St. Louis Browns vs Detroit Tigers
May 29, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 29, 1953 at Briggs Stadium. The St. Louis Browns defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Browns 11, Detroit Tigers 5

St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Groth cf 6 0 1 1
Young 2b 6 2 2 0
Wertz rf 4 0 1 0
Elliott 3b 6 1 2 1
Kryhoski 1b 3 2 1 1
Dyck lf 5 1 2 0
  Kokos ph,lf 1 1 1 2
Courtney c 4 1 2 0
  Berry pr 0 0 0 0
  Moss c 1 1 1 0
Hunter ss 6 2 2 1
Larsen p 3 0 2 2
  Lanier p 1 0 0 0
  Paige p 0 0 0 0
  Edwards ph 1 0 0 0
  Brecheen p 1 0 1 2
Totals 48 11 18 10
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Priddy 2b 6 0 2 4
Kuenn ss 5 1 2 0
Delsing cf 5 0 1 0
Nieman rf 5 0 0 0
Dropo 1b 5 0 1 1
Lund lf 5 2 3 0
Ginsberg c 5 1 1 0
Hatfield 3b 3 1 2 0
  Batts ph 1 0 0 0
  Hitchcock 3b 1 0 0 0
Garver p 1 0 1 0
  Herbert p 0 0 0 0
  Carswell ph 1 0 0 0
  Erickson p 0 0 0 0
  Souchock ph 1 0 1 0
  Friend pr 0 0 0 0
  Madison p 1 0 0 0
Totals 45 5 14 5
St. Louis 000 410 000 0611180
Detroit 010 102 001 005142
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Larsen   5.0 9 4 4 1 0
  Lanier   3.1 4 1 1 1 0
  Paige   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Brecheen  W(1-6) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
11.0
14
5
5
2
2
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Garver   4.1 10 5 5 1 1
  Herbert   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Erickson   2.0 2 0 0 2 4
  Madison  L(2-2) 3.0 6 6 5 3 0
Totals
11.0
18
11
10
6
5

  E–Nieman (2), Madison (2).  DP–St. Louis 1. Elliott-Young-Kryhoski, Detroit 2. Priddy-Kuenn-Dropo, Kuenn-Priddy-Dropo.  2B–St. Louis Dyck (5,off Garver); Young (9,off Garver); Elliott 2 (7,off Garver,off Madison)..  HR–St. Louis Kryhoski (6,4th inning off Garver 0 on 1 out).  SH–Groth (5,off Garver); Young (3,off Erickson).; Delsing (2,off Lanier).  IBB–Wertz (1,by Erickson); Kryhoski 2 (3,by Erickson,by Madison); Moss (1,by Madison)..  Team LOB–12.  Team–10.  SB–Groth (4,3rd base off Erickson/Ginsberg); Wertz (1,2nd base off Erickson/Ginsberg).  U-HP–Eddie Hurley, 1B–Jim Duffy, 2B–Eddie Rommel, 3B–Charlie Berry.  T–3:14.  A–3,208.
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