Top 1

• Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mitchell vs. Gromek
  
  Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Avila vs. Gromek
  
  Avila hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rosen vs. Gromek
  
  Rosen hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Easter vs. Gromek
  
  Easter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with Gromek covering, for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kuenn vs. Garcia
  
  Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pesky vs. Garcia
  
  Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Easter scoops it up and throws to first, with Garcia covering, for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boone vs. Garcia
  
  Boone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mitchell. Boone reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Dropo vs. Garcia
  
  Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Simpson vs. Gromek
  
  Simpson hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kennedy vs. Gromek
  
  Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Strickland vs. Gromek
  
  Strickland hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Delsing vs. Garcia
  
  Delsing hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nieman vs. Garcia
  
  Nieman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Batts vs. Garcia
  
  Batts hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lund vs. Garcia
  
  Lund hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ginsberg vs. Gromek
  
  Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with Gromek covering, for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garcia vs. Gromek
  
  Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mitchell vs. Gromek
  
  Mitchell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Avila vs. Gromek
  
  Avila hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gromek vs. Garcia
  
  Gromek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kuenn vs. Garcia
  
  Kuenn takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pesky vs. Garcia
  
  Pesky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kuenn moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Boone vs. Garcia
  
  There's a wild pitch. Kuenn moves to third. Pesky moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Boone vs. Garcia
  
  Boone strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Dropo vs. Garcia
  
  Dropo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kuenn scores. Pesky scores. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Delsing vs. Garcia
  
  Delsing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dropo moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Nieman vs. Garcia
  
  Nieman hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rosen vs. Gromek
  
  Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Easter vs. Gromek
  
  Easter is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Simpson vs. Gromek
  
  Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Batts vs. Garcia
  
  Batts hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lund vs. Garcia
  
  Lund hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gromek vs. Garcia
  
  Gromek hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kennedy vs. Gromek
  
  Kennedy hits a fly ball into right field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Strickland vs. Gromek
  
  Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ginsberg vs. Gromek
  
  Ginsberg hits a popup towards the mound. Gromek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kuenn vs. Garcia
  
  Kuenn strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pesky vs. Garcia
  
  Pesky hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boone vs. Garcia
  
  Boone hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garcia vs. Gromek
  
  Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mitchell vs. Gromek
  
  Mitchell hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Avila vs. Gromek
  
  Avila hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Avila reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Rosen vs. Gromek
  
  Rosen takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Easter vs. Gromek
  
  Easter is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dropo vs. Garcia
  
  Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Delsing vs. Garcia
  
  Delsing hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nieman vs. Garcia
  
  Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 7

• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Simpson vs. Gromek
  
  Simpson hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kennedy vs. Gromek
  
  Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Strickland vs. Gromek
  
  Strickland hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ginsberg vs. Gromek
  
  Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Batts vs. Garcia
  
  Batts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lund vs. Garcia
  
  Lund hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gromek vs. Garcia
  
  Gromek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kuenn vs. Garcia
  
  Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pesky vs. Garcia
  
  Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Easter juggles the ball. That's an error on Easter. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Boone vs. Garcia
  
  Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCosky vs. Gromek
  
  Barney McCosky pinch hits for Mike Garcia.
  
  McCosky is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mitchell vs. Gromek
  
  Mitchell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Avila vs. Gromek
  
  Avila hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Delsing, who is chasing the ball. Avila reaches third base with a triple. Mitchell goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Rosen vs. Gromek
  
  Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Easter vs. Gromek
  
  Easter strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dropo vs. Hooper
  
  Bob Hooper now pitching.
  
  Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Delsing vs. Hooper
  
  Delsing hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nieman vs. Hooper
  
  Nieman hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Simpson vs. Gromek
  
  Bud Souchock now playing left field.
  
  Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Glynn vs. Gromek
  
  Bill Glynn pinch hits for Bob Kennedy.
  
  Glynn hits a fly ball into left field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lemon vs. Gromek
  
  Bob Lemon pinch hits for George Strickland.
  
  Lemon strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ginsberg vs. Gromek
  
  Ginsberg strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 7/2/1953 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D)

  Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Mitchell D, lf        4  1  2  0   Kuenn H, ss           3  1  0  0   
Avila B, 2b           4  0  2  1   Pesky J, 2b           4  1  1  0   
Rosen A, 3b           3  1  1  1   Boone R, 3b           4  0  1  0   
Easter L, 1b          4  0  0  0   Dropo W, 1b           4  0  1  2   
Simpson H, cf         4  0  1  0   Delsing J, cf         4  0  2  0   
Kennedy B, rf         3  0  1  0   Nieman B, lf          4  0  1  0   
Glynn B, ph           1  0  0  0   Souchock B, lf        0  0  0  0   
Strickland G, ss      3  0  0  0   Batts M, c            3  1  1  0   
Lemon B, ph           1  0  0  0   Lund D, rf            3  1  1  2   
Ginsberg J, c         4  0  0  0   Gromek S, p           3  0  0  0   
Garcia M, p           2  0  0  0                                      
McCosky B, ph         1  0  0  0                                      
Hooper B, p           0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  2  7  2                        32  4  8  4

Cleveland        100 000 010 --  2
Detroit          002 000 20x --  4

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Garcia M (L)          7.0  8  4  4  1  2
Hooper B              1.0  0  0  0  0  0

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gromek S (W)          9.0  7  2  2  1  6

E -- Easter L
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- Cleveland 6, Detroit 5
2B -- Boone R, Avila B
3B -- Avila B
HR -- Rosen A, Lund D
WP -- Garcia M
T -- 1:45
A -- 3650

    

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