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August 11, 1953

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Bottom 9 R H E
Red Sox 7 11 2
Athletics 6 10 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Red Sox 7 11 2
Athletics 6 10 1

Cass Michaels Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .262
OBP .750 .345
At Bats 3 286
Hits 2 75
• Singles 1 57
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 10
Walks 1 35
RBI’s 3 34

Ben Flowers Season Stats

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Connie Mack Stadium - August 11, 1953
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Strikeout
Ben Flowers
Sammy White
Dick Gernert
Billy Goodman
George Kell
Johnny Lipon
Hoot Evers
Tom Umphlett
Jim Piersall
Cass Michaels
Marion Fricano
Carmen Mauro

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Red Sox 7 11 2 9
Philadelphia Athletics 6 10 1 8
Winning Pitcher Mel Parnell
Losing Pitcher Alex Kellner
Save Ben Flowers
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 12,306
Time of Game 2 hours 52 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Marion Fricano pinch runs for Eddie Robinson. Ben Flowers now pitching. Michaels strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Carmen Mauro pinch runs for Elmer Valo. Bill Henry now pitching. Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert has Babe trapped. There's the throw to White and over to Kell, who tags Babe for the out. Mauro moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 9 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman misplays the ball. That's an error on Goodman. Shantz scores. Babe moves to third.
Bottom 9 Philley bunts towards the mound. Kinder fields it and throws to first for the out. Shantz moves to third. Babe moves to second.
Bottom 9 Bobby Shantz pinch runs for Gus Zernial. Ellis Kinder now pitching. Babe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Shantz moves to second.
Bottom 9 Zernial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Astroth scores.
Bottom 9 Gus Zernial pinch hits for Alex Kellner. There's a wild pitch. Astroth moves to second.
Bottom 9 Astroth hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Umphlett hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Kell 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 8 Suder strikes out.
Bottom 8 McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Michaels moves to second.
Bottom 8 Michaels hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Robinson strikes out.
Top 8 Gernert hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Michaels reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Evers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Goodman bunts towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out. Parnell moves to second.
Top 8 Parnell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Philley strikes out.
Bottom 7 Johnny Lipon now playing shortstop. Babe hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Wilber strikes out.
Top 7 Del Wilber pinch hits for Ted Lepcio. There's a wild pitch. Umphlett moves to second.
Top 7 Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kellner fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gernert scores. Kell scores.
Top 7 Astroth fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Astroth. Gernert moves to third. Kell moves to second.
Top 7 Kell takes first base on ball four. Gernert moves to second.
Top 7 Gernert takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Kellner strikes out.
Bottom 6 Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Suder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Evers hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Goodman 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 6 Parnell hits a popup towards short. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McGhee strikes out.
Bottom 5 Michaels hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lepcio strikes out.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Kell scores. Piersall moves to second.
Top 5 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Suder fields it and throws to second for the out. Gernert scores. Kell moves to third.
Top 5 Umphlett takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 White bunts towards the mound. Kellner fields it and throws to first for the out. Gernert moves to third. Kell moves to second.
Top 5 Kell takes first base on ball four. Gernert moves to second.
Top 5 Gernert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Valo strikes out. There goes Philley. The throw from White to Lepcio, and Philley is out.
Bottom 4 Philley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Babe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Evers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Goodman strikes out.
Top 4 Parnell 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 3 Kellner strikes out.
Bottom 3 Astroth takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Suder hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Suder for the out. Michaels moves to second.
Bottom 3 McGhee hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Michaels takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Umphlett hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Robinson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Valo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards second. Goodman throws to second for one, and Lepcio throws to first, and Gernert drops the ball. Kellner scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Babe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kellner moves to second.
Bottom 2 Kellner takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kell takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Gernert hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Goodman scores.
Top 2 Evers hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McGhee. Evers reaches second base with a double. Goodman moves to third.
Top 2 Goodman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Parnell 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 1 Astroth hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Suder hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McGhee moves to second.
Bottom 1 McGhee takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Michaels hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Valo moves to second.
Bottom 1 Valo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Philley for the out.
Bottom 1 Babe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parnell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Piersall takes first base on ball four. White moves to third. Umphlett moves to second.
Top 1 Umphlett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kell scores. White moves to second.
Top 1 White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kell moves to second.
Top 1 Kell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Goodman scores.
Top 1 Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Goodman moves to third.
Top 1 Evers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Goodman moves to second.
Top 1 Goodman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.