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August 9, 1953

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Tigers 3 9 0
Athletics 3 10 1
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Tigers 3 9 0
Athletics 3 10 1

Joe Astroth Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .250
OBP .667 .338
At Bats 3 180
Hits 2 45
• Singles 2 34
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 22
RBI’s 1 20

Bob Miller Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Connie Mack Stadium - August 9, 1953
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Bob Miller
Matt Batts
Walt Dropo
Johnny Pesky
Ray Boone
Harvey Kuenn
Bob Nieman
Jim Delsing
Bud Souchock
Joe Astroth
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 McGhee hits a fly ball into right field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with Miller covering, for the out.
Top 9 Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Pesky hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Kuenn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mauro. Kuenn reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Michaels hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mauro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Babe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with Miller covering, for the out.
Top 8 Miller 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 8 Nieman takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Dropo strikes out.
Top 8 Souchock strikes out.
Bottom 7 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 DeMaestri hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Batts settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Bud Souchock now playing right field. Bob Nieman now playing left field. Bob Miller now pitching. Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Morrie Martin now pitching. Batts hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Delsing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pesky moves to third.
Top 7 Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kuenn scores.
Top 7 Pesky bunts towards third. Babe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kuenn moves to third.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Hatfield scores. Kuenn moves to second.
Top 7 Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hatfield moves to second.
Top 7 Pat Mullin pinch hits for Al Aber. Mullin strikes out.
Top 7 Fred Hatfield pinch hits for Don Lund. Hatfield takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Batts settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aber fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Souchock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Batts hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Mauro strikes out.
Bottom 5 Babe takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Philley hits a fly ball into right field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into left field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Boone strikes out.
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 hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Aber hits a popup towards third. Babe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Byrd for the out.
Bottom 4 Astroth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lund strikes out.
Top 4 The umpire calls a balk on Byrd Dropo moves to second.
Top 4 Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Souchock trying to get to third. Michaels throws to Babe who tags Souchock for the out.
Top 4 Souchock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Batts hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Mauro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. Philley moves to third.
Bottom 3 Babe bunts towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. Philley moves to second.
Bottom 3 Philley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Delsing hits a fly ball into left field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Boone takes first base on ball four. Pesky moves to second.
Top 3 Pesky is hit by the pitch.
Top 3 Kuenn is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Carmen Mauro now playing left field. Aber hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byrd fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Al Aber now pitching. DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Byrd hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Astroth moves to second.
Bottom 2 Astroth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson scores.
Bottom 2 McGhee is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Delsing. Robinson reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Lund strikes out.
Top 2 Dropo hits a popup towards third. Babe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Souchock is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Michaels hits a fly ball into left field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Zernial hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Babe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 1 DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Batts is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Delsing hits a fly ball towards left. Zernial settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Zernial. Pesky scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Boone strikes out.
Top 1 Pesky hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McGhee. Pesky reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.