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Browns
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 11, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Browns, played on July 11, 1953 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 11, 1953 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 11, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Cain |
Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Gromek |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 6,519 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 39 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Jim Duffy |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
Bobby Young | Second Baseman |
Dick Kokos | Left Fielder |
Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
Clint Courtney | Catcher |
Dick Kryhoski | First Baseman |
Jim Dyck | Third Baseman |
Billy Hunter | Shortstop |
Bob Cain | Pitcher |
Marty Marion | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
Jerry Priddy | Second Baseman |
Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
Bud Souchock | Left Fielder |
Jim Delsing | Center Fielder |
Matt Batts | Catcher |
Don Lund | Right Fielder |
Steve Gromek | Pitcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Browns
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 11, 1953
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Gromek
Groth hits a fly ball into right field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Gromek
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Gromek
Kokos hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Gromek
Wertz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Courtney vs. Gromek
Courtney 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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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Cain
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Priddy vs. Cain
Priddy hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Cain
Boone hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kryhoski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Cain
Dropo hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Gromek
Kryhoski hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyck vs. Gromek
Dyck hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Batts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Gromek
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Gromek
Cain hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Delsing. Cain reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groth vs. Gromek
Groth hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lund. Groth reaches second base with a double. Cain scores. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Gromek
Young hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Gromek
Kokos hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Gromek
Wertz is hit by the pitch. Kokos moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Courtney vs. Gromek
Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gromek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Souchock vs. Cain
Souchock hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Cain
Delsing strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Cain
Batts hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Gromek
Kryhoski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Batts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyck vs. Gromek
Dyck hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Batts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Gromek
Hunter hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lund vs. Cain
Lund hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kryhoski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lund for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gromek vs. Cain
Gromek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dyck fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Cain
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Priddy vs. Cain
Priddy hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Gromek
Cain hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Gromek
Groth hits a fly ball into right field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Gromek
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Cain
Boone hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kryhoski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Cain
Dropo hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Souchock vs. Cain
Souchock hits a fly ball into left field. Kokos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Gromek
Kokos hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Gromek
Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Gromek
Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Cain
Delsing hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Cain
Batts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lund vs. Cain
Lund hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Gromek
Kryhoski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyck vs. Gromek
Dyck hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Gromek
Hunter hits a fly ball into right field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Cain
Bob Nieman pinch hits for Steve Gromek.
Nieman hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Cain
Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Cain
Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dyck fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Miller
Bob Miller now pitching.
Cain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Miller
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Miller
Young hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Souchock. Young reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kokos vs. Miller
Kokos hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Miller
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Cain
Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Kokos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Cain
Dropo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kokos. Dropo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Souchock vs. Cain
Souchock hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Delsing vs. Cain
Delsing strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Miller
Courtney hits a fly ball into left field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Miller
Kryhoski strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyck vs. Miller
Dyck hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Cain
Batts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lund vs. Cain
Lund hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Cain
Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Cain
Kuenn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Courtney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Cain
Priddy hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Miller
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Miller
Cain hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Batts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Miller
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Browns, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Cain
Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Cain
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dyck fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Souchock vs. Cain
Souchock hits a line drive off the glove of Kryhoski, and into shallow right field. Souchock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Delsing vs. Cain
Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/11/1953 -- St.Louis at Detroit (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Groth J, cf 5 1 1 1 Kuenn H, ss 3 0 1 0 Young B, 2b 4 2 2 2 Priddy J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Kokos D, lf 4 2 3 3 Boone R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Wertz V, rf 3 0 1 0 Dropo W, 1b 4 0 1 0 Courtney C, c 4 0 0 0 Souchock B, lf 4 0 1 0 Kryhoski D, 1b 4 1 1 1 Delsing J, cf 4 0 0 0 Dyck J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Batts M, c 2 1 0 0 Hunter B, ss 4 0 0 0 Lund D, rf 3 1 1 2 Cain B, p 4 1 1 0 Gromek S, p 1 0 0 0 Nieman B, ph 1 0 0 0 Miller B, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 7 9 7 31 2 5 2 St.Louis 140 000 200 -- 7 Detroit 000 000 020 -- 2 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Cain B (W) 9.0 5 2 2 2 2 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Gromek S (L) 6.0 7 5 5 0 0 Miller B 3.0 2 2 2 0 1 DP -- St.Louis 1 LOB -- St.Louis 3, Detroit 4 2B -- Cain B, Groth J, Young B, Dropo W, Souchock B HR -- Kokos D 2, Kryhoski D, Young B, Lund D HBP -- by Gromek S (Wertz V) T -- 1:39 A -- 6519
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