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June 4, 1953

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Bottom 10	R	H	E
Athletics	9	13	1
Tigers	6	10	0

Bottom 10	R	H	E
Athletics	9	13	1
Tigers	6	10	0

Bob Nieman Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.308
OBP	.000	.364
At Bats	4	172
Hits	0	53
• Singles	0	34
• Doubles	0	13
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	5
Walks	0	15
RBI’s	0	22

Charlie Bishop Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
2	2	0

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Briggs Stadium - June 4, 1953

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Out

Charlie Bishop

Ray Murray

Eddie Robinson

Cass Michaels

Pete Suder

Eddie Joost

Gus Zernial

Ed McGhee

Dave Philley

Bob Nieman

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Philadelphia Athletics	9	13	1	6
Detroit Tigers	6	10	0	4
Winning Pitcher	Charlie Bishop
Losing Pitcher	Billy Hoeft
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Cass Michaels
Attendance	3,112
Time of Game	2 hours 49 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Nieman hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 10 Lund hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 10 Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 10 Bishop strikes out.

Top 10 Dave Madison now pitching. Murray hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 10 McGhee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 10 Michaels hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

Top 10 Philley takes first base on ball four. Zernial moves to second.

Top 10 Zernial hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 10 Robinson is called out on strikes.

Bottom 9 Hatfield strikes out.

Bottom 9 Hoeft hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 9 Pesky hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Suder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 9 Joost hits a fly ball into right field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Bishop strikes out.

Top 9 Murray hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Priddy hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Ginsberg takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 8 Delsing hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 McGhee hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Michaels strikes out.

Top 8 Philley hits a popup towards first. Priddy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Zernial hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 7 Lund hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Hatfield 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 7 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Suder hits a popup, foul, towards first. Priddy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Joost hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lund. Joost reaches second base with a double.

Top 7 Johnny Pesky now playing second base. Bishop hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Hoeft hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Johnny Pesky pinch hits for Owen Friend. Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 6 Priddy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 6 Murray hits a popup, foul, towards first. Priddy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 McGhee strikes out.

Top 6 Michaels hits a fly ball into left field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Philley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Ginsberg 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 Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Delsing for the out.

Bottom 5 Nieman hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friend scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Joost scores.

Top 5 Suder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoeft fields it and throws to first for the out. Joost moves to second.

Top 5 Joost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 5 Bishop hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Friend settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Lund hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 4 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 4 Hatfield takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 4 Hoeft hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Murray hits a fly ball into right field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 McGhee hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Friend hits a popup, foul, towards third. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Priddy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Priddy reaches second base with a double. Delsing goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 3 Ginsberg hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Delsing takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 Nieman hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Friend settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Charlie Bishop now pitching. Lund hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hatfield scores.

Bottom 2 Hatfield hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McGhee. Hatfield reaches second base with a double. Hoeft scores.

Bottom 2 Hoeft hits a line drive into center field. McGhee picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on McGhee. Priddy scores. Hoeft moves to second.

Bottom 2 Friend hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Priddy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Ginsberg trying to get to third. Philley throws the ball in to Suder, who tags Ginsberg for the out. Priddy moves to second.

Bottom 2 Ginsberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Delsing scores.

Bottom 2 Delsing hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Delsing reaches second base with a double.

Top 2 Suder hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ginsberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Joost hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 2 Scheib hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 1 Lund hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kuenn scores.

Bottom 1 Kuenn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McGhee who is chasing the ball. Kuenn reaches third base with a triple.

Bottom 1 Hatfield hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 McGhee strikes out.

Top 1 Michaels hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lund. Michaels reaches second base with a double. Philley scores.

Top 1 Philley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nieman who is chasing the ball. Philley reaches third base with a triple. Robinson scores. Zernial goes all the way around to score.

Top 1 Zernial is hit by the pitch. Robinson moves to second.

Top 1 Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 1 Suder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Joost hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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