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April 24, 1953

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Athletics 4 11 0
Red Sox 1 3 0
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Athletics 5 12 0
Red Sox 1 3 0

Gus Zernial Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .333
OBP .667 .476
At Bats 2 33
Hits 1 11
• Singles 1 5
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 1 9
RBI’s 0 3

Willard Nixon Season Stats

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Fenway Park - April 24, 1953
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Single
Willard Nixon
Sammy White
Dick Gernert
Jack Merson
George Kell
Milt Bolling
Hoot Evers
Tom Umphlett
Jim Piersall
Gus Zernial
Elmer Valo
Eddie Robinson
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Zernial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Valo moves to second.

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Top 7 Valo takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second.
Top 7 Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Michaels hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Evers hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Piersall hits a line drive towards third. Suder reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Merson hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Philley hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Joost takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 There goes Suder. The slide. White applies the tag. Suder is out. Kellner moves to second.
Top 6 Kellner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling fields it and throws to third to get the runner. Suder is safe. Suder moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Murray strikes out.
Top 6 Suder hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Umphlett. Suder reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Suder fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Umphlett hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops it up and throws to first, with Nixon covering, for the out.
Top 5 Valo takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Robinson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 There goes Michaels. The throw from White and he is safe. Michaels steals second.
Top 5 Willard Nixon now pitching. Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 5 Philley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Joost trying to get to third. Piersall throws the ball in to Kell, who tags Joost for the out. Philley moves to second.
Top 5 Joost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 White hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Valo. Kell reaches second base with a double. Gernert goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Gernert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Evers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kellner hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Murray hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Suder hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Zernial takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Merson hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Freeman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bolling hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Valo hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Michaels moves to third.
Top 3 Michaels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Joost hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Umphlett hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kellner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 2 Murray hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zernial scores.
Top 2 Suder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Zernial moves to second.
Top 2 Zernial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Gernert hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Evers hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Philley who is chasing the ball. Evers reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Merson hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Valo hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Philley scores.
Top 1 Michaels strikes out.
Top 1 Philley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Evers. Philley reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Joost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.