Yankees @ Athletics
August 16, 1953

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 7 13 0
Athletics 3 9 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 7 13 0
Athletics 3 9 0

Neal Watlington Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .138
OBP .000 .194
At Bats 0 29
Hits 0 4
• Singles 0 3
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 2

Johnny Sain Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 5 3
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Connie Mack Stadium - August 16, 1953
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Strikeout
Johnny Sain
Yogi Berra
Don Bollweg
Billy Martin
Gil McDougald
Phil Rizzuto
Gene Woodling
Irv Noren
Hank Bauer
Neal Watlington

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 7 13 0 13
Philadelphia Athletics 3 9 0 6
Winning Pitcher Johnny Sain
Losing Pitcher Charlie Bishop
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Gil McDougald
Attendance 24,903
Time of Game 2 hours 30 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Neal Watlington pinch hits for Morrie Martin. Watlington strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Tom Hamilton pinch hits for Joe Astroth. Hamilton hits a line drive towards first. Bollweg reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Babe hits a popup towards first. Bollweg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bollweg hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 McDougald takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Sain hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Philley. Sain reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Rizzuto hits a popup towards third. Babe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Martin hits a popup towards third. Babe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Michaels hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Martin catches it and throws to first to double up Robinson.
Bottom 8 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Don Bollweg now playing first base. Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Noren hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Woodling takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Berra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Don Bollweg pinch runs for Gus Triandos. Bauer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Philley. Bauer reaches second base with a double. Bollweg scores.
Top 8 Gus Triandos pinch hits for Joe Collins. Triandos hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Philley. Triandos reaches second base with a double. Sain scores. McDougald goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 McDougald takes first base on ball four. Sain moves to second.
Top 8 Sain takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Morrie Martin now pitching. Rizzuto hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Philley hits a fly ball into center field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 DeMaestri bunts in front of the plate. Berra fields it and throws to first for the out. Mauro moves to second.
Bottom 7 Carmen Mauro pinch hits for Charlie Bishop. Mauro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Noren hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Woodling takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Berra hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Philley. Berra reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Bauer strikes out. Astroth drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Bauer out.
Bottom 6 Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Babe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Michaels hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. There goes Robinson trying to get to third. Sain throws to McDougald who tags Robinson for the out.
Bottom 6 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Collins strikes out.
Top 6 McDougald hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rizzuto scores.
Top 6 Sain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out. Rizzuto moves to second.
Top 6 Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Noren scores.
Top 6 Martin bunts towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Noren moves to second.
Top 6 Noren hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Zernial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Valo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Philley strikes out.
Bottom 5 DeMaestri hits a popup in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Woodling hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Berra hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bauer hits a popup in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Collins takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Bishop strikes out.
Bottom 4 Astroth hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Noren. Astroth reaches second base with a double. Babe moves to third.
Bottom 4 Babe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Michaels scores.
Bottom 4 There goes Michaels. The throw from Berra and he is safe. Michaels steals second.
Bottom 4 Michaels hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a popup towards first. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McDougald hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Astroth fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Sain hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Philley who is chasing the ball. Sain reaches third base with a triple. Rizzuto goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Rizzuto takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Noren hits a popup towards third. Babe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Valo hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 DeMaestri strikes out.
Top 3 Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 3 Berra hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Bauer strikes out.
Top 3 Collins hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Bishop strikes out.
Bottom 2 Astroth strikes out.
Bottom 2 Johnny Sain now pitching. Babe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Jim McDonald pinch runs for Johnny Mize. McDougald hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Johnny Mize pinch hits for Allie Reynolds. Mize takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Rizzuto strikes out.
Top 2 Martin bunts towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martin for the out. Woodling moves to third. Noren moves to second.
Top 2 Noren hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Woodling moves to second.
Top 2 Woodling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Michaels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Robinson trying to get to home. Noren throws the ball in to Berra who tags Robinson who's trying to score from second, for the out.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Noren. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Philley scores. Valo goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Zernial hits a popup towards first. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Valo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Philley moves to third.
Bottom 1 Philley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Noren. Philley reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bauer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Philley. Bauer reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Collins hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McDougald hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.