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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 31, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on May 31, 1953 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Alex Kellner |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Sain |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 20,307 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Larry Napp 2B: Art Passarella 3B: Hank Soar |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
| Pete Suder | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
| Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
| Dave Philley | Right Fielder |
| Loren Babe | Third Baseman |
| Ed McGhee | Center Fielder |
| Ray Murray | Catcher |
| Alex Kellner | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
| Joe Collins | First Baseman |
| Bill Renna | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Gil McDougald | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Silvera | Catcher |
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Johnny Sain | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 31, 1953
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Sain
Joost hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Silvera settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Sain
Suder strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Sain
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Kellner
Martin hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Kellner
Collins hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Kellner
Renna is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Sain
Zernial hits a line drive into left field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Sain
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Philley for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babe vs. Sain
Babe strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Kellner
Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Kellner
Bauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Kellner
McDougald bunts towards third. Babe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bauer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Silvera vs. Kellner
Silvera is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rizzuto vs. Kellner
Rizzuto is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Sain
McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Sain
Murray hits a line drive into left field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kellner vs. Sain
Kellner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sain vs. Kellner
Sain hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Kellner
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Kellner
Collins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Renna vs. Kellner
Renna hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Renna reaches second base with a double. Collins goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Kellner
Mantle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McGhee who is chasing the ball. Mantle reaches third base with a triple. Renna scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bauer vs. Kellner
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Sain
Joost hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Sain
Suder hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Sain
Robinson hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Sain
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Kellner
McDougald hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Silvera vs. Kellner
Silvera hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McDougald moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rizzuto vs. Kellner
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder fields it and throws to second for the out. McDougald scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sain vs. Kellner
Sain hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Kellner
Martin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Martin reaches second base with a double. Rizzuto moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Collins vs. Kellner
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Sain
Philley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Silvera settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babe vs. Sain
Babe hits a popup, foul, towards third. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Sain
McGhee hits a fly ball into left field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Kellner
Renna hits a line drive into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Kellner
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Kellner
Bauer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Kellner
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Sain
Murray hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kellner vs. Sain
Kellner hits a ball on the ground towards right. Bauer fields it and throws to second to catch Murray for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Sain
Joost takes first base on ball four. Kellner moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suder vs. Sain
Suder is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Sain
Robinson hits a line drive into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Silvera vs. Kellner
Silvera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Kellner
Rizzuto hits a popup, foul, towards third. Babe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sain vs. Kellner
Sain hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Silvera moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Kellner
Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Silvera scores. Sain moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Collins vs. Kellner
Collins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sain scores. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Woodling vs. Scheib
Carl Scheib now pitching. Gene Woodling pinch hits for Bill Renna.
Woodling hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Woodling reaches second base with a double. Martin scores. Collins goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Scheib
Mantle hits a line drive into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bauer vs. Scheib
Bauer hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Sain
Gene Woodling now playing left field.
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Sain
Philley hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babe vs. Sain
Babe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling. Babe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McGhee vs. Sain
McGhee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Babe scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Sain
Murray strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Scheib
McDougald hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Silvera vs. Scheib
Silvera hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Scheib
Rizzuto hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Sain
Tom Hamilton pinch hits for Carl Scheib.
Hamilton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Sain
Joost hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Sain
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sain vs. Martin
Morrie Martin now pitching. Joe DeMaestri now playing shortstop.
Sain hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Martin
Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Martin
There goes Martin. The throw from Murray and he is out, DeMaestri applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Martin
Collins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Martin
Woodling hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Sain
Robinson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Martin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Sain
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Sain
Philley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Babe vs. Sain
Babe hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/31/1953 -- Philadelphia at New York (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Joost E, ss 3 0 0 0 Martin B, 2b 5 1 3 1
DeMaestri J, ss 0 0 0 0 Collins J, 1b 4 2 2 1
Suder P, 2b 4 0 1 0 Renna B, lf 3 1 1 1
Robinson E, 1b 4 0 0 0 Woodling G, ph-lf 2 0 1 2
Zernial G, lf 4 0 0 0 Mantle M, cf 4 0 1 1
Philley D, rf 4 0 1 0 Bauer H, rf 3 0 1 0
Babe L, 3b 4 1 1 0 McDougald G, 3b 4 1 2 0
McGhee E, cf 3 0 2 1 Silvera C, c 3 1 1 0
Murray R, c 3 0 1 0 Rizzuto P, ss 4 0 0 1
Kellner A, p 2 0 0 0 Sain J, p 4 1 1 0
Scheib C, p 0 0 0 0
Hamilton T, ph 1 0 0 0
Martin M, p 0 0 0 0
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32 1 6 1 36 7 13 7
Philadelphia 000 000 100 -- 1
New York 002 104 00x -- 7
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Kellner A (L) 5.1 11 7 7 2 3
Scheib C 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Martin M 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Sain J (W) 9.0 6 1 1 1 5
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 5, New York 8
2B -- Renna B, Martin B, Woodling G, Babe L
3B -- Mantle M
CS -- Martin B
T -- 2:12
A -- 20307
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