Indians @ Tigers
August 20, 1953

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Top 6 R H E
Indians 7 10 4
Tigers 5 6 2
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Indians 9 11 4
Tigers 5 6 2

Harry Simpson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .242
OBP .667 .299
At Bats 3 186
Hits 2 45
• Singles 2 36
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 14
RBI’s 1 18

Ray Scarborough Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 2
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Briggs Stadium - August 20, 1953
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Home Run
Ray Scarborough
Matt Batts
Walt Dropo
Johnny Pesky
Ray Boone
Harvey Kuenn
Bob Nieman
Don Lund
Bud Souchock
Harry Simpson
Larry Doby
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Simpson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 6 Doby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Rosen hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Dropo strikes out.
Bottom 5 Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Pesky takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Kuenn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Westlake is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Glynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to home to get Hegan. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 5 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Lemon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lund. Lemon reaches second base with a double. Strickland scores. Hegan moves to third.
Top 5 Hegan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Simpson scores. Strickland moves to third.
Top 5 Strickland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Simpson moves to second.
Top 5 Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Scarborough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Lund hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Nieman scores.
Bottom 4 Nieman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doby who is chasing the ball. Nieman reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 Wally Westlake now playing left field. Larry Doby now playing center field. Batts strikes out.
Top 4 Dale Mitchell pinch hits for Bob Kennedy. Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pesky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Rosen strikes out.
Top 4 Westlake hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lemon scores. Avila moves to third. Glynn moves to second.
Top 4 Ray Scarborough now pitching. Glynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Scarborough juggles the ball. That's an error on Scarborough. Lemon moves to third. Avila moves to second.
Top 4 Avila takes first base on ball four. Lemon moves to second.
Top 4 Lemon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Souchock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Boone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Strickland takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Simpson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Batts settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kennedy strikes out.
Bottom 2 Pesky 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 2 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Gray hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rosen hits a fly ball into right field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Glynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Avila hits a fly ball into right field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lund strikes out.
Bottom 1 Nieman hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Westlake chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards first. Glynn fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Glynn. Batts scores. Nieman moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Batts hits a line drive into center field. Westlake picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Westlake. Dropo scores. Batts moves to second.
Bottom 1 Souchock hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boone scores. Dropo moves to second.
Bottom 1 Dropo hits a line drive into right field. Simpson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Simpson. Pesky scores. Boone moves to third.
Bottom 1 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Strickland. Pesky moves to third.
Bottom 1 Pesky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Hegan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Simpson scores. Strickland moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Strickland takes first base on ball four. Simpson moves to second.
Top 1 Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rosen scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Kennedy hits a line drive towards first. Dropo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rosen hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Lund who is chasing the ball. Rosen reaches third base with a triple. Avila scores. Westlake goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Westlake hits a fly ball towards center. Lund settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Lund. Avila moves to second.
Top 1 Glynn is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Avila takes first base on ball four.