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September 20, 1953

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Bottom 6 R H E
Senators 7 10 1
Athletics 8 12 0
Bottom 6 R H E
Senators 7 10 1
Athletics 11 13 0

Gus Zernial Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .278
OBP .333 .353
At Bats 3 500
Hits 1 139
• Singles 0 78
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 1 38
Walks 0 54
RBI’s 1 94

Walt Masterson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 11 0
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Connie Mack Stadium - September 20, 1953
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Home Run
Walt Masterson
Ed Fitz Gerald
Mickey Vernon
Jerry Snyder
Eddie Yost
Pete Runnels
Gil Coan
Jim Busby
Jackie Jensen
Gus Zernial
Dave Philley
Joe DeMaestri
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Zernial hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Busby is chasing the ball. Zernial rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park three run home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Robinson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Philley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DeMaestri moves to third.
Bottom 6 DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Astroth scores.
Bottom 6 Masterson spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Masterson. Astroth moves to third.
Bottom 6 Elmer Valo pinch hits for Bob Trice. Valo hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Walt Masterson now pitching. Astroth hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Coan. Astroth reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Yost hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Clyde Vollmer pinch hits for Jerry Lane. Vollmer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Fitz Gerald hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Snyder hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Busby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Giordano hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McGhee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Suder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 5 Philley takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Coan. DeMaestri reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Coan hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Suder fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Vernon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Philley. Vernon reaches second base with a double. Lane scores. Yost scores. Runnels goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Runnels takes first base on ball four. Lane moves to third. Yost moves to second.
Top 5 Yost takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Lane hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Philley. Lane reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trice fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Trice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Giordano strikes out.
Top 4 Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Busby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Coan hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 McGhee hits a line drive towards short. Runnels reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Suder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Jerry Lane now pitching. Zernial hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen. Robinson reaches second base with a double. DeMaestri scores. Philley scores.
Bottom 3 Philley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Busby. Philley reaches second base with a double. DeMaestri moves to third.
Bottom 3 DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Vernon hits a popup towards third. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Yost hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Trice hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. Suder scores. Giordano moves to second.
Bottom 2 Giordano takes first base on ball four. McGhee moves to second.
Bottom 2 McGhee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Suder moves to third.
Bottom 2 Suder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Zernial hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Schmitz strikes out.
Top 2 Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Trice covering. It's a double play. Busby moves to third.
Top 2 Snyder hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Busby moves to second.
Top 2 Busby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Philley hits a popup towards short. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Coan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Jensen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Philley who is chasing the ball. Jensen reaches third base with a triple. Vernon goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Vernon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Yost strikes out.