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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Connie Mack Stadium
May 27, 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 May 27, 1953 at Connie Mack Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 27, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 27, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Marv Grissom |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Alex Kellner |
| Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 4,734 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Johnny Stevens 1B: Scotty Robb 2B: (none) 3B: Grover Froese |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Piersall | Right Fielder |
| Floyd Baker | Second Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Dick Gernert | First Baseman |
| Hoot Evers | Left Fielder |
| Tom Umphlett | Center Fielder |
| Milt Bolling | Shortstop |
| Gus Niarhos | Catcher |
| Marv Grissom | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
| Pete Suder | Second Baseman |
| Dave Philley | Right Fielder |
| Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
| Loren Babe | Third Baseman |
| Ed McGhee | Center Fielder |
| Ray Murray | Catcher |
| Alex Kellner | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Connie Mack Stadium
May 27, 1953
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Kellner
Piersall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Kellner
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. Kellner
Kell hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gernert vs. Kellner
Gernert hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Grissom
Joost strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Grissom
Suder 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Grissom
Philley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Niarhos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Kellner
Evers hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Kellner
Umphlett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Kellner
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niarhos vs. Kellner
Niarhos hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Grissom
Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Grissom
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Babe vs. Grissom
Babe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGhee vs. Grissom
McGhee strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Kellner
Grissom hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Suder reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Kellner
Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Kellner
Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piersall moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kell vs. Kellner
There's a wild pitch. Piersall scores. Baker moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kell vs. Kellner
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gernert vs. Kellner
Gernert hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Grissom
Murray strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kellner vs. Grissom
Kellner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Grissom
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Grissom
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Joost moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Philley vs. Grissom
Philley hits a line drive into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Kellner
Evers hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Kellner
Umphlett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Philley who is chasing the ball. Umphlett reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bolling vs. Kellner
Bolling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Niarhos vs. Kellner
Niarhos hits a line drive into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Umphlett scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Kellner
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kellner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Grissom
Zernial hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Niarhos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Grissom
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Babe vs. Grissom
Babe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Piersall. Babe reaches second base with a double. Robinson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McGhee vs. Grissom
McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Grissom
Murray hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Babe scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kellner vs. Grissom
Kellner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Evers. Kellner reaches second base with a double. Murray moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Joost vs. Grissom
The ball gets by Niarhos for a passed ball. Murray scores. Kellner moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Joost vs. Grissom
Joost hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Kellner
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Kellner
Baker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Kellner
Kell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Baker moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gernert vs. Kellner
Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Grissom
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Grissom
Philley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Grissom
Zernial hits a popup towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Grissom
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Kellner
Evers hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Kellner
Umphlett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Kellner
There goes Umphlett. The throw from Murray and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bolling vs. Kellner
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it and throws to home to get Umphlett. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niarhos vs. Kellner
There goes Bolling. The throw from Murray and he is out, Suder applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babe vs. Grissom
Babe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Babe for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Grissom
McGhee hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Grissom
Murray hits a popup towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niarhos vs. Kellner
Niarhos hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Kellner
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Kellner
Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kellner vs. Grissom
Kellner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Grissom
Joost strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Grissom
Suder hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Niarhos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Grissom
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Kellner
Baker 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 -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Kellner
Kell strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Kellner
Gernert hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McGhee. Gernert reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evers vs. Kellner
Evers hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Grissom
Zernial hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Grissom
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babe vs. Grissom
Babe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGhee vs. Grissom
McGhee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Babe moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murray vs. Nixon
Willard Nixon now pitching.
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Kellner
Umphlett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Kellner
Sammy White pinch hits for Milt Bolling.
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilber vs. Kellner
Del Wilber pinch hits for Gus Niarhos.
Wilber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lipon vs. Kellner
Billy Consolo pinch runs for Del Wilber. Johnny Lipon pinch hits for Willard Nixon.
Lipon strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/27/1953 -- Boston at Philadelphia (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Piersall J, rf 4 1 2 0 Joost E, ss 4 0 0 0
Baker F, 2b 4 0 2 0 Suder P, 2b 4 0 1 0
Kell G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Philley D, rf 3 0 0 0
Gernert D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Zernial G, lf 4 1 1 1
Evers H, lf 4 1 1 1 Robinson E, 1b 2 1 0 0
Umphlett T, cf 4 1 4 0 Babe L, 3b 4 1 2 1
Bolling M, ss 3 0 0 0 McGhee E, cf 4 0 1 0
White S, ph 1 0 0 0 Murray R, c 4 1 1 1
Niarhos G, c 3 0 0 1 Kellner A, p 3 0 3 0
Wilber D, ph 0 0 0 0
Consolo B, pr 0 0 0 0
Grissom M, p 3 0 0 0
Nixon W, p 0 0 0 0
Lipon J, ph 1 0 0 0
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35 3 11 2 32 4 9 3
Boston 001 200 000 -- 3
Philadelphia 000 300 01x -- 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Grissom M (L) 7.1 9 4 3 3 4
Nixon W 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Kellner A (W) 9.0 11 3 3 1 2
E -- Murray R
DP -- Boston 1, Philadelphia 2
LOB -- Boston 6, Philadelphia 7
2B -- Babe L, Kellner A, Gernert D
3B -- Umphlett T
HR -- Evers H, Zernial G
SB -- Umphlett T
CS -- Bolling M
WP -- Kellner A
PB -- Niarhos G
T -- 2:35
A -- 4734
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