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August 20, 1953

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Top 9 R H E
Senators 0 7 2
Yankees 7 11 0
Top 9 R H E
Senators 0 7 2
Yankees 7 11 0

Ed Fitz Gerald Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .267
OBP .333 .315
At Bats 3 225
Hits 1 60
• Singles 1 48
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 0 30

Eddie Lopat Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 2 0
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Yankee Stadium - August 20, 1953
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Out
Eddie Lopat
Yogi Berra
Joe Collins
Billy Martin
Gil McDougald
Phil Rizzuto
Bill Renna
Irv Noren
Hank Bauer
Ed Fitz Gerald

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Washington Senators 0 7 2 8
New York Yankees 7 11 0 6
Winning Pitcher Eddie Lopat
Losing Pitcher Bob Porterfield
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Don Bollweg
Attendance 10,010
Time of Game 2 hours 6 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Fitz Gerald hits a popup towards first. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Runnels for the out.
Top 9 Busby hits a popup, foul, towards first. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 McDougald hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Lopat hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Rizzuto hits a fly ball towards left. Vollmer settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Vollmer. Rizzuto moves to second.
Bottom 8 Martin hits a popup in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Jensen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Renna. Jensen reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Vernon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bill Renna now playing left field. Joe Collins now playing first base. Hank Bauer now playing right field. Hoderlein hits a fly ball into center field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Noren hits a popup towards short. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bollweg is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Jerry Lane now pitching. Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Kite Thomas pinch hits for Johnny Schmitz. Berra fires to first and picks off Fitz Gerald.
Top 7 Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Runnels moves to second.
Top 7 Runnels takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Busby hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bauer hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Collins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 McDougald hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lopat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopat fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Jensen hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Berra fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bollweg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vernon for the out.
Bottom 5 Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 5 Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Noren moves to second.
Bottom 5 Noren hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Bollweg is hit by the pitch.
Top 5 Hoderlein strikes out.
Top 5 Yost is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Schmitz strikes out.
Bottom 4 Johnny Schmitz now pitching. Berra strikes out.
Bottom 4 Bauer hits a line drive into center field. Busby picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Busby. Bauer moves to third.
Bottom 4 Collins hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 McDougald hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Busby. McDougald reaches second base with a double. Noren scores. Martin scores.
Bottom 4 Lopat strikes out.
Bottom 4 Rizzuto bunts towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out. Noren moves to third. Martin moves to second.
Bottom 4 Martin takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 There goes Noren. The throw from Fitz Gerald and he is safe. Noren steals second.
Bottom 4 Noren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bollweg scores.
Bottom 4 Bollweg hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Busby. Bollweg reaches second base with a double. Bauer scores. Berra scores.
Bottom 4 Berra hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen. Berra reaches second base with a double. Bauer moves to third.
Bottom 4 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopat fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Vollmer moves to third.
Top 4 Busby bunts towards the mound. Lopat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Vollmer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Collins. Vollmer reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Collins hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McDougald takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Lopat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Rizzuto hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Jensen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bollweg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Vernon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hoderlein moves to third.
Top 3 Hoderlein hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Porterfield strikes out.
Bottom 2 Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Noren hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vollmer. Noren reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Bollweg hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Runnels hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Busby hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 There goes Jensen. The throw from Berra and he is safe. Jensen steals second.
Top 2 Jensen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 McDougald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bollweg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vernon for the out.
Top 1 Hoderlein strikes out.
Top 1 Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to first for the out.