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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 16, 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 July 16, 1953 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 16, 1953 |
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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 | July 16, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Parnell |
Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Gromek |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 16,011 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Eddie Hurley 1B: Hank Soar 2B: (none) 3B: Eddie Rommel |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
Gene Stephens | Left Fielder |
Dick Gernert | First Baseman |
George Kell | Third Baseman |
Sammy White | Catcher |
Tom Umphlett | Center Fielder |
Jim Piersall | Right Fielder |
Milt Bolling | Shortstop |
Mel Parnell | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | 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 |
Bob Nieman | 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)
Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 16, 1953
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Gromek
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gromek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Gromek
Stephens strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Gromek
Gernert is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Gromek
Kell 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: ---
Kuenn vs. Parnell
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Priddy vs. Parnell
Priddy bunts towards the mound. Parnell fields it and throws to first for the out. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Parnell
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kuenn moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dropo vs. Parnell
Dropo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kuenn scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Parnell
Nieman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dropo moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Delsing vs. Parnell
Delsing takes first base on ball four. Dropo moves to third. Nieman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Batts vs. Parnell
Batts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Gromek
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Gromek
Umphlett hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Batts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Gromek
Piersall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Gromek
Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lund vs. Parnell
Lund 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, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gromek vs. Parnell
Gromek strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Parnell
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parnell vs. Gromek
Parnell hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Gromek
Goodman 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Gromek
Stephens strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Parnell
Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Parnell
Boone 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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Parnell
Dropo hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Gromek
Gernert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Priddy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Gromek
Kell hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Gromek
White hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Parnell
Nieman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delsing vs. Parnell
Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Nieman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Batts vs. Parnell
Batts hits a line drive towards short. Bolling catches it and throws to second to double up Nieman. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lund vs. Parnell
Lund hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Delsing moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gromek vs. Parnell
Gromek hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Bolling fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Gromek
Umphlett hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Gromek
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Kuenn fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Gromek
Bolling hits a popup in front of the plate. Batts catches it and throws to second to double up Piersall. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Parnell
Kuenn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Priddy vs. Parnell
Priddy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kuenn moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boone vs. Parnell
Boone hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dropo vs. Parnell
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, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nieman vs. Parnell
Nieman is walked intentionally. Priddy moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Delsing vs. Parnell
Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Bolling fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parnell vs. Gromek
Parnell strikes out. Batts drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Parnell out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Gromek
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Gromek
Stephens hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Gromek
Gernert 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, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Parnell
Batts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lund vs. Parnell
Lund hits a fly ball into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gromek vs. Parnell
Gromek 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, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Gromek
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Gromek
White hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Umphlett vs. Gromek
Umphlett hits a fly ball into right field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Gromek
Piersall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Gromek
Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parnell vs. Gromek
Parnell 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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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Parnell
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Priddy vs. Parnell
Priddy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Parnell
Boone takes first base on ball four. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dropo vs. Parnell
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out. Kuenn moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nieman vs. Kinder
Ellis Kinder now pitching.
Nieman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kuenn scores. Dropo moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Delsing vs. Kinder
Delsing strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Gromek
Goodman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Gromek
Stephens bunts towards the mound. Gromek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Gromek
Gernert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Priddy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Gromek
Kell hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Kinder
Batts strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lund vs. Kinder
Lund takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullin vs. Kinder
Pat Mullin pinch hits for Steve Gromek.
Mullin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Kinder
Kuenn 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 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Herbert
Ray Herbert now pitching.
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Priddy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Herbert
Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Herbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Herbert
Piersall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Delsing. Piersall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Herbert
Bolling is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kinder vs. Herbert
Kinder strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Kinder
Johnny Pesky pinch hits for Jerry Priddy.
Pesky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Kinder
Boone takes first base on ball four. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dropo vs. Hudson
Sid Hudson now pitching.
Dropo strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nieman vs. Hudson
Nieman takes first base on ball four. Pesky moves to third. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Souchock vs. Henry
Al Kaline pinch runs for Bob Nieman. Bill Henry now pitching. Bud Souchock pinch hits for Jim Delsing.
Souchock 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. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/16/1953 -- Boston at Detroit (N) Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Goodman B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Kuenn H, ss 3 2 1 0 Stephens G, lf 4 1 1 1 Priddy J, 2b 3 0 1 0 Gernert D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Pesky J, ph 1 0 1 0 Kell G, 3b 4 1 1 0 Boone R, 3b 3 0 0 0 White S, c 4 0 0 0 Dropo W, 1b 5 0 1 1 Umphlett T, cf 4 0 1 0 Nieman B, lf 2 0 2 1 Piersall J, rf 3 1 2 2 Kaline A, pr 0 0 0 0 Bolling M, ss 3 0 1 0 Delsing J, cf 3 0 1 0 Parnell M, p 3 0 0 0 Souchock B, ph 1 0 0 0 Kinder E, p 1 0 0 0 Batts M, c 4 0 0 0 Hudson S, p 0 0 0 0 Lund D, rf 3 0 1 0 Henry B, p 0 0 0 0 Gromek S, p 3 0 0 0 Mullin P, ph 1 0 0 0 Herbert R, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 3 7 3 32 2 8 2 Boston 000 001 200 -- 3 Detroit 100 000 100 -- 2 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Parnell M (W) 6.2 6 2 2 6 1 Kinder E* 1.1 2 0 0 2 3 Hudson S 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 Henry B (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Gromek S (L) 8.0 6 3 3 1 3 Herbert R 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th DP -- Boston 2, Detroit 1 LOB -- Boston 6, Detroit 13 2B -- Piersall J HR -- Stephens G, Piersall J SH -- Priddy J HBP -- by Gromek S (Gernert D) T -- 2:37 A -- 16011
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