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August 5, 1953

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Sam Mele Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .304
OBP .500 .387
At Bats 2 335
Hits 1 102
• Singles 1 65
• Doubles 0 21
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 0 45
RBI’s 0 62

Morrie Martin Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 7 3
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Connie Mack Stadium - August 5, 1953
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Home Run
Morrie Martin
Ray Murray
Eddie Robinson
Cass Michaels
Carmen Mauro
Joe DeMaestri
Gus Zernial
Ed McGhee
Tom Hamilton
Sam Mele
Fred Marsh
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 14 Elliott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 14 Minoso hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 14 Marsh takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 13 Martin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 13 DeMaestri strikes out.
Bottom 13 Mauro hits a line drive into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 13 Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 13 Pierce strikes out.
Top 13 Carrasquel hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 12 Murray hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 12 Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 12 McGhee hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 12 Lollar hits a line drive into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 12 Rivera hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 12 Tom Hamilton now playing right field. Carmen Mauro now playing third base. Mele strikes out.
Bottom 11 Michaels hits a popup towards first. Marsh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 11 Zernial strikes out.
Bottom 11 Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 11 Fred Marsh now playing first base. Martin hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 11 Minoso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 11 Fred Marsh pinch hits for Bob Boyd. Marsh hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 10 Mauro strikes out.
Bottom 10 Murray is walked intentionally.
Bottom 10 Babe hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Michaels moves to third. McGhee moves to second.
Bottom 10 McGhee bunts towards the mound. Pierce juggles the ball. That's an error on Pierce. Michaels moves to second.
Bottom 10 Michaels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 10 Fox strikes out.
Top 10 Pierce hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Carrasquel hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Zernial 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 9 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Martin 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 9 Lollar hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Rivera hits a popup, foul, towards third. Babe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Mele hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Elliott hits a line drive towards first. Robinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mauro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Pierce. Babe moves to third. Mauro moves to second.
Bottom 8 Billy Pierce now pitching. Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Babe takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 McGhee hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Michaels strikes out.
Bottom 8 Zernial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it, tags Boyd and throws to first to double up Minoso
Top 8 Boyd takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Fox bunts towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out. Dorish moves to second.
Top 8 Morrie Martin now pitching. Carmen Mauro now playing right field. Dorish hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Bobby Shantz pinch runs for Dave Philley. Robinson 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 Philley takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Sam Mele now playing right field. Minnie Minoso now playing left field. Carmen Mauro pinch hits for Marion Fricano. Mauro hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Carrasquel hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lollar hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rivera scores.
Top 7 Rivera hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Philley who is chasing the ball. Rivera reaches third base with a triple. Stewart goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Stewart hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fricano fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Babe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Babe for the out.
Bottom 6 McGhee hits a popup, foul, towards first. Boyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Minoso hits a line drive into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Boyd hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels misplays the ball. That's an error on Michaels.
Top 6 Dorish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Michaels hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Lollar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Robinson 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 5 Carrasquel hits a line drive towards third. Babe catches it and throws to first to double up Lollar.
Top 5 Lollar takes first base on ball four. Elliott moves to third. Stewart moves to second.
Top 5 Rivera strikes out.
Top 5 Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Elliott moves to second.
Top 5 Elliott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Philley 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 4 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into right field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Babe scores.
Bottom 4 Fricano strikes out.
Bottom 4 Murray hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Babe moves to third.
Bottom 4 Fritz Dorish now pitching. Babe bunts towards the mound. Dorish fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Minoso strikes out.
Top 4 Boyd hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri catches it, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Carrasquel scores. Wright moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Fox hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lollar scores. Carrasquel moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Tom Wright pinch hits for Joe Dobson. Wright takes first base on ball four. Rivera scores. Lollar moves to third. Carrasquel moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe juggles the ball. That's an error on Babe. Rivera moves to third. Lollar moves to second.
Top 4 Lollar is hit by the pitch. Rivera moves to second.
Top 4 Rivera hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Michaels takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Robinson. The throw from Lollar and he is out, Elliott applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Fox. Philley goes all the way around to score. Robinson moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Philley takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stewart for the out.
Top 3 Elliott hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Minoso hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 DeMaestri 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 2 Fricano hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Murray hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 2 Babe strikes out.
Bottom 2 McGhee strikes out.
Bottom 2 Michaels takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Zernial hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Boyd hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carrasquel scores.
Top 2 Dobson bunts towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Michaels covering, for the out. Carrasquel moves to second.
Top 2 Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri misplays the ball. That's an error on DeMaestri.
Top 2 Lollar hits a popup, foul, towards third. Babe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Philley for the double play.
Bottom 1 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivera for the out.
Top 1 Stewart takes first base on ball four. Minoso moves to second.
Top 1 Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fox scores.
Top 1 Minoso takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Fricano spins and fires to second, with DeMaestri covering, and Boyd is picked off.
Top 1 Boyd hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Philley. Boyd reaches second base with a double. Fox moves to third.
Top 1 Fox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.