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Indians
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
July 9, 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 9, 1953 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 9, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 9, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Lemon |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Larsen |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 3,071 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Johnny Stevens 1B: Jim Duffy 2B: Bill Summers 3B: Charlie Berry |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
| Bill Glynn | Right Fielder |
| Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
| Luke Easter | First Baseman |
| Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
| Joe Ginsberg | Catcher |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Owen Friend | Second Baseman |
| Bob Lemon | 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 |
| Don Lenhardt | Left Fielder |
| Clint Courtney | Catcher |
| Neil Berry | Third Baseman |
| Billy Hunter | Shortstop |
| Don Larsen | Pitcher |
| Marty Marion | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
July 9, 1953
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Larsen
Mitchell hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glynn vs. Larsen
Glynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Larsen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Larsen
Rosen hits a popup towards first. Sievers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Lemon
Groth hits a popup towards first. Easter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Lemon
Young hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Lemon
Sievers strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easter vs. Larsen
Easter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Larsen
Doby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ginsberg vs. Larsen
Ginsberg 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: 1--
Strickland vs. Larsen
Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Lemon
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lenhardt vs. Lemon
Lenhardt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Courtney vs. Lemon
Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friend scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wertz moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Berry vs. Lemon
Berry hits a fly ball into right field. Glynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Larsen
Friend hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Larsen
Lemon 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Larsen
Mitchell strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Glynn vs. Larsen
Glynn takes first base on ball four. Friend moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosen vs. Larsen
Rosen hits a line drive to center field. Groth throws towards third. Berry fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Berry. Friend scores. Glynn moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Easter vs. Larsen
Easter hits a popup, foul, towards third. Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Lemon
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larsen vs. Lemon
Larsen hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Lemon
Groth hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Glynn. Groth reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Lemon
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Larsen
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, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Larsen
Ginsberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Larsen
Strickland hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ginsberg moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Friend vs. Larsen
Friend hits a line drive to center field. Groth throws towards third. Berry fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Berry. Ginsberg scores. Strickland moves to third. Friend moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lemon vs. Larsen
Lemon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wertz. Lemon reaches second base with a double. Strickland scores. Friend scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitchell vs. Larsen
Mitchell hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lemon moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Glynn vs. Larsen
Glynn hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Lemon
Sievers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Friend settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Lemon
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Lemon
Lenhardt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Courtney vs. Lemon
Courtney takes first base on ball four. Lenhardt moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berry vs. Lemon
Berry takes first base on ball four. Lenhardt moves to third. Courtney moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hunter vs. Lemon
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lenhardt scores. Courtney moves to third. Berry moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Larsen vs. Lemon
Larsen strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Larsen
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Easter vs. Larsen
Easter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Larsen
Doby 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, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Lemon
Groth hits a fly ball into right field. Glynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Lemon
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Lemon
Sievers strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Lemon
Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Larsen
Ginsberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Larsen
Strickland bunts towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. Ginsberg moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Friend vs. Larsen
Friend strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Larsen
Lemon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ginsberg scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Larsen
Mitchell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wertz. Mitchell reaches second base with a double. Lemon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Glynn vs. Larsen
Glynn 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, 6 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Lemon
Lenhardt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Lemon
Courtney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Lemon
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. Courtney moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunter vs. Lemon
Hunter hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 6 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Larsen
Rosen hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easter vs. Larsen
Easter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Larsen
Bob Kennedy pinch runs for Luke Easter.
Doby hits a fly ball into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ginsberg vs. Larsen
Ginsberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kennedy moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Strickland vs. Larsen
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 6 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larsen vs. Lemon
Bob Kennedy now playing right field. Bill Glynn now playing first base.
Larsen hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Lemon
Groth hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Lemon
Young hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ginsberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 6 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Larsen
Friend hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sievers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Larsen
Lemon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wertz throws the ball in to Hunter who tags Lemon trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Larsen
Mitchell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Mitchell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Glynn vs. Larsen
Glynn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wertz. Glynn reaches second base with a double. Mitchell scores. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosen vs. Larsen
Rosen 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, 7 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Lemon
Sievers hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Lemon
Wertz strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Lemon
Lenhardt hits a popup towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 7 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Larsen
Kennedy hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Larsen
Doby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ginsberg vs. Larsen
Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Larsen fields it and throws to first for the out. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strickland vs. Larsen
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Friend vs. Larsen
Friend hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lenhardt. Friend reaches second base with a double. Doby scores. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Larsen
Lemon 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
Bottom 9
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Indians, 9 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Hooper
Bob Hooper now pitching.
Courtney hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Hooper
Berry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Friend settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Hooper
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kryhoski vs. Hooper
Dick Kryhoski pinch hits for Don Larsen.
Kryhoski strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/9/1953 -- Cleveland at St.Louis (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Mitchell D, lf 5 1 2 1 Groth J, cf 4 0 1 0
Glynn B, rf-1b 4 0 1 1 Young B, 2b 4 0 1 0
Rosen A, 3b 5 0 2 1 Sievers R, 1b 4 0 0 0
Easter L, 1b 4 0 1 0 Wertz V, rf 3 0 0 0
Kennedy B, pr-rf 1 1 1 1 Lenhardt D, lf 4 1 1 0
Doby L, cf 3 1 0 0 Courtney C, c 3 0 1 0
Ginsberg J, c 5 2 3 0 Berry N, 3b 3 0 0 0
Strickland G, ss 4 1 1 0 Hunter B, ss 4 0 2 1
Friend O, 2b 5 2 3 2 Larsen D, p 3 0 0 0
Lemon B, p 5 1 3 3 Kryhoski D, ph 1 0 0 0
Hooper B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 9 17 9 33 1 6 1
Cleveland 001 302 012 -- 9
St.Louis 000 100 000 -- 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon B (W) 8.0 5 1 1 3 4
Hooper B (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Larsen D (L) 9.0 17 9 7 3 2
E -- Berry N 2
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- Cleveland 9, St.Louis 8
2B -- Groth J, Lemon B, Mitchell D 2, Glynn B, Friend O
HR -- Kennedy B
SH -- Strickland G
T -- 2:30
A -- 3071
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