Tigers @ Athletics
September 9, 1953

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Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 8 14 0
Athletics 2 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 8 14 0
Athletics 2 7 1

Neal Watlington Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .135
OBP .000 .200
At Bats 1 37
Hits 0 5
• Singles 0 4
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 3

Ralph Branca Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 5 1
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Connie Mack Stadium - September 9, 1953
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Out
Ralph Branca
Johnny Bucha
Walt Dropo
Fred Hatfield
Ray Boone
Harvey Kuenn
Bob Nieman
Jim Delsing
Bud Souchock
Neal Watlington
Joe DeMaestri

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 8 14 0 8
Philadelphia Athletics 2 7 1 6
Winning Pitcher Ralph Branca
Losing Pitcher Harry Byrd
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bud Souchock
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 23 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Watlington hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Mauro hits a fly ball into right field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Souchock strikes out.
Top 9 Dropo hits a fly ball into center field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Nieman takes first base on ball four. Delsing moves to second.
Top 9 Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Boone takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Zernial strikes out.
Bottom 8 Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Philley is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kellner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Kuenn takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Neal Watlington now catching. Walt Kellner now pitching. Branca is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Babe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Tom Hamilton pinch hits for Frank Fanovich. Hamilton hits a popup towards the mound. Branca settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Neal Watlington pinch hits for Joe Astroth. Watlington is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Bucha hits a fly ball into center field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Souchock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nieman scores.
Top 7 Frank Fanovich now pitching. Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out. Nieman moves to second.
Top 7 Nieman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Delsing hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to third. Mauro moves to second.
Bottom 6 Mauro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Zernial strikes out.
Bottom 6 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Hatfield strikes out.
Top 6 Kuenn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Kuenn reaches second base with a double. Branca goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Branca hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Bucha hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Souchock hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Nieman hits a fly ball into center field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Delsing hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boone scores.
Top 6 The ball gets by Astroth for a passed ball. Boone moves to third.
Top 6 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on DeMaestri. Boone moves to second.
Bottom 5 There goes Philley. The throw from Bucha and he is out, Kuenn applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Philley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Babe scores.
Bottom 5 Babe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Souchock. Babe reaches second base with a double. DeMaestri scores.
Bottom 5 Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Astroth hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. DeMaestri moves to third.
Bottom 5 DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. DeMaestri reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Hatfield hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Branca strikes out.
Bottom 4 Michaels is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Mauro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Zernial strikes out.
Bottom 4 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Bucha hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Souchock takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Dropo hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Nieman hits a fly ball into center field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Philley hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Babe hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Delsing hits a popup, foul, towards third. Babe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kuenn scores.
Top 3 Hatfield hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kuenn moves to third.
Top 3 Kuenn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Philley. Kuenn reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Michaels is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Mauro hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Branca is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Bucha hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Souchock hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Dropo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Robinson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Philley hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Babe strikes out.
Top 1 Nieman is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Delsing hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hatfield moves to third.
Top 1 Boone is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Hatfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.