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Browns 5 @ Tigers 4
Briggs Stadium
May 30, 1953

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Browns, played on May 30, 1953 at Briggs Stadium. The home team Tigers were bested by the visiting Browns with a score of 5 to 4.

Game Summary

DateMay 30, 1953 
Visiting Team
St. Louis Browns
R: 5 H: 13 E: 2 LOB: 10
Runs: 5
Hits: 13
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 4 H: 8 E: 0 LOB: 5
Runs: 4
Hits: 8
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 5
Winning PitcherVirgil Trucks  
Losing PitcherDick Marlowe  
SaveSatchel Paige  
Game Winning RBIDon Lenhardt 

Game Info

DateMay 30, 1953 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamSt. Louis Browns 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherVirgil Trucks  
Home Starting PitcherTed Gray  
BallparkBriggs Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 31 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jim Duffy
1B: Eddie Rommel
2B: Charlie Berry
3B: Eddie Hurley

St. Louis Browns Lineup 

Name  Position 
Johnny Groth  Center Fielder 
Bobby Young  Second Baseman 
Vic Wertz  Right Fielder 
Bob Elliott  Third Baseman 
Dick Kryhoski  First Baseman 
Jim Dyck  Left Fielder 
Clint Courtney  Catcher 
Billy Hunter  Shortstop 
Virgil Trucks  Pitcher 
Marty Marion  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jerry Priddy  Second Baseman 
Harvey Kuenn  Shortstop 
Jim Delsing  Center Fielder 
Bob Nieman  Right Fielder 
Walt Dropo  First Baseman 
Don Lund  Left Fielder 
Joe Ginsberg  Catcher 
Fred Hatfield  Third Baseman 
Ted Gray  Pitcher 
Fred Hutchinson  Manager 

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Browns 5 @ Tigers 4
Briggs Stadium
May 30, 1953

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         Game of 5/30/1953, game 1 -- St.Louis at Detroit (D)

  St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Groth J, cf           4  2  2  2   Priddy J, 2b          3  0  0  0   
Young B, 2b           5  0  1  0   Kuenn H, ss           4  2  2  0   
Wertz V, rf           4  0  1  1   Delsing J, cf         4  1  1  0   
Sievers R, pr-1b      0  1  0  0   Nieman B, rf          4  0  2  2   
Elliott B, 3b         3  0  1  0   Dropo W, 1b           4  0  0  0   
Kryhoski D, 1b        4  0  3  0   Lund D, lf            4  1  1  0   
Lenhardt D, ph-rf     1  0  1  2   Ginsberg J, c         3  0  2  1   
Dyck J, lf            4  0  0  0   Hatfield F, 3b        3  0  0  0   
Courtney C, c         4  0  0  0   Gray T, p             0  0  0  0   
Hunter B, ss          4  1  2  0   Marlowe D, p          3  0  0  0   
Trucks V, p           1  0  1  0   Herbert R, p          0  0  0  0   
Edwards H, ph         1  0  1  0   Wight B, p            0  0  0  0   
Berry N, pr           0  1  0  0   Mullin P, ph          1  0  0  0   
Paige S, p            0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  5 13  5                        33  4  8  3

St.Louis         120 000 002 --  5
Detroit          101 001 010 --  4

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Trucks V (W)          8.0  8  4  4  2  6
Paige S (S)           1.0  0  0  0  1  0

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gray T                1.2  5  3  3  2  1
Marlowe D (L)         7.0  7  2  2  1  2
Herbert R*            0.0  0  0  0  1  0
Wight B               0.1  1  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th

E -- Hunter B, Trucks V
DP -- St.Louis 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- St.Louis 10, Detroit 5
2B -- Groth J, Ginsberg J, Kryhoski D, Lund D
3B -- Delsing J
HR -- Groth J
SB -- Kuenn H, Dyck J
CS -- Priddy J
SH -- Trucks V 2, Groth J
WP -- Trucks V
T -- 2:31
A -- 0

    

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