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)
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Philadelphia Athletics 1, Detroit Tigers 9

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
DeMaestri ss 4 0 1 0
Philley rf 4 0 0 0
Robinson 1b 4 0 0 0
Zernial lf 3 0 0 0
Michaels 2b 2 1 1 0
Suder 3b 4 0 1 0
McGhee cf 4 0 2 0
Astroth c 3 0 2 1
Fanovich p 2 0 0 0
  Valo ph 0 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 7 1
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 3 2 2 0
Hatfield 2b 1 1 1 1
Boone 3b 3 1 0 1
Nieman lf 4 3 3 3
Delsing cf 3 0 0 0
Dropo 1b 4 1 1 3
Lund rf 4 0 2 0
Batts c 4 0 1 0
Aber p 3 1 1 1
Totals 29 9 11 9
Philadelphia 010 000 00170
Detroit 011 011 5x9110
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Fanovich  L(0-3) 6.0 6 4 4 5 3
  Martin   1.0 5 5 5 0 0
Totals
7.0
11
9
9
5
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Aber  W(4-3) 8.0 7 1 1 4 6
Totals
8.0
7
1
1
4
6

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 1. Astroth-Suder.  PB–Batts (9).  2B–Philadelphia DeMaestri (12,off Aber), Detroit Nieman 2 (24,off Fanovich,off Martin).  HR–Detroit Nieman (14,2nd inning off Fanovich 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Hatfield 2 (5,off Fanovich,off Martin).  HBP–Boone (2,by Martin).  Team–7.  CS–Suder (3,2nd base by Aber/Batts); Kuenn (6,3rd base by Fanovich/Astroth).  U-HP–Jim Duffy, 1B–Art Passarella, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Bill Grieve.  T–2:02.  A–12,617.
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