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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 30, 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 August 30, 1953 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 30, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 30, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ben Flowers |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Art Houtteman |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 34,939 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: Charlie Berry 3B: Eddie Hurley |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Umphlett | Center Fielder |
| Jim Piersall | Right Fielder |
| Karl Olson | Left Fielder |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Floyd Baker | Second Baseman |
| Billy Goodman | First Baseman |
| Del Wilber | Catcher |
| Ted Lepcio | Shortstop |
| Ben Flowers | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
| Bill Glynn | First Baseman |
| Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
| Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
| Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
| Wally Westlake | Right Fielder |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Joe Ginsberg | Catcher |
| Art Houtteman | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 30, 1953
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Houtteman
Umphlett hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Houtteman
Piersall hits a popup towards first. Glynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Houtteman
Olson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Flowers
Avila hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Glynn vs. Flowers
Glynn strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Flowers
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Flowers
Rosen strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Houtteman
Kell 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Houtteman
Baker 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Houtteman
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Flowers
Doby hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Olson. Doby reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westlake vs. Flowers
Westlake hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Doby scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Flowers
Strickland bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Westlake moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ginsberg vs. Flowers
Ginsberg takes first base on ball four. Westlake moves to third. Strickland moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Houtteman vs. Flowers
Houtteman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Avila vs. Flowers
Avila hits a fly ball into left field. Olson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Westlake scores. Strickland moves to third. Ginsberg moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Glynn vs. Flowers
Glynn 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 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilber vs. Houtteman
Wilber hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lepcio vs. Houtteman
Lepcio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilber moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Flowers vs. Houtteman
Flowers strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Umphlett vs. Houtteman
Umphlett hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Piersall vs. Houtteman
Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilber scores. Lepcio moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Olson vs. Houtteman
Olson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland misplays the ball. That's an error on Strickland. Lepcio scores. That run is unearned. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Flowers
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Flowers, and towards Lepcio, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Flowers
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Flowers
Doby strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Houtteman
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Houtteman
Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kell moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Goodman vs. Houtteman
Goodman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kell scores. Baker moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilber vs. Houtteman
Wilber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out. Baker scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lepcio vs. Houtteman
Lepcio hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flowers vs. Houtteman
Flowers strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Flowers
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lepcio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Flowers
Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ginsberg vs. Flowers
Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Flowers fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Houtteman
Umphlett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Houtteman
Piersall strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olson vs. Houtteman
Olson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Houtteman vs. Flowers
Houtteman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Flowers
Avila hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Olson. Avila reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Glynn vs. Flowers
Glynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mitchell vs. Flowers
Mitchell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Avila scores. Glynn moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosen vs. Flowers
Rosen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doby vs. Flowers
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first, with Flowers covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Houtteman
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Houtteman
Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Houtteman
Goodman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilber vs. Houtteman
Wilber hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Flowers
Dick Gernert now playing first base. Billy Goodman now playing second base. Sammy White now catching. Milt Bolling now playing shortstop.
Westlake hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Flowers
Strickland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Westlake moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ginsberg vs. Flowers
Ginsberg hits a line drive to right field. Piersall throws towards the plate. White fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on White. Westlake scores. Strickland moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Easter vs. Delock
Ike Delock now pitching. Hank Majeski pinch hits for Art Houtteman. Luke Easter pinch hits for Hank Majeski.
Easter strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Avila vs. Delock
Avila takes first base on ball four. Ginsberg moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Glynn vs. Delock
Glynn hits a line drive into left field. Olson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Olson. Strickland scores. Ginsberg scores. Avila moves to third. Glynn moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mitchell vs. Delock
Mitchell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Piersall. Mitchell reaches second base with a double. Avila scores. Glynn moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rosen vs. Delock
Rosen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Doby vs. Henry
Bill Henry now pitching.
Doby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Glynn scores. Mitchell moves to third. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Westlake vs. Henry
Westlake hits a fly ball into left field. Olson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Strickland vs. Henry
Strickland 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, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Hooper
Bob Hooper now pitching.
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henry vs. Hooper
Henry hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ginsberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Hooper
Umphlett strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Henry
Ginsberg hits a fly ball into left field. Olson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. Henry
Hooper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Henry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Henry
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Henry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Hooper
Piersall 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, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Hooper
Olson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hooper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Hooper
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glynn vs. Henry
Billy Consolo now playing third base.
Glynn strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Henry
Mitchell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Henry
Bob Kennedy pinch runs for Dale Mitchell.
Rosen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Olson throws the ball in to Goodman who tags Rosen, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Kennedy moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doby vs. Henry
Doby strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Hooper
Bob Kennedy now playing right field. Wally Westlake now playing left field. Owen Friend now playing third base.
Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Hooper
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hooper
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Hooper
Bolling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zarilla vs. Hooper
Al Zarilla pinch hits for Bill Henry.
Zarilla hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/30/1953, game 2 -- Boston at Cleveland (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Umphlett T, cf 4 0 1 0 Avila B, 2b 4 2 2 1
Piersall J, rf 4 0 1 1 Glynn B, 1b 4 1 1 2
Olson K, lf 4 0 0 0 Mitchell D, lf 5 0 3 2
Kell G, 3b 4 1 1 0 Kennedy B, pr-rf 0 0 0 0
Consolo B, 3b 0 0 0 0 Rosen A, 3b 4 0 1 0
Baker F, 2b 3 1 1 0 Friend O, 3b 0 0 0 0
Gernert D, 1b 1 0 0 0 Doby L, cf 5 1 2 1
Goodman B, 1b-2b 4 0 2 1 Westlake W, rf-lf 4 2 3 1
Wilber D, c 3 1 1 1 Strickland G, ss 3 1 1 0
White S, c 1 0 1 0 Ginsberg J, c 3 1 1 1
Lepcio T, ss 2 1 1 0 Houtteman A, p 2 0 0 0
Bolling M, ss 2 0 1 0 Majeski H, ph 0 0 0 0
Flowers B, p 2 0 0 0 Easter L, ph 1 0 0 0
Delock I, p 0 0 0 0 Hooper B, p 1 0 0 0
Henry B, p 1 0 0 0
Zarilla A, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 10 3 36 8 14 8
Boston 002 200 000 -- 4
Cleveland 020 015 00x -- 8
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Flowers B (L)* 5.0 9 6 6 2 3
Delock I 0.1 2 2 2 2 1
Henry B 2.2 3 0 0 0 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Houtteman A (W) 6.0 8 4 3 0 3
Hooper B (S) 3.0 2 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
E -- Strickland G, White S, Olson K
DP -- Boston 1, Cleveland 1
LOB -- Boston 5, Cleveland 9
2B -- Doby L, Avila B, Mitchell D
SH -- Strickland G
T -- 2:21
A -- 34939
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