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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 19, 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 July 19, 1953 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 19, 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 | July 19, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Henry |
Home Starting Pitcher | Art Houtteman |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 34,796 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Bill McGowan 3B: Joe Paparella |
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 |
Milt Bolling | Shortstop |
Bill Henry | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
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 |
Luke Easter | First Baseman |
Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
George Strickland | Shortstop |
Joe Tipton | Catcher |
Art Houtteman | Pitcher |
Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 19, 1953
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Houtteman
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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Houtteman
Evers hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Houtteman
Gernert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Houtteman
Kell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mitchell. Kell reaches second base with a double. Gernert moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Houtteman
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Umphlett vs. Houtteman
Umphlett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gernert scores. Kell scores. White moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Piersall vs. Houtteman
Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White scores. Umphlett goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Houtteman
Bolling hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Henry
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Henry
Avila strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Henry
Mitchell strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Henry
Rosen hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henry vs. Houtteman
Henry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Houtteman
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Houtteman
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards second. Avila scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easter vs. Henry
Easter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Henry
Doby strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Henry
Strickland strikes out. There goes Easter. The throw from White to second, and Easter is out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Houtteman
Gernert hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Houtteman
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Houtteman
White strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Henry
Tipton hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Houtteman vs. Henry
Houtteman hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Henry
Smith 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
Top 4
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Houtteman
Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Houtteman
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Houtteman
Bolling 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 4
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Henry
Avila hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Henry
Mitchell strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Henry
Rosen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Easter vs. Henry
Easter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doby vs. Henry
Doby strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henry vs. Houtteman
Henry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Houtteman
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Houtteman
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Houtteman
Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Henry
Strickland hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Henry
Tipton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Houtteman vs. Henry
Houtteman hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Henry
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tipton moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Avila vs. Henry
Avila hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Houtteman
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Houtteman
White hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Houtteman
Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Henry
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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 -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Easter vs. Henry
Easter strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Henry
Doby hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Houtteman
Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Houtteman
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henry vs. Houtteman
Henry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Henry
Strickland hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Henry
Tipton takes first base on ball four. Strickland moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Majeski vs. Henry
Hank Majeski pinch hits for Art Houtteman.
Majeski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Henry fields it and throws to first for the out. Strickland moves to third. Tipton moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Henry
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Strickland scores. Tipton moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Avila vs. Hudson
Sid Hudson now pitching.
Avila hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tipton scores. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mitchell vs. Hudson
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert juggles the ball. That's an error on Gernert. Smith moves to third. Avila moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rosen vs. Hudson
Wally Westlake pinch runs for Dale Mitchell.
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smith scores. Avila moves to third. Westlake moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Easter vs. Parnell
Mel Parnell now pitching.
Easter strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Doby vs. Parnell
Doby takes first base on ball four. Avila scores. Westlake moves to third. Rosen moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Strickland vs. Parnell
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Westlake scores. Rosen moves to third. Doby moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tipton vs. Parnell
Tipton hits a popup towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Hooper
Bill Glynn now playing first base. Wally Westlake now playing left field. Bob Hooper now pitching.
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Hooper
Evers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Hooper
Gene Stephens pinch runs for Hoot Evers.
Gernert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Hooper
Kell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hooper
White 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 -
Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Hooper
Umphlett strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Parnell
Gene Stephens now playing left field. Floyd Baker now playing third base. Bob Kennedy pinch hits for Bob Hooper.
Kennedy hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Parnell
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Parnell
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Wight
Bill Wight now pitching.
Piersall strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Wight
Bolling hits a line drive into right field. Smith picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Smith. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parnell vs. Wight
Parnell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. Wight
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephens vs. Wight
Stephens strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Parnell
Westlake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Parnell
Rosen hits a fly ball towards right. Piersall catches it and throws to first to double up Westlake. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glynn vs. Parnell
Glynn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Piersall. Glynn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doby vs. Parnell
Doby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Kinder
Ellis Kinder now pitching. Bob Lemon pinch hits for George Strickland.
Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/19/1953, game 2 -- Boston at Cleveland (D) Boston AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Goodman B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Smith A, rf 3 1 2 1 Evers H, lf 4 0 2 0 Avila B, 2b 5 1 1 1 Stephens G, pr-lf 1 1 0 0 Mitchell D, lf 4 0 1 0 Gernert D, 1b 3 2 1 0 Westlake W, pr-lf 0 1 0 0 Kell G, 3b 4 2 2 3 Rosen A, 3b 5 0 2 1 Baker F, 3b 0 0 0 0 Easter L, 1b 4 0 2 0 White S, c 3 1 0 0 Glynn B, 1b 1 0 1 0 Umphlett T, cf 4 1 1 2 Doby L, cf 3 0 0 1 Piersall J, rf 4 0 1 2 Strickland G, ss 4 1 2 1 Bolling M, ss 4 0 1 0 Lemon B, ph 1 0 0 0 Henry B, p 3 0 0 0 Tipton J, c 2 1 0 0 Hudson S, p 0 0 0 0 Houtteman A, p 2 0 0 0 Parnell M, p 1 0 0 0 Majeski H, ph 1 0 0 0 Kinder E, p 0 0 0 0 Hooper B, p 0 0 0 0 Kennedy B, ph 1 0 0 0 Wight B, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 7 9 7 36 5 11 5 Boston 400 000 030 -- 7 Cleveland 000 000 500 -- 5 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Henry B 6.1 7 3 3 3 7 Hudson S* 0.0 2 2 0 0 0 Parnell M (W) 2.1 2 0 0 4 1 Kinder E (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Houtteman A 7.0 5 4 4 2 2 Hooper B (L) 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 Wight B 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 * Pitched to 3 batters in 7th E -- Gernert D, Smith A DP -- Boston 3, Cleveland 1 LOB -- Boston 4, Cleveland 11 2B -- Kell G, Glynn B HR -- Kell G CS -- Easter L T -- 2:49 A -- 34796
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