first base on ball four. Runnels moves to second.
Top 9 Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yost moves to third.
Top 9 Yost hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Yost reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Porterfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Babe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Mauro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Robinson moves to third.
Bottom 8 Zernial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Busby. Robinson reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Grasso hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Terwilliger hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Busby hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Martin strikes out.
Bottom 7 Murray hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Coan hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Jensen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Babe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Morrie Martin now pitching. Vernon hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Babe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Mauro hits a ball on the ground towards second. Terwilliger fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Runnels covering. It's a double play.
Bottom 6 Zernial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Runnels hits a line drive into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Yost hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Porterfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Grasso hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Carl Scheib now pitching. Terwilliger hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Valo moves to second.
Bottom 5 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Elmer Valo pinch hits for Charlie Bishop. Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Murray hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Michaels scores.
Bottom 5 The ball gets by Grasso for a passed ball. Michaels moves to third.
Bottom 5 Michaels takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Busby hits a fly ball into center field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Coan hits a line drive into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Vernon scores.
Top 5 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Vernon moves to third.
Top 5 Vernon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mauro. Vernon reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Babe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Mauro takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to home to get Grasso. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Grasso moves to third.
Top 4 Porterfield bunts towards the mound. Bishop fields it and throws to first for the out. Grasso moves to second.
Top 4 Grasso is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a line drive into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Philley takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bishop strikes out.
Top 3 Terwilliger hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Vernon scores. Coan moves to second.
Top 3 Coan takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Jensen 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 Vernon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Philley who is chasing the ball. Vernon reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 2 Murray hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Michaels strikes out.
Bottom 2 Babe hits a line drive into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Mauro. The throw from Grasso and he is safe. Mauro steals second.
Bottom 2 Mauro takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Zernial hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Bishop, and towards DeMaestri, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 There goes Yost. The throw from Murray and he is safe. Yost steals second.
Top 2 Yost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grasso scores.
Top 2 Porterfield hits a popup, foul, towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Grasso hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bishop fields it and has Terwilliger trapped. There's the throw to Michaels and over to Babe, who tags Terwilliger for the out. Grasso moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 2 Terwilliger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Terwilliger reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out.
Bottom 1 Philley hits a popup towards short. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 DeMaestri hits a popup towards short. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Busby hits a fly ball into center field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Coan takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Jensen. The throw from Murray and he is safe. Jensen steals second.
Top 1 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels misplays the ball. That's an error on Michaels.
Top 1 Vernon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mauro. Vernon reaches second base with a double. Yost goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Runnels strikes out.
Top 1 Yost takes first base on ball four.