Philadelphia Athletics 9, Detroit Tigers 5 (original) (raw)

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Retrosheet Boxscore: Philadelphia Athletics 9, Detroit Tigers 5

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Day

Game Played on Saturday, August 8, 1953 (D) at Connie Mack Stadium

DET A 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 - 5 9 1 PHI A 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 0 x - 9 14 0

BATTING

Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kuenn ss 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 Pesky 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 Boone 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Delsing cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 Dropo 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 Souchock rf 4 2 2 2 0 0 3 0 Nieman lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Hatfield ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Batts c 3 2 3 2 0 0 3 0 Bucha c 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Mullin ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Priddy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gromek p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Herbert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Lund ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 5 9 5 1 1 24 10

FIELDING - E: Boone (14).

BATTING - 2B: Pesky (15,off Fricano); Batts (19,off Fricano); Hatfield (7,off Fricano). HR: Batts 2 (6,3rd inning off Fricano 0 on 0 out,7th inning off Fricano 0 on 0 out); Souchock (5,6th inning off Fricano 1 on 2 out). Team LOB: 5.

Philadelphia Athletics AB R H RBI BB SO PO A DeMaestri ss 5 2 3 3 0 0 0 5 Philley rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Babe 3b 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 3 Zernial lf 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 Michaels 2b 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 2 Robinson 1b 5 2 2 1 0 1 13 0 McGhee cf 5 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 Murray c 4 1 2 3 0 0 2 0 Fricano p 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Martin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 9 14 9 4 3 27 11

BATTING - 2B: Philley (21,off Gromek); DeMaestri 2 (9,off Gromek,off Herbert); Babe (12,off Herbert). HR: DeMaestri (5,5th inning off Gromek 0 on 0 out). Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING - SB: Zernial (4,2nd base off Gromek/Batts).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Gromek L(3-6) 6 12 8 7 4 2 1 35 Herbert 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 8 Totals 8 14 9 7 4 3 1 43

Gromek faced 4 batters in the 7th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Herbert 2-2. .

Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Fricano W(6-6) 8 9 5 5 1 1 3 34 Martin SV(4) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 9 5 5 1 1 3 37

Fricano faced 2 batters in the 9th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Martin 1-0. .

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Jim Duffy, 2B - Art Passarella, 3B - Bill Grieve

Time of Game: 2:11 Attendance: 2552

Starting Lineups:

Detroit Tigers Philadelphia Athletics

1. Kuenn ss DeMaestri ss
2. Pesky 2b Philley rf
3. Boone 3b Babe 3b
4. Delsing cf Zernial lf
5. Dropo 1b Michaels 2b
6. Souchock rf Robinson 1b
7. Nieman lf McGhee cf
8. Batts c Murray c
9. Gromek p Fricano p

TIGERS 1ST: Kuenn singled to left; Pesky grounded out (shortstop to first) [Kuenn to second]; Boone flied out to right [Kuenn to third]; Delsing flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: DeMaestri flied out to left; Philley doubled to left; Babe made an out to shortstop; Zernial walked; Michaels flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Dropo popped to catcher in foul territory; Souchock grounded out (shortstop to first); Nieman made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Robinson grounded out (second to first); McGhee singled to left; Murray flied out to center; Fricano struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Batts homered; Gromek grounded out (second to first); Kuenn flied out to center; Pesky doubled to right; Boone flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: DeMaestri popped to catcher in foul territory; Philley grounded out (second to first); Babe walked; Zernial grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Delsing grounded out (first unassisted); Dropo grounded out (third to first); Souchock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Michaels walked; Robinson forced Michaels (first to shortstop) [Robinson to first]; McGhee singled to right [Robinson to second]; Murray flied out to right; Fricano grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Nieman grounded out (third to first); Batts doubled to left; Gromek popped to third in foul territory; Kuenn walked; Pesky flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: DeMaestri homered; Philley made an out to shortstop; Babe flied out to right; Zernial singled to left; Zernial stole second; Michaels walked; Robinson singled to center [Zernial scored, Michaels to second]; McGhee singled to left [Michaels scored, Robinson to second]; Murray singled to left [Robinson scored, McGhee to third]; Fricano flied out to center; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Boone flied out to center; Delsing singled to center; Dropo made an out to second; Souchock homered [Delsing scored]; Nieman struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: DeMaestri doubled to left; Philley flied out to center; Babe flied out to right; Zernial struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Batts homered; Gromek popped to third in foul territory; Kuenn grounded out (pitcher to first); Pesky grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Michaels singled to shortstop; Robinson singled to right [Michaels to third]; McGhee reached on an error by Boone [Michaels stayed at third, Robinson to second, McGhee to first]; Murray singled to left [Michaels scored, Robinson scored, McGhee to third, Murray to second (on throw)]; HERBERT REPLACED GROMEK (PITCHING); Fricano grounded out (second to first); DeMaestri doubled to left [McGhee scored, Murray scored (unearned)]; Philley grounded out (shortstop to first) [DeMaestri to third]; Babe doubled to center [DeMaestri scored (unearned)]; Zernial grounded out (pitcher to first); 5 R (3 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 9.

TIGERS 8TH: Boone flied out to right; Delsing made an out to third; Dropo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 9.

ATHLETICS 8TH: BUCHA REPLACED BATTS (PLAYING C ); Michaels grounded out (second to first); Robinson was called out on strikes; McGhee grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 9.

TIGERS 9TH: Souchock singled to left; HATFIELD BATTED FOR NIEMAN; Hatfield doubled to right [Souchock scored]; MULLIN BATTED FOR BUCHA; MARTIN REPLACED FRICANO (PITCHING); PRIDDY BATTED FOR MULLIN; Priddy grounded out (third to first); LUND BATTED FOR HERBERT; Lund grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuenn grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 9.

Final Totals R H E LOB Tigers 5 9 1 5 Athletics 9 14 0 10

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