Detroit Tigers vs St. Louis Browns
July 5, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 1953 at Busch Stadium I. The Detroit Tigers defeated the St. Louis Browns and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 10, St. Louis Browns 7

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 5 1 2 2
Pesky 2b 5 1 2 2
Boone 3b 4 0 3 1
  Hatfield pr,3b 1 0 0 0
Dropo 1b 5 0 0 0
Delsing cf 3 1 1 0
  Nieman rf 1 0 0 0
Souchock lf 5 1 1 1
Lund rf,cf 4 2 1 0
Bucha c 4 2 4 2
Weik p 1 1 1 1
  Newhouser p 1 1 1 0
  Erickson p 0 0 0 0
  Herbert p 2 0 0 0
Totals 41 10 16 9
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 5 3 4 1
Berry 3b 5 0 3 1
Wertz rf 4 0 3 2
Edwards lf 2 0 0 0
  Lenhardt ph,lf 3 0 1 1
Courtney c 1 0 0 0
  Moss ph,c 3 0 0 0
Kryhoski 1b 4 0 0 0
Groth cf 4 1 1 0
Hunter ss 5 1 1 0
Larsen p 2 1 1 1
  Stuart p 0 0 0 0
  Blyzka p 0 0 0 0
  Sievers ph 1 1 1 1
  Paige p 0 0 0 0
  Kokos ph 1 0 0 0
  Kretlow p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 15 7
Detroit 000 036 00110160
St. Louis 001 014 0107154
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Weik   4.0 3 1 1 3 3
  Newhouser   1.1 5 4 4 1 1
  Erickson   0.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Herbert  W(1-4) 3.2 4 1 1 0 4
Totals
9.0
15
7
7
4
8
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Larsen  L(2-6) 5.1 9 6 5 2 2
  Stuart   0.1 5 3 2 0 0
  Blyzka   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Paige   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Kretlow   1.0 1 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
16
10
8
3
6

  E–Wertz (3), Moss 2 (4), Hunter (13).  DP–Detroit 1. Pesky-Kuenn-Dropo, St. Louis 2. Groth-Kryhoski, Groth-Courtney.  2B–Detroit Kuenn 2 (9,off Larsen,off Stuart); Bucha 2 (3,off Larsen,off Kretlow); Weik (1,off Larsen); Boone (6,off Larsen).  3B–Detroit Souchock (2,off Larsen).  HR–St. Louis Larsen (1,3rd inning off Weik 0 on 0 out).  SH–Weik (1,off Larsen).  Team LOB–8.  Team–10.  SB–Lund (2,2nd base off Kretlow/Moss).  CS–Wertz (2,2nd base by Weik/Bucha).  U-HP–Art Passarella, 1B–Bill Grieve, 2B–Grover Froese, 3B–Larry Napp.
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