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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
June 7, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, played on June 7, 1953 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 7, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 7, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hal Brown |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Art Houtteman |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 11,917 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Scotty Robb 1B: Bill Summers 2B: Jim Duffy 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
| Jim Piersall | Right Fielder |
| Hoot Evers | Center Fielder |
| George Kell | Left Fielder |
| Floyd Baker | Third Baseman |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Dick Gernert | First Baseman |
| Milt Bolling | Shortstop |
| Hal Brown | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Fred Hatfield | Third Baseman |
| Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
| Don Lund | Left Fielder |
| Bob Nieman | Right Fielder |
| Jim Delsing | Center Fielder |
| Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
| Matt Batts | Catcher |
| Owen Friend | Second Baseman |
| Art Houtteman | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
June 7, 1953
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Houtteman
Goodman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Houtteman
Piersall hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evers vs. Houtteman
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Houtteman fields it and throws to third for the out. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Houtteman
Kell hits a fly ball into left field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Houtteman
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Brown
Hatfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Brown
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lund vs. Brown
Lund hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hatfield moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nieman vs. Brown
Nieman hits a line drive towards second. Goodman catches it and steps on second to double up Hatfield. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Houtteman
White hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Houtteman
Gernert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Houtteman
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Houtteman
Brown hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Houtteman
Goodman hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Brown
Delsing hits a popup towards short. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Brown
Dropo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Batts vs. Brown
Batts hits a popup towards third. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friend vs. Brown
Friend hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Houtteman
Piersall is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Houtteman
Evers hits a line drive into left field. Lund picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lund. Evers moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. Houtteman
The ball gets by Batts for a passed ball. Evers moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kell vs. Houtteman
Kell hits a popup towards third. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Baker vs. Houtteman
Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Evers scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Houtteman
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Houtteman vs. Brown
Houtteman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatfield vs. Brown
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Brown
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Houtteman
Gernert hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Houtteman
Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Houtteman
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Houtteman
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piersall vs. Houtteman
Piersall hits a fly ball into left field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lund vs. Brown
Lund hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Brown
Nieman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delsing vs. Brown
Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Brown
Dropo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Delsing moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Batts vs. Brown
Batts hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert fields the ball and throws to Brown covering. Safe. Delsing moves to third. Dropo moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Friend vs. Brown
Friend hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Houtteman
Evers hits a fly ball into left field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Houtteman
Kell hits a fly ball into left field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Houtteman
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friend scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Houtteman vs. Brown
Houtteman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kell. Houtteman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatfield vs. Brown
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert fields the ball and throws to Brown covering. Safe. Houtteman moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kuenn vs. Brown
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Houtteman scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lund vs. Brown
Lund hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Houtteman
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Houtteman
Gernert hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Houtteman
Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Houtteman
Brown hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lund. Brown reaches second base with a double. White moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Goodman vs. Houtteman
Goodman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Piersall vs. Houtteman
Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Brown
Nieman 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 -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Brown
Delsing 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 -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Brown
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Houtteman
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Houtteman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Houtteman
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friend scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Houtteman
Baker hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Brown
Gene Stephens now playing left field.
Batts hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Brown
Friend hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Houtteman vs. Brown
Houtteman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Houtteman
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Houtteman
Gernert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolling vs. Houtteman
Batts fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Batts. White moves to third. Gernert moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bolling vs. Houtteman
Bolling is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Houtteman
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White scores. Gernert moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Goodman vs. Houtteman
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friend fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Brown
Hatfield hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Brown
Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lund vs. Brown
Lund hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Houtteman
Piersall strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Houtteman
Evers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Houtteman
Stephens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Evers moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Houtteman
Baker hits a ball on the ground that hits Stephens. Stephens is out and Baker is safe at first. There goes Stephens trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Houtteman
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Brown
Nieman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delsing vs. Brown
Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Brown
Dropo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Batts vs. Brown
Batts hits a popup towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/7/1953 -- Boston at Detroit (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Goodman B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Hatfield F, 3b 3 0 1 0
Piersall J, rf 5 0 0 0 Kuenn H, ss 4 0 0 0
Evers H, cf 4 1 1 0 Lund D, lf 4 0 1 0
Kell G, lf 4 0 0 0 Nieman B, rf 3 0 1 0
Stephens G, lf 1 0 1 0 Delsing J, cf 4 0 0 0
Baker F, 3b 5 0 2 1 Dropo W, 1b 4 0 2 0
White S, c 5 1 2 0 Batts M, c 4 0 1 0
Gernert D, 1b 4 0 2 0 Friend O, 2b 3 0 0 0
Bolling M, ss 3 1 1 0 Houtteman A, p 3 1 2 0
Brown H, p 4 1 3 3
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 4 13 4 32 1 8 0
Boston 021 000 010 -- 4
Detroit 000 010 000 -- 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Brown H (W) 9.0 8 1 1 2 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Houtteman A (L) 9.0 13 4 2 3 2
E -- Friend O, Lund D, Batts M
DP -- Boston 3, Detroit 1
LOB -- Boston 11, Detroit 6
2B -- Houtteman A, Brown H
HR -- Brown H
PB -- Batts M
T -- 2:07
A -- 11917
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