Tigers @ Athletics
August 8, 1953

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Bottom 7 R H E
Tigers 4 7 1
Athletics 6 12 0
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Tigers 4 7 1
Athletics 8 13 0

Joe DeMaestri Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .276
OBP .500 .320
At Bats 4 232
Hits 2 64
• Singles 0 51
• Doubles 1 7
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 5
Walks 0 14
RBI’s 1 24

Ray Herbert Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 5 2
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Connie Mack Stadium - August 8, 1953
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Double
Ray Herbert
Matt Batts
Walt Dropo
Johnny Pesky
Ray Boone
Harvey Kuenn
Bob Nieman
Jim Delsing
Bud Souchock
Joe DeMaestri
Ray Murray
Ed McGhee
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. DeMaestri reaches second base with a double. McGhee scores. Murray scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Ray Herbert now pitching. Fricano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Murray hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Michaels scores. Robinson scores. McGhee moves to third. Murray moves to second.
Bottom 7 McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone juggles the ball. That's an error on Boone. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Michaels moves to third.
Bottom 7 Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pesky for the out.
Top 7 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fricano fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Gromek hits a popup, foul, towards third. Babe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Batts hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Zernial strikes out.
Bottom 6 Babe hits a fly ball into right field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Philley hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. DeMaestri reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Nieman strikes out.
Top 6 Souchock hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Dropo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Delsing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Boone hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Fricano hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Murray hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson scores. McGhee moves to third.
Bottom 5 McGhee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Michaels scores. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Zernial scores. Michaels moves to second.
Bottom 5 Michaels takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 There goes Zernial. The throw from Batts and he is safe. Zernial steals second.
Bottom 5 Zernial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Babe hits a fly ball into right field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Philley hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 DeMaestri hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Pesky hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kuenn takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Gromek hits a popup, foul, towards third. Babe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Batts hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Batts reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Fricano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Murray hits a fly ball into right field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McGhee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Michaels takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Souchock hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Delsing for the out.
Bottom 3 Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Babe takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 DeMaestri hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Batts settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Pesky hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Philley. Pesky reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gromek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Batts hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Fricano strikes out.
Bottom 2 Murray hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McGhee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Nieman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Souchock hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Dropo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Michaels hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Zernial takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Babe hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Philley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Philley reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Delsing hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kuenn moves to third.
Top 1 Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kuenn moves to second.
Top 1 Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.