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September 23, 1953

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Elmer Valo Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .219
OBP .000 .387
At Bats 0 73
Hits 0 16
• Singles 0 13
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 20
RBI’s 0 8

Johnny Sain Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 5 7
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Yankee Stadium - September 23, 1953
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Out
Johnny Sain
Charlie Silvera
Don Bollweg
Jerry Coleman
Gil McDougald
Phil Rizzuto
Bill Renna
Mickey Mantle
Hank Bauer
Elmer Valo
Ed McGhee

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Athletics 1 9 1 7
New York Yankees 3 9 1 10
Winning Pitcher Eddie Lopat
Losing Pitcher Bobby Shantz
Save Johnny Sain
Game Winning RBI Don Bollweg
Attendance 3,277
Time of Game 2 hours 14 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Elmer Valo pinch hits for Joe Astroth. Valo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bollweg scoops it up and throws to first, with Sain covering, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 McGhee takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Giordano strikes out.
Top 9 Loren Babe pinch hits for Pete Suder. Babe hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 McDougald hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Sain hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McGhee. Sain reaches second base with a double. Coleman goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Silvera hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Rizzuto hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Coleman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Zernial strikes out.
Top 8 Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards third. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. DeMaestri moves to third.
Top 8 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Johnny Sain now pitching. DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. DeMaestri reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Mantle hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bollweg hits a popup towards third. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bauer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Renna strikes out.
Bottom 7 Joe Collins pinch runs for Johnny Mize. McDougald hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McGhee. McDougald reaches second base with a double. Collins moves to third.
Bottom 7 Johnny Mize pinch hits for Eddie Lopat. Mize takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto misplays the ball. That's an error on Rizzuto.
Top 7 There goes McGhee. The throw from Silvera and he is out, Rizzuto applying the tag.
Top 7 Jerry Coleman now playing second base. Bill Renna now playing left field. McGhee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Silvera hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rizzuto takes first base on ball four. Martin moves to second.
Bottom 6 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Suder juggles the ball. That's an error on Suder. Bauer moves to third.
Bottom 6 Mantle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Giordano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bollweg strikes out.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Bauer moves to second.
Bottom 6 Bauer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Giordano hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Suder hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. DeMaestri scores. Zernial moves to second.
Top 6 Zernial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. DeMaestri moves to third.
Top 6 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Philley hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Giordano scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 McDougald hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Silvera scores.
Bottom 5 Lopat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Silvera moves to third.
Bottom 5 Silvera hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McGhee. Silvera reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Rizzuto hits a popup in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Martin strikes out.
Top 5 Astroth hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McGhee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Giordano hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Martin strikes out.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Bauer moves to third.
Bottom 4 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Suder fields it and throws to first for the out. Bauer moves to second.
Bottom 4 Bollweg hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Morrie Martin now pitching. Bauer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Suder hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Zernial strikes out. Silvera drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Zernial out.
Top 4 Robinson hits a popup towards first. Bollweg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Woodling is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Suder fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Lopat is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Philley strikes out.
Top 3 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Silvera fires to first and picks off Shantz.
Top 3 Shantz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Silvera hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground for an out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 2 Martin hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mantle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McGhee. Mantle reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Bollweg hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Astroth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McGhee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Zernial moves to second.
Top 2 Giordano strikes out.
Top 2 Suder hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Silvera settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Zernial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Suder fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Woodling for the out.
Bottom 1 McDougald hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.