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 7, St. Louis Browns 1

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 4 1 2 0
Priddy 2b 5 0 1 0
Boone 3b 3 2 3 3
  Hatfield 3b 1 0 0 0
Dropo 1b 5 0 0 0
Delsing cf 3 2 2 0
Souchock rf 4 1 2 2
Batts c 3 0 1 0
Lund lf 3 0 0 0
Gray p 2 1 0 1
Totals 33 7 11 6
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Berry 3b 4 0 0 0
Sievers 1b 4 0 1 0
Dyck cf 3 0 1 0
Wertz rf 4 0 0 0
Lenhardt lf 4 1 2 1
Moss c 3 0 0 0
Hunter ss 3 0 0 0
Young 2b 3 0 0 0
Holloman p 1 0 0 0
  Pillette p 1 0 0 0
  Blyzka p 0 0 0 0
  Larsen p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
Detroit 002 012 2007111
St. Louis 000 100 000141
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Gray  W(4-9) 9.0 4 1 1 1 9
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
1
9
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Holloman  L(3-6) 4.0 4 2 2 2 3
  Pillette   1.0 4 3 3 2 0
  Blyzka   2.0 3 2 2 2 0
  Larsen   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
6
4

  E–Dropo (9), Wertz (4).  DP–St. Louis 3. Berry-Young-Sievers, Pillette-Young-Sievers, Hunter-Young-Sievers.  2B–Detroit Delsing (14,off Blyzka); Souchock (6,off Blyzka), St. Louis Lenhardt (6,off Gray).  3B–Detroit Kuenn (4,off Holloman); Delsing (4,off Pillette).  HR–Detroit Boone (7,3rd inning off Holloman 1 on 2 out), St. Louis Lenhardt (3,4th inning off Gray 0 on 1 out).  SH–Gray (1,off Blyzka).  Team LOB–6.  Team–4.  SB–Kuenn (2,2nd base off Holloman/Moss).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Bill Grieve, 2B–Art Passarella, 3B–Grover Froese.  T–2:01.  A–5,417.
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