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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Connie Mack Stadium
August 11, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 11, 1953 at Connie Mack Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 11, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 11, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hal Brown |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Charlie Bishop |
| Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 12,306 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Grover Froese 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Bill Summers 3B: Hank Soar |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
| Hoot Evers | Left Fielder |
| Dick Gernert | First Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Tom Umphlett | Center Fielder |
| Jim Piersall | Right Fielder |
| Ted Lepcio | Shortstop |
| Hal Brown | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Loren Babe | Third Baseman |
| Dave Philley | Right Fielder |
| Carmen Mauro | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
| Cass Michaels | Second Baseman |
| Ed McGhee | Center Fielder |
| Pete Suder | Shortstop |
| Neal Watlington | Catcher |
| Charlie Bishop | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Connie Mack Stadium
August 11, 1953
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Bishop
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Bishop
Evers hits a popup towards short. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Bishop
Gernert hits a popup towards short. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Bishop
Kell is hit by the pitch. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Bishop
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babe vs. Brown
Babe hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Brown
Philley hits a line drive into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauro vs. Brown
Mauro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Bishop
Umphlett hits a fly ball into left field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Bishop
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Bishop
Lepcio strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Brown
Robinson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Brown
Michaels strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Brown
McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Brown
Suder hits a line drive into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bishop
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Bishop
Goodman hits a line drive towards short. Suder reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Bishop
Evers hits a line drive into left field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watlington vs. Brown
Watlington hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Brown
Bishop strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babe vs. Brown
Babe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Brown
Philley hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Bishop
Gernert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Bishop
Kell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gernert moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Bishop
White bunts towards the mound. Bishop fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gernert moves to third. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Umphlett vs. Bishop
Umphlett hits a fly ball into left field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Piersall vs. Bishop
Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gernert scores. Kell scores. White moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lepcio vs. Bishop
Lepcio is walked intentionally. White moves to third. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Bishop
Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. White scores. Piersall moves to third. Lepcio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Goodman vs. Monahan
Rinty Monahan now pitching.
Goodman takes first base on ball four. Piersall scores. Lepcio moves to third. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Evers vs. Monahan
Evers strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gernert vs. Monahan
Gernert takes first base on ball four. Lepcio scores. Brown moves to third. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kell vs. Monahan
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kell for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauro vs. Brown
Mauro strikes out. The ball gets by White. He chases the ball to the backstop. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Brown
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michaels vs. Brown
Michaels hits a line drive into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGhee vs. Brown
McGhee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mauro moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suder vs. Brown
Suder strikes out. White drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Suder out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Monahan
White hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Monahan
Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Monahan
Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watlington vs. Brown
Watlington hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monahan vs. Brown
Monahan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babe vs. Brown
Babe strikes out. The ball gets by White. He chases the ball to the backstop. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Brown
Philley hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Monahan
Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Monahan
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Monahan
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauro vs. Brown
Mauro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Brown
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Brown
Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Monahan
Evers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Monahan
Gernert takes first base on ball four. Evers moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Monahan
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Monahan fields it and throws to third for the out. Gernert moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Monahan
White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gernert scores. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Umphlett vs. Monahan
Umphlett hits a fly ball into left field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piersall vs. Monahan
Piersall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kell scores. White moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Monahan
Ted Williams pinch hits for Ted Lepcio.
Williams hits a line drive into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Brown
Johnny Lipon now playing shortstop.
McGhee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Brown
Suder hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watlington vs. Brown
Watlington hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McGhee moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Valo vs. Brown
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Rinty Monahan.
Valo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McGhee scores. Watlington moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Babe vs. Brown
Babe takes first base on ball four. Watlington moves to third. Valo moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Philley vs. Brown
Philley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Umphlett. Philley reaches second base with a double. Watlington scores. Valo scores. Babe moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mauro vs. Kinder
Ellis Kinder now pitching.
Mauro hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Babe scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Kinder
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kinder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kinder vs. Newsom
Bobo Newsom now pitching.
Kinder strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Newsom
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Newsom
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newsom fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Kinder
Michaels hits a popup in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Kinder
McGhee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Kinder
Suder hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watlington vs. Kinder
Watlington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Watlington for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Newsom
Gernert hits a line drive towards short. Suder reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Newsom
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Newsom
White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Umphlett vs. Newsom
Umphlett strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Kinder
Tom Hamilton pinch hits for Bobo Newsom.
Hamilton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babe vs. Kinder
Babe hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Kinder
Philley hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Goodman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/11/1953, game 2 -- Boston at Philadelphia (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Goodman B, 2b 2 0 0 1 Babe L, 3b 4 1 1 0
Evers H, lf 5 0 1 0 Philley D, rf 5 0 1 2
Gernert D, 1b 2 2 0 1 Mauro C, lf 4 0 0 1
Kell G, 3b 4 2 1 0 Robinson E, 1b 4 1 1 1
White S, c 5 1 3 1 Michaels C, 2b 4 0 0 0
Umphlett T, cf 5 0 0 0 McGhee E, cf 4 1 3 0
Piersall J, rf 4 1 2 3 Suder P, ss 4 0 0 0
Lepcio T, ss 2 1 0 0 Watlington N, c 4 1 1 0
Williams T, ph 1 0 0 0 Bishop C, p 1 0 0 0
Lipon J, ss 0 0 0 0 Monahan R, p 1 0 0 0
Brown H, p 3 0 1 1 Valo E, ph 1 1 1 1
Kinder E, p 1 0 0 0 Newsom B, p 0 0 0 0
Hamilton T, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 7 8 7 37 5 8 5
Boston 000 500 200 -- 7
Philadelphia 010 000 400 -- 5
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Brown H (W) 6.1 7 5 5 1 5
Kinder E (S) 2.2 1 0 0 0 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Bishop C (L) 3.1 4 5 5 3 1
Monahan R 3.2 3 2 2 3 1
Newsom B 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
E -- White S 2
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Boston 8, Philadelphia 6
2B -- Philley D
HR -- Robinson E
HBP -- by Bishop C (Kell G)
T -- 2:27
A -- 12306
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