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Indians
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
July 7, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Cleveland Indians, played on July 7, 1953 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 7, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 7, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Early Wynn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Littlefield |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 8,805 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Jim Duffy |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
| Owen Friend | Second Baseman |
| Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
| Luke Easter | First Baseman |
| Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
| Wally Westlake | Right Fielder |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Early Wynn | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Young | Second Baseman |
| Roy Sievers | First Baseman |
| Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
| Dick Kokos | Left Fielder |
| Clint Courtney | Catcher |
| Neil Berry | Third Baseman |
| Billy Hunter | Shortstop |
| Dick Littlefield | Pitcher |
| Marty Marion | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
July 7, 1953
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Littlefield
Mitchell strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Littlefield
Friend strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Littlefield
Rosen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Easter vs. Littlefield
Easter takes first base on ball four. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doby vs. Littlefield
Doby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Wynn
Groth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Wynn
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Easter fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Wynn
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland misplays the ball. That's an error on Strickland. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Wynn
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Easter scoops it up and throws to first, with Wynn covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Littlefield
Westlake strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Littlefield
Strickland strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Littlefield
Hegan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Wynn
Kokos takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Courtney vs. Wynn
Courtney hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Wynn
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Littlefield
Wynn strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Littlefield
Mitchell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friend vs. Littlefield
There's a wild pitch. Mitchell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Friend vs. Littlefield
Friend takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosen vs. Littlefield
Rosen hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Easter vs. Littlefield
Easter hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sievers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Wynn
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littlefield vs. Wynn
Littlefield strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Wynn
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friend scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Littlefield
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Littlefield
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Littlefield
Strickland strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Wynn
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Wynn
Sievers hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Wynn
Wertz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kokos vs. Wynn
Kokos hits a ball on the ground towards first. Easter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kokos for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Littlefield
Hegan hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Littlefield
Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Littlefield
Mitchell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Littlefield
Friend hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Courtney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Littlefield
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Wynn
Courtney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Wynn
Berry takes first base on ball four. Courtney moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunter vs. Wynn
Hunter hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Littlefield vs. Wynn
Littlefield strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groth vs. Wynn
Groth strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easter vs. Littlefield
Easter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Littlefield
Bill Glynn pinch runs for Luke Easter.
Doby takes first base on ball four. Glynn moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westlake vs. Littlefield
Westlake bunts towards the mound. Littlefield fields it and throws to first for the out. Glynn moves to third. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Strickland vs. Littlefield
Strickland hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Glynn scores. Doby moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hegan vs. Littlefield
Hegan hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Wynn
Bill Glynn now playing first base.
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friend scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Wynn
Sievers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Wynn
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Glynn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kokos vs. Wynn
Kokos hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Littlefield
Wynn hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Littlefield
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Littlefield
Friend hits a fly ball into left field. Kokos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Wynn
Courtney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Wynn
Berry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Courtney moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunter vs. Wynn
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Courtney moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kryhoski vs. Wynn
Dick Kryhoski pinch hits for Dick Littlefield.
Kryhoski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Courtney scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Wynn
Groth hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Wynn
Young hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Westlake. Young reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sievers vs. Wynn
Sievers hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Holloman
Bobo Holloman now pitching.
Rosen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Glynn vs. Holloman
Glynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rosen moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doby vs. Brecheen
Harry Brecheen now pitching.
Doby strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Westlake vs. Brecheen
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young misplays the ball. That's an error on Young. Rosen scores. Westlake moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strickland vs. Brecheen
Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Wynn
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kokos vs. Wynn
Don Larsen pinch runs for Vic Wertz.
Kokos hits a ball on the ground towards first. Glynn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Courtney vs. Wynn
Courtney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kokos moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berry vs. Wynn
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Brecheen
Jim Dyck now playing right field.
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Brecheen
Wynn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Wynn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitchell vs. Brecheen
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young misplays the ball. That's an error on Young. Wynn moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Friend vs. Brecheen
Friend hits a fly ball towards left. Kokos settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Kokos. Wynn scores. Mitchell moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosen vs. Brecheen
Rosen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mitchell scores. There goes Friend trying to get to third. Groth throws the ball in to Berry, who tags Friend for the out. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Glynn vs. Brecheen
Glynn hits a line drive to right field. Dyck throws towards Hunter. Hunter fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hunter. Rosen moves to third. Glynn moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Doby vs. Brecheen
Doby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Wynn
Hunter strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Wynn
Hank Edwards pinch hits for Harry Brecheen.
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Glynn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Edwards for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Wynn
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/7/1953 -- Cleveland at St.Louis (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Mitchell D, lf 5 2 2 2 Groth J, cf 4 1 1 2
Friend O, 2b 4 0 0 1 Young B, 2b 4 0 1 0
Rosen A, 3b 3 1 1 1 Sievers R, 1b 4 0 1 0
Easter L, 1b 2 0 1 0 Wertz V, rf 3 0 1 0
Glynn B, pr-1b 2 1 2 0 Larsen D, pr 0 0 0 0
Doby L, cf 4 0 0 0 Dyck J, rf 0 0 0 0
Westlake W, rf 3 0 0 1 Kokos D, lf 3 0 0 0
Strickland G, ss 4 0 0 1 Courtney C, c 4 1 3 0
Hegan J, c 4 0 0 0 Berry N, 3b 3 0 1 0
Wynn E, p 4 2 2 0 Hunter B, ss 4 0 0 0
Littlefield D, p 2 0 0 0
Kryhoski D, ph 1 1 1 1
Holloman B, p 0 0 0 0
Brecheen H, p 0 0 0 0
Edwards H, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 6 8 6 33 3 9 3
Cleveland 000 021 012 -- 6
St.Louis 000 000 300 -- 3
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn E (W) 9.0 9 3 3 4 4
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Littlefield D 7.0 4 3 3 4 8
Holloman B (L)* 0.0 1 1 0 1 0
Brecheen H 2.0 3 2 0 0 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Strickland G, Young B 3, Kokos D, Hunter B
DP -- Cleveland 4
LOB -- Cleveland 8, St.Louis 7
2B -- Young B, Wynn E
HR -- Mitchell D, Groth J
SH -- Westlake W
WP -- Littlefield D
T -- 2:45
A -- 8805
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