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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Connie Mack Stadium
April 17, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, played on April 17, 1953 at Connie Mack Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 17, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 17, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mickey McDermott |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Charlie Bishop |
| Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 2,400 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Berry 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Eddie Rommel |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
| Jim Piersall | Right Fielder |
| Hoot Evers | Left Fielder |
| Dick Gernert | First Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Tom Umphlett | Center Fielder |
| Milt Bolling | Shortstop |
| Mickey McDermott | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Dave Philley | Center Fielder |
| Cass Michaels | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
| Allie Clark | Right Fielder |
| Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
| Pete Suder | Third Baseman |
| Joe Astroth | Catcher |
| Charlie Bishop | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Connie Mack Stadium
April 17, 1953
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Bishop
Goodman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Bishop
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Bishop
Evers strikes out. There goes Piersall. The throw from Astroth to second, and Piersall is out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. McDermott
DeMaestri takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. McDermott
Philley hits a popup towards short. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michaels vs. McDermott
Michaels strikes out. White throws to second to catch DeMaestri, who is caught in a rundown. The throw to Goodman who drops the ball. DeMaestri is safe on the error.There goes DeMaestri. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. McDermott
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Bishop
Gernert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Bishop
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Suder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Bishop
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Umphlett vs. Bishop
Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. McDermott
Clark hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. McDermott
Zernial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. McDermott
There's a wild pitch. Zernial moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suder vs. McDermott
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Astroth vs. McDermott
Astroth strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Bishop vs. McDermott
Bishop hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Zernial scores. Suder moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DeMaestri vs. McDermott
DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Suder scores. Bishop moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Philley vs. McDermott
Philley hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Bishop
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDermott vs. Bishop
McDermott strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Bishop
Goodman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Bishop
Piersall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. McDermott
Michaels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. McDermott
Robinson bunts towards the mound. McDermott fields it and throws to first for the out. Michaels moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. McDermott
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zernial vs. McDermott
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDermott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Bishop
Evers strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Bishop
Gernert hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Bishop
Kell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. McDermott
Suder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Astroth vs. McDermott
Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDermott can't make a play. That's a base hit. Suder moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bishop vs. McDermott
Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gernert. Suder moves to third. Astroth moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DeMaestri vs. McDermott
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Suder scores. Astroth moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Philley vs. McDermott
Philley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Umphlett. Philley reaches second base with a double. Astroth scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Michaels vs. McDermott
Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Bishop
White hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Bishop
Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Bishop
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Suder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Flowers
Ben Flowers now pitching.
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Flowers
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Flowers
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flowers vs. Bishop
Flowers strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Bishop
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Bishop
Piersall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Bishop
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bishop fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Flowers
Suder hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Goodman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Flowers
Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Flowers
Bishop strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Bishop
Gernert strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Bishop
Kell hits a line drive into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Bishop
White hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Flowers
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Flowers
Philley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Flowers
Michaels strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Bishop
Umphlett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Bishop
Bolling hits a line drive towards third. Suder reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zarilla vs. Bishop
Al Zarilla pinch hits for Ben Flowers.
Zarilla hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bishop fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Delock
Ike Delock now pitching.
Robinson hits a popup towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Delock
Clark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Delock
Zernial takes first base on ball four. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suder vs. Delock
Suder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Clark trying to get to home. Piersall throws the ball in to White who tags Clark who's trying to score from second, for the out. Zernial moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Astroth vs. Delock
Del Wilber now catching.
Astroth takes first base on ball four. Suder moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bishop vs. Delock
Bishop takes first base on ball four. Zernial scores. Suder moves to third. Astroth moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DeMaestri vs. Delock
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Bishop
Elmer Valo now playing right field.
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Bishop
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Bishop
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Suder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/17/1953 -- Boston at Philadelphia (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Goodman B, 2b 4 0 2 0 DeMaestri J, ss 4 0 1 1
Piersall J, rf 4 0 1 0 Philley D, cf 4 0 1 1
Evers H, lf 4 0 0 0 Michaels C, 2b 4 0 1 0
Gernert D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Robinson E, 1b 3 0 0 0
Kell G, 3b 3 0 0 0 Clark A, rf 3 0 1 0
White S, c 3 0 1 0 Valo E, rf 0 0 0 0
Wilber D, c 0 0 0 0 Zernial G, lf 2 2 0 0
Umphlett T, cf 3 0 1 0 Suder P, 3b 4 2 3 0
Bolling M, ss 3 0 0 0 Astroth J, c 3 1 1 0
McDermott M, p 1 0 0 0 Bishop C, p 3 0 1 2
Flowers B, p 1 0 0 0
Zarilla A, ph 1 0 0 0
Delock I, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 0 5 0 30 5 9 4
Boston 000 000 000 -- 0
Philadelphia 020 200 01x -- 5
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
McDermott M (L) 4.0 7 4 2 2 2
Flowers B 3.0 0 0 0 1 3
Delock I 1.0 2 1 1 3 1
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Bishop C (W) 9.0 5 0 0 0 5
E -- Goodman B, Gernert D
DP -- Boston 2, Philadelphia 2
LOB -- Boston 3, Philadelphia 8
2B -- Philley D
CS -- Piersall J
SH -- Robinson E
WP -- McDermott M
T -- 2:13
A -- 2400
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