Tigers @ Athletics
September 9, 1953

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Tigers 8 14 0
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Athletics 2 6 1

Dave Philley Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .304
OBP .333 .362
At Bats 3 540
Hits 1 164
• Singles 1 122
• Doubles 0 25
• Triples 0 9
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 47
RBI’s 1 51

Ralph Branca Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 5 1
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Connie Mack Stadium - September 9, 1953
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Strikeout
Ralph Branca
Johnny Bucha
Walt Dropo
Fred Hatfield
Ray Boone
Harvey Kuenn
Bob Nieman
Jim Delsing
Bud Souchock
Dave Philley
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Philley is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kellner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Kuenn takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Neal Watlington now catching. Walt Kellner now pitching. Branca is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Babe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Tom Hamilton pinch hits for Frank Fanovich. Hamilton hits a popup towards the mound. Branca settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Neal Watlington pinch hits for Joe Astroth. Watlington is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Bucha hits a fly ball into center field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Souchock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nieman scores.
Top 7 Frank Fanovich now pitching. Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out. Nieman moves to second.
Top 7 Nieman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Delsing hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to third. Mauro moves to second.
Bottom 6 Mauro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Zernial strikes out.
Bottom 6 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Hatfield strikes out.
Top 6 Kuenn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Kuenn reaches second base with a double. Branca goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Branca hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Bucha hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Souchock hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Nieman hits a fly ball into center field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Delsing hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boone scores.
Top 6 The ball gets by Astroth for a passed ball. Boone moves to third.
Top 6 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on DeMaestri. Boone moves to second.
Bottom 5 There goes Philley. The throw from Bucha and he is out, Kuenn applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Philley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Babe scores.
Bottom 5 Babe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Souchock. Babe reaches second base with a double. DeMaestri scores.
Bottom 5 Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Astroth hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. DeMaestri moves to third.
Bottom 5 DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. DeMaestri reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Hatfield hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Branca strikes out.
Bottom 4 Michaels is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Mauro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Zernial strikes out.
Bottom 4 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Bucha hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Souchock takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Dropo hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Nieman hits a fly ball into center field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Philley hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Babe hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Delsing hits a popup, foul, towards third. Babe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kuenn scores.
Top 3 Hatfield hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kuenn moves to third.
Top 3 Kuenn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Philley. Kuenn reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Michaels is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Mauro hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Branca is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Bucha hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Souchock hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Dropo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Robinson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Philley hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Babe strikes out.
Top 1 Nieman is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Delsing hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hatfield moves to third.
Top 1 Boone is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Hatfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.