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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 11, 1953 at Busch Stadium I. 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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Detroit Tigers 2, St. Louis Browns 5

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 3 1 1 0
Priddy 2b 4 0 0 0
Boone 3b 4 1 1 1
Souchock rf 4 0 2 0
Dropo 1b 4 0 1 1
Nieman lf 4 0 0 0
Lund cf 4 0 1 0
Batts c 3 0 0 0
Hoeft p 3 0 0 0
  Bucha ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 6 2
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Groth cf 4 0 1 0
Sievers 1b 4 1 1 1
Stephens 3b 3 1 1 0
Lenhardt lf 4 1 1 3
Wertz rf 4 1 1 0
Moss c 3 0 1 1
Hunter ss 3 0 0 0
Young 2b 3 0 1 0
Littlefield p 3 1 1 0
Totals 31 5 8 5
Detroit 000 101 000260
St. Louis 010 001 03x581
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Hoeft  L(7-10) 8.0 8 5 5 1 5
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
1
5
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Littlefield  W(5-9) 9.0 6 2 1 2 7
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
2
7

  E–Young (14).  DP–Detroit 1. Kuenn-Priddy-Dropo.  2B–Detroit Lund (16,off Littlefield), St. Louis Moss (9,off Hoeft).  3B–St. Louis Young (2,off Hoeft).  HR–Detroit Boone (18,6th inning off Littlefield 0 on 2 out), St. Louis Sievers (7,6th inning off Hoeft 0 on 1 out); Lenhardt (9,8th inning off Hoeft 2 on 2 out).  IBB–Batts (5,by Littlefield); Kuenn (2,by Littlefield).  Team LOB–7.  Team–3.  U-HP–Charlie Berry, 1B–Eddie Hurley, 2B–Eddie Rommel, 3B–Red Flaherty.
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