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Philadelphia Athletics @ Boston Red Sox

1953-07-12 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 23916 · 67°F, cloudy, dry · 2:10

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Boston Red Sox 4–1. Philadelphia Athletics put up 3 in the 2nd. Harry Byrd earned the win. Dick Gernert went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHA	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	8
BOS	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	6

W: Harry Byrd L: Mel Parnell SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Eddie Rommel · 1B: Eddie Hurley · 2B: (none) · 3B: Hank Soar · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe DeMaestri	5	1	2	1	0	1
Dave Philley	5	0	2	0	0	0
Eddie Robinson	3	0	0	0	2	0
Gus Zernial	4	0	1	0	0	0
Pete Suder	4	1	1	0	0	0
Cass Michaels	2	1	1	0	2	0
Ed McGhee	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ray Murray	4	1	1	2	0	1
Harry Byrd	4	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Goodman	4	0	3	0	0	0
Gene Stephens	2	0	0	0	1	2
Dick Gernert	4	1	1	1	0	0
Del Wilber	4	0	1	0	0	0
Tom Umphlett	3	0	0	0	1	1
Ted Lepcio	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Piersall	4	0	0	0	0	0
Milt Bolling	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bill Henry	2	0	0	0	0	1
George Kell	3	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Consolo	1	0	0	0	0	1
Sammy White	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Harry Byrd	9.0	6	2	6

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mel Parnell	1.1	4	2	0
Bill Henry	5.2	2	3	3
Ike Delock	2.0	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Joe DeMaestri: 63
Dave Philley: S
Eddie Robinson: W.1-2
Gus Zernial: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Billy Goodman: S
Gene Stephens: K
Dick Gernert: 7/F
Del Wilber: S.1-2
Tom Umphlett: 64(1)/FO

Top 2

Pete Suder: S
Cass Michaels: WP.1-2
Cass Michaels: W
Ed McGhee: E6/G.2-3;1-2
Ray Murray: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
Harry Byrd: 35(2)/FO.1-2
Joe DeMaestri: D7/7D.2-H;1-3
Dave Philley: 4/P
Eddie Robinson: W
Gus Zernial: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Ted Lepcio: 2/FL
Jim Piersall: 63
Milt Bolling: S
Bill Henry: K

Top 3

Pete Suder: 7/F
Cass Michaels: W
Ed McGhee: W.1-2
Ray Murray: K
Harry Byrd: 53

Bot 3

Billy Goodman: S
Gene Stephens: W.1-2
Dick Gernert: 3/FL
Del Wilber: 13.2-3;1-2
Tom Umphlett: W
George Kell: 8/F

Top 4

Joe DeMaestri: K
Dave Philley: 9/F
Eddie Robinson: 13

Bot 4

Jim Piersall: 9/F
Milt Bolling: K
Bill Henry: 7/F7D

Top 5

Gus Zernial: 7/F
Pete Suder: 4/P
Cass Michaels: S
Ed McGhee: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Billy Goodman: 53
Gene Stephens: K
Dick Gernert: HR/7LD
Del Wilber: 4/L

Top 6

Ray Murray: 9/F
Harry Byrd: K
Joe DeMaestri: 53

Bot 6

Tom Umphlett: K
George Kell: 6/L
Jim Piersall: 13

Top 7

Dave Philley: 63
Eddie Robinson: 7/F
Gus Zernial: S3.BX2(31)#

Bot 7

Milt Bolling: 63
Billy Consolo: K
Billy Goodman: S
Sammy White: 2/FL

Top 8

Pete Suder: 4/F
Cass Michaels: 8/F
Ed McGhee: 9/F

Bot 8

Dick Gernert: 8/F
Del Wilber: 3/FL
Tom Umphlett: 6/P

Top 9

Ray Murray: 4/P
Harry Byrd: 163
Joe DeMaestri: D7/7D
Dave Philley: S9.2-H(NR)
Eddie Robinson: 9/F

Bot 9

George Kell: 6/P
Jim Piersall: 4/P
Milt Bolling: 53

Notes & reviews

Jimmy Piersall was knocked down by a pitch before grounding out; while warming up in RF, he was heckled by Athletics relief pitchers in the bullpen; Piersall threw a ball at them, hitting Neal Watlington
Gus Zernial rounded 1B too far
Joe DeMaestri scored when Dave Philley successfully escaped a rundowm between 1B and 2B

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