Philadelphia Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
September 1, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 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 5, Detroit Tigers 7

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
DeMaestri ss 4 0 0 0
  Watlington ph 1 0 0 0
  Michaels 2b 0 0 0 0
Philley rf 2 0 0 0
  Valo rf 2 0 1 0
Robinson 1b 4 1 1 0
  Coleman p 0 0 0 0
  Murray ph 1 0 0 0
Zernial lf 5 3 3 3
Mauro cf 5 0 3 0
Babe 3b 3 0 1 1
Suder 2b,ss 4 1 1 0
Astroth c 4 0 3 0
Fricano p 2 0 0 0
  Hamilton 1b 1 0 0 1
Totals 38 5 13 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 5 2 2 1
Hatfield 2b 5 1 3 1
Boone 3b 3 1 2 3
Delsing cf 5 0 1 0
Nieman lf 5 0 2 2
Dropo 1b 3 1 1 0
Lund rf 4 0 0 0
Bucha c 2 1 2 0
Garver p 1 1 1 0
  Herbert p 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 14 7
Philadelphia 201 010 0105130
Detroit 100 302 01x7140
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Fricano  L(7-9) 6.0 12 6 6 5 1
  Coleman   2.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
14
7
7
6
1
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Garver   4.0 10 4 4 2 2
  Herbert  W(4-6) 5.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
2
3

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 2. DeMaestri-Robinson, Astroth-Babe.  2B–Philadelphia Astroth 2 (12,off Garver,off Herbert), Detroit Kuenn (25,off Fricano); Hatfield (8,off Fricano); Nieman (26,off Fricano).  3B–Philadelphia Mauro (4,off Garver).  HR–Philadelphia Zernial 2 (37,1st inning off Garver 1 on 2 out,5th inning off Garver 0 on 0 out).  SH–Fricano (2,off Garver).  Team LOB–9.  IBB–Bucha (4,by Fricano).  Team–10.  CS–Babe (2,2nd base by Garver/Bucha).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Jim Duffy, 2B–Art Passarella, 3B–Bill Grieve.  T–2:34.  A–1,915.
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