White Sox @ Indians
August 13, 1953

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White Sox 3 9 1
Indians 3 11 2
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White Sox 3 9 1
Indians 3 11 2

Harry Simpson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .231
OBP .250 .285
At Bats 4 173
Hits 1 40
• Singles 1 31
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 12
RBI’s 0 16

Virgil Trucks Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 6 2
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - August 13, 1953
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Out
Virgil Trucks
Red Wilson
Bob Boyd
Nellie Fox
Fred Marsh
Chico Carrasquel
Minnie Minoso
Jim Rivera
Sam Mele
Harry Simpson
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simpson for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Doby hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 9 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 9 Glynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Rivera hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Mele hits a fly ball into left field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Wally Westlake now playing left field. Bob Hooper now pitching. Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Avila hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Al Smith pinch runs for Joe Ginsberg. Bob Lemon pinch hits for Bob Kennedy. Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Joe Ginsberg pinch hits for Mike Garcia. Ginsberg is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Hegan bunts towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. Simpson moves to third. Strickland moves to second.
Bottom 8 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Simpson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Red Wilson now catching. Fred Marsh now playing third base. Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Boyd hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Trucks hits a line drive towards third. Rosen reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Carrasquel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wright scores.
Top 8 Tom Wright pinch hits for Rocky Krsnich. Wright hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doby. Wright reaches second base with a double. Rivera scores.
Top 8 Bud Stewart pinch hits for Bud Sheely. Stewart hits a fly ball into left field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bob Kennedy now playing left field. Bill Glynn now playing first base. Rivera hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kennedy. Rivera reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Rosen is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Easter hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Avila hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rivera. Avila reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mitchell for the out.
Top 7 Mele strikes out.
Top 7 There goes Minoso. The throw from Hegan and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 7 Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fox scores. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Fox hits a line drive into left field. Mitchell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mitchell. Fox moves to second.
Top 7 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hegan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Strickland strikes out.
Bottom 6 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Krsnich hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sheely hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Doby hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rosen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Easter hits a line drive towards first. Boyd reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Avila hits a popup, foul, towards first. Boyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rivera hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mele hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Minoso moves to second.
Top 5 Minoso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Boyd hits a line drive into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mitchell hits a popup towards third. Krsnich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Garcia hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Krsnich juggles the ball. That's an error on Krsnich.
Bottom 4 Strickland strikes out.
Top 4 Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Carrasquel is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Krsnich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. Rivera moves to third. Sheely moves to second.
Top 4 Sheely takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 There goes Rivera. The throw from Hegan and he is safe. Rivera steals second.
Top 4 Rivera takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Mele strikes out.
Bottom 3 Simpson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Doby takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There goes Rosen. The throw from Sheely and he is safe. Rosen steals second.
Bottom 3 Rosen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Easter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops it up and throws to first, with Trucks covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Avila hits a popup, foul, towards first. Boyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mitchell for the out.
Bottom 2 Garcia hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hegan moves to third.
Bottom 2 Hegan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Strickland strikes out.
Bottom 2 Simpson strikes out.
Top 2 Carrasquel hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Krsnich hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sheely hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Doby strikes out.
Bottom 1 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Krsnich fields it and throws to second for the out. Avila scores.
Bottom 1 Easter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Avila moves to third.
Bottom 1 Avila hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Mitchell hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Mele strikes out.
Top 1 Minoso takes first base on ball four. Fox moves to second.
Top 1 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Boyd takes first base on ball four.