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Indians
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
June 22, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Cleveland Indians, played on June 22, 1953 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 22, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 22, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Lemon |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Walt Masterson |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 12,254 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Jim Duffy 3B: Scotty Robb |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
| Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
| Luke Easter | First Baseman |
| Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
| Harry Simpson | Right Fielder |
| Joe Ginsberg | Catcher |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Bob Lemon | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Pete Runnels | Shortstop |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Clyde Vollmer | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
| Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Grasso | Catcher |
| Walt Masterson | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
June 22, 1953
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Masterson
Mitchell hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Masterson
Avila hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Masterson
Rosen hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Lemon
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Lemon
Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Lemon
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Easter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vernon for the out. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vollmer vs. Lemon
Vollmer hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easter vs. Masterson
Easter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Masterson
Doby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Masterson
Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ginsberg vs. Masterson
Ginsberg hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Lemon
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. Lemon
Busby hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Busby reaches second base with a double. Jensen moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Terwilliger vs. Lemon
Terwilliger strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grasso vs. Lemon
Grasso is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Masterson vs. Lemon
Masterson takes first base on ball four. Jensen scores. Busby moves to third. Grasso moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Yost vs. Lemon
Yost strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Runnels vs. Lemon
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Masterson
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Masterson
Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Masterson
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Lemon
Vernon hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Lemon
Vollmer hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Lemon
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Masterson
Avila hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Masterson
Rosen takes first base on ball four. Avila moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Easter vs. Masterson
Easter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Avila moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doby vs. Masterson
Doby hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Lemon
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Lemon
Terwilliger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grasso vs. Lemon
Grasso hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Masterson vs. Lemon
Masterson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Masterson
Simpson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ginsberg vs. Masterson
Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Masterson
Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Lemon
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Lemon
Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Lemon
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Easter fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Lemon covering. It's a double play. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Masterson
Lemon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Masterson
Mitchell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is bouncing around. Jensen is chasing the ball. Mitchell rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Masterson
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Masterson
Rosen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Easter vs. Masterson
Easter hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Masterson
Doby hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Masterson
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Masterson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Lemon
Bill Glynn now playing first base. Wally Westlake now playing left field.
Vollmer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Lemon
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Lemon
Busby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. Lemon
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Masterson
Ginsberg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Busby. Ginsberg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strickland vs. Masterson
Jim Hegan pinch runs for Joe Ginsberg.
Strickland bunts towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. Hegan moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lemon vs. Masterson
The umpire calls a balk on Masterson Hegan scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Masterson
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Masterson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Masterson
Westlake strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grasso vs. Lemon
Jim Hegan now catching.
Grasso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coan vs. Lemon
Gil Coan pinch hits for Walt Masterson.
There's a wild pitch. Grasso moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coan vs. Lemon
Coan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grasso moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yost vs. Lemon
Yost strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Runnels vs. Lemon
Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vernon vs. Lemon
Vernon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Vernon reaches second base with a double. Grasso scores. Runnels moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Vollmer vs. Lemon
Vollmer strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Stobbs
Chuck Stobbs now pitching.
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stobbs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Stobbs
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glynn vs. Stobbs
Glynn hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Lemon
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Lemon
Busby hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Lemon
Terwilliger hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Avila reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Stobbs
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Stobbs
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Stobbs
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stobbs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grasso vs. Lemon
Grasso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mauro vs. Lemon
Carmen Mauro pinch hits for Chuck Stobbs.
Mauro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Lemon
Yost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mauro moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Runnels vs. Lemon
Runnels strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vernon vs. Lemon
Vernon hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/22/1953, game 2 -- Cleveland at Washington (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Mitchell D, lf 3 1 1 1 Yost E, 3b 5 0 1 0
Westlake W, lf 1 0 0 0 Runnels P, ss 3 0 1 0
Avila B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Vernon M, 1b 5 0 1 1
Rosen A, 3b 3 1 1 0 Vollmer C, lf 4 0 0 0
Easter L, 1b 3 0 1 0 Jensen J, rf 3 1 0 0
Glynn B, 1b 1 0 0 0 Busby J, cf 4 0 2 0
Doby L, cf 4 1 1 2 Terwilliger W, 2b 4 0 1 0
Simpson H, rf 3 0 0 0 Grasso M, c 3 1 2 0
Ginsberg J, c 3 0 1 0 Masterson W, p 1 0 0 1
Hegan J, pr-c 1 1 0 0 Coan G, ph 1 0 0 0
Strickland G, ss 2 0 0 0 Stobbs C, p 0 0 0 0
Lemon B, p 3 1 1 1 Mauro C, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 5 7 4 34 2 8 2
Cleveland 000 004 100 -- 5
Washington 010 000 100 -- 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon B (W) 9.0 8 2 2 5 6
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Masterson W (L) 7.0 7 5 5 2 1
Stobbs C 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
DP -- Cleveland 1, Washington 2
LOB -- Cleveland 2, Washington 10
2B -- Busby J, Ginsberg J, Vernon M
HR -- Lemon B, Mitchell D, Doby L
SH -- Strickland G
WP -- Lemon B
Balk -- Masterson W
T -- 2:17
A -- 12254
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