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Indians
@ Athletics
Connie Mack Stadium
August 2, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 2, 1953 at Connie Mack Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 2, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 2, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Lemon |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bobby Shantz |
| Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: Eddie Hurley 3B: Eddie Rommel |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Smith | Right Fielder |
| Bill Glynn | First Baseman |
| Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
| Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
| Wally Westlake | Left Fielder |
| Joe Tipton | Catcher |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Owen Friend | Second Baseman |
| Bob Lemon | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Dave Philley | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
| Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
| Cass Michaels | Second Baseman |
| Ed McGhee | Center Fielder |
| Loren Babe | Third Baseman |
| Ray Murray | Catcher |
| Bobby Shantz | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Athletics
Connie Mack Stadium
August 2, 1953
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Shantz
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Glynn vs. Shantz
Glynn hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Shantz
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson juggles the ball. That's an error on Robinson. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosen vs. Shantz
Rosen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. Doby moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Westlake vs. Shantz
Westlake 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 1
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Lemon
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Lemon
Philley hits a fly ball into left field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lemon
Robinson hits a popup towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Shantz
Tipton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Shantz
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Shantz
Friend hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Shantz
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Robinson, and towards Michaels, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Lemon
Zernial hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Lemon
Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Lemon
McGhee hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Shantz
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glynn vs. Shantz
Glynn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial who is chasing the ball. Glynn reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doby vs. Shantz
Doby hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Glynn scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Shantz
Rosen 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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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babe vs. Lemon
Babe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Lemon
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Lemon
Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Shantz
Westlake hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Shantz
Tipton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Shantz
Strickland strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friend vs. Shantz
Friend hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Lemon
DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Lemon
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Lemon
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Philley moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zernial vs. Lemon
There goes Philley. The throw from Tipton and he is safe. Philley steals third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zernial vs. Lemon
Zernial strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Michaels vs. Lemon
Michaels hits a popup towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Martin
Morrie Martin now pitching.
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Martin covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Martin
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Glynn vs. Martin
Glynn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Glynn reaches second base with a double. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Doby vs. Martin
Doby hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Doby reaches second base with a double. Smith scores. Glynn scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosen vs. Martin
Rosen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westlake vs. Martin
Westlake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tipton vs. Martin
There's a wild pitch. Doby scores. Westlake moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tipton vs. Martin
Tipton hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Lemon
McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babe vs. Lemon
Babe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Lemon
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. Babe moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Lemon
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Glynn scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemon covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Martin
Strickland hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Martin
Friend strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Martin
Lemon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Lemon
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Lemon
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lemon
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Glynn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Martin
Smith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glynn vs. Martin
Glynn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Philley. Glynn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doby vs. Martin
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosen vs. Martin
Rosen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Glynn scores. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Martin
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Lemon
Zernial hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Lemon
Michaels hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Lemon
McGhee hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babe vs. Lemon
Babe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Lemon
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Martin
Tipton hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Martin
Strickland hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial who is chasing the ball. Strickland reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Friend vs. Martin
Friend hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Strickland scores. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Martin
Lemon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Martin
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauro vs. Lemon
Carmen Mauro pinch hits for Morrie Martin.
Mauro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Lemon
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Lemon
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glynn vs. Newsom
Bobo Newsom now pitching.
Glynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Newsom
Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Glynn moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rosen vs. Newsom
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri has Glynn trapped. There's the throw to Murray and over to Babe, who tags Glynn for the out. Doby moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westlake vs. Newsom
Westlake hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Westlake reaches second base with a double. Doby scores. Rosen moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tipton vs. Newsom
Tipton hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rosen scores. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strickland vs. Newsom
Strickland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Westlake scores. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friend vs. Newsom
Friend hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lemon
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Glynn fields the ball and throws to Lemon covering. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Lemon
Zernial hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michaels vs. Lemon
Michaels hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGhee vs. Lemon
McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friend fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/2/1953, game 1 -- Cleveland at Philadelphia (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Smith A, rf 4 2 1 0 DeMaestri J, ss 4 0 1 0
Glynn B, 1b 4 3 3 0 Philley D, rf 4 0 0 0
Doby L, cf 5 2 2 3 Robinson E, 1b 3 0 1 0
Rosen A, 3b 5 1 2 2 Zernial G, lf 4 1 1 1
Westlake W, lf 4 1 1 1 Michaels C, 2b 4 0 0 0
Tipton J, c 5 0 1 1 McGhee E, cf 4 0 0 0
Strickland G, ss 5 1 2 1 Babe L, 3b 3 0 2 0
Friend O, 2b 5 0 1 1 Murray R, c 3 0 0 0
Lemon B, p 4 0 1 0 Shantz B, p 1 0 0 0
Martin M, p 1 0 0 0
Mauro C, ph 1 0 1 0
Newsom B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 10 14 9 32 1 6 1
Cleveland 101 030 113 -- 10
Philadelphia 000 000 100 -- 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon B (W) 9.0 6 1 1 1 2
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Shantz B (L) 4.0 5 2 2 0 1
Martin M 4.0 6 5 5 2 1
Newsom B 1.0 3 3 3 1 0
E -- Robinson E
DP -- Cleveland 1, Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Cleveland 7, Philadelphia 5
2B -- Glynn B 2, Doby L, Westlake W
3B -- Glynn B, Strickland G
HR -- Zernial G
SB -- Philley D
WP -- Martin M
T -- 2:11
A -- 0
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