Cleveland Indians vs Detroit Tigers
August 20, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1953 at Briggs Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Cleveland Indians 13, Detroit Tigers 7

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Avila 2b 4 1 0 0
Glynn 1b 6 1 3 1
Westlake cf,lf 5 1 2 1
Rosen 3b 6 1 3 3
Kennedy lf 2 0 0 0
  Mitchell ph 1 0 0 0
  Doby cf 3 1 1 0
Simpson rf 5 3 3 3
Strickland ss 2 2 1 0
Hegan c 6 1 3 4
Lemon p 4 2 2 1
  Hooper p 1 0 0 0
Totals 45 13 18 13
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 5 0 0 0
Pesky 2b 4 1 1 0
Boone 3b 4 1 2 0
Dropo 1b 4 1 1 1
Souchock rf 4 1 1 1
Batts c 4 2 2 0
Nieman lf 4 1 3 2
Lund cf 2 0 0 0
  Delsing ph,cf 2 0 1 1
Gray p 1 0 0 0
  Scarborough p 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Hatfield ph 1 0 0 0
  Marlowe p 0 0 0 0
  Mullin ph 1 0 0 0
  Madison p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 11 6
Cleveland 400 126 00013184
Detroit 400 102 0007112
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon  W (17-12) 6.2 10 7 6 2 3
  Hooper  SV (3) 2.1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals 9.0 11 7 6 3 3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Gray   3.0 4 5 2 5 2
  Scarborough  L (1-3) 2.1 9 7 7 1 2
  Miller   0.2 3 1 1 0 0
  Marlowe   2.0 2 0 0 2 1
  Madison   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 9.0 18 13 10 8 5

  E–Glynn (7), Westlake (3), Simpson (2), Strickland (14), Lund (5), Scarborough (4).  DP–Cleveland 1. Doby-Glynn, Detroit 1. Pesky-Kuenn-Dropo.  2B–Cleveland B. Lemon 2 (8,off Scarborough 2), Detroit Nieman (20,off B. Lemon).  3B–Cleveland Rosen (5,off Gray), Detroit Nieman (4,off B. Lemon).  HR–Cleveland Simpson (6,6th inning off Scarborough 1 on 1 out); Hegan (5,6th inning off Scarborough 1 on 1 out).  SH–Strickland (8,off Marlowe).  Team LOB–14.  Team–6.  U–Joe Paparella, Bill McKinley, Bill McGowan.  T–2:44.  A–7,336.

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