Cleveland Indians vs St. Louis Browns
May 28, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 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 5, St. Louis Browns 7

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 5 0 1 1
Avila 2b 4 1 1 2
Doby cf 4 0 1 0
Rosen 3b 4 0 0 0
Westlake rf 4 1 2 0
Strickland ss 3 1 1 1
Glynn 1b 4 0 1 0
Hegan c 3 1 1 0
  Simpson ph 1 0 0 0
  Foiles c 0 0 0 0
Hoskins p 1 1 1 0
  Majeski ph 1 0 0 0
  Chakales p 0 0 0 0
  Gromek p 0 0 0 0
  McCosky ph 1 0 1 1
  Hooper p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Groth cf 3 2 1 0
Young 2b 4 0 1 0
Wertz rf 2 2 1 1
Elliott 3b 4 1 2 6
Kryhoski 1b 3 0 1 0
Dyck lf 4 0 0 0
Courtney c 4 0 1 0
Hunter ss 3 1 0 0
Littlefield p 1 1 0 0
  Paige p 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 7 7 7
Cleveland 001 011 1105100
St. Louis 101 040 10x770
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hoskins  L(2-1) 5.0 5 6 6 3 2
  Chakales   1.1 1 1 1 2 1
  Gromek   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Hooper   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
7
7
6
3
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Littlefield  W(3-3) 7.0 8 5 5 2 7
  Paige   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
2
7

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 1. Doby-Strickland, St. Louis 1. Young-Hunter-Kryhoski.  2B–Cleveland Hoskins (2,off Littlefield); Mitchell (3,off Littlefield); Westlake (1,off Littlefield); McCosky (3,off Paige)., St. Louis Groth (9,off Hoskins); Young (8,off Chakales); Courtney (1,off Hooper)..  HR–Cleveland Avila (3,7th inning off Littlefield 0 on 1 out), St. Louis Wertz (6,3rd inning off Hoskins 0 on 2 out); Elliott (4,5th inning off Hoskins 3 on 2 out)..  SH–Avila (2,off Littlefield); Hoskins (1,off Littlefield); Littlefield (3,off Hoskins).  HBP–Doby (2,by Littlefield).  Team LOB–8.  Team–5.  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Bill McGowan.  T–2:20.  A–4,068.
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