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August 7, 1953

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Bottom 8 R H E
Indians 2 6 0
Red Sox 4 12 0
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Indians 2 6 0
Red Sox 4 12 0

Dick Gernert Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .275
OBP .250 .395
At Bats 3 367
Hits 0 101
• Singles 0 70
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 18
Walks 1 69
RBI’s 0 58

Bob Lemon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
15 9 1
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Fenway Park - August 7, 1953
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Out
Bob Lemon
Jim Hegan
Luke Easter
Bobby Avila
Al Rosen
George Strickland
Wally Westlake
Bob Kennedy
Al Smith
Dick Gernert
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Gernert hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Evers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Goodman hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hegan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rosen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kinder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Lipon strikes out.
Bottom 7 There goes Piersall. The throw from Hegan and he is safe. Piersall steals second.
Bottom 7 Piersall takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Umphlett hits a fly ball into center field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Easter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Avila hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ellis Kinder now pitching. Smith hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lemon bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Strickland moves to third. Hegan moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 7 Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Strickland moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 7 Strickland takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Kell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gernert moves to third.
Bottom 6 Gernert takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Evers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Kennedy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Rosen hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Easter hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Parnell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Umphlett scores. Lipon moves to second.
Bottom 5 Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to second for the out. Umphlett moves to third.
Bottom 5 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to third for the out. Umphlett moves to second.
Bottom 5 Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. White moves to second.
Bottom 5 White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lemon strikes out.
Top 5 Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Kell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gernert hits a fly ball into center field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Evers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Bob Kennedy now playing center field. Goodman strikes out.
Top 4 Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Westlake strikes out.
Top 4 Doby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doby for the out.
Bottom 3 Parnell hits a fly ball into left field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lipon strikes out.
Bottom 3 Piersall takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Umphlett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Westlake. Umphlett reaches second base with a double. Kell scores. White moves to third.
Bottom 3 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kell moves to second.
Bottom 3 Kell is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 3 Gernert hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards second. Goodman scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 3 Easter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Avila moves to second.
Top 3 Avila hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Evers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Easter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evers for the out.
Bottom 2 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Easter fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Parnell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Umphlett scores. Piersall scores.
Bottom 2 Lipon bunts towards first. Easter scoops it up and throws to first, with Avila covering, for the out. Umphlett moves to third. Piersall moves to second.
Bottom 2 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Umphlett moves to second.
Bottom 2 Umphlett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hegan strikes out.
Top 2 Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 White hits a line drive towards the mound. Lemon reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kell hits a fly ball into left field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gernert hits a fly ball into left field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Evers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Goodman moves to second.
Bottom 1 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Doby strikes out.
Top 1 Rosen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Easter moves to second.
Top 1 Easter takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Avila hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is bouncing around. Piersall is chasing the ball. Avila rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run.
Top 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.