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September 17, 1953

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Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 5 11 0
Athletics 4 12 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 5 11 0
Athletics 4 12 1

Gus Zernial Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .276
OBP .750 .353
At Bats 2 492
Hits 1 136
• Singles 1 78
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 36
Walks 2 54
RBI’s 1 89

Art Houtteman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 13 4
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Connie Mack Stadium - September 17, 1953
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Out
Art Houtteman
Jim Hegan
Bill Glynn
Bobby Avila
Al Rosen
George Strickland
Wally Westlake
Larry Doby
Bob Kennedy
Gus Zernial
Marion Fricano

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cleveland Indians 5 11 0 12
Philadelphia Athletics 4 12 1 9
Winning Pitcher Art Houtteman
Losing Pitcher Morrie Martin
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Hank Majeski
Attendance 1,925
Time of Game 2 hours 10 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Marion Fricano pinch runs for Eddie Robinson. Zernial hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Houtteman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 9 Bill Glynn now playing first base. Babe is hit by the pitch.
Top 9 Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe juggles the ball. That's an error on Babe. Rosen moves to third. Doby moves to second.
Top 9 Westlake hits a fly ball into center field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newsom fields it and throws to third for the out. Rosen moves to second.
Top 9 Bill Glynn pinch runs for Luke Easter. Rosen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Glynn moves to second.
Top 9 Bobo Newsom now pitching. Easter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Neal Watlington pinch hits for Morrie Martin. Watlington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Astroth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Bob Kennedy now playing right field. Wally Westlake now playing left field. Giordano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Avila strikes out.
Top 8 Hank Majeski pinch hits for Dale Mitchell. Majeski hits a fly ball into center field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hegan scores.
Top 8 Houtteman bunts towards the mound. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. Hegan moves to third.
Top 8 Hegan hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mauro. Hegan reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Mauro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Zernial is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Robinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Westlake. Robinson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Philley hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Babe hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Westlake hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Doby bunts towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out. Rosen moves to second.
Top 7 Rosen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Astroth hits a line drive towards third. Rosen catches it and throws to first to double up DeMaestri.
Bottom 6 DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Easter strikes out.
Top 6 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Mitchell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Art Houtteman now pitching. Giordano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Mauro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Babe scores. Zernial moves to second.
Bottom 5 Zernial takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Babe moves to third.
Bottom 5 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Babe moves to second.
Bottom 5 Babe takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Garcia 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 5 Hegan is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Strickland hits a line drive into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Westlake hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Martin strikes out.
Bottom 4 Astroth hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 DeMaestri strikes out.
Bottom 4 Giordano strikes out.
Top 4 Doby strikes out.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Rosen moves to second.
Top 4 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Easter hits a fly ball into center field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Avila bunts towards the mound. Martin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 There goes Mauro. The throw from Hegan and he is out, Avila applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Mauro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Zernial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Philley scores.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Philley moves to third.
Bottom 3 Philley hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Doby. Philley reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Mitchell is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Garcia takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Hegan hits a line drive towards third. Babe reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Morrie Martin now pitching. Strickland hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Giordano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Babe hits a line drive into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Elmer Valo pinch hits for Harry Byrd. Valo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Giordano scores. Astroth moves to third.
Bottom 2 Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out. Giordano moves to third.
Bottom 2 DeMaestri takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Giordano hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Doby. Giordano reaches second base with a double. Mauro goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Mauro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Westlake hits a line drive into center field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mitchell scores. Easter scores. Rosen moves to third. Doby moves to second.
Top 2 Rosen takes first base on ball four. Mitchell moves to third. Easter moves to second.
Top 2 Easter takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Avila is called out on strikes.
Top 2 There goes Mitchell. The throw from Astroth and he is safe. Mitchell steals second.
Top 2 Mitchell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Easter fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Philley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Babe hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hegan hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Strickland takes first base on ball four. Easter scores. Rosen moves to third. Westlake moves to second.
Top 1 Westlake takes first base on ball four. Easter moves to third. Rosen moves to second.
Top 1 Doby hits a fly ball into center field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mitchell scores.
Top 1 Rosen is hit by the pitch. Easter moves to second.
Top 1 Easter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mitchell moves to third.
Top 1 Avila hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Giordano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mitchell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.