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Senators 6 @ Tigers 9
Briggs Stadium
July 23, 1953

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Washington Senators, played on July 23, 1953 at Briggs Stadium. The home team Tigers beat the visiting Senators with a score of 9 to 6.

Game Summary

DateJuly 23, 1953 
Visiting Team
Washington Senators
R: 6 H: 8 E: 2 LOB: 10
Runs: 6
Hits: 8
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 9 H: 14 E: 0 LOB: 11
Runs: 9
Hits: 14
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherNed Garver  
Losing PitcherWalt Masterson  
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Game Winning RBIRay Boone 

Game Info

DateJuly 23, 1953 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamWashington Senators 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherSpec Shea  
Home Starting PitcherAl Aber  
BallparkBriggs Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 54 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill McGowan
1B: Joe Paparella
2B: Bill McKinley
3B: Jim Honochick

Washington Senators Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Yost  Third Baseman 
Jerry Snyder  Shortstop 
Mickey Vernon  First Baseman 
Clyde Vollmer  Left Fielder 
Jackie Jensen  Right Fielder 
Jim Busby  Center Fielder 
Mel Hoderlein  Second Baseman 
Ed Fitz Gerald  Catcher 
Spec Shea  Pitcher 
Bucky Harris  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Harvey Kuenn  Shortstop 
Johnny Pesky  Second Baseman 
Ray Boone  Third Baseman 
Jim Delsing  Center Fielder 
Bob Nieman  Left Fielder 
Walt Dropo  First Baseman 
Don Lund  Right Fielder 
Johnny Bucha  Catcher 
Al Aber  Pitcher 
Fred Hutchinson  Manager 

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Senators 6 @ Tigers 9
Briggs Stadium
July 23, 1953

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         Game of 7/23/1953, game 1 -- Washington at Detroit (D)

  Washington         AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Yost E, 3b            2  2  0  1   Kuenn H, ss           6  2  2  1   
Snyder J, ss          3  0  0  0   Pesky J, 2b           6  1  2  0   
Runnels P, ph-ss      2  0  0  1   Boone R, 3b           4  1  2  3   
Vernon M, 1b          3  1  1  0   Delsing J, cf         5  1  1  0   
Vollmer C, lf         5  0  2  1   Nieman B, lf          4  1  1  1   
Jensen J, rf          5  0  2  2   Kaline A, pr-lf       0  0  0  0   
Busby J, cf           3  1  1  0   Dropo W, 1b           3  2  2  0   
Hoderlein M, 2b       3  0  0  0   Lund D, rf            2  0  1  0   
Coan G, ph            1  0  0  0   Bucha J, c            4  1  1  2   
Terwilliger W, 2b     1  0  0  0   Aber A, p             1  0  0  0   
Fitz Gerald E, c      3  2  2  1   Marlowe D, p          1  0  1  1   
Shea S, p             2  0  0  0   Mullin P, ph          1  0  0  0   
Sima A, p             0  0  0  0   Herbert R, p          0  0  0  0   
Dixon S, p            0  0  0  0   Madison D, p          0  0  0  0   
Masterson W, p        0  0  0  0   Hatfield F, ph        0  0  0  0   
                                   Hitchcock B, ph       1  0  1  0   
                                   Garver N, p           1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  6  8  6                        39  9 14  8

Washington       101 011 020 0 --  6
Detroit          100 201 020 3 --  9
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Shea S*               7.0  9  6  6  5  1
Sima A                0.2  2  0  0  0  0
Dixon S               0.2  1  0  0  2  0
Masterson W (L)       1.0  2  3  2  0  1

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Aber A                2.2  2  2  2  5  3
Marlowe D             3.1  4  2  2  2  0
Herbert R             1.1  1  2  2  4  1
Madison D             0.2  0  0  0  0  1
Garver N (W)          2.0  1  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 8th

E -- Hoderlein M, Terwilliger W
DP -- Washington 2, Detroit 3
LOB -- Washington 10, Detroit 11
3B -- Delsing J
HR -- Fitz Gerald E, Boone R
SB -- Pesky J
SH -- Shea S, Lund D, Dropo W, Masterson W
Balk -- Shea S
T -- 2:54
A -- 0

    

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