Philadelphia Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
May 2, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1953 at Briggs Stadium. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Detroit Tigers 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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Philadelphia Athletics 4, Detroit Tigers 1

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 4 1 1 0
Philley cf 2 1 0 0
Michaels 2b 3 1 0 0
Robinson 1b 4 0 1 1
Clark rf 4 1 1 3
Zernial lf 4 0 1 0
Babe 3b 3 0 0 0
Astroth c 3 0 0 0
Martin p 3 0 1 0
Totals 30 4 5 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 4 0 0 0
Hitchcock 3b 3 1 1 0
Lund cf 3 0 0 0
Dropo 1b 4 0 0 0
Nieman rf 4 0 1 1
Souchock lf 3 0 0 0
Batts c 3 0 0 0
Priddy 2b 3 0 0 0
Gray p 2 0 0 0
  Carswell ph 1 0 1 0
  Marlowe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 1
Philadelphia 301 000 000450
Detroit 000 100 000131
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Martin  W(1-0) 9.0 3 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
2
1
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Gray  L(0-2) 8.0 5 4 4 2 6
  Marlowe   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
4
4
2
6

  E–Priddy (1), Priddy (1).  2B–Philadelphia Joost (2,off Gray), Detroit Nieman (7,off Martin).  HR–Philadelphia Clark (2,1st inning off Gray 2 on 2 out).  SH–Philley (1,off Gray).  Team LOB–2.  Team–4.  SB–Philley (1,2nd base off Gray/Batts).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Bill McGowan, 2B–Joe Paparella, 3B–Bill McKinley.
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