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August 15, 1953

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Yankees 8 12 5
Athletics 4 3 0
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Yankees 8 12 5
Athletics 4 4 0

Elmer Valo Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .167
OBP .667 .362
At Bats 2 36
Hits 1 6
• Singles 1 6
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 11
RBI’s 1 6

Tom Gorman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 4 5
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Connie Mack Stadium - August 15, 1953
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Double
Tom Gorman
Yogi Berra
Joe Collins
Billy Martin
Gil McDougald
Phil Rizzuto
Gene Woodling
Irv Noren
Hank Bauer
Elmer Valo
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Valo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bauer. Valo reaches second base with a double.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Berra hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bauer is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Collins hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Philley who is chasing the ball. Collins reaches third base with a triple. Rizzuto scores.
Top 8 McDougald strikes out.
Top 8 Gorman hits a popup in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 There goes Rizzuto. The throw from Astroth and he is safe. Rizzuto steals third.
Top 8 Bobo Newsom now pitching. There goes Rizzuto. The throw from Astroth and he is safe. Rizzuto steals second.
Top 8 Rizzuto hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Martin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Noren hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Woodling scores.
Top 8 Woodling hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valo. Woodling reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 DeMaestri strikes out.
Bottom 7 Byrd hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Berra hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Collins hits a line drive towards first. Robinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 McDougald hits a popup, foul, towards third. Babe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 McGhee takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Babe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops it up and throws to first, with Gorman covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Tom Gorman now pitching. Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Johnny Mize pinch hits for Jim McDonald. Mize strikes out.
Top 6 Rizzuto bunts towards the mound. Byrd fields it and throws to first for the out. Woodling scores. Noren moves to third.
Top 6 Martin bunts towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Michaels covering, for the out. Woodling moves to third. Noren moves to second.
Top 6 Noren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Woodling moves to second.
Top 6 Woodling takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out.
Bottom 5 Valo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Philley hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. DeMaestri scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling who is chasing the ball. DeMaestri reaches third base with a triple. Byrd scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald juggles the ball. That's an error on McDougald. Byrd moves to second.
Bottom 5 Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bauer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Babe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Collins hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McDougald hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 McGhee hits a fly ball into center field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Babe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 McDonald hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rizzuto hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Woodling moves to second.
Top 4 Martin hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Noren hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Woodling takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There goes Philley. The slide. Berra applies the tag. Philley is out.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Philley moves to third.
Bottom 3 Valo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Byrd scores. Philley moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Philley takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Byrd moves to third.
Bottom 3 Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin misplays the ball. That's an error on Martin. Byrd moves to second.
Top 3 Berra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bauer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Byrd fires to first and has Collins trapped. There's the throw to DeMaestri who tags Collins for the out.
Top 3 Collins takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDonald fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Babe hits a fly ball into center field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McDougald hits a line drive into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McDonald strikes out.
Top 2 Rizzuto hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Michaels strikes out.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a fly ball towards center. Noren settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Noren. Philley goes all the way around to score. Robinson moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Valo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Philley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byrd fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Noren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Woodling moves to second.
Top 1 Woodling takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Berra hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Bauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Collins is called out on strikes.
Top 1 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out.