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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 30, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 30, 1953 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 30, 1953 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 30, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hal Brown |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Feller |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 56 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Eddie Hurley 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: Eddie Rommel 3B: Charlie Berry |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tom Umphlett | Center Fielder |
Jim Piersall | Right Fielder |
Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
George Kell | Third Baseman |
Floyd Baker | Second Baseman |
Billy Goodman | First Baseman |
Hal Brown | Pitcher |
Sammy White | Catcher |
Ted Lepcio | Shortstop |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
Bill Glynn | First Baseman |
Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
Wally Westlake | Right Fielder |
George Strickland | Shortstop |
Jim Hegan | Catcher |
Bob Feller | Pitcher |
Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 30, 1953
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Feller
Umphlett hits a line drive towards third. Rosen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Feller
Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Feller
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Feller
Kell hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Brown
Avila takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Glynn vs. Brown
Glynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Avila moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mitchell vs. Brown
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell throws to second for one, and Lepcio throws to home, and White drops the ball. Avila moves to third. Mitchell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rosen vs. Brown
Rosen hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Doby vs. Brown
Doby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Westlake vs. Brown
Westlake hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Avila scores. Mitchell scores. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strickland vs. Brown
Strickland hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Feller
Baker strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Feller
Goodman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Avila reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Feller
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Brown
Hegan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Feller vs. Brown
Feller bunts towards first. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first, with Baker covering, for the out. Hegan moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Avila vs. Brown
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lepcio fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Glynn vs. Brown
There goes Avila. The throw from White and he is out, Lepcio applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Feller
White strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Feller
Lepcio hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Feller
Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glynn vs. Brown
Glynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Brown
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Brown
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Feller
Piersall hits a popup towards first. Glynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Feller
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Feller
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Feller
Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Feller
Goodman bunts towards the mound. Feller fields it and throws to first for the out. Kell moves to third. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brown vs. Feller
Hegan fires over to third and throws the ball away. That's an error on Hegan. Kell scores. Baker scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Feller
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Brown
Doby hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Brown
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lepcio misplays the ball. That's an error on Lepcio. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Brown
Strickland hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Strickland reaches second base with a double. Westlake goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hegan vs. Brown
Hegan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Hegan reaches second base with a double. Strickland scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Feller vs. Brown
There goes Hegan. The throw from White and he is out, Kell applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feller vs. Brown
Feller strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Feller
White hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Feller
Lepcio hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Feller
Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Feller
Piersall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Feller
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Brown
Johnny Lipon now playing shortstop.
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goodman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Avila for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glynn vs. Brown
Glynn strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Brown
Mitchell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Brown
Rosen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Umphlett. Rosen reaches second base with a double. Mitchell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doby vs. Brown
Doby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westlake vs. Sullivan
Frank Sullivan now pitching.
Westlake takes first base on ball four. Rosen moves to third. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Strickland vs. Kinder
Ellis Kinder now pitching.
Strickland strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Feller
Kell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Feller
Baker hits a line drive towards first. Glynn catches it and steps on first to double up Kell. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Feller
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Glynn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goodman for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Kinder
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Kinder
Harry Simpson pinch hits for Bob Feller.
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Kinder
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Glynn vs. Kinder
Glynn hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kinder vs. Hoskins
Dave Hoskins now pitching.
Kinder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hoskins
White hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Hoskins
Lipon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Kinder
Mitchell hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Kinder
Rosen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Kinder
Doby takes first base on ball four. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westlake vs. Kinder
Westlake hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rosen scores. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strickland vs. Kinder
Strickland takes first base on ball four. Doby moves to third. Westlake moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Easter vs. Kinder
Luke Easter pinch hits for Jim Hegan.
Easter hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hoskins vs. Kinder
Hoskins strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Hoskins
Joe Tipton now catching.
Umphlett strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Hoskins
Piersall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doby. Piersall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Hoskins
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Hoskins
Billy Consolo pinch runs for Ted Williams.
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoskins fields it and throws to first for the out. Piersall moves to third. Consolo moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Baker vs. Hoskins
Baker hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Kinder
Karl Olson now playing left field.
Avila hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Olson. Avila reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Glynn vs. Kinder
Glynn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitchell vs. Kinder
Mitchell hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosen vs. Kinder
Rosen is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doby vs. Kinder
Doby hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Hoskins
Bob Kennedy now playing right field. Wally Westlake now playing left field.
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Hoskins
Al Zarilla pinch hits for Ellis Kinder.
Zarilla strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hoskins
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Hoskins
Mickey McDermott pinch runs for Sammy White. Dick Gernert pinch hits for Johnny Lipon.
Gernert strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/30/1953, game 1 -- Boston at Cleveland (D) Boston AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Umphlett T, cf 4 0 0 0 Avila B, 2b 4 1 2 0 Piersall J, rf 4 0 2 0 Glynn B, 1b 5 0 1 0 Williams T, lf 2 2 1 1 Mitchell D, lf 4 2 0 0 Consolo B, pr 0 0 0 0 Kennedy B, rf 0 0 0 0 Olson K, lf 0 0 0 0 Rosen A, 3b 4 1 2 1 Kell G, 3b 3 1 1 0 Doby L, cf 2 0 0 0 Baker F, 2b 4 1 1 1 Westlake W, rf-lf 3 1 2 3 Goodman B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Strickland G, ss 3 1 1 1 Brown H, p 2 0 0 0 Hegan J, c 3 0 2 1 Sullivan F, p 0 0 0 0 Easter L, ph 1 0 0 0 Kinder E, p 1 0 0 0 Tipton J, c 0 0 0 0 Zarilla A, ph 1 0 0 0 Feller B, p 1 0 0 0 White S, c 3 1 1 1 Simpson H, ph 1 0 0 0 McDermott M, pr 0 0 0 0 Hoskins D, p 1 0 0 0 Lepcio T, ss 2 0 0 0 Lipon J, ss 1 0 0 0 Gernert D, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 5 6 3 32 6 10 6 Boston 100 310 000 -- 5 Cleveland 200 210 10x -- 6 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Brown H 4.2 6 5 4 4 2 Sullivan F* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 Kinder E (L) 3.1 4 1 1 2 2 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Feller B 6.0 5 5 3 2 2 Hoskins D (W) 3.0 1 0 0 2 4 * Pitched to 1 batter in 5th E -- White S, Hegan J, Lepcio T DP -- Cleveland 1 LOB -- Boston 4, Cleveland 11 2B -- Strickland G, Hegan J, Rosen A, Piersall J, Avila B HR -- Williams T, White S CS -- Avila B SH -- Feller B, Goodman B HBP -- by Kinder E (Rosen A) T -- 2:56 A -- 0
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