Cleveland Indians vs St. Louis Browns
July 9, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 9, 1953 at Busch Stadium I. The Cleveland Indians defeated the St. Louis Browns and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 9, St. Louis Browns 1

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 5 1 2 1
Glynn rf,1b 4 0 1 1
Rosen 3b 5 0 2 0
Easter 1b 4 0 1 0
  Kennedy pr,rf 1 1 1 1
Doby cf 3 1 0 0
Ginsberg c 5 2 3 0
Strickland ss 4 1 1 0
Friend 2b 5 2 3 2
Lemon p 5 1 3 3
  Hooper p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 9 17 9
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Groth cf 4 0 1 0
Young 2b 4 0 1 0
Sievers 1b 4 0 0 0
Wertz rf 3 0 0 0
Lenhardt lf 4 1 1 0
Courtney c 3 0 1 0
Berry 3b 3 0 0 0
Hunter ss 4 0 2 1
Larsen p 3 0 0 0
  Kryhoski ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
Cleveland 001 302 0129170
St. Louis 000 100 000162
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon  W(11-7) 8.0 5 1 1 3 4
  Hooper   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
3
5
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Larsen  L(2-7) 9.0 17 9 7 3 2
Totals
9.0
17
9
7
3
2

  E–Berry 2 (9), Berry 2 (9).  DP–Cleveland 1. Hunter-Sievers, St. Louis 1. Hunter-Sievers.  2B–Cleveland B. Lemon (2,off Larsen); Mitchell 2 (14,off Larsen 2); Glynn (6,off Larsen); Friend (5,off Larsen), St. Louis Groth (16,off B. Lemon).  HR–Cleveland Kennedy (2,9th inning off Larsen 0 on 0 out).  SH–Strickland (4,off Larsen).  Team LOB–9.  Team–8.  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–Jim Duffy, 2B–Bill Summers, 3B–Charlie Berry.  T–2:30.  A–3,071.
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