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July 31, 1953

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Billy Goodman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .316
OBP .250 .401
At Bats 4 310
Hits 1 98
• Singles 1 74
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 42
RBI’s 1 23

Ralph Branca Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 1
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Fenway Park - July 31, 1953
Out
Ralph Branca
Matt Batts
Walt Dropo
Jerry Priddy
Ray Boone
Harvey Kuenn
Al Kaline
Jim Delsing
Don Lund
Billy Goodman
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Kuenn is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Ben Flowers now pitching. Branca hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Tom Umphlett pinch hits for Ike Delock. Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 White takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Branca fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Lund is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Batts hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wilber settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Delsing hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Zarilla strikes out.
Bottom 7 Evers takes first base on ball four. Baker moves to second.
Bottom 7 Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Wilber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Goodman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lipon scores.
Bottom 7 Al Kaline now playing left field. Lipon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kaline. Lipon reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Nieman strikes out.
Top 7 Dropo hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Boone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Evers. Boone reaches second base with a double. Kuenn scores.
Top 7 Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. Kuenn moves to second.
Top 7 Ike Delock now pitching. Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Ted Lepcio pinch hits for Frank Sullivan. Lepcio is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 White is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Zarilla moves to second.
Bottom 6 Zarilla takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Evers hits a popup, foul, towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Branca hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Lund is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Batts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Baker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Priddy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wilber strikes out.
Bottom 5 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goodman for the out. Lipon moves to second.
Bottom 5 Lipon takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wilber scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Delsing for the out.
Top 5 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Priddy scores. Boone moves to third.
Top 5 Frank Sullivan now pitching. Dropo takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Boone hits a line drive into left field. Evers picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Evers. Kuenn scores. Priddy moves to third. Boone moves to second.
Top 5 Priddy takes first base on ball four. Kuenn moves to second.
Top 5 Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Henry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 White hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Piersall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Piersall reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Zarilla hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Branca hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Lund hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Batts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon misplays the ball. That's an error on Lipon. Delsing moves to second.
Top 4 Delsing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boone scores. Nieman scores.
Top 4 Nieman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Zarilla. Nieman reaches second base with a double. Boone moves to third.
Top 4 Dropo hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Boone takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Evers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Baker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wilber scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Wilber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone throws to second for one, and Priddy throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Henry scores. Wilber moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Goodman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Lipon bunts and there's an error on the play. Henry moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 Henry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Priddy hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kuenn hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Branca strikes out.
Bottom 2 White hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Piersall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zarilla moves to second.
Bottom 2 Zarilla hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Evers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baker for the out.
Top 2 Lund hits a popup towards short. Lipon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Batts hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon misplays the ball. That's an error on Lipon. Dropo moves to second.
Top 2 Nieman hits a fly ball into center field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Dropo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Wilber strikes out.
Bottom 1 Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lipon hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Priddy hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.