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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 2, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians, played on July 2, 1953 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 2, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 2, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Garcia |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Gromek |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 3,650 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Grover Froese 2B: Larry Napp 3B: Art Passarella |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
| Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
| Luke Easter | First Baseman |
| Harry Simpson | Center Fielder |
| Bob Kennedy | Right Fielder |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Joe Ginsberg | Catcher |
| Mike Garcia | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
| Johnny Pesky | Second Baseman |
| Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
| Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
| Jim Delsing | Center Fielder |
| Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
| Matt Batts | Catcher |
| Don Lund | Right Fielder |
| Steve Gromek | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 2, 1953
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Gromek
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Gromek
Avila hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Gromek
Rosen hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easter vs. Gromek
Easter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with Gromek covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Garcia
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Garcia
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Easter scoops it up and throws to first, with Garcia covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Garcia
Boone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mitchell. Boone reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dropo vs. Garcia
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Gromek
Simpson hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Gromek
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Gromek
Strickland hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Garcia
Delsing hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Garcia
Nieman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Batts vs. Garcia
Batts hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lund vs. Garcia
Lund hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Gromek
Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with Gromek covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Gromek
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Gromek
Mitchell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Gromek
Avila hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gromek vs. Garcia
Gromek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Garcia
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Garcia
Pesky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Garcia
There's a wild pitch. Kuenn moves to third. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boone vs. Garcia
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dropo vs. Garcia
Dropo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kuenn scores. Pesky scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delsing vs. Garcia
Delsing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dropo moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nieman vs. Garcia
Nieman hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Gromek
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easter vs. Gromek
Easter is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Gromek
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Garcia
Batts hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lund vs. Garcia
Lund hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gromek vs. Garcia
Gromek hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Gromek
Kennedy hits a fly ball into right field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Gromek
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Gromek
Ginsberg hits a popup towards the mound. Gromek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Garcia
Kuenn strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Garcia
Pesky hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Garcia
Boone hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Gromek
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Gromek
Mitchell hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Gromek
Avila hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Avila reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosen vs. Gromek
Rosen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Easter vs. Gromek
Easter is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Garcia
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Garcia
Delsing hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Garcia
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Gromek
Simpson hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Gromek
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Gromek
Strickland hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ginsberg vs. Gromek
Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Garcia
Batts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lund vs. Garcia
Lund hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gromek vs. Garcia
Gromek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Garcia
Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Garcia
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Easter juggles the ball. That's an error on Easter. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Garcia
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Gromek
Barney McCosky pinch hits for Mike Garcia.
McCosky is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Gromek
Mitchell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Gromek
Avila hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Delsing, who is chasing the ball. Avila reaches third base with a triple. Mitchell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rosen vs. Gromek
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Easter vs. Gromek
Easter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Hooper
Bob Hooper now pitching.
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Hooper
Delsing hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Hooper
Nieman hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Gromek
Bud Souchock now playing left field.
Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Glynn vs. Gromek
Bill Glynn pinch hits for Bob Kennedy.
Glynn hits a fly ball into left field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Gromek
Bob Lemon pinch hits for George Strickland.
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ginsberg vs. Gromek
Ginsberg strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/2/1953 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Mitchell D, lf 4 1 2 0 Kuenn H, ss 3 1 0 0
Avila B, 2b 4 0 2 1 Pesky J, 2b 4 1 1 0
Rosen A, 3b 3 1 1 1 Boone R, 3b 4 0 1 0
Easter L, 1b 4 0 0 0 Dropo W, 1b 4 0 1 2
Simpson H, cf 4 0 1 0 Delsing J, cf 4 0 2 0
Kennedy B, rf 3 0 1 0 Nieman B, lf 4 0 1 0
Glynn B, ph 1 0 0 0 Souchock B, lf 0 0 0 0
Strickland G, ss 3 0 0 0 Batts M, c 3 1 1 0
Lemon B, ph 1 0 0 0 Lund D, rf 3 1 1 2
Ginsberg J, c 4 0 0 0 Gromek S, p 3 0 0 0
Garcia M, p 2 0 0 0
McCosky B, ph 1 0 0 0
Hooper B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 7 2 32 4 8 4
Cleveland 100 000 010 -- 2
Detroit 002 000 20x -- 4
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia M (L) 7.0 8 4 4 1 2
Hooper B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Gromek S (W) 9.0 7 2 2 1 6
E -- Easter L
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- Cleveland 6, Detroit 5
2B -- Boone R, Avila B
3B -- Avila B
HR -- Rosen A, Lund D
WP -- Garcia M
T -- 1:45
A -- 3650
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