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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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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
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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
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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
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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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