Tigers @ Indians
September 26, 1953

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Top 9 R H E
Tigers 3 8 1
Indians 12 12 0
Top 9 R H E
Tigers 3 8 1
Indians 12 12 0

Matt Batts Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .280
OBP .000 .323
At Bats 3 372
Hits 0 104
• Singles 0 71
• Doubles 0 24
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 0 42

Dave Hoskins Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 3 1
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - September 26, 1953
Out
Dave Hoskins
Joe Tipton
Bill Glynn
Hank Majeski
Al Rosen
Owen Friend
Al Smith
Larry Doby
Bob Kennedy
Matt Batts
Walt Dropo

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 3 8 1 5
Cleveland Indians 12 12 0 9
Winning Pitcher Dave Hoskins
Losing Pitcher Ted Gray
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Hank Majeski
Attendance 4,335
Time of Game 2 hours 4 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Dropo takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Mullin hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Lund hits a ball on the ground towards short. Friend scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Kaline hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Glynn scoops it up and throws to first, with Hoskins covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Hoskins hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Friend is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Dick Marlowe now pitching. Glynn hits a fly ball into left field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoskins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Kuenn bunts towards third. Rosen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pesky moves to second.
Top 8 Johnny Pesky pinch hits for Bob Miller. Pesky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Batts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Friend scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Dropo hits a popup, foul, towards short. Friend settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Priddy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Majeski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Priddy fields it and throws to first for the out. Rosen scores. Smith moves to third. Doby moves to second.
Bottom 7 Doby bunts towards first. Dropo fields the ball and throws to Miller covering. Safe. Rosen moves to third. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 7 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Tipton scores. Rosen moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 7 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tipton moves to third.
Bottom 7 Hoskins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Tipton moves to second.
Bottom 7 Jerry Priddy now playing third base. Al Kaline now playing center field. Don Lund now playing left field. Tipton takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Mullin hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Majeski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoskins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Boone hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Friend hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Glynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Pat Mullin now playing right field. Kennedy hits a fly ball into right field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Kuenn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kennedy. Kuenn reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoskins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Batts hits a line drive towards short. Friend reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Majeski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Doby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with Miller covering, for the out. Rosen moves to third.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 The ball gets by Batts for a passed ball. Rosen moves to second.
Bottom 5 Rosen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Souchock hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Nieman hits a popup, foul, towards short. Friend settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hoskins strikes out.
Bottom 4 Tipton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Friend hits a line drive into right field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Majeski scores.
Bottom 4 The ball gets by Batts for a passed ball. Kennedy moves to second.
Bottom 4 Bob Miller now pitching. Glynn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. Doby scores. Majeski moves to third.
Bottom 4 Majeski takes first base on ball four. Doby moves to second.
Bottom 4 Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rosen scores. Smith moves to third.
Bottom 4 Smith takes first base on ball four. Rosen moves to second.
Bottom 4 Rosen takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Majeski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Friend scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hatfield hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hoskins hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Tipton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Friend hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Kennedy scores.
Bottom 3 Dick Weik now pitching. Glynn hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Majeski scores. Kennedy moves to third.
Bottom 3 Kennedy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Kennedy reaches second base with a double. Doby scores. Majeski moves to third.
Bottom 3 Majeski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Doby moves to second.
Bottom 3 Doby takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Majeski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Batts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Friend scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Rosen hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hoskins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Friend takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Majeski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Souchock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and has Delsing trapped. There's the throw to Majeski who tags Delsing for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 2 Delsing hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Delsing reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Glynn hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Majeski hits a line drive to right field. Souchock throws towards third. Boone fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Boone. Smith scores. Doby goes all the way around to score. Majeski moves to third.
Bottom 1 Doby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 1 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Rosen hits a fly ball into right field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Boone hits a popup towards short. Friend settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Hatfield. The throw from Tipton and he is out, Rosen applying the tag.
Top 1 Hatfield hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Hatfield reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Kuenn hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Majeski reaches out and makes the catch for the out.