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September 11, 1953

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Bottom 9 R H E
White Sox 9 13 0
Athletics 4 13 1
Bottom 9 R H E
White Sox 9 13 0
Athletics 4 13 1

Tommy Giordano Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .500
OBP .500 .500
At Bats 4 4
Hits 2 2
• Singles 1 1
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 1
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 1 1

Virgil Trucks Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
18 8 3
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Connie Mack Stadium - September 11, 1953
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Out
Virgil Trucks
Sherm Lollar
Ferris Fain
Nellie Fox
Connie Ryan
Chico Carrasquel
Minnie Minoso
Jim Rivera
Sam Mele
Tommy Giordano
Eddie Robinson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago White Sox 9 13 0 8
Philadelphia Athletics 4 13 1 11
Winning Pitcher Virgil Trucks
Losing Pitcher Morrie Martin
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 3,597
Time of Game 2 hours 54 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Giordano hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Mauro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Robinson moves to third.
Bottom 9 Valo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Robinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mele. Robinson reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Rivera is called out on strikes.
Top 9 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 9 Fox hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mele scores. Ryan moves to third.
Top 9 Lollar is hit by the pitch. Mele moves to third. Ryan moves to second.
Top 9 Ryan takes first base on ball four. Mele moves to second.
Top 9 Mele hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Walt Kellner now pitching. Spider Wilhelm now playing shortstop. Minoso strikes out.
Bottom 8 Philley hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Babe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rivera. Babe reaches second base with a double. Michaels goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Cass Michaels pinch hits for Frank Fanovich. Michaels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Murray hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ryan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Ed McGhee pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri. McGhee is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Fain hits a line drive into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Giordano scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Giordano hits a line drive into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mauro takes first base on ball four. Philley moves to third. Valo moves to second.
Bottom 7 Valo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes Philley. The throw from Lollar and he is safe. Philley steals second.
Bottom 7 Philley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Babe hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Fanovich covering, for the out.
Top 7 Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lollar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Frank Fanovich now pitching. Ryan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Giordano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Tom Hamilton pinch hits for Charlie Bishop. Hamilton hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Murray hits a line drive into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mauro scores.
Bottom 6 DeMaestri hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Giordano hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mauro moves to third.
Bottom 6 Nellie Fox now playing second base. Mauro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Mele hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Giordano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Minoso hits a fly ball into center field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Fain hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Carrasquel hits a line drive into center field. Mauro picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mauro. Stewart scores. Rivera scores. Trucks moves to second.
Top 6 Trucks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lollar scores. Stewart moves to third. Rivera moves to second.
Top 6 Rivera hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lollar moves to third. Stewart moves to second.
Top 6 Bud Stewart pinch hits for Neil Berry. Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Giordano fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lollar moves to second.
Top 6 Lollar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Valo hits a fly ball towards center. Rivera catches it and throws to first to double up Robinson.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Babe scores.
Bottom 5 Philley hits a popup towards third. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Babe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mele. Babe reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Ryan strikes out.
Top 5 Mele hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Murray fires to second and picks off Fain for the out.
Top 5 Minoso takes first base on ball four. Fain moves to second.
Top 5 Fain takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Murray hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats DeMaestri for the out.
Bottom 4 Giordano hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Mauro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berry scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Giordano scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Trucks strikes out. Murray drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Trucks out.
Top 4 Bishop fires to first and has Rivera trapped. There's the throw to Giordano who tags Rivera for the out.
Top 4 Charlie Bishop now pitching. Rivera takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Valo for the out.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops it up and throws to first, with Trucks covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Babe hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Berry hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lollar is hit by the pitch.
Top 3 Ryan hits a line drive into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Mele moves to third.
Top 3 Mele hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valo. Mele reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Ray Murray now catching. Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berry scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Ray Murray pinch hits for Joe Astroth. Murray hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Giordano strikes out.
Top 2 Fain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Giordano scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Carrasquel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Trucks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Rivera hits a fly ball into center field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Berry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Lollar strikes out.
Bottom 1 Mauro hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Valo takes first base on ball four. Philley moves to second.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Philley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Babe hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Ryan hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mele hits a fly ball into center field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Minoso. The throw from Astroth and he is out, Giordano applying the tag.
Top 1 Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fain scores.
Top 1 The ball gets by Astroth for a passed ball. Carrasquel scores. Fain moves to third.
Top 1 Fain hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valo. Fain reaches second base with a double. Carrasquel moves to third.
Top 1 Carrasquel takes first base on ball four.