Athletics @ Indians
September 9, 1954

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Bottom 11 R H E
Athletics 4 9 3
Indians 4 7 0
Bottom 11 R H E
Athletics 4 9 3
Indians 4 7 0

Vic Wertz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .255
OBP .200 .332
At Bats 4 349
Hits 0 89
• Singles 0 63
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 13
Walks 1 43
RBI’s 0 57

Moe Burtschy Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 2 4
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - September 9, 1954
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Out
Moe Burtschy
Joe Astroth
Vic Power
Spook Jacobs
Jim Finigan
Joe DeMaestri
Joe Taylor
Bill Wilson
Elmer Valo
Vic Wertz
Dave Hoskins
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Dave Hoskins pinch runs for Al Rosen. Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hoskins moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 11 Rosen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 11 Joe Taylor now playing left field. Vic Power now playing first base. Moe Burtschy now pitching. Doby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doby for the out.
Top 11 Limmer hits a popup towards short. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Jacobs hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Joe Taylor pinch hits for Sonny Dixon. Taylor hits a popup towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Avila hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Sonny Dixon now pitching. Majeski strikes out.
Top 10 Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Avila fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 10 DeMaestri takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 Hal Newhouser now pitching. Wilson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Naragon hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Wally Westlake pinch hits for Don Mossi. Westlake hits a fly ball into left field. Power settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Philley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rosen scores.
Bottom 9 Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Limmer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wertz for the out. Rosen moves to second.
Bottom 9 Vic Power now playing left field. Rosen takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Majeski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Zernial hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Majeski reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bobby Avila now playing shortstop. Hank Majeski now playing second base. Don Mossi now pitching. Hal Naragon now catching. Finigan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Doby hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Avila hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Avila reaches second base with a double. Smith goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Hank Majeski pinch hits for Ray Narleski. Majeski is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Dave Pope pinch hits for Mickey Grasso. Pope hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Bill Glynn pinch hits for George Strickland. Glynn hits a line drive into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Limmer 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 8 Jacobs bunts towards third. Rosen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Astroth moves to third. Portocarrero moves to second.
Top 8 Portocarrero takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Astroth moves to second.
Top 8 Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out. Valo scores.
Top 8 DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Valo moves to third.
Top 8 Wilson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grasso settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Valo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Philley hits a popup towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Limmer scoops it up and throws to first, with Portocarrero covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Portocarrero fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Zernial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Finigan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jacobs moves to third.
Top 7 Limmer hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jacobs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Mickey Grasso now catching. Ray Narleski now pitching. Portocarrero strikes out.
Bottom 6 Doby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Limmer scoops it up and throws to first, with Portocarrero covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Avila takes first base on ball four. Strickland moves to third. Mitchell moves to second.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a popup, foul, towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bob Lemon pinch hits for Bob Feller. Lemon bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dale Mitchell pinch hits for Jim Hegan. Mitchell hits a fly ball towards left. Zernial settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Zernial. Strickland moves to second.
Bottom 6 Strickland hits a fly ball towards right. Valo settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Valo.
Top 6 Astroth hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilson moves to third.
Top 6 Wilson takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Valo for the out.
Top 6 Zernial hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Portocarrero fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Wertz strikes out.
Bottom 5 Rosen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Doby moves to second.
Bottom 5 Doby takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Avila hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Finigan hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Limmer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Astroth scores. Jacobs moves to third.
Top 5 Jacobs bunts towards the mound. Feller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Astroth moves to second.
Top 5 Portocarrero bunts in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Astroth takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Feller strikes out.
Bottom 4 Hegan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Strickland is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Wilson strikes out.
Top 4 Valo hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Finigan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Philley strikes out.
Bottom 3 Wertz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Rosen hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Doby strikes out.
Top 3 Limmer hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Portocarrero strikes out.
Bottom 2 Avila hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Smith takes first base on ball four. Philley moves to third. Hegan moves to second.
Bottom 2 Feller is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Hegan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Strickland bunts towards the mound. Portocarrero fields it and throws to first for the out. Philley moves to second.
Bottom 2 Philley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 DeMaestri strikes out.
Top 2 Wilson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Valo takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Zernial strikes out.
Bottom 1 Wertz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rosen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Doby hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Avila bunts in front of the plate. Astroth throws to first for one, and Limmer throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Smith goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Smith is hit by the pitch.
Top 1 Finigan hits a popup towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Limmer hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Jacobs hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.