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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 18, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, played on July 18, 1953 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 18, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 18, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Willard Nixon |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Billy Hoeft |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 5,160 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: (none) 3B: Hank Soar |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
| Hoot Evers | Left Fielder |
| Dick Gernert | First Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Tom Umphlett | Center Fielder |
| Jim Piersall | Right Fielder |
| Milt Bolling | Shortstop |
| Willard Nixon | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | 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 |
| Matt Batts | Catcher |
| Don Lund | Right Fielder |
| Billy Hoeft | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 18, 1953
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Hoeft
Goodman hits a popup in front of the plate. Batts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Hoeft
Evers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Hoeft
Gernert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Nixon
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Nixon
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pesky for the out. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Nixon
Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kuenn moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Delsing vs. Nixon
Delsing hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kuenn scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Nixon
Nieman takes first base on ball four. Delsing moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dropo vs. Nixon
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Goodman fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Hoeft
Kell hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hoeft
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Hoeft
Umphlett hits a line drive into left field. Nieman picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Nieman. Umphlett moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piersall vs. Hoeft
Piersall 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 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Nixon
Batts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lund vs. Nixon
Lund hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Batts moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoeft vs. Nixon
Hoeft takes first base on ball four. Batts moves to third. Lund moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kuenn vs. Flowers
Ben Flowers now pitching.
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Batts scores. Lund moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pesky vs. Flowers
Pesky hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lund scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Flowers
Boone 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 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Hoeft
Bolling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flowers vs. Hoeft
Flowers strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Hoeft
Goodman bunts towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evers vs. Hoeft
Evers hits a fly ball into right field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Flowers
Delsing hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Flowers
Nieman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Flowers
Dropo hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Batts vs. Flowers
Batts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Hoeft
Gernert hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Hoeft
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Hoeft
White hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Umphlett vs. Hoeft
Umphlett hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lund vs. Flowers
Lund hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoeft vs. Flowers
Hoeft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Flowers
Kuenn hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Hoeft
Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Hoeft
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pesky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flowers vs. Hoeft
Flowers hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Hoeft
Goodman hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Flowers
Pesky hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Flowers
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Flowers
Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Hoeft
Evers hits a fly ball into right field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Hoeft
Gernert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Hoeft
Kell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lund. Kell reaches second base with a double. Gernert moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Hoeft
White hits a line drive towards short. Kuenn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Umphlett vs. Hoeft
Umphlett hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Flowers
Nieman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Flowers
Dropo hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Batts vs. Flowers
Batts strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lund vs. Flowers
Lund 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 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Hoeft
Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Hoeft
Bolling hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilber vs. Hoeft
Del Wilber pinch hits for Ben Flowers.
Wilber hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Hoeft
Goodman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evers vs. Hoeft
Evers hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoeft vs. Delock
Ike Delock now pitching.
Hoeft is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Delock
Kuenn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Delock
Pesky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Hoeft
Gernert hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Hoeft
Kell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Hoeft
Floyd Baker pinch runs for George Kell.
White hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Umphlett vs. Hoeft
Umphlett takes first base on ball four. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piersall vs. Hoeft
Piersall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Delock
Floyd Baker now playing third base.
Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Delock
Delsing hits a popup towards short. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Delock
Nieman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Delock
Dropo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Hoeft
Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lepcio vs. Hoeft
Ted Lepcio pinch hits for Ike Delock.
Lepcio hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Hoeft
Goodman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evers vs. Hoeft
Evers hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Hoeft
Gernert hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Hoeft
Baker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Hoeft
White hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Herbert
Ray Herbert now pitching.
Umphlett 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 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Kinder
Ellis Kinder now pitching.
Batts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lund vs. Kinder
Lund hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. White fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Kinder
Pat Mullin pinch hits for Ray Herbert.
Mullin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Kinder
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kinder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/18/1953 -- Boston at Detroit (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Goodman B, 2b 4 1 2 0 Kuenn H, ss 5 1 1 1
Evers H, lf 5 1 1 3 Pesky J, 2b 4 0 0 1
Gernert D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Boone R, 3b 4 0 0 0
Kell G, 3b 3 0 2 0 Delsing J, cf 4 0 1 1
Baker F, pr-3b 1 1 1 0 Nieman B, lf 2 0 2 0
White S, c 5 1 1 2 Dropo W, 1b 4 0 0 0
Umphlett T, cf 4 0 1 0 Batts M, c 3 1 0 0
Piersall J, rf 4 0 2 0 Lund D, rf 4 1 1 0
Bolling M, ss 4 1 2 0 Hoeft B, p 2 0 0 0
Nixon W, p 0 0 0 0 Herbert R, p 0 0 0 0
Flowers B, p 2 0 0 0 Mullin P, ph 0 0 0 0
Wilber D, ph 1 0 0 0
Delock I, p 0 0 0 0
Lepcio T, ph 1 0 0 0
Kinder E, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 5 12 5 32 3 5 3
Boston 000 000 005 -- 5
Detroit 120 000 000 -- 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Nixon W* 1.0 3 3 3 3 0
Flowers B 5.0 2 0 0 0 2
Delock I (W) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Kinder E (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Hoeft B (L) 8.2 12 5 5 3 1
Herbert R 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 2nd
E -- Nieman B
LOB -- Boston 10, Detroit 7
2B -- Kell G
HR -- Evers H, White S
SH -- Goodman B
T -- 2:14
A -- 5160
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