Tigers @ Athletics
August 7, 1953

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Top 9 R H E
Tigers 1 7 0
Athletics 3 8 0
Top 9 R H E
Tigers 1 7 0
Athletics 3 8 0

Matt Batts Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .296
OBP .000 .334
At Bats 0 274
Hits 0 81
• Singles 0 56
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 16
RBI’s 0 33

Alex Kellner Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 9 0
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Connie Mack Stadium - August 7, 1953
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Strikeout
Alex Kellner
Ray Murray
Eddie Robinson
Cass Michaels
Loren Babe
Joe DeMaestri
Gus Zernial
Ed McGhee
Dave Philley
Matt Batts

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 1 7 0 5
Philadelphia Athletics 3 8 0 3
Winning Pitcher Alex Kellner
Losing Pitcher Ralph Branca
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Joe DeMaestri
Attendance 2,708
Time of Game 1 hour 42 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Matt Batts pinch hits for Jim Delsing. Batts strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Nieman hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Dropo strikes out.
Bottom 8 Babe hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Philley hits a fly ball into right field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 DeMaestri bunts towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with Priddy covering, for the out. Kellner moves to second.
Bottom 8 Kellner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Boone hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Priddy strikes out.
Top 8 Kuenn hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 McGhee hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Branca hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kellner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Bucha hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Souchock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Delsing moves to second.
Top 7 Delsing hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Zernial hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Babe is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Nieman strikes out.
Top 6 Dropo hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Boone hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Philley hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats DeMaestri for the out. Murray moves to third.
Bottom 5 Kellner bunts towards the mound. Branca fields it and throws to first for the out. Murray moves to second.
Bottom 5 Murray hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Priddy strikes out.
Top 5 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Branca hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Michaels hits a fly ball into right field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Zernial hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Bucha hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Souchock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Souchock reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Delsing for the out.
Top 4 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Babe hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Philley hits a fly ball into right field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murray scores.
Bottom 3 Kellner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Priddy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Murray hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Delsing who is chasing the ball. Murray reaches third base with a triple. McGhee goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 McGhee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Dropo hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Boone strikes out.
Top 3 Priddy hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of McGhee who is chasing the ball. Priddy reaches third base with a triple.
Top 3 Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Michaels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Zernial strikes out.
Top 2 Branca strikes out.
Top 2 Bucha hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Souchock moves to second.
Top 2 Souchock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Babe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Branca fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 DeMaestri hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Nieman hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Dropo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kuenn scores.
Top 1 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kuenn moves to third.
Top 1 Priddy bunts towards the mound. Kellner fields it and throws to first for the out. Kuenn moves to second.
Top 1 Kuenn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.