St. Louis Browns vs Detroit Tigers
July 11, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 11, 1953 at Briggs Stadium. The St. Louis Browns defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Browns 7, Detroit Tigers 2

St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Groth cf 5 1 1 1
Young 2b 4 2 2 2
Kokos lf 4 2 3 3
Wertz rf 3 0 1 0
Courtney c 4 0 0 0
Kryhoski 1b 4 1 1 1
Dyck 3b 4 0 0 0
Hunter ss 4 0 0 0
Cain p 4 1 1 0
Totals 36 7 9 7
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 3 0 1 0
Priddy 2b 4 0 0 0
Boone 3b 4 0 1 0
Dropo 1b 4 0 1 0
Souchock lf 4 0 1 0
Delsing cf 4 0 0 0
Batts c 2 1 0 0
Lund rf 3 1 1 2
Gromek p 1 0 0 0
  Nieman ph 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
St. Louis 140 000 200790
Detroit 000 000 020250
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Cain  W(4-3) 9.0 5 2 2 2 2
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
2
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Gromek  L(3-3) 6.0 7 5 5 0 0
  Miller   3.0 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
7
7
0
1

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 1. Dyck-Young-Kryhoski.  2B–St. Louis Cain (2,off Gromek); Groth (18,off Gromek); Young (19,off Miller), Detroit Dropo (16,off Cain); Souchock (8,off Cain).  HR–St. Louis Kokos 2 (6,1st inning off Gromek 0 on 2 out,7th inning off Miller 1 on 2 out); Kryhoski (10,2nd inning off Gromek 0 on 0 out); Young (2,2nd inning off Gromek 1 on 2 out), Detroit Lund (5,8th inning off Cain 1 on 0 out).  HBP–Wertz (3,by Gromek).  Team LOB–3.  Team–4.  U-HP–Bill Summers, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Jim Duffy.  T–1:39.  A–6,519.
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