Cleveland Guardians 9 – 1 Philadelphia Athletics
17 May 1953 · PHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 13+ Batters in an Inning · 13 | Cleveland Guardians | 1 in 131 games |
| 28 | final score 9–1 | 1 in 151 games | |
| 26 | 10 innings pitched | Mike Garcia | 1 in 150 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Guardians | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 1 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
Box score
Cleveland Guardians batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Boone | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bobby Avila | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Larry Doby | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Al Rosen | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Kennedy | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Lemon | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Glynn | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Tipton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jim Hegan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Garcia | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Totals | 42 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Garcia | 10.0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Philadelphia Athletics batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe DeMaestri | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Loren Babe | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Philley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gus Zernial | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Robinson | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Pete Suder | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ed McGhee | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ray Murray | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Alex Kellner | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 36 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Philadelphia Athletics pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Kellner | 9.1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Harry Byrd | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morrie Martin | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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