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Indians
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
July 8, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Cleveland Indians, played on July 8, 1953 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 8, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 8, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Art Houtteman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lou Kretlow |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 3,265 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Berry 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Jim Duffy 3B: Bill Summers |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
| Owen Friend | Second Baseman |
| Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
| Luke Easter | First Baseman |
| Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
| Wally Westlake | Right Fielder |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Joe Ginsberg | Catcher |
| Art Houtteman | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Young | Second Baseman |
| Roy Sievers | First Baseman |
| Dick Kokos | Right Fielder |
| Don Lenhardt | Left Fielder |
| Clint Courtney | Catcher |
| Jim Dyck | Third Baseman |
| Billy Hunter | Shortstop |
| Lou Kretlow | Pitcher |
| Marty Marion | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
July 8, 1953
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Kretlow
Mitchell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Young reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Kretlow
Friend hits a fly ball into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Kretlow
Rosen hits a popup towards first. Sievers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Houtteman
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Houtteman
Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Houtteman
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards second. Friend scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easter vs. Kretlow
Easter strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Kretlow
Doby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Kretlow
Westlake 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 -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Kretlow
Strickland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Westlake moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ginsberg vs. Kretlow
Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Houtteman
Kokos takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lenhardt vs. Houtteman
Lenhardt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kokos moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Courtney vs. Houtteman
Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Kokos moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dyck vs. Houtteman
Dyck hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Houtteman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Houtteman vs. Kretlow
Houtteman hits a fly ball into right field. Kokos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Kretlow
Mitchell 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 -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Kretlow
Friend takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Kretlow
Rosen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sievers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Houtteman
Hunter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Friend settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kretlow vs. Houtteman
Kretlow strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Houtteman
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easter vs. Kretlow
Easter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Kretlow
Doby takes first base on ball four. Easter moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westlake vs. Kretlow
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Easter moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Strickland vs. Kretlow
Strickland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Easter scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ginsberg vs. Kretlow
Ginsberg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Ginsberg reaches second base with a double. Strickland moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Houtteman vs. Kretlow
Houtteman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Houtteman
Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Houtteman
Sievers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Young moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kokos vs. Houtteman
Kokos bunts towards the mound. Houtteman fields it and throws to first for the out. Young moves to third. Sievers moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lenhardt vs. Houtteman
Lenhardt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ginsberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Courtney vs. Houtteman
Courtney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dyck vs. Houtteman
Dyck hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Friend settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Kretlow
Mitchell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friend vs. Kretlow
Friend hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Kretlow
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dyck fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Houtteman
Hunter hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kretlow vs. Houtteman
Kretlow hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Houtteman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Houtteman
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Easter juggles the ball. That's an error on Easter. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Houtteman
Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Groth moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sievers vs. Houtteman
Sievers strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easter vs. Kretlow
Easter hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Easter reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doby vs. Kretlow
Doby strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westlake vs. Kretlow
Westlake hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strickland vs. Kretlow
Strickland hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Courtney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Houtteman
Kokos hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friend scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Houtteman
Lenhardt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Courtney vs. Houtteman
Courtney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lenhardt moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Houtteman
Vic Wertz pinch hits for Jim Dyck.
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friend fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lenhardt moves to third. Courtney moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hunter vs. Houtteman
Neil Berry pinch runs for Vic Wertz.
Hunter hits a line drive to center field. Doby throws towards the plate. Ginsberg fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ginsberg. Lenhardt scores. Courtney scores. Berry moves to third. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kretlow vs. Houtteman
Kretlow hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friend fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Berry scores. Hunter moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Groth vs. Houtteman
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Houtteman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hunter scores. Kretlow moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Wight
Bill Wight now pitching.
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friend scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kretlow moves to third. Groth moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sievers vs. Wight
Sievers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kokos vs. Wight
Kokos takes first base on ball four. Kretlow scores. Groth moves to third. Sievers moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lenhardt vs. Wight
Lenhardt strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Kretlow
Neil Berry now playing third base.
Ginsberg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoskins vs. Kretlow
Dave Hoskins pinch hits for Bill Wight.
Hoskins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Kretlow
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Hoskins moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCosky vs. Kretlow
Barney McCosky pinch hits for Owen Friend.
McCosky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hoskins moves to third. Mitchell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rosen vs. Kretlow
Rosen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hoskins scores. Mitchell scores. McCosky moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Easter vs. Stuart
Marlin Stuart now pitching.
Easter strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doby vs. Stuart
Doby hits a line drive towards first. Sievers reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 3 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Hoskins
Dave Hoskins now pitching. Hank Majeski now playing second base.
Courtney hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Hoskins
Berry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Hoskins
Hunter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Berry trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stuart vs. Hoskins
Stuart strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Hoskins
Groth takes first base on ball four. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Hoskins
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Majeski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Stuart
Westlake hits a fly ball into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Stuart
Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Stuart
Ginsberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoskins vs. Stuart
Hoskins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stuart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Hoskins
Sievers strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Hoskins
Kokos hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Hoskins
Lenhardt strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Stuart
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Stuart
Majeski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Stuart
Rosen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Easter vs. Stuart
Easter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doby vs. Stuart
Jim Hegan pinch runs for Luke Easter.
Doby strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/8/1953 -- Cleveland at St.Louis (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Mitchell D, lf 5 1 1 0 Groth J, cf 4 0 1 1
Friend O, 2b 2 0 0 0 Young B, 2b 5 0 3 0
McCosky B, ph 1 0 1 0 Sievers R, 1b 4 0 1 0
Majeski H, 2b 1 0 0 0 Kokos D, rf 2 0 0 1
Rosen A, 3b 5 0 2 2 Lenhardt D, lf 5 1 2 0
Easter L, 1b 5 1 3 0 Courtney C, c 3 2 2 1
Hegan J, pr 0 0 0 0 Dyck J, 3b 2 0 0 0
Doby L, cf 4 0 1 0 Wertz V, ph 1 0 1 0
Westlake W, rf 4 0 0 0 Berry N, pr-3b 0 1 0 0
Strickland G, ss 4 0 2 1 Hunter B, ss 4 1 2 2
Ginsberg J, c 3 0 1 0 Kretlow L, p 3 1 1 1
Houtteman A, p 2 0 0 0 Stuart M, p 1 0 0 0
Wight B, p 0 0 0 0
Hoskins D, ph-p 2 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 3 12 3 34 6 13 6
Cleveland 000 100 200 -- 3
St.Louis 000 005 10x -- 6
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Houtteman A (L) 5.1 11 5 5 2 2
Wight B 0.2 0 0 0 2 1
Hoskins D 2.0 2 1 1 2 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Kretlow L (W) 6.1 10 3 3 2 2
Stuart M (S) 2.2 2 0 0 1 2
E -- Easter L, Ginsberg J
DP -- Cleveland 2, St.Louis 2
LOB -- Cleveland 11, St.Louis 11
2B -- Ginsberg J, Easter L
HR -- Courtney C
SH -- Kokos D
T -- 2:30
A -- 3265
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