Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians
May 1, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 1, 1953 at Cleveland Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Boston Red Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 1

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Goodman 2b 4 1 3 2
Piersall rf 4 1 0 0
Kell 3b 4 0 0 0
Gernert 1b 4 3 2 0
White c 4 0 2 3
Stephens lf 4 1 1 0
Umphlett cf 5 0 1 1
Bolling ss 3 1 1 0
Grissom p 3 0 0 0
  Zarilla ph 1 1 1 1
  Kinder p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 11 7
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Boone ss 4 0 0 0
Avila 2b 4 0 1 0
Mitchell lf 4 0 1 0
Doby cf 4 1 1 1
Rosen 3b 4 0 0 0
Glynn 1b 2 0 0 0
Simpson rf 4 0 0 0
Hegan c 2 0 0 0
  McCosky ph 1 0 0 0
  Aylward c 0 0 0 0
Lemon p 3 0 2 0
  Chakales p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Boston 201 000 0418110
Cleveland 000 100 000152
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Grissom  W(1-1) 7.0 4 1 1 2 6
  Kinder  SV(2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
7
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon  L(3-1) 8.0 8 7 7 4 3
  Chakales   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
4
3

  E–Boone (5), B. Lemon (1), Boone (5), B. Lemon (1).  DP–Boston 1. Rosen-Avila-Glynn, Cleveland 1. Rosen-Avila-Glynn.  PB–Hegan (1); Hegan (1).  2B–Boston White (5,off B. Lemon); Umphlett (3,off B. Lemon)., Cleveland B. Lemon (1,off Grissom).  3B–Boston Goodman (2,off B. Lemon).  HR–Cleveland Doby (2,4th inning off Grissom 0 on 0 out).  SH–White (2,off B. Lemon).  HBP–Piersall (3,by B. Lemon); Stephens (2,by B. Lemon)..  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  U-HP–Eddie Rommel, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Hank Soar.
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