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August 2, 1953

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Bottom 8 R H E
Indians 7 11 0
Athletics 1 5 1
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Indians 7 11 0
Athletics 1 5 1

Joe DeMaestri Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .289
OBP .333 .338
At Bats 3 204
Hits 1 59
• Singles 1 50
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 14
RBI’s 0 21

Bob Lemon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 9 1
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Connie Mack Stadium - August 2, 1953
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Out
Bob Lemon
Joe Tipton
Bill Glynn
Owen Friend
Al Rosen
George Strickland
Wally Westlake
Larry Doby
Al Smith
Joe DeMaestri
Carmen Mauro
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Carmen Mauro pinch hits for Morrie Martin. Mauro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Lemon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Friend hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Strickland scores.
Top 8 Strickland hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial who is chasing the ball. Strickland reaches third base with a triple.
Top 8 Tipton hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Babe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 McGhee hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Michaels hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Zernial hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Rosen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Glynn scores.
Top 7 Doby hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Glynn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Philley. Glynn reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Smith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Glynn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out.
Bottom 6 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lemon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Friend strikes out.
Top 6 Strickland hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Glynn scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemon covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Murray hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. Babe moves to second.
Bottom 5 Babe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Tipton hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Doby scores. Westlake moves to second.
Top 5 Westlake takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Rosen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Doby hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Doby reaches second base with a double. Smith scores. Glynn scores.
Top 5 Glynn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Glynn reaches second base with a double. Smith moves to third.
Top 5 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Morrie Martin now pitching. Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Martin covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Michaels hits a popup towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Zernial strikes out.
Bottom 4 There goes Philley. The throw from Tipton and he is safe. Philley steals third.
Bottom 4 Robinson takes first base on ball four. Philley moves to second.
Bottom 4 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Friend hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Strickland strikes out.
Top 4 Tipton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Westlake hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Babe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rosen hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Doby hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Glynn scores.
Top 3 Glynn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial who is chasing the ball. Glynn reaches third base with a triple.
Top 3 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McGhee hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Zernial hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Robinson, and towards Michaels, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Friend hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Tipton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a popup towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Philley hits a fly ball into left field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 DeMaestri strikes out.
Top 1 Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Rosen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. Doby moves to third.
Top 1 Doby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson juggles the ball. That's an error on Robinson. Smith moves to second.
Top 1 Glynn hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.