Cleveland Indians vs Boston Red Sox
September 9, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1953 at Fenway Park. 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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Cleveland Indians 2, Boston Red Sox 1

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Avila 2b 4 0 2 0
Glynn 1b 4 0 0 0
Mitchell lf 5 1 0 0
  Kennedy lf 0 0 0 0
Rosen 3b 3 1 1 2
Doby cf 4 0 0 0
Westlake rf 4 0 2 0
Strickland ss 4 0 2 0
Hegan c 4 0 0 0
Garcia p 4 0 1 0
Totals 36 2 8 2
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Goodman 2b 4 0 0 0
Piersall rf 3 0 0 0
Williams lf 3 0 0 0
Kell 3b 3 0 0 0
Gernert 1b 4 0 1 0
White c 4 1 1 0
Umphlett cf 4 0 3 0
Bolling ss 2 0 2 1
Henry p 3 0 0 0
  Baker ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 7 1
Cleveland 000 000 020280
Boston 000 000 001171
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia  W(17-8) 9.0 7 1 1 3 4
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
3
4
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Henry  L(4-4) 9.0 8 2 2 3 9
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
9

  E–Williams (1).  DP–Cleveland 1. Avila-Strickland-Glynn.  2B–Cleveland Avila 2 (22,off Henry 2).  HR–Cleveland Rosen (40,8th inning off Henry 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Bolling (10,off Garcia).  HBP–Bolling (3,by Garcia).  Team–8.  SB–Rosen (8,2nd base off Henry/White); Avila (8,2nd base off Henry/White).  CS–Kell (2,2nd base by Garcia/Hegan).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Grover Froese, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Bill Summers.  T–2:33.  A–29,793.
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