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Red Sox
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
July 24, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Boston Red Sox, played on July 24, 1953 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 24, 1953 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 24, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Henry |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Littlefield |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 3,656 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: Jim Duffy 3B: Johnny Stevens |
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 |
Del Wilber | Catcher |
Tom Umphlett | Center Fielder |
Jim Piersall | Right Fielder |
Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
Bill Henry | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
Dick Kokos | Left Fielder |
Roy Sievers | First Baseman |
Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
Don Lenhardt | Third Baseman |
Clint Courtney | Catcher |
Billy Hunter | Shortstop |
Bobby Young | Second Baseman |
Dick Littlefield | Pitcher |
Marty Marion | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
July 24, 1953
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Littlefield
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Kokos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Littlefield
Evers strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Littlefield
Gernert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Littlefield
Kell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gernert moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilber vs. Littlefield
Wilber hits a popup towards first. Sievers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Henry
Groth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kokos vs. Henry
Kokos hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Groth moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sievers vs. Henry
Sievers strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Henry
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Littlefield
Umphlett strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Littlefield
Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Littlefield
Lipon hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Henry
Lenhardt hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Henry
Courtney hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Henry
Hunter 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, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henry vs. Littlefield
Henry hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Littlefield
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Littlefield fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Littlefield
Evers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Goodman moves to third. Evers moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gernert vs. Littlefield
Gernert is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kell vs. Littlefield
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lenhardt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Goodman scores. Evers moves to third. Gernert moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wilber vs. Littlefield
Wilber hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Evers scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Umphlett vs. Littlefield
Umphlett hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Littlefield
Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Henry
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dyck vs. Henry
Jim Dyck pinch hits for Dick Littlefield.
Dyck strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Henry
Groth hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Young moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kokos vs. Henry
Kokos hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sievers vs. Henry
Sievers 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, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Kretlow
Lou Kretlow now pitching.
Lipon hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henry vs. Kretlow
Henry 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 -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Kretlow
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Kretlow
Evers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gernert vs. Kretlow
Gernert takes first base on ball four. Goodman moves to third. Evers moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kell vs. Kretlow
Kell takes first base on ball four. Goodman scores. Evers moves to third. Gernert moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wilber vs. Kretlow
There goes Evers. The slide. Courtney applies the tag. Evers is out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 6 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Henry
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wertz for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Henry
Lenhardt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Courtney vs. Henry
Courtney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lenhardt moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunter vs. Henry
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 6 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilber vs. Kretlow
Wilber hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Umphlett vs. Kretlow
Umphlett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wilber moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piersall vs. Kretlow
Piersall bunts towards third. Lenhardt fields it and throws to first for the out. Wilber moves to third. Umphlett moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lipon vs. Kretlow
Lipon strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Henry vs. Kretlow
Henry hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth who is chasing the ball. Henry reaches third base with a triple. Wilber scores. Umphlett scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Goodman vs. Kretlow
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evers vs. Kretlow
Evers hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Henry
Young hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kretlow vs. Henry
Kretlow hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Henry
Groth hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kokos vs. Henry
Kokos 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, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Kretlow
Gernert hits a fly ball into left field. Kokos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Kretlow
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilber vs. Kretlow
Wilber hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lenhardt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Henry
Sievers 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, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Henry
Wertz 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, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Henry
Lenhardt strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Kretlow
Umphlett hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Kretlow
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Kretlow
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Henry
Courtney hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Henry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Courtney for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Henry
Hunter hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Henry
Young 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 8
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Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henry vs. Kretlow
Henry strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Kretlow
Goodman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Kretlow
Ted Lepcio pinch runs for Billy Goodman.
Evers hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Kretlow
Gernert hits a fly ball into left field. Kokos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kretlow vs. Henry
Ted Lepcio now playing second base. Gene Stephens now playing left field. Floyd Baker now playing third base.
Kretlow strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Henry
Groth hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Henry
Kokos hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Kretlow
Baker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilber vs. Kretlow
Wilber hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kretlow fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Kretlow
Umphlett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Kretlow
Piersall takes first base on ball four. Umphlett moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lipon vs. Kretlow
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Henry
Sievers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Henry
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Henry
Lenhardt hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/24/1953, game 1 -- Boston at St.Louis (N) Boston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Goodman B, 2b 3 2 2 0 Groth J, cf 3 0 1 0 Lepcio T, pr-2b 0 0 0 0 Kokos D, lf 4 0 1 0 Evers H, lf 5 1 2 0 Sievers R, 1b 4 0 1 0 Stephens G, lf 0 0 0 0 Wertz V, rf 4 0 0 0 Gernert D, 1b 2 1 0 0 Lenhardt D, 3b 4 0 1 0 Kell G, 3b 3 1 2 2 Courtney C, c 3 0 1 0 Baker F, 3b 1 0 0 0 Hunter B, ss 3 0 0 0 Wilber D, c 5 1 1 1 Young B, 2b 3 0 1 0 Umphlett T, cf 5 2 3 3 Littlefield D, p 0 0 0 0 Piersall J, rf 3 0 0 0 Dyck J, ph 1 0 0 0 Lipon J, ss 5 0 0 0 Kretlow L, p 2 0 1 0 Henry B, p 4 0 1 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 8 11 8 31 0 7 0 Boston 005 120 000 -- 8 St.Louis 000 000 000 -- 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Henry B (W) 9.0 7 0 0 1 4 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Littlefield D (L) 3.0 5 5 5 2 2 Kretlow L 6.0 6 3 3 5 2 DP -- Boston 3 LOB -- Boston 9, St.Louis 5 3B -- Henry B HR -- Umphlett T SH -- Piersall J T -- 2:12 A -- 3656
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