Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians
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 Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Boston Red Sox 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)
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Boston Red Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 8

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Umphlett cf 4 0 1 0
Piersall rf 4 0 1 1
Olson lf 4 0 0 0
Kell 3b 4 1 1 0
  Consolo 3b 0 0 0 0
Baker 2b 3 1 1 0
  Gernert 1b 1 0 0 0
Goodman 1b,2b 4 0 2 1
Wilber c 3 1 1 1
  White c 1 0 1 0
Lepcio ss 2 1 1 0
  Bolling ss 2 0 1 0
Flowers p 2 0 0 0
  Delock p 0 0 0 0
  Henry p 1 0 0 0
  Zarilla ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Avila 2b 4 2 2 1
Glynn 1b 4 1 1 2
Mitchell lf 5 0 3 2
  Kennedy pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Rosen 3b 4 0 1 0
  Friend 3b 0 0 0 0
Doby cf 5 1 2 1
Westlake rf,lf 4 2 3 1
Strickland ss 3 1 1 0
Ginsberg c 3 1 1 1
Houtteman p 2 0 0 0
  Majeski ph 0 0 0 0
  Easter ph 1 0 0 0
  Hooper p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 14 8
Boston 002 200 0004102
Cleveland 020 015 00x8141
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Flowers  L(1-3) 5.0 9 6 6 2 3
  Delock   0.1 2 2 2 2 1
  Henry   2.2 3 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
14
8
8
4
6
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Houtteman  W(6-12) 6.0 8 4 3 0 3
  Hooper   3.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
3
0
4

  E–Olson (1), White (11), Strickland (16).  DP–Boston 1. Flowers-Lepcio-Goodman, Cleveland 1. Strickland-Avila-Glynn.  2B–Cleveland Doby (17,off Flowers); Avila (19,off Flowers); Mitchell (25,off Delock).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Strickland (10,off Flowers).  Team–9.  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Eddie Rommel, 2B–Charlie Berry, 3B–Eddie Hurley.  T–2:21.  A–34,939.
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