Browns @ Tigers
July 12, 1953

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Bottom 9 R H E
Browns 3 7 0
Tigers 2 5 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Browns 3 7 0
Tigers 2 5 0

Bob Nieman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .281
OBP .667 .336
At Bats 3 270
Hits 2 76
• Singles 2 50
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 22
RBI’s 0 29

Dick Littlefield Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 7 0
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Briggs Stadium - July 12, 1953
Dick Littlefield
Clint Courtney
Dick Kryhoski
Bobby Young
Jim Dyck
Billy Hunter
Dick Kokos
Johnny Groth
Vic Wertz
Bob Nieman

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Browns 3 7 0 2
Detroit Tigers 2 5 0 4
Winning Pitcher Dick Littlefield
Losing Pitcher Ralph Branca
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Johnny Groth
Attendance 22,327
Time of Game 2 hours 5 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Nieman strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Souchock strikes out.
Bottom 9 Dropo hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Courtney hits a fly ball into right field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Al Aber now pitching. Kokos strikes out.
Bottom 8 Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Priddy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Kuenn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Matt Batts pinch hits for Dick Marlowe. Batts is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Young hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Groth is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Littlefield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nieman throws the ball in to Priddy who tags Littlefield, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 7 Bucha hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lund strikes out.
Bottom 7 Nieman bunts towards the mound. Littlefield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Souchock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kokos. Souchock reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Hunter is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Dyck hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kryhoski bunts towards the mound. Marlowe fields it and throws to first for the out. Courtney moves to second.
Top 7 Courtney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Dropo hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Priddy hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kokos hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Groth moves to third.
Top 6 Young bunts towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with Priddy covering, for the out. Groth moves to second.
Top 6 Dick Marlowe now pitching. Groth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dyck fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Billy Hitchcock pinch hits for Ralph Branca. Hitchcock is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Bucha hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Littlefield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 5 Hunter hits a fly ball into right field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Dyck hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Lund hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Nieman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Souchock is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Dropo strikes out.
Top 4 Kryhoski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Top 4 Courtney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Wertz hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Priddy reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Boone strikes out.
Bottom 3 Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kuenn strikes out.
Top 3 Kokos hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Priddy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Branca strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bucha hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nieman scores.
Bottom 2 Lund hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Souchock scores. Nieman moves to third.
Bottom 2 Nieman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Souchock moves to second.
Bottom 2 Souchock takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Dropo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Courtney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Littlefield strikes out.
Top 2 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Branca fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Dyck hits a fly ball into center field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Boone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Priddy hits a fly ball into left field. Kokos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kryhoski hits a fly ball into right field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Courtney strikes out.
Top 1 Wertz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Kokos hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Young takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Groth hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.