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Detroit Tigers @ Philadelphia Athletics

1953-06-25 · Night game · Shibe Park · Att: 2368 · 1:53

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Detroit Tigers 5–2. Philadelphia Athletics put up 5 in the 2nd. Harry Byrd earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Harry Byrd L: Dick Marlowe SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Scotty Robb · 1B: Bill Summers · 2B: Johnny Stevens · 3B: Jim Duffy · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Harvey Kuenn	4	0	2	0	0	0
Johnny Pesky	5	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Boone	3	0	1	0	1	1
Walt Dropo	4	0	0	0	0	2
Jim Delsing	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Nieman	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bud Souchock	4	0	1	0	0	2
Matt Batts	4	1	2	0	0	1
Dick Marlowe	1	0	0	0	0	1
Dick Weik	1	0	0	0	0	1
Pat Mullin	1	0	1	0	0	0
Al Kaline	1	0	0	0	0	0
Don Lund	1	0	1	2	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe DeMaestri	4	1	1	1	0	1
Dave Philley	4	1	2	1	0	0
Eddie Robinson	2	0	1	1	1	0
Gus Zernial	4	0	0	0	0	1
Pete Suder	4	0	2	0	0	0
Loren Babe	3	1	0	0	1	0
Ed McGhee	3	1	0	0	0	0
Joe Astroth	3	0	1	0	0	0
Harry Byrd	3	1	1	1	0	0
Tom Hamilton	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Marlowe	1.2	5	1	1
Dick Weik	5.1	3	1	1
Bob Miller	1.0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Harry Byrd	9.0	9	1	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Harvey Kuenn: 43
Johnny Pesky: 63
Ray Boone: S7
Walt Dropo: K

Bot 1

Joe DeMaestri: K/C
Dave Philley: S9
Eddie Robinson: 9
Gus Zernial: 7

Top 2

Jim Delsing: 3/FL
Bob Nieman: 4
Bud Souchock: S7
Matt Batts: S9.1-3
Dick Marlowe: K

Bot 2

Pete Suder: S7
Loren Babe: W.1-2
Ed McGhee: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Joe Astroth: 9.2-3;1-2
Harry Byrd: S6.3-H;2-2
Joe DeMaestri: S7.2-H;1-2
Dave Philley: D7.2-H;1-H(E7)
Eddie Robinson: S8.2-H
Gus Zernial: 6

Top 3

Harvey Kuenn: 8
Johnny Pesky: 6/FL
Ray Boone: 2/FL

Bot 3

Pete Suder: 3
Loren Babe: 9
Ed McGhee: 8

Top 4

Walt Dropo: K
Jim Delsing: 13
Bob Nieman: 3

Bot 4

Joe Astroth: 7
Harry Byrd: 7
Joe DeMaestri: 63

Top 5

Bud Souchock: K
Matt Batts: K
Dick Weik: K

Bot 5

Dave Philley: 8
Eddie Robinson: W
Gus Zernial: K/C
Pete Suder: S8.1-2
Loren Babe: 64(1)/FO

Top 6

Harvey Kuenn: S8
Johnny Pesky: 9
Ray Boone: W.1-2
Walt Dropo: 8
Jim Delsing: 43

Bot 6

Ed McGhee: 6
Joe Astroth: S7.B-2(E7)
Harry Byrd: 7
Joe DeMaestri: PO2(35)#

Top 7

Bob Nieman: 3/FL
Bud Souchock: 3/FL
Matt Batts: 63

Bot 7

Joe DeMaestri: 6
Dave Philley: 31
Tom Hamilton: 43

Top 8

Pat Mullin: S9
Harvey Kuenn: S/89.1-2
Johnny Pesky: 5/FL
Ray Boone: K
Walt Dropo: 3/FL

Bot 8

Gus Zernial: 9
Pete Suder: 43
Loren Babe: 43

Top 9

Al Kaline: 8
Bob Nieman: S9
Bud Souchock: K/C
Matt Batts: D7.1-3
Don Lund: S8.3-H;2-H
Harvey Kuenn: HP.1-2
Johnny Pesky: 8