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Browns
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 31, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Browns, played on July 31, 1953 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 31, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 31, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Marlin Stuart |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim McDonald |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 6,981 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Duffy 1B: Art Passarella 2B: Bill Grieve 3B: Larry Napp |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Young | Second Baseman |
| Dick Kokos | Left Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
| Dick Kryhoski | First Baseman |
| Clint Courtney | Catcher |
| Vern Stephens | Third Baseman |
| Billy Hunter | Shortstop |
| Marlin Stuart | Pitcher |
| Marty Marion | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gil McDougald | Third Baseman |
| Joe Collins | First Baseman |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Irv Noren | Right Fielder |
| Gene Woodling | Left Fielder |
| Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Jim McDonald | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 31, 1953
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. McDonald
Groth hits a fly ball into right field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. McDonald
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. McDonald
Kokos hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Stuart
McDougald hits a popup towards the mound. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Stuart
Collins hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Courtney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Stuart
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kryhoski fields the ball and throws to Stuart covering. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Stuart
Berra hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Noren vs. Stuart
Noren hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Kokos chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Hunter. Hunter fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Hunter. Mantle scores. Berra goes all the way around to score. Noren moves all the way to home. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Stuart
Woodling hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. McDonald
Wertz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling. Wertz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kryhoski vs. McDonald
Kryhoski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Courtney vs. McDonald
Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. McDonald
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Stuart
Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Stuart
Rizzuto bunts towards the mound. Stuart juggles the ball. That's an error on Stuart. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McDonald vs. Stuart
McDonald hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kryhoski fields it and throws to third for the out. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McDougald vs. Stuart
McDougald hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Collins vs. Stuart
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rizzuto moves to third. McDonald moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mantle vs. Stuart
Mantle takes first base on ball four. Rizzuto scores. McDonald moves to third. Collins moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Berra vs. Stuart
Berra hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kokos who is chasing the ball. Berra reaches third base with a triple. McDonald scores. Collins scores. Mantle goes all the way around to score. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Noren vs. Stuart
There's a wild pitch. Berra scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Stuart
Noren hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kryhoski fields the ball and throws to Stuart covering. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Kretlow
Lou Kretlow now pitching.
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. McDonald
Hunter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kretlow vs. McDonald
Kretlow hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groth vs. McDonald
Groth takes first base on ball four. Hunter moves to third. Kretlow moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Young vs. McDonald
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops it up and throws to first, with McDonald covering, for the out. Hunter scores. Kretlow moves to third. Groth moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kokos vs. McDonald
Kokos strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wertz vs. McDonald
Wertz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kretlow scores. Groth scores. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kryhoski vs. McDonald
Kryhoski hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Kretlow
Martin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wertz. Martin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rizzuto vs. Kretlow
Rizzuto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McDonald vs. Kretlow
McDonald bunts towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. Martin moves to third. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McDougald vs. Kretlow
McDougald is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Collins vs. Kretlow
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. McDonald
Courtney hits a fly ball into right field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. McDonald
Stephens is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. McDonald
Hunter hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Kretlow
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Kretlow
Berra hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mantle moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Noren vs. Kretlow
Noren takes first base on ball four. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Woodling vs. Kretlow
Woodling takes first base on ball four. Mantle scores. Berra moves to third. Noren moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Martin vs. Kretlow
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens juggles the ball. That's an error on Stephens. Berra scores. Noren moves to third. Woodling moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rizzuto vs. Kretlow
Rizzuto hits a popup towards third. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McDonald vs. Kretlow
McDonald strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McDougald vs. Kretlow
McDougald hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kretlow vs. McDonald
Kretlow hits a fly ball into right field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. McDonald
Groth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. McDonald
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kokos vs. McDonald
Kokos hits a popup, foul, towards first. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Kretlow
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kryhoski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Collins for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Kretlow
Mantle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Kretlow
Berra takes first base on ball four. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Noren vs. Kretlow
Noren hits a fly ball into left field. Kokos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woodling vs. Kretlow
Woodling takes first base on ball four. Mantle moves to third. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Martin vs. Kretlow
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. McDonald
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. McDonald
Kryhoski hits a fly ball into right field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. McDonald
Courtney hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Kretlow
Jim Dyck now playing third base.
Rizzuto hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Kokos fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Kokos. Rizzuto moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McDonald vs. Kretlow
McDonald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McDougald vs. Kretlow
McDougald is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Collins vs. Kretlow
Collins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rizzuto scores. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Kretlow
Mantle hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 3 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyck vs. McDonald
Andy Carey now playing third base. Gil McDougald now playing second base. Billy Martin now playing shortstop.
Dyck hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. McDonald
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kretlow vs. McDonald
Kretlow is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 3 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Kretlow
Berra hits a popup towards third. Dyck settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Kretlow
Noren hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Kretlow
Woodling strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 3 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. McDonald
Charlie Silvera now catching. Don Bollweg now playing first base.
Groth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. McDonald
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kokos vs. McDonald
Kokos hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Noren. Kokos reaches second base with a double. Young moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wertz vs. McDonald
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Young scores. Kokos moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kryhoski vs. McDonald
Kryhoski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Noren. Kryhoski reaches second base with a double. Kokos scores. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Courtney vs. McDonald
Courtney hits a fly ball into right field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 5 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Kretlow
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dyck fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Kretlow
Carey hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Kretlow
McDonald hits a line drive towards first. Kryhoski reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 5 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyck vs. McDonald
Dyck hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. McDonald
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. McDonald
Roy Sievers pinch hits for Lou Kretlow.
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/31/1953 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Groth J, cf 3 1 2 0 McDougald G, 3b-2b 5 0 0 0
Young B, 2b 4 1 0 1 Collins J, 1b 5 1 2 1
Kokos D, lf 4 1 1 0 Bollweg D, 1b 0 0 0 0
Wertz V, rf 4 0 2 3 Mantle M, cf 3 3 2 1
Kryhoski D, 1b 4 0 1 1 Berra Y, c 4 3 3 3
Courtney C, c 4 0 0 0 Silvera C, c 0 0 0 0
Stephens V, 3b 2 0 0 0 Noren I, rf 4 1 2 2
Dyck J, 3b 2 0 0 0 Woodling G, lf 3 0 0 1
Hunter B, ss 4 1 1 0 Martin B, 2b-ss 5 0 2 0
Stuart M, p 0 0 0 0 Rizzuto P, ss 2 2 1 0
Kretlow L, p 3 1 1 0 Carey A, 3b 1 0 0 0
Sievers R, ph 1 0 0 0 McDonald J, p 4 1 0 0
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35 5 8 5 36 11 12 8
St.Louis 003 000 020 -- 5
New York 350 201 00x -- 11
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Stuart M (L) 1.2 7 8 2 1 0
Kretlow L 6.1 5 3 3 6 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
McDonald J (W) 9.0 8 5 5 1 3
E -- Hunter B, Stuart M, Stephens V, Kokos D
LOB -- St.Louis 4, New York 10
2B -- Wertz V, Martin B, Rizzuto P, Kokos D, Kryhoski D
3B -- Noren I, Berra Y
SH -- Rizzuto P, McDonald J
WP -- Stuart M
T -- 2:29
A -- 6981
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