Indians @ Athletics
September 17, 1953

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Bottom 7 R H E
Indians 4 8 0
Athletics 4 10 0
Bottom 7 R H E
Indians 4 8 0
Athletics 4 10 0

Gus Zernial Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .276
OBP .667 .352
At Bats 2 492
Hits 1 136
• Singles 1 78
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 36
Walks 1 53
RBI’s 1 89

Art Houtteman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 13 4
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Connie Mack Stadium - September 17, 1953
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Intentional Walk
Art Houtteman
Jim Hegan
Luke Easter
Bobby Avila
Al Rosen
George Strickland
Dale Mitchell
Larry Doby
Wally Westlake
Gus Zernial
Eddie Robinson
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Zernial is walked intentionally.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Robinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Westlake. Robinson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Philley hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Babe hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Westlake hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Doby bunts towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out. Rosen moves to second.
Top 7 Rosen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Martin 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 6 Astroth hits a line drive towards third. Rosen catches it and throws to first to double up DeMaestri.
Bottom 6 DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Easter strikes out.
Top 6 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Mitchell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Art Houtteman now pitching. Giordano 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 5 Mauro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Babe scores. Zernial moves to second.
Bottom 5 Zernial takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Babe moves to third.
Bottom 5 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Babe moves to second.
Bottom 5 Babe takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Giordano scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hegan is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Strickland hits a line drive into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Westlake hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Martin strikes out.
Bottom 4 Astroth hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 DeMaestri strikes out.
Bottom 4 Giordano strikes out.
Top 4 Doby strikes out.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Rosen moves to second.
Top 4 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Easter hits a fly ball into center field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Avila bunts towards the mound. Martin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 There goes Mauro. The throw from Hegan and he is out, Avila applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Mauro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Zernial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Philley scores.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Philley moves to third.
Bottom 3 Philley hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Doby. Philley reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Mitchell is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Garcia takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Hegan hits a line drive towards third. Babe reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Morrie Martin now pitching. Strickland hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Giordano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Babe hits a line drive into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Elmer Valo pinch hits for Harry Byrd. Valo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Giordano scores. Astroth moves to third.
Bottom 2 Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out. Giordano moves to third.
Bottom 2 DeMaestri takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Giordano hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Doby. Giordano reaches second base with a double. Mauro goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Mauro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Westlake hits a line drive into center field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mitchell scores. Easter scores. Rosen moves to third. Doby moves to second.
Top 2 Rosen takes first base on ball four. Mitchell moves to third. Easter moves to second.
Top 2 Easter takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Avila is called out on strikes.
Top 2 There goes Mitchell. The throw from Astroth and he is safe. Mitchell steals second.
Top 2 Mitchell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Easter fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Philley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Babe hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hegan hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Strickland takes first base on ball four. Easter scores. Rosen moves to third. Westlake moves to second.
Top 1 Westlake takes first base on ball four. Easter moves to third. Rosen moves to second.
Top 1 Doby hits a fly ball into center field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mitchell scores.
Top 1 Rosen is hit by the pitch. Easter moves to second.
Top 1 Easter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mitchell moves to third.
Top 1 Avila hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Giordano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mitchell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.