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September 7, 1953

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Bottom 9 R H E
Senators 13 18 0
Athletics 2 8 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Senators 13 18 0
Athletics 2 8 2

Joe Astroth Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .301
OBP .333 .380
At Bats 3 229
Hits 1 69
• Singles 0 51
• Doubles 1 13
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 27
RBI’s 0 23

Johnny Schmitz Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 7 2
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Connie Mack Stadium - September 7, 1953
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Out
Johnny Schmitz
Ed Fitz Gerald
Mickey Vernon
Wayne Terwilliger
Eddie Yost
Pete Runnels
Gil Coan
Jim Busby
Jackie Jensen
Joe Astroth
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 DeMaestri strikes out.
Top 9 Coan 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 9 Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on McGhee. Yost scores. Runnels moves to second.
Top 9 Vernon hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Runnels hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Yost moves to third.
Top 9 Yost hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Yost reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Michaels hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 McGhee strikes out.
Bottom 8 Zernial hits a line drive into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Schmitz hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Fitz Gerald hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Terwilliger takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 There goes Busby. The throw from Astroth and he is safe. Busby steals second.
Top 8 Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Joe Coleman now pitching. Coan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Philley strikes out.
Bottom 7 Babe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Schmitz covering, for the out. Astroth moves to third.
Bottom 7 Carl Scheib pinch hits for Frank Fanovich. Scheib hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Astroth hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen. Astroth reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Vernon hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ed McGhee now playing center field. Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels fields it and throws to second for the out. Robinson moves to third.
Bottom 6 Ed McGhee pinch hits for Carmen Mauro. McGhee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Johnny Schmitz now pitching. Robinson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Yost hits a line drive towards third. Babe reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kite Thomas pinch hits for Walt Masterson. Thomas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mauro. Thomas reaches second base with a double. Busby scores. Terwilliger goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Fitz Gerald strikes out.
Top 6 Terwilliger bunts towards third. Babe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Busby moves to second.
Top 6 Busby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Coan trying to get to third. Philley throws the ball in to Babe, who tags Coan for the out.
Top 6 Coan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Babe hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Fanovich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Vernon hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Masterson scores. Yost scores.
Top 5 Runnels strikes out.
Top 5 Yost hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mauro. Yost reaches second base with a double. Masterson moves to third.
Top 5 Masterson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fanovich fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 4 DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Michaels moves to second.
Bottom 4 Michaels takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Mauro hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Zernial hits a popup towards short. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Terwilliger hits a popup, foul, towards third. Babe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Busby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Coan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Coan for the out.
Bottom 3 Robinson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Philley hits a popup in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Babe strikes out.
Top 3 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Vernon hits a fly ball into center field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Yost scores. Runnels moves to second.
Top 3 Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fitz Gerald scores. There goes Masterson trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Yost moves to third.
Top 3 Yost takes first base on ball four. Fitz Gerald moves to third. Masterson moves to second.
Top 3 Masterson bunts towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Fitz Gerald moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 3 Frank Fanovich now pitching. Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Ray Murray pinch hits for Bobo Newsom. Murray strikes out.
Bottom 2 Astroth hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards short. The ball bounces off DeMaestri, and towards Michaels, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Busby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Yost scores. Runnels scores. Coan moves to third.
Top 2 Coan is walked intentionally.
Top 2 Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Vernon bunts towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out. Yost moves to third. Runnels moves to second.
Top 2 Runnels hits a line drive beyond second. Michaels can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Yost moves to second.
Top 2 Yost takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Michaels hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mauro hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Zernial takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Philley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Babe hits a line drive into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Masterson strikes out.
Top 1 Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Coan scores. Terwilliger moves to second.
Top 1 Terwilliger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jensen scores. Coan moves to third.
Top 1 Busby strikes out.
Top 1 Coan takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Jensen hits a line drive into center field. Mauro picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mauro. Yost scores. Runnels goes all the way around to score. Jensen moves to third.
Top 1 Vernon hits a line drive into center field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Yost moves to third.
Top 1 Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yost moves to second.
Top 1 Yost takes first base on ball four.