Philadelphia Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
August 30, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 30, 1953 at Briggs Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Philadelphia Athletics 1, Detroit Tigers 10

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
DeMaestri ss 4 0 0 0
Philley rf 4 0 1 0
Robinson 1b 4 0 0 0
Zernial lf 4 1 1 0
Mauro cf 4 0 2 1
Babe 3b 3 0 1 0
Suder 2b 3 0 1 0
Murray c 3 0 1 0
Coleman p 1 0 0 0
  Hamilton ph 1 0 0 0
  Monahan p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 5 0 2 1
Hatfield 2b 4 2 1 0
Boone 3b 3 3 2 1
Delsing cf 3 1 1 2
Nieman lf 4 1 1 2
Dropo 1b 4 1 2 1
Lund rf 4 1 3 1
Bucha c 4 1 2 1
Gromek p 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 10 14 9
Philadelphia 000 100 000172
Detroit 302 200 21x10141
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman  L(1-3) 4.0 7 7 6 3 0
  Monahan   4.0 7 3 3 3 1
Totals
8.0
14
10
9
6
1
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Gromek  W(5-7) 9.0 7 1 1 0 4
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
0
4

  E–Babe (13), Murray (4), Delsing (2).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Coleman-Suder-Robinson, Detroit 2. Hatfield-Kuenn-Dropo, Dropo-Kuenn.  2B–Philadelphia Zernial (18,off Gromek), Detroit Nieman (22,off Coleman); Lund (21,off Coleman); Dropo 2 (22,off Monahan 2); Boone (15,off Monahan).  3B–Detroit Kuenn (7,off Coleman).  HR–Detroit Delsing (9,3rd inning off Coleman 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Gromek (5,off Coleman).  Team–7.  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Jim Duffy, 2B–Art Passarella, 3B–Bill Grieve.
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