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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 2, 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 May 2, 1953 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 2, 1953 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 2, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| 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 | 6,204 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Berry 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Eddie Rommel |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
| Jim Piersall | Right Fielder |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Dick Gernert | First Baseman |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Gene Stephens | Left Fielder |
| Tom Umphlett | Center Fielder |
| Milt Bolling | Shortstop |
| Hal Brown | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ray Boone | Shortstop |
| Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
| Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
| Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
| Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
| Bill Glynn | First Baseman |
| Harry Simpson | Right Fielder |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Bob Feller | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 2, 1953
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Feller
Goodman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Goodman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piersall vs. Feller
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Feller fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Feller
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Brown
Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Brown
Avila hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Brown
Mitchell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Brown
Doby strikes out. White drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Doby out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Feller
Gernert 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Feller
White hits a popup towards short. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Feller
Stephens strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glynn vs. Brown
Glynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Brown
Simpson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Glynn moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hegan vs. Brown
Hegan hits a fly ball towards right. Piersall catches it and throws to home to double up Glynn. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Feller
Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Feller
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Feller
Brown hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feller vs. Brown
Feller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Brown
Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Brown
There goes Boone. The throw from White and he is out, Bolling applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Brown
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Feller
Goodman hits a popup towards short. Boone settles under it 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 popup, foul, towards first. Glynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Feller
Kell hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Brown
Mitchell hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Brown
Doby strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Brown
Rosen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Glynn vs. Brown
Glynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Feller
Gernert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Feller
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Feller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gernert moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephens vs. Feller
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Feller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gernert moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Umphlett vs. Feller
Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Gernert scores. White moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bolling vs. Feller
Bolling hits a popup towards short. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Brown
Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Brown
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feller vs. Brown
Feller strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, 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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Feller
Goodman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Feller
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Brown
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Brown
Avila hits a line drive towards third. Kell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Brown
Mitchell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Feller
Kell 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Feller
Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Feller
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gernert moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephens vs. Feller
Stephens hits a popup towards short. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Umphlett vs. Feller
Umphlett takes first base on ball four. Gernert moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bolling vs. Feller
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Brown
Doby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Brown
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glynn vs. Brown
Glynn hits a line drive towards first. Gernert reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Feller
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Feller
Goodman 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Feller
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Feller
Kell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Piersall moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gernert vs. Feller
There goes Kell. The throw from Hegan and he is safe. Kell steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gernert vs. Feller
Gernert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piersall scores. Kell scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Feller
White hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Brown
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Brown
Barney McCosky pinch hits for Jim Hegan.
McCosky hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Brown
Jim Lemon pinch hits for Bob Feller.
Lemon strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Hooper
Joe Tipton now catching. Bob Hooper now pitching.
Stephens hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Hooper
Umphlett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Hooper
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Umphlett moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Hooper
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Umphlett scores. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Hooper
Goodman bunts towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. Bolling moves to third. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Piersall vs. Hooper
Piersall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bolling scores. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kell vs. Hooper
Kell hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Brown
Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Brown
Avila 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Brown
Mitchell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Brown
Doby strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/2/1953 -- Boston at Cleveland (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Goodman B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Boone R, ss 4 0 1 0
Piersall J, rf 5 1 2 1 Avila B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Kell G, 3b 5 1 1 0 Mitchell D, lf 4 1 2 1
Gernert D, 1b 4 1 3 2 Doby L, cf 3 0 0 0
White S, c 4 0 2 0 Rosen A, 3b 3 0 1 0
Stephens G, lf 4 0 1 0 Glynn B, 1b 3 0 1 0
Umphlett T, cf 2 1 0 0 Simpson H, rf 3 0 2 0
Bolling M, ss 4 1 1 0 Hegan J, c 2 0 0 0
Brown H, p 4 0 1 1 McCosky B, ph 1 0 0 0
Tipton J, c 0 0 0 0
Feller B, p 2 0 0 0
Lemon J, ph 1 0 0 0
Hooper B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 12 4 30 1 7 1
Boston 000 010 022 -- 5
Cleveland 000 000 001 -- 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Brown H (W) 9.0 7 1 1 1 5
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Feller B (L) 8.0 9 3 3 1 1
Hooper B 1.0 3 2 2 1 0
DP -- Boston 3, Cleveland 2
LOB -- Boston 7, Cleveland 3
2B -- Goodman B
HR -- Mitchell D
SB -- Kell G
CS -- Boone R
SH -- Goodman B
T -- 2:00
A -- 6204
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