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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
September 2, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 2, 1953 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 2, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Parnell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Billy Hoeft |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 5,366 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Duffy 1B: Art Passarella 2B: Bill Grieve 3B: Larry Napp |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Consolo | Second Baseman |
| Jim Piersall | Right Fielder |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Dick Gernert | First Baseman |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Tom Umphlett | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
| Mel Parnell | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
| Fred Hatfield | Second Baseman |
| Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
| Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
| Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
| Jim Delsing | Center Fielder |
| Bud Souchock | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Bucha | Catcher |
| Billy Hoeft | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
September 2, 1953
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Consolo vs. Hoeft
Consolo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Hoeft
Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Hoeft
Williams takes first base on ball four. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Hoeft
Kell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gernert vs. Hoeft
Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Parnell
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Consolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Parnell
Hatfield strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Parnell
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Parnell
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hoeft
White hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Hoeft
Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Hoeft
Lipon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Parnell
Dropo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delsing vs. Parnell
Delsing hits a line drive towards short. Lipon catches it and throws to first to double up Dropo. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Souchock vs. Parnell
Souchock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bucha vs. Parnell
There goes Souchock. The throw from White and he is out, Consolo applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parnell vs. Hoeft
Parnell strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Consolo vs. Hoeft
Consolo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Consolo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piersall vs. Hoeft
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Hoeft
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bucha vs. Parnell
Bucha hits a popup towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoeft vs. Parnell
Hoeft hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Parnell
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Kuenn reaches second base with a double. Hoeft moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hatfield vs. Parnell
Hatfield strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boone vs. Parnell
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parnell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hoeft scores. Kuenn moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nieman vs. Parnell
Nieman hits a line drive towards short. Lipon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Hoeft
Kell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Hoeft
Gernert hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hoeft
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Hoeft
Umphlett hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Hoeft
Lipon hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Parnell
Dropo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delsing vs. Parnell
Delsing takes first base on ball four. Dropo moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Souchock vs. Parnell
Souchock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Dropo moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bucha vs. Parnell
Bucha hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parnell vs. Hoeft
Parnell hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Consolo vs. Hoeft
Consolo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Hoeft
Piersall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Hoeft
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoeft vs. Parnell
Hoeft is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Parnell
Kuenn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Parnell
Hatfield hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Hoeft
Kell hits a fly ball into right field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Hoeft
Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hoeft
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Parnell
Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Parnell
Nieman hits a line drive into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Parnell
Dropo hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delsing vs. Parnell
Delsing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Souchock vs. Parnell
Souchock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boone scores. There goes Delsing trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Hoeft
Umphlett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Hoeft
Lipon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parnell vs. Hoeft
Parnell bunts towards the mound. Hoeft fields it and throws to first for the out. Lipon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. Hoeft
Billy Goodman pinch hits for Billy Consolo.
Goodman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lipon scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Hoeft
Piersall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Goodman moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Hoeft
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Goodman scores. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Hoeft
Hoot Evers pinch runs for Ted Williams.
Kell hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bucha vs. Parnell
Billy Goodman now playing second base. Hoot Evers now playing left field.
Bucha takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lund vs. Parnell
Don Lund pinch hits for Billy Hoeft.
Lund strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Parnell
Kuenn hits a line drive towards right. Piersall catches it and throws to first to double up Bucha. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Scarborough
Ray Scarborough now pitching.
Gernert hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Scarborough
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Umphlett vs. Scarborough
There goes White. The throw from Bucha and he is safe. White steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Umphlett vs. Scarborough
Umphlett hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lipon vs. Scarborough
Lipon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parnell vs. Scarborough
Parnell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Parnell for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Kinder
Matt Batts pinch hits for Fred Hatfield. Ellis Kinder now pitching.
Batts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Kinder
Al Kaline pinch runs for Matt Batts.
Boone hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Goodman catches it and throws to first to double up Kaline. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Kinder
Nieman hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Scarborough
Jerry Priddy now playing second base.
Goodman hits a fly ball into right field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Scarborough
Piersall is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Scarborough
There goes Piersall. The throw from Bucha and he is safe. Piersall steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evers vs. Scarborough
Evers hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bucha settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. Scarborough
Kell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gernert vs. Scarborough
Gernert hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Kinder
Dropo strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Kinder
Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell juggles the ball. That's an error on Kell. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullin vs. Kinder
Pat Mullin pinch hits for Bud Souchock.
Mullin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Kinder
Johnny Pesky pinch hits for Johnny Bucha.
Pesky hits a popup towards short. Lipon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/2/1953 -- Boston at Detroit (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Consolo B, 2b 3 0 1 0 Kuenn H, ss 4 0 1 0
Goodman B, ph-2b 2 1 1 1 Hatfield F, 2b 3 0 0 0
Piersall J, rf 3 0 2 0 Batts M, ph 1 0 1 0
Williams T, lf 3 0 1 1 Kaline A, pr 0 0 0 0
Evers H, pr-lf 1 0 0 0 Priddy J, 2b 0 0 0 0
Kell G, 3b 3 1 0 0 Boone R, 3b 3 1 2 1
Gernert D, 1b 5 1 1 2 Nieman B, lf 4 0 0 0
White S, c 3 1 0 0 Dropo W, 1b 4 0 2 0
Umphlett T, cf 4 0 0 0 Delsing J, cf 3 0 1 0
Lipon J, ss 4 1 2 1 Souchock B, rf 3 0 2 1
Parnell M, p 3 0 0 0 Mullin P, ph 1 0 0 0
Kinder E, p 0 0 0 0 Bucha J, c 2 0 0 0
Pesky J, ph 1 0 0 0
Hoeft B, p 2 1 1 0
Lund D, ph 1 0 0 0
Scarborough R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 8 5 32 2 10 2
Boston 000 200 210 -- 5
Detroit 001 001 000 -- 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Parnell M (W) 7.0 9 2 2 3 4
Kinder E (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Hoeft B (L) 7.0 7 4 4 2 4
Scarborough R 2.0 1 1 1 2 0
E -- Kell G
DP -- Boston 4
LOB -- Boston 9, Detroit 6
2B -- Consolo B, Kuenn H
HR -- Gernert D
SB -- White S, Piersall J
CS -- Souchock B
SH -- Parnell M
HBP -- by Hoeft B (Kell G), by Scarborough R (Piersall J)
T -- 2:33
A -- 5366
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