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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 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 September 9, 1953 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 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 | September 9, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Garcia |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Henry |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 29,793 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Grover Froese 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Bill Summers |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
Bill Glynn | First Baseman |
Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
Wally Westlake | Right Fielder |
George Strickland | Shortstop |
Jim Hegan | Catcher |
Mike Garcia | Pitcher |
Al Lopez | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Goodman | 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 |
Milt Bolling | Shortstop |
Bill Henry | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 9, 1953
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Henry
Avila hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Umphlett. Avila reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Glynn vs. Henry
Glynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitchell vs. Henry
Mitchell strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosen vs. Henry
Rosen hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Garcia
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Glynn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goodman for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Garcia
Piersall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Garcia
Williams takes first base on ball four. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
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, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gernert vs. Garcia
Gernert strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Henry
Doby strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Henry
Westlake hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Henry
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Garcia
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Garcia
Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Garcia
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henry vs. Garcia
Henry 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
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Henry
Hegan strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Henry
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Henry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Henry
Avila hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Garcia
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Glynn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goodman for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Garcia
Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Garcia
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glynn vs. Henry
Glynn hits a fly ball towards left. Williams settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Williams. Glynn moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitchell vs. Henry
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. Glynn moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rosen vs. Henry
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Henry has Glynn trapped. He runs over and tags Glynn for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Henry
Doby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Garcia
Kell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Garcia
There goes Kell. The throw from Hegan and he is out, Avila applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Garcia
Gernert hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Garcia
White hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Henry
Westlake hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Henry
Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Henry
Hegan hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Henry
Garcia hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Garcia
Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Garcia
Bolling bunts towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. Umphlett moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henry vs. Garcia
Henry strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. Garcia
Goodman 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
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Henry
Avila hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Avila reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Glynn vs. Henry
Glynn strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitchell vs. Henry
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. Avila moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rosen vs. Henry
Rosen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doby vs. Henry
There goes Rosen. The throw from White and he is safe. Rosen steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Doby vs. Henry
Doby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Garcia
Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Garcia
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Garcia
Kell hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Henry
Westlake strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Henry
Strickland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Henry
Hegan hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Henry
Garcia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Strickland moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Avila vs. Henry
Avila hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Garcia
Gernert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Garcia
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Garcia
Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Garcia
Bolling is hit by the pitch. Umphlett moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henry vs. Garcia
Henry strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glynn vs. Henry
Glynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Henry
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Henry
Rosen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Henry
Doby strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Henry
Westlake hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Henry
Strickland hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Westlake moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hegan vs. Henry
Hegan hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Garcia
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Garcia
Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Garcia
Williams strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Henry
Garcia hits a popup towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Henry
Avila takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Glynn vs. Henry
There goes Avila. The throw from White and he is safe. Avila steals second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Glynn vs. Henry
Glynn strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitchell vs. Henry
Mitchell hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Garcia
Bob Kennedy now playing left field.
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Garcia
Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Garcia
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Umphlett vs. Garcia
Umphlett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolling vs. Garcia
Bolling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White scores. Umphlett moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Garcia
Floyd Baker pinch hits for Bill Henry.
Baker 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
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/9/1953 -- Cleveland at Boston (N) Cleveland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Avila B, 2b 4 0 2 0 Goodman B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Glynn B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Piersall J, rf 3 0 0 0 Mitchell D, lf 5 1 0 0 Williams T, lf 3 0 0 0 Kennedy B, lf 0 0 0 0 Kell G, 3b 3 0 0 0 Rosen A, 3b 3 1 1 2 Gernert D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Doby L, cf 4 0 0 0 White S, c 4 1 1 0 Westlake W, rf 4 0 2 0 Umphlett T, cf 4 0 3 0 Strickland G, ss 4 0 2 0 Bolling M, ss 2 0 2 1 Hegan J, c 4 0 0 0 Henry B, p 3 0 0 0 Garcia M, p 4 0 1 0 Baker F, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 2 8 2 31 1 7 1 Cleveland 000 000 020 -- 2 Boston 000 000 001 -- 1 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Garcia M (W) 9.0 7 1 1 3 4 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Henry B (L) 9.0 8 2 2 3 9 E -- Williams T DP -- Cleveland 1 LOB -- Cleveland 10, Boston 8 2B -- Avila B 2 HR -- Rosen A SB -- Rosen A, Avila B CS -- Kell G SH -- Bolling M HBP -- by Garcia M (Bolling M) T -- 2:33 A -- 29793
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