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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 9, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 9, 1953 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 9, 1953 |
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Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 9, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Garcia |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mickey McDermott |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 26,966 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Johnny Stevens 1B: Bill Summers 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Grover Froese |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Al Smith | Right Fielder |
Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
Wally Westlake | Center Fielder |
George Strickland | Shortstop |
Joe Tipton | Catcher |
Bill Glynn | First Baseman |
Mike Garcia | Pitcher |
Al Lopez | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
Hoot Evers | Left Fielder |
Dick Gernert | First Baseman |
George Kell | Third Baseman |
Sammy White | Catcher |
Tom Umphlett | Center Fielder |
Jim Piersall | Right Fielder |
Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
Mickey McDermott | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 9, 1953
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McDermott
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. McDermott
Avila hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. McDermott
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. McDermott
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. McDermott
Westlake takes first base on ball four. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strickland vs. McDermott
Strickland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rosen scores. Westlake moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tipton vs. McDermott
Tipton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Garcia
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Garcia
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Garcia
Gernert hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Garcia
Kell hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glynn vs. McDermott
Glynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDermott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. McDermott
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman misplays the ball. That's an error on Goodman. Glynn moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. McDermott
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. Glynn moves to third. Garcia moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Avila vs. McDermott
Avila hits a popup towards short. Lipon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mitchell vs. McDermott
Mitchell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Glynn scores. Garcia moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rosen vs. Delock
Ike Delock now pitching.
Rosen hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Garcia
White hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Garcia
Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Garcia
Piersall hits a popup towards first. Glynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Delock
Westlake hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Delock
Strickland bunts towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. Westlake moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tipton vs. Delock
Tipton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Westlake scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Glynn vs. Delock
Glynn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Evers. Glynn reaches second base with a double. Tipton moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Garcia vs. Delock
Garcia hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tipton scores. Glynn moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doby vs. Delock
Larry Doby pinch hits for Al Smith.
Doby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Avila vs. Sullivan
Bob Kennedy pinch runs for Larry Doby. Frank Sullivan now pitching.
Avila hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Garcia
Bob Kennedy now playing right field.
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Garcia
Sullivan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Garcia
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Sullivan
Mitchell hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Sullivan
Rosen strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Sullivan
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Garcia
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Garcia
Gernert strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Garcia
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Garcia
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Sullivan
Strickland hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Sullivan
Tipton hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glynn vs. Sullivan
Glynn hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Garcia
Umphlett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Garcia
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lipon vs. Garcia
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Sullivan
Garcia strikes out. White drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Garcia out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Sullivan
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Sullivan
Avila hits a line drive towards third. Kell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Garcia
Sullivan hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Garcia
Goodman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mitchell. Goodman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evers vs. Garcia
The ball gets by Tipton for a passed ball. Goodman moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Evers vs. Garcia
Evers hits a popup towards first. Glynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gernert vs. Garcia
Gernert strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Sullivan
Mitchell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Goodman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Sullivan
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Sullivan
Westlake strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Garcia
Kell hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Garcia
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Umphlett vs. Garcia
Umphlett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Westlake who is chasing the ball. Umphlett reaches third base with a triple. White goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Piersall vs. Garcia
Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Umphlett scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Garcia
Ted Williams pinch hits for Johnny Lipon.
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Garcia
Floyd Baker pinch hits for Frank Sullivan.
Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Garcia
Goodman takes first base on ball four. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evers vs. Garcia
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Henry
Bill Henry now pitching. Ted Lepcio now playing shortstop.
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Henry
Tipton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glynn vs. Henry
Glynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Henry
Garcia hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Glynn moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Henry
Kennedy hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Henry
Avila hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Henry
Mitchell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Henry
Rosen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mitchell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westlake vs. Henry
Westlake takes first base on ball four. Mitchell moves to third. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Strickland vs. Kinder
Ellis Kinder now pitching.
Strickland strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Garcia
Gernert strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Garcia
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Garcia
White hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Nixon
Billy Consolo now playing third base. Willard Nixon now pitching.
Tipton hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glynn vs. Nixon
Glynn hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Nixon
Garcia hits a popup towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Garcia
Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Garcia
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Garcia
Nixon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lepcio vs. Garcia
Lepcio hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/9/1953 -- Cleveland at Boston (N) Cleveland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Smith A, rf 2 0 0 0 Goodman B, 2b 2 0 1 0 Doby L, ph 0 0 0 0 Evers H, lf 4 0 0 0 Kennedy B, pr-rf 2 1 1 3 Gernert D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Avila B, 2b 5 1 1 1 Kell G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Mitchell D, lf 5 0 2 1 Consolo B, 3b 0 0 0 0 Rosen A, 3b 5 1 2 0 White S, c 4 1 1 0 Westlake W, cf 3 1 1 0 Umphlett T, cf 4 1 2 1 Strickland G, ss 4 0 1 1 Piersall J, rf 4 0 0 1 Tipton J, c 5 2 2 2 Lipon J, ss 2 0 0 0 Glynn B, 1b 5 2 3 0 Williams T, ph 1 1 1 1 Garcia M, p 5 1 1 1 Henry B, p 0 0 0 0 Kinder E, p 0 0 0 0 Nixon W, p 1 0 1 0 McDermott M, p 0 0 0 0 Delock I, p 0 0 0 0 Sullivan F, p 2 0 1 0 Baker F, ph 1 0 1 0 Lepcio T, ss 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 41 9 14 9 34 3 9 3 Cleveland 212 000 040 -- 9 Boston 000 000 300 -- 3 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Garcia M (W) 9.0 9 3 3 2 3 Boston IP H R ER BB SO McDermott M (L) 1.2 5 3 2 1 1 Delock I 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 Sullivan F 4.1 0 0 0 0 3 Henry B 0.2 6 4 4 1 0 Kinder E 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Nixon W 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Goodman B DP -- Cleveland 2 LOB -- Cleveland 9, Boston 6 2B -- Glynn B, Goodman B 3B -- Umphlett T HR -- Avila B, Williams T, Tipton J, Kennedy B SH -- Strickland G PB -- Tipton J T -- 2:26 A -- 26966
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