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Tigers
@ Athletics
Connie Mack Stadium
May 15, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 15, 1953 at Connie Mack Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 15, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 15, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Art Houtteman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Morrie Martin |
| Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 1,699 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Bill McGowan 3B: Joe Paparella |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Pesky | Second Baseman |
| Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
| Don Lund | Center Fielder |
| Bob Nieman | Right Fielder |
| Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
| Bud Souchock | Left Fielder |
| Matt Batts | Catcher |
| Fred Hatfield | Third Baseman |
| Art Houtteman | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
| Loren Babe | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
| Dave Philley | Right Fielder |
| Kite Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Pete Suder | Second Baseman |
| Ed McGhee | Center Fielder |
| Joe Astroth | Catcher |
| Morrie Martin | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Athletics
Connie Mack Stadium
May 15, 1953
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Martin
Pesky hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Martin
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lund vs. Martin
Lund hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Martin
Nieman takes first base on ball four. Lund moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dropo vs. Martin
Dropo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Souchock vs. Martin
Souchock hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Houtteman
Joost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Babe vs. Houtteman
Babe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Houtteman
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Martin
Batts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatfield vs. Martin
Hatfield strikes out. There goes Batts. The throw from Astroth to Joost, and Batts is out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Houtteman vs. Martin
Houtteman hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Houtteman
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Houtteman
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Houtteman
Suder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McGhee vs. Houtteman
McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pesky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Martin
Pesky strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Martin
Kuenn 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 -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lund vs. Martin
Lund hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Lund reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nieman vs. Martin
Nieman hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Houtteman
Astroth hits a fly ball into left field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Houtteman
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Houtteman
Joost hits a fly ball into left field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Martin
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Souchock vs. Martin
Souchock hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of McGhee. Souchock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Batts vs. Martin
Batts hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Martin
Hatfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Houtteman vs. Martin
Houtteman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. Hatfield moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pesky vs. Martin
Pesky hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babe vs. Houtteman
Babe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Houtteman
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Houtteman
Philley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Houtteman
Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Scheib
Carl Scheib now pitching.
Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lund vs. Scheib
Lund hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Scheib
Nieman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Scheib
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Houtteman
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Houtteman
McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Houtteman
Astroth is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheib vs. Houtteman
Scheib hits a fly ball into right field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Souchock vs. Scheib
Souchock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Scheib
Batts 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 -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Scheib
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder misplays the ball. That's an error on Suder. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Houtteman vs. Scheib
Houtteman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Scheib
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Scheib fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Houtteman
Joost hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Souchock. Joost reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Babe vs. Houtteman
Babe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Joost scores. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Houtteman
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Houtteman
Philley takes first base on ball four. Babe moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Houtteman
Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Babe scores. Philley moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suder vs. Houtteman
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Dropo. Philley scores. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McGhee vs. Houtteman
McGhee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomas scores. Suder moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Astroth vs. Houtteman
Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to second for the out. Suder scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheib vs. Houtteman
Scheib hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pesky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Scheib
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lund vs. Scheib
Lund hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Scheib
There goes Lund. The throw from Astroth and he is out, Suder applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Scheib
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Scheib fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Houtteman
Joost strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babe vs. Houtteman
Babe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Houtteman
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Houtteman
Philley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lund. Philley reaches second base with a double. There goes Robinson trying to get to home. Lund throws the ball in to Pesky who relays the ball to Batts who tags Robinson, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Scheib
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Souchock vs. Scheib
Souchock hits a popup, foul, towards third. Babe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Scheib
Batts hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Houtteman
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Houtteman
Suder hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Houtteman
McGhee hits a fly ball into left field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Scheib
Hatfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Houtteman vs. Scheib
Houtteman hits a popup towards the mound. Scheib settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Scheib
Pesky hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Scheib
Kuenn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Houtteman
Jim Delsing now playing center field. Don Lund now playing right field. Tom Hamilton pinch hits for Joe Astroth.
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Houtteman
Gus Zernial pinch hits for Carl Scheib.
Zernial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Houtteman
Joe DeMaestri pinch runs for Gus Zernial.
Joost takes first base on ball four. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Babe vs. Houtteman
Babe hits a ball on the ground for a double play. DeMaestri scores. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/15/1953 -- Detroit at Philadelphia (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Pesky J, 2b 5 0 1 0 Joost E, ss 4 1 2 0
Kuenn H, ss 5 0 0 0 Babe L, 3b 5 1 1 1
Lund D, cf-rf 4 1 3 0 Robinson E, 1b 4 0 1 0
Nieman B, rf 2 1 0 0 Philley D, rf 2 1 1 0
Delsing J, cf 0 0 0 0 Thomas K, lf 4 1 2 1
Dropo W, 1b 4 1 1 3 Suder P, 2b 4 1 2 0
Souchock B, lf 4 1 1 0 McGhee E, cf 4 0 1 1
Batts M, c 4 1 2 2 Astroth J, c 2 0 0 1
Hatfield F, 3b 3 1 1 0 Hamilton T, ph 1 0 0 0
Houtteman A, p 4 1 1 2 Martin M, p 1 0 0 0
Scheib C, p 2 0 0 0
Zernial G, ph 1 0 1 0
DeMaestri J, pr 0 1 0 0
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35 7 10 7 34 6 11 4
Detroit 300 202 000 -- 7
Philadelphia 000 005 001 -- 6
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Houtteman A (W) 9.0 11 6 4 3 2
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Martin M (L) 4.0 7 5 5 2 2
Scheib C 5.0 3 2 0 1 0
E -- Suder P, Dropo W, Kuenn H
DP -- Detroit 2, Philadelphia 2
LOB -- Detroit 4, Philadelphia 5
2B -- Lund D, Souchock B, Joost E, Philley D
HR -- Dropo W, Batts M, Houtteman A
CS -- Batts M, Lund D
HBP -- by Houtteman A (Astroth J)
T -- 2:02
A -- 1699
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