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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
June 2, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox, played on June 2, 1953 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 2, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 2, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Marv Grissom |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Garcia |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 17,356 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: Art Passarella 2B: Bill Grieve 3B: Grover Froese |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Umphlett | Center Fielder |
| Jim Piersall | Right Fielder |
| Gene Stephens | Left Fielder |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Billy Goodman | First Baseman |
| Ted Lepcio | Second Baseman |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
| Marv Grissom | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
| Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
| Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
| Wally Westlake | Right Fielder |
| Bill Glynn | First Baseman |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Mike Garcia | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
June 2, 1953
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Garcia
Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Garcia
Piersall strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Garcia
Stephens strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Grissom
Mitchell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Grissom
Avila hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Grissom
Doby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mitchell moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rosen vs. Grissom
Rosen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Umphlett. Rosen reaches second base with a double. Mitchell scores. Doby moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Westlake vs. Grissom
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Glynn vs. Grissom
Glynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Strickland vs. Grissom
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Garcia
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Garcia
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Garcia
Lepcio hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Grissom
Hoot Evers now playing center field.
Hegan strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Grissom
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Grissom
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first, with Grissom covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Garcia
White strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Garcia
Lipon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grissom vs. Garcia
Grissom strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Garcia
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Grissom
Avila hits a fly ball into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Grissom
Doby strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Grissom
Rosen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Grissom
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Garcia
Piersall hits a popup, foul, towards first. Glynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Garcia
Stephens hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doby. Stephens reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. Garcia
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Garcia
Goodman takes first base on ball four. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lepcio vs. Garcia
Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glynn vs. Grissom
Glynn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Piersall. Glynn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strickland vs. Grissom
Strickland bunts towards the mound. Grissom fields it and throws to first for the out. Glynn moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hegan vs. Grissom
Hegan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Glynn scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Grissom
Garcia hits a popup towards first. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Grissom
Mitchell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hegan moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Avila vs. Grissom
Avila hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Evers. Avila reaches second base with a double. Hegan scores. Mitchell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doby vs. Grissom
Doby hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Garcia
White strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Garcia
Lipon 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Garcia
Grissom hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Grissom
Rosen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Grissom
Westlake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Glynn vs. Grissom
Glynn takes first base on ball four. Westlake moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strickland vs. Grissom
Strickland hits a popup, foul, towards first. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hegan vs. Grissom
Hegan hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Garcia
Evers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mitchell. Evers reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piersall vs. Garcia
Piersall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephens vs. Garcia
Stephens takes first base on ball four. Evers moves to third. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kell vs. Garcia
Kell hits a fly ball towards right. Westlake catches it and throws to home to double up Evers. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Garcia
Goodman hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Grissom
Garcia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Grissom
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Lepcio fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Grissom
There goes Mitchell. The throw from White and he is out, Lipon applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Grissom
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Grissom
Doby hits a fly ball into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Garcia
Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Garcia
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Garcia
Lipon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mitchell. Lipon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilber vs. Garcia
Del Wilber pinch hits for Marv Grissom.
Wilber hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lipon scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Garcia
Evers hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Garcia
Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Kennedy
Del Wilber now catching. Bill Kennedy now pitching.
Rosen hits a popup towards first. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Kennedy
Westlake strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glynn vs. Kennedy
Glynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Kennedy
Strickland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Glynn moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hegan vs. Kennedy
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Garcia
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Glynn fields the ball and throws to Garcia covering. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Garcia
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. Garcia
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zarilla vs. Garcia
Al Zarilla pinch hits for Ted Lepcio.
Zarilla takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Garcia
Floyd Baker pinch hits for Bill Kennedy.
Baker 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
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Brown
Hal Brown now pitching. Floyd Baker now playing second base.
Garcia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Brown
Mitchell hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Brown
Avila hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Brown
Doby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Garcia moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosen vs. Brown
Rosen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Brown
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Garcia
Lipon hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilber vs. Garcia
Wilber strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Garcia
Evers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/2/1953 -- Boston at Cleveland (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Umphlett T, cf 1 0 0 0 Mitchell D, lf 5 2 2 0
Evers H, cf 4 1 2 2 Avila B, 2b 5 0 2 2
Piersall J, rf 3 0 0 0 Doby L, cf 5 1 2 0
Stephens G, lf 3 0 2 0 Rosen A, 3b 4 1 2 4
Kell G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Westlake W, rf 4 0 0 0
Goodman B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Glynn B, 1b 1 1 1 0
Lepcio T, 2b 3 0 0 0 Strickland G, ss 3 0 1 0
Zarilla A, ph 0 0 0 0 Hegan J, c 4 1 1 1
Brown H, p 0 0 0 0 Garcia M, p 4 1 2 0
White S, c 3 0 0 0
Kennedy B, p 0 0 0 0
Baker F, ph-2b 1 0 0 0
Lipon J, ss 4 1 2 0
Grissom M, p 2 0 0 0
Wilber D, ph-c 2 1 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 7 3 35 7 13 7
Boston 000 000 300 -- 3
Cleveland 100 300 03x -- 7
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Grissom M (L) 6.0 9 4 4 4 2
Kennedy B 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Brown H 1.0 3 3 3 0 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia M (W) 9.0 7 3 3 4 6
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- Boston 7, Cleveland 10
2B -- Rosen A, Stephens G, Glynn B, Avila B, Evers H, Lipon J
HR -- Evers H, Rosen A
SH -- Strickland G
T -- 2:20
A -- 17356
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