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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
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| 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 | Early Wynn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Alex Kellner |
| Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 6,923 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Berry 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: Eddie Rommel 3B: Red Flaherty |
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 |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Owen Friend | Second Baseman |
| Early Wynn | 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 |
| Joe Astroth | Catcher |
| Alex Kellner | 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. Kellner
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Glynn vs. Kellner
Glynn bunts towards the mound. Kellner fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doby vs. Kellner
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doby for the out. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rosen vs. Kellner
Rosen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Kellner
Westlake strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Wynn
DeMaestri 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Wynn
Philley strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Wynn
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friend scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Kellner
Hegan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Hegan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strickland vs. Kellner
Strickland bunts towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out. Hegan moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Friend vs. Kellner
Friend hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hegan scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Kellner
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Friend moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Kellner
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Glynn vs. Kellner
Glynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Wynn
Zernial hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Westlake. Zernial reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Michaels vs. Wynn
Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McGhee vs. Wynn
McGhee bunts towards the mound. Wynn fields it and throws to first for the out. Zernial moves to third. Michaels moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Babe vs. Wynn
Babe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wynn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Zernial scores. Michaels moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Astroth vs. Wynn
Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Kellner
Doby 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 -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Kellner
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Kellner
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kellner vs. Wynn
Kellner strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Wynn
DeMaestri hits a popup, foul, towards first. Glynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Wynn
Philley hits a fly ball into left field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Kellner
Hegan hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Kellner
Strickland 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 -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Kellner
Friend 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
Bottom 4
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Wynn
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Wynn
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Glynn fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Robinson for the double play. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Wynn
Michaels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGhee vs. Wynn
McGhee hits a line drive towards first. Glynn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Kellner
Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Kellner
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Glynn vs. Kellner
Glynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wynn moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doby vs. Kellner
Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wynn scores. Glynn moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rosen vs. Kellner
Rosen hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Westlake vs. Kellner
Westlake takes first base on ball four. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hegan vs. Kellner
Hegan hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babe vs. Wynn
Babe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Astroth vs. Wynn
Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wynn fields it and throws to first for the out. Babe moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kellner vs. Wynn
Kellner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeMaestri vs. Wynn
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Kellner
Strickland hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Kellner
Friend hits a popup in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Kellner
Wynn hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Wynn
Philley hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Wynn
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Wynn
Zernial hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kellner
Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glynn vs. Kellner
Glynn hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Kellner
Doby is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Kellner
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westlake vs. Kellner
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on DeMaestri. Doby scores. Rosen goes all the way around to score. Westlake moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hegan vs. Kellner
Hegan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial who is chasing the ball. Hegan reaches third base with a triple. Westlake scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Strickland vs. Kellner
Strickland hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Friend vs. Kellner
Friend 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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Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Wynn
Michaels hits a fly ball into left field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Wynn
McGhee hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babe vs. Wynn
Babe hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Kellner
Wynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Kellner
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Glynn vs. Kellner
That's a pickoff. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glynn vs. Kellner
Glynn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Wynn
Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friend scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauro vs. Wynn
Carmen Mauro pinch hits for Alex Kellner.
Mauro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friend fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Wynn
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Wynn
Philley hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Coleman
Joe Coleman now pitching. Carmen Mauro now playing right field.
Doby hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Coleman
Rosen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Coleman
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Wynn
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Wynn
Zernial is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michaels vs. Wynn
Michaels takes first base on ball four. Zernial moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McGhee vs. Wynn
McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/2/1953, game 2 -- Cleveland at Philadelphia (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Smith A, rf 5 2 2 1 DeMaestri J, ss 4 0 0 0
Glynn B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Philley D, rf 4 0 0 0
Doby L, cf 4 1 1 1 Coleman J, p 0 0 0 0
Rosen A, 3b 5 1 2 1 Robinson E, 1b 4 0 1 0
Westlake W, lf 4 1 0 0 Zernial G, lf 3 1 1 0
Hegan J, c 4 1 2 1 Michaels C, 2b 2 0 1 0
Strickland G, ss 3 0 0 0 McGhee E, cf 3 0 0 0
Friend O, 2b 4 0 1 1 Babe L, 3b 3 0 2 1
Wynn E, p 4 1 3 0 Astroth J, c 3 0 0 0
Kellner A, p 2 0 0 0
Mauro C, ph-rf 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 7 12 5 29 1 6 1
Cleveland 110 010 400 -- 7
Philadelphia 010 000 000 -- 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn E (W) 9.0 6 1 1 2 4
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Kellner A (L) 8.0 12 7 6 1 4
Coleman J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- DeMaestri J
DP -- Cleveland 3
LOB -- Cleveland 7, Philadelphia 5
2B -- Hegan J, Zernial G
3B -- Hegan J
HR -- Smith A
SH -- Glynn B, Strickland G, McGhee E
HBP -- by Kellner A (Doby L), by Wynn E (Zernial G)
T -- 2:14
A -- 6923
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