Detroit Tigers vs Boston Red Sox
August 2, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 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 9, Boston Red Sox 6

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 4 2 2 2
Priddy 2b 4 2 2 1
Boone 3b 5 2 4 4
Delsing cf 4 0 0 1
Dropo 1b 5 0 1 0
Nieman lf 5 1 2 0
Batts c 4 0 2 0
  Kaline pr 0 1 0 0
  Bucha c 1 0 0 0
Lund rf 3 0 0 0
  Pesky ph 1 1 1 1
  Souchock rf 0 0 0 0
Marlowe p 4 0 1 0
  Herbert p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 9 15 9
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Consolo 2b,3b 5 0 1 2
Stephens lf 4 0 1 0
  Wilber ph 1 0 0 0
Lepcio 3b,2b 4 0 1 0
Goodman 1b 5 0 2 0
Umphlett cf 5 1 1 0
Piersall rf 4 3 2 0
White c 4 1 2 2
Lipon ss 3 1 3 1
Hudson p 2 0 0 0
  Sullivan p 0 0 0 0
  Baker ph 1 0 0 0
  Delock p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 13 5
Detroit 202 000 0509150
Boston 030 002 0106130
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Marlowe  W(4-7) 7.1 12 6 6 1 4
  Herbert  SV(2) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
6
6
1
5
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Hudson   6.1 10 4 4 3 4
  Sullivan  L(0-1) 1.2 5 5 5 0 1
  Delock   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
15
9
9
3
7

  E–None.  DP–Detroit 1. Kuenn-Priddy-Dropo.  2B–Detroit Kuenn 2 (18,off Hudson,off Sullivan); Priddy (5,off Hudson), Boston Lepcio (4,off Marlowe).  3B–Detroit Boone (7,off Hudson), Boston Piersall (7,off Marlowe).  HR–Detroit Boone (16,8th inning off Sullivan 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Lipon (5,off Marlowe); Lepcio (1,off Marlowe).  Team–8.  U-HP–Bill McGowan, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Bill McKinley, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:27.  A–20,434.
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