Detroit Tigers vs Boston Red Sox
August 1, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 1, 1953 at Fenway Park. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 4, Boston Red Sox 3

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 5 1 1 0
Pesky 2b 4 0 1 0
Boone 3b 4 0 1 0
Delsing cf 4 1 3 1
Dropo 1b 4 0 0 0
Nieman lf 3 0 0 0
  Kaline pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Batts c 3 0 0 0
  Gray pr 0 0 0 0
  Bucha c 0 0 0 0
Lund rf 3 0 0 0
  Mullin ph 1 0 1 1
  Souchock rf 0 0 0 0
Gromek p 2 0 0 0
  Hatfield ph 1 1 1 1
  Herbert p 1 0 1 0
  Hoeft p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 3
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Consolo 2b 5 1 3 3
Goodman 1b 5 0 0 0
Lepcio 3b 5 0 2 0
  Stephens pr 0 0 0 0
Evers lf 4 0 1 0
Umphlett cf 3 0 0 0
  Zarilla cf 2 0 0 0
Piersall rf 5 0 3 0
Lipon ss 4 0 1 0
  Baker ph 0 0 0 0
Niarhos c 3 1 0 0
  Wilber ph 1 0 0 0
Brown p 3 1 2 0
  Flowers p 0 0 0 0
  Kinder p 1 0 0 0
  Parnell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 3 12 3
Detroit 000 000 012 1491
Boston 002 010 000 03121
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Gromek   7.0 7 3 2 2 4
  Herbert  W(3-5) 2.2 5 0 0 1 1
  Hoeft  SV(2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
12
3
2
3
5
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Brown   8.2 6 3 3 4 2
  Flowers   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Kinder  L(7-5) 0.2 3 1 1 1 0
  Parnell   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
9
4
4
5
3

  E–Kuenn (15), Goodman (12).  DP–Detroit 1. Kuenn-Pesky, Boston 1. Consolo-Lipon-Goodman.  2B–Detroit Pesky (14,off Brown); Kuenn (16,off Kinder), Boston Lepcio (3,off Gromek).  HR–Detroit Hatfield (1,8th inning off Brown 0 on 1 out), Boston Consolo (1,3rd inning off Gromek 1 on 0 out).  SH–Pesky (3,off Kinder).  IBB–Boone (3,by Kinder).  Team LOB–7.  Team–11.  CS–Consolo (2,2nd base by Herbert/Bucha); Consolo (2,2nd base by Herbert/Bucha).  U-HP–Bill McKinley, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Bill McGowan, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–2:41.  A–10,144.
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