Senators @ Tigers
August 28, 1953

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Senators	7	14	3
Tigers	4	8	2

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Senators	7	14	3
Tigers	4	8	2

Johnny Pesky Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.282
OBP	.000	.347
At Bats	4	294
Hits	0	83
• Singles	0	60
• Doubles	0	20
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	2
Walks	0	27
RBI’s	0	23

Walt Masterson Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
8	11	0

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Briggs Stadium - August 28, 1953

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Walt Masterson

Ed Fitz Gerald

Mickey Vernon

Wayne Terwilliger

Eddie Yost

Pete Runnels

Gil Coan

Jim Busby

Jackie Jensen

Johnny Pesky

Fred Hatfield

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Washington Senators	7	14	3	8
Detroit Tigers	4	8	2	7
Winning Pitcher	Walt Masterson
Losing Pitcher	Ned Garver
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Mickey Vernon
Attendance	18,309
Time of Game	2 hours 9 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Pesky hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 9 Matt Batts pinch hits for Ray Herbert. Batts hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 9 Fred Hatfield pinch hits for Johnny Bucha. Hatfield takes first base on ball four.

Top 9 Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 9 Coan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Herbert fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 9 Jensen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Souchock hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Yost.

Bottom 8 Delsing hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Boone hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Bottom 8 Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Masterson drops the ball.

Top 8 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Priddy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vernon for the out.

Top 8 Runnels hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Yost hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Masterson moves to second.

Top 8 Masterson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 8 Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Herbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 7 Bucha hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Terwilliger strikes out.

Top 7 Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Coan hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Souchock hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Nieman takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 6 Delsing hits a line drive towards short. Runnels reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Boone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Coan. Boone reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 6 Pesky hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 6 Vernon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 6 Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.

Top 6 Ray Herbert now pitching. Yost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 5 Pat Mullin pinch hits for Ray Scarborough. Mullin hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Bucha hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Priddy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 5 Masterson is called out on strikes.

Top 5 Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to second for the out. Coan scores. Busby moves to third. That run is unearned.

Top 5 Ray Scarborough now pitching. Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone juggles the ball. That's an error on Boone. Coan moves to third. Busby moves to second.

Top 5 Busby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jensen scores. Coan moves to second.

Top 5 Coan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Runnels scores. Vernon scores. Jensen moves to third.

Top 5 Jensen takes first base on ball four. Runnels moves to third. Vernon moves to second.

Top 5 Vernon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Runnels moves to second.

Top 5 Runnels hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 5 Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Masterson fires to first and picks off Souchock.

Bottom 4 Souchock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Nieman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned.

Bottom 4 Delsing hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels misplays the ball. That's an error on Runnels.

Bottom 4 Pesky hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Masterson is called out on strikes.

Top 4 Fitz Gerald strikes out.

Top 4 Terwilliger hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 There goes Busby. The throw from Bucha and he is safe. Busby steals second.

Top 4 Busby bunts in front of the plate. Bucha fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 3 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Masterson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Garver strikes out.

Bottom 3 Bucha hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Coan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Vernon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 3 Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Souchock strikes out. There goes Nieman. The throw from Fitz Gerald to second, and Nieman is out.

Bottom 2 Nieman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 2 Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Masterson strikes out.

Top 2 Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Fitz Gerald reaches second base with a double.

Top 2 Terwilliger strikes out.

Bottom 1 Delsing hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Pesky hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Kuenn is called out on strikes.

Top 1 Busby strikes out.

Top 1 Coan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jensen moves to second.

Top 1 Jensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vernon scores.

Top 1 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn makes the out and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Kuenn. Yost scores. Vernon moves to second.

Top 1 Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yost moves to third.

Top 1 Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

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