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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 1, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 1, 1953 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 1, 1953 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 1, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Marv Grissom |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Lemon |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 14,391 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: Eddie Hurley 3B: Hank Soar |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
Jim Piersall | Right Fielder |
George Kell | Third Baseman |
Dick Gernert | First Baseman |
Sammy White | Catcher |
Gene Stephens | Left Fielder |
Tom Umphlett | Center Fielder |
Milt Bolling | Shortstop |
Marv Grissom | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ray Boone | Shortstop |
Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
Bill Glynn | First Baseman |
Harry Simpson | Right Fielder |
Jim Hegan | Catcher |
Bob Lemon | Pitcher |
Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 1, 1953
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Lemon
Goodman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Lemon
Piersall is hit by the pitch. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Lemon
There's a wild pitch. Goodman moves to third. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kell vs. Lemon
The ball gets by Hegan for a passed ball. Goodman scores. Piersall moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kell vs. Lemon
Kell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gernert vs. Lemon
Gernert strikes out. Hegan drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Gernert out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Lemon
White hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Piersall scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Lemon
Stephens 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
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Grissom
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Grissom
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Grissom
Mitchell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Grissom
Doby strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Lemon
Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Lemon
Bolling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grissom vs. Lemon
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields the ball and throws to second. Boone drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Boone. Grissom moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. Lemon
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piersall vs. Lemon
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Grissom
Rosen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glynn vs. Grissom
Glynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Grissom
Simpson 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 second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hegan vs. Grissom
Hegan hits a line drive towards short. Bolling reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Lemon
Kell hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Lemon
Gernert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Lemon
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mitchell. White reaches second base with a double. Gernert goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. Lemon
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Umphlett vs. Lemon
Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Grissom
Lemon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Umphlett. Lemon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Grissom
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Avila vs. Grissom
Avila hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitchell vs. Grissom
Mitchell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Lemon
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Lemon
Grissom strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Lemon
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Lemon
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Grissom
Doby hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Grissom
Rosen hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glynn vs. Grissom
Glynn hits a fly ball into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Grissom
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Lemon
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Glynn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kell for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Lemon
Gernert hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lemon
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Grissom
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Grissom
Lemon 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 -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Grissom
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Grissom
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Goodman fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Lemon
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon juggles the ball. That's an error on Lemon. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Umphlett vs. Lemon
Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Lemon
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grissom vs. Lemon
Grissom hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hegan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Grissom
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops it up and throws to first, with Grissom covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Grissom
Doby strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Grissom
Rosen strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Lemon
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Lemon
Piersall strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Lemon
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glynn vs. Grissom
Glynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Grissom
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Glynn moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCosky vs. Grissom
Barney McCosky pinch hits for Jim Hegan.
McCosky strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Grissom
Lemon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Lemon
Dick Aylward now catching.
Gernert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Lemon
White bunts towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. Gernert moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. Lemon
Stephens is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Umphlett vs. Lemon
Umphlett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Umphlett reaches second base with a double. Gernert scores. Stephens moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bolling vs. Lemon
Bolling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zarilla vs. Lemon
Al Zarilla pinch hits for Marv Grissom.
Zarilla hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stephens scores. There goes Umphlett trying to get to home. Simpson throws the ball in to Aylward who tags Umphlett who's trying to score from second, for the out. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Lemon
Goodman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson who is chasing the ball. Goodman reaches third base with a triple. Bolling scores. Zarilla goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Piersall vs. Lemon
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Kinder
Ellis Kinder now pitching.
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Kinder
Avila hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Kinder
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Kinder
Doby hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Chakales
Bob Chakales now pitching.
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Chakales
Gernert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Chakales
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gernert goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Chakales
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Glynn fields the ball and throws to Chakales covering. Safe. White moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Umphlett vs. Chakales
Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 8 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Kinder
Rosen hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glynn vs. Kinder
Glynn hits a fly ball into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Kinder
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first, with Kinder covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/1/1953 -- Boston at Cleveland (N) Boston AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Goodman B, 2b 4 1 3 2 Boone R, ss 4 0 0 0 Piersall J, rf 4 1 0 0 Avila B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Kell G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Mitchell D, lf 4 0 1 0 Gernert D, 1b 4 3 2 0 Doby L, cf 4 1 1 1 White S, c 4 0 2 3 Rosen A, 3b 4 0 0 0 Stephens G, lf 4 1 1 0 Glynn B, 1b 2 0 0 0 Umphlett T, cf 5 0 1 1 Simpson H, rf 4 0 0 0 Bolling M, ss 3 1 1 0 Hegan J, c 2 0 0 0 Grissom M, p 3 0 0 0 McCosky B, ph 1 0 0 0 Zarilla A, ph 1 1 1 1 Aylward D, c 0 0 0 0 Kinder E, p 0 0 0 0 Lemon B, p 3 0 2 0 Chakales B, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 8 11 7 32 1 5 1 Boston 201 000 041 -- 8 Cleveland 000 100 000 -- 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Grissom M (W) 7.0 4 1 1 2 6 Kinder E (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Lemon B (L) 8.0 8 7 7 4 3 Chakales B 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 E -- Boone R, Lemon B DP -- Cleveland 1 LOB -- Boston 8, Cleveland 6 2B -- White S, Lemon B, Umphlett T 3B -- Goodman B HR -- Doby L SH -- White S HBP -- by Lemon B (Piersall J), by Lemon B (Stephens G) WP -- Lemon B PB -- Hegan J T -- 2:40 A -- 14391
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