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July 9, 1953

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Top 9 R H E
Athletics 4 6 0
Senators 8 9 1
Top 9 R H E
Athletics 4 6 0
Senators 8 9 1

Gus Zernial Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .258
OBP .250 .339
At Bats 4 279
Hits 1 72
• Singles 1 42
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 19
Walks 0 33
RBI’s 2 52

Spec Shea Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 1 0
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Griffith Stadium - July 9, 1953
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Out
Spec Shea
Ed Fitz Gerald
Mickey Vernon
Wayne Terwilliger
Eddie Yost
Pete Runnels
Clyde Vollmer
Jim Busby
Jackie Jensen
Gus Zernial
Dave Philley

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Athletics 4 6 0 9
Washington Senators 8 9 1 8
Winning Pitcher Spec Shea
Losing Pitcher Joe Coleman
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Clyde Vollmer
Attendance 2,383
Time of Game 2 hours 26 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards second. Terwilliger scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Robinson hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Philley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Runnels scores.
Bottom 8 Runnels hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Philley who is chasing the ball. Runnels reaches third base with a triple. Yost goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Yost hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Shea hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Morrie Martin now pitching. Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shea fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Carmen Mauro pinch hits for Charlie Bishop. Mauro hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Busby who is chasing the ball. Mauro reaches third base with a triple. Murray goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Murray takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Babe strikes out.
Top 8 Michaels hits a popup towards short. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Suder fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Busby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bishop fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Suder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 There goes McGhee. The throw from Fitz Gerald and he is safe. McGhee steals second.
Top 7 Philley strikes out.
Top 7 McGhee takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Vollmer hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Vernon hits a line drive into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Runnels bunts towards the mound. Bishop fields it and throws to first for the out. Yost moves to second.
Bottom 6 Yost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Murray hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Babe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Shea hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Fitz Gerald hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Charlie Bishop now pitching. The ball gets by Murray for a passed ball. Vollmer scores. Jensen moves to third. Terwilliger moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Terwilliger takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Busby bunts in front of the plate. Murray fields it and throws to first for the out. Vollmer moves to third. Jensen moves to second.
Bottom 5 Jensen takes first base on ball four. Vollmer moves to second.
Bottom 5 Vollmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shea fields it and throws to home to get Robinson. Zernial moves to third. Suder moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 5 Suder takes first base on ball four. Zernial moves to second.
Top 5 Zernial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McGhee scores. Philley scores. Robinson moves to third.
Top 5 Robinson takes first base on ball four. McGhee moves to third. Philley moves to second.
Top 5 Philley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McGhee moves to second.
Top 5 McGhee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Babe scores.
Top 5 Fanovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Babe moves to third.
Top 5 Murray takes first base on ball four. Babe moves to second.
Top 5 Babe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Vernon strikes out.
Bottom 4 Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Frank Fanovich now pitching. Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Michaels hits a line drive towards third. Yost catches it and throws to first to double up Suder.
Top 4 Suder takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Zernial hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Shea hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Fitz Gerald reaches second base with a double. Jensen scores. Busby scores. Terwilliger goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Terwilliger takes first base on ball four. Vollmer scores. Jensen moves to third. Busby moves to second.
Bottom 3 Busby takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Jensen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Jensen reaches second base with a double. Vollmer moves to third.
Bottom 3 Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Suder fields it and throws to second for the out. Yost scores.
Bottom 3 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. Yost moves to third.
Bottom 3 Runnels hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Yost moves to second.
Bottom 3 Yost takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Philley takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 There goes McGhee. The throw from Fitz Gerald and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 3 McGhee takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Murray hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Shea hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Terwilliger strikes out.
Top 2 Babe hits a popup towards short. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Michaels strikes out.
Top 2 Suder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Busby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Jensen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Vollmer takes first base on ball four. Yost moves to third. Vernon moves to second.
Bottom 1 Vernon takes first base on ball four. Yost moves to second.
Bottom 1 Runnels hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Yost takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Zernial hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Philley hits a line drive into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out.