Cleveland Indians vs St. Louis Browns
May 27, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 27, 1953 at Busch Stadium I. The St. Louis Browns defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 1, St. Louis Browns 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Boone ss 5 0 1 0
Avila 2b 5 0 1 0
Doby cf 4 0 2 0
Rosen 3b 4 0 1 0
Mitchell lf 3 0 0 0
Simpson rf 3 1 1 0
Glynn 1b 2 0 1 0
Hegan c 3 0 1 1
Lemon p 3 0 1 0
  McCosky ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 9 1
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Groth cf 5 0 2 1
Young 2b 3 0 0 0
Wertz rf 3 0 1 0
Elliott 3b 3 1 0 0
Kryhoski 1b 4 1 1 0
Dyck lf 3 1 1 1
Courtney c 2 1 1 0
Hunter ss 4 1 2 1
Holloman p 3 0 0 0
  Paige p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 8 3
Cleveland 000 100 000193
St. Louis 010 310 00x580
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon  L(4-5) 8.0 8 5 2 5 2
Totals
8.0
8
5
2
5
2
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Holloman  W(2-2) 5.1 7 1 1 4 3
  Paige   3.2 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
4
6

  E–Avila (4), Mitchell (2), B. Lemon (2).  DP–St. Louis 2. Wertz-Kryhoski, Hunter-Young-Kryhoski.  2B–Cleveland Doby (4,off Holloman).  SH–Glynn (3,off Holloman); Young (2,off B. Lemon).  Team LOB–10.  Team–8.  SB–Boone (1,2nd base off Holloman/Courtney).  U-HP–Bill McGowan, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Bill McKinley, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:26.  A–3,954.
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