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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 17, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, played on July 17, 1953 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 17, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 17, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hal Brown |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ted Gray |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 17,260 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: (none) 3B: Eddie Hurley |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
| Hoot Evers | Left Fielder |
| Dick Gernert | First Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Tom Umphlett | Center Fielder |
| Jim Piersall | Right Fielder |
| Milt Bolling | Shortstop |
| Hal Brown | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
| Johnny Pesky | Second Baseman |
| Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
| Jim Delsing | Center Fielder |
| Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
| Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
| Matt Batts | Catcher |
| Don Lund | Right Fielder |
| Ted Gray | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 17, 1953
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Gray
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Gray
Evers strikes out. There goes Goodman. The throw from Batts to second, and Goodman is out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Gray
Gernert hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Brown
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Brown
Pesky hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Umphlett. Pesky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Brown
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Delsing vs. Brown
Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Gray
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Gray
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Umphlett vs. Gray
Umphlett strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Gray
Piersall is hit by the pitch. White moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolling vs. Gray
Bolling hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Brown
Nieman hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Brown
Dropo strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Brown
Batts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lund vs. Brown
Lund hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Batts moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gray vs. Brown
Gray hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Batts scores. Lund moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kuenn vs. Brown
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Gray
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Gray
Goodman 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Gray
Evers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Brown
Pesky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delsing vs. Brown
There goes Pesky. The throw from White and he is out, Bolling applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Brown
Delsing is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Gray
Gernert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Gray
There goes Gernert. The throw from Batts and he is out, Kuenn applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Gray
Kell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Gray
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Umphlett vs. Gray
Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out. Kell moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Piersall vs. Gray
Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Brown
Nieman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Brown
Dropo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nieman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Batts vs. Brown
Batts bunts for a double play. Dropo moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lund vs. Brown
Lund is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gray vs. Brown
Gray hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gray for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Gray
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Boone. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Gray
Brown is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Gray
Goodman bunts towards the mound. Gray fields it and throws to first for the out. Bolling moves to third. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Evers vs. Gray
Evers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gernert vs. Gray
Gernert hits a fly ball towards right field. Lund fields the ball and throws to home. Batts drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Batts. Bolling scores. Brown moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kell vs. Gray
Kell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lund. Kell reaches second base with a double. Brown scores. There goes Evers trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. That run is unearned. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Brown
Kuenn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Brown
Pesky hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, 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
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Gray
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Umphlett vs. Gray
Umphlett is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Gray
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Brown
Delsing hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Brown
Nieman hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Brown
Dropo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Batts vs. Brown
Batts hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Gray
Bolling hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Gray
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Gray
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Gray
Evers hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lund vs. Brown
Lund hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullin vs. Brown
Pat Mullin pinch hits for Ted Gray.
Mullin takes first base on ball four. Lund moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. Brown
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Kell. Lund moves to third. Mullin moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pesky vs. Hudson
Sid Hudson now pitching.
Pesky strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boone vs. Hudson
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to second for the out. Lund scores. Mullin moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Delsing vs. Parnell
Mel Parnell now pitching.
Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Madison
Dave Madison now pitching.
Gernert hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Madison
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Madison
White is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Umphlett vs. Madison
Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Kinder
Gene Stephens now playing left field. Ellis Kinder now pitching.
Nieman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Kinder
Dropo hits a popup towards short. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Batts vs. Kinder
Batts hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lund vs. Kinder
Lund hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Madison
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Madison
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Madison
Stephens takes first base on ball four. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Madison
There goes Bolling. The throw from Batts and he is out, Boone applying the tag. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. Madison
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kinder vs. Madison
Kinder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Kinder
Fred Hatfield pinch hits for Dave Madison.
Hatfield 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 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Kinder
Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Kinder
Pesky hits a fly ball into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/17/1953 -- Boston at Detroit (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Goodman B, 2b 2 0 0 0 Kuenn H, ss 5 0 0 0
Evers H, lf 3 0 0 0 Pesky J, 2b 5 0 2 0
Kinder E, p 1 0 0 0 Boone R, 3b 4 0 0 1
Gernert D, 1b 3 0 0 1 Delsing J, cf 4 0 1 0
Kell G, 3b 3 0 1 1 Nieman B, lf 3 0 1 0
White S, c 2 0 2 0 Dropo W, 1b 4 0 1 0
Umphlett T, cf 4 0 0 0 Batts M, c 4 1 1 0
Piersall J, rf 3 0 0 0 Lund D, rf 3 1 2 0
Bolling M, ss 4 2 3 1 Gray T, p 2 0 1 1
Brown H, p 2 1 0 0 Mullin P, ph 0 0 0 0
Hudson S, p 0 0 0 0 Madison D, p 0 0 0 0
Parnell M, p 0 0 0 0 Hatfield F, ph 1 0 0 0
Stephens G, lf 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
27 3 6 3 35 2 9 2
Boston 000 020 100 -- 3
Detroit 010 000 100 -- 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Brown H (W)* 6.0 8 2 1 3 3
Hudson S 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Parnell M 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Kinder E (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Gray T (L) 7.0 5 3 1 5 3
Madison D 2.0 1 0 0 2 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
E -- Boone R, Batts M, Kell G
DP -- Boston 1, Detroit 2
LOB -- Boston 8, Detroit 9
2B -- Pesky J, Kell G
HR -- Bolling M
CS -- Goodman B, Pesky J, Gernert D, Bolling M
SH -- Goodman B
HBP -- by Gray T (Piersall J), by Gray T (Brown H), by Madison D (White S)
T -- 2:44
A -- 17260
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