Detroit Tigers vs Boston Red Sox
June 18, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 18, 1953 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 3, Boston Red Sox 23

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 4 0 1 0
Pesky 2b 3 0 0 0
Boone 3b 3 1 0 0
Nieman rf 3 0 1 0
Delsing cf 3 1 1 1
Dropo 1b 4 1 3 2
Batts c 4 0 1 0
Lund lf 4 0 0 0
Garver p 1 0 0 0
  Gromek p 1 0 0 0
  Weik p 0 0 0 0
  Harrist p 0 0 0 0
  Mullin ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Goodman 2b 4 2 4 2
  Lepcio pr,2b 1 2 1 0
Piersall rf 5 1 2 3
  Zarilla ph,rf 1 1 1 0
Gernert 1b 5 2 2 4
Baker 3b 3 0 1 0
  Kinder p 4 2 2 2
White c 6 4 4 2
Stephens lf 6 3 3 3
Umphlett cf 5 2 3 3
Lipon ss 4 3 2 3
Grissom p 1 0 0 0
  Freeman p 1 0 1 0
  Kell 3b 4 1 1 0
Totals 50 23 27 22
Detroit 000 201 000375
Boston 030 002 171x23270
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Garver  L(5-6) 5.1 10 5 4 2 3
  Gromek   1.0 7 9 9 3 2
  Weik   0.1 3 4 4 1 0
  Harrist   1.1 7 5 5 3 1
Totals
8.0
27
23
22
9
6
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Grissom   3.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Freeman   2.0 2 2 2 1 1
  Kinder  W(4-1) 4.0 5 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
4
3

  E–Kuenn (10), Pesky (2), Boone (9), Nieman 2 (4).  DP–Boston 1. Kell-Lepcio-Gernert.  2B–Boston Kell (17,off Gromek); Stephens (5,off Weik).  HR–Detroit Dropo (5,4th inning off Freeman 1 on 2 out), Boston Gernert (12,7th inning off Gromek 2 on 1 out).  SH–Nieman (2,off Kinder); Goodman (3,off Garver).  Team LOB–6.  IBB–Goodman (6,by Gromek).  Team–13.  SB–Stephens (3,2nd base off Gromek/Batts); Stephens (3,2nd base off Gromek/Batts).  CS–Piersall (5,3rd base by Gromek/Batts); Piersall (5,3rd base by Gromek/Batts).  U-HP–Eddie Hurley, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Eddie Rommel, 3B–Charlie Berry.  T–3:03.  A–3,108.
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