Detroit Tigers vs Philadelphia Athletics
June 24, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 24, 1953 at Shibe Park. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Philadelphia Athletics 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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Detroit Tigers 6, Philadelphia Athletics 3

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 4 2 3 2
Pesky 2b 5 1 3 1
Nieman rf 4 1 1 0
Dropo 1b 4 0 0 1
Delsing cf 4 0 1 0
Souchock lf 3 1 1 2
Batts c 4 0 0 0
Hatfield 3b 4 1 2 0
Garver p 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 11 6
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
DeMaestri ss 5 0 1 0
Philley rf 5 0 1 0
Hamilton 1b 4 1 2 1
Zernial lf 4 1 1 1
Suder 3b,2b 4 0 1 0
Michaels 2b 1 0 0 0
  Babe 3b 2 0 2 1
McGhee cf 4 0 0 0
Astroth c 4 0 1 0
Bishop p 0 0 0 0
  Fanovich p 1 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
  Newsom p 0 0 0 0
  Scheib ph 1 1 1 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 10 3
Detroit 410 100 0006110
Philadelphia 000 000 0303101
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Garver  W(6-6) 9.0 10 3 3 1 3
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
1
3
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Bishop  L(3-4) 2.0 7 5 5 0 2
  Fanovich   3.0 3 1 1 2 4
  Newsom   3.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Martin   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
4
6

  E–Michaels (8), Michaels (8).  PB–Astroth (3); Astroth (3).  2B–Philadelphia Hamilton (1,off Garver).  HR–Detroit Souchock (3,1st inning off Bishop 1 on 2 out); Kuenn (2,4th inning off Fanovich 0 on 1 out).  SH–Garver (3,off Bishop).  IBB–Souchock (1,by Fanovich).  Team LOB–6.  Team–8.  CS–Pesky (3,2nd base by Bishop/Astroth); Hatfield (3,2nd base by Newsom/Astroth).  U-HP–Jim Duffy, 1B–Scotty Robb, 2B–Bill Summers, 3B–Johnny Stevens.  T–2:09.  A–2,298.
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