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Retrosheet Boxscore: St. Louis Browns 8, Boston Red Sox 7

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St. Louis Browns 8, Boston Red Sox 7

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Discrepancies

Game Played on Thursday, August 6, 1953 (D) at Fenway Park

STL A    3  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  3    1  -   8 13  0
BOS A    0  2  0    0  2  0    0  0  3    0  -   7 12  1
BATTING
St. Louis Browns             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hunter ss                     4   1   1   0       0   1       1   3
  Kokos ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Berry ss                    1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Kryhoski 1b                   6   2   1   1       0   0       8   2
Lenhardt lf                   4   2   2   2       1   1       2   0
Wertz rf                      4   1   1   0       1   0       3   0
Stephens 3b                   4   1   3   4       1   1       0   4
Courtney c                    4   0   0   0       1   1       7   0
Groth cf                      4   0   1   0       0   0       4   0
Young 2b                      3   1   2   1       1   0       3   2
Kretlow p                     1   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
  Littlefield p               2   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
  Stuart p                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       39   8  13   8       5   5      30  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Stephens-Young-Kryhoski.
BATTING - 
2B: Hunter (12,off Brown).
HR: Lenhardt (8,1st inning off Brown 1 on 0 out); Stephens (2,9th inning off
Nixon 2 on 1 out); Young (4,10th inning off Nixon 0 on 0 out).
SH: Kretlow (1,off Brown); Groth (9,off Brown); Young (12,off Nixon); Lenhardt
(2,off Nixon).
IBB: Young (3,by Brown).
Team LOB: 10.
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Goodman 2b                    4   2   1   0       2   1       3   5
Olson lf                      6   0   0   0       0   3       0   0
Gernert 1b                    4   2   1   0       1   0      10   3
Kell 3b                       4   0   1   1       1   0       1   0
  Stephens pr                 0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Zarilla cf                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
White c                       4   0   1   1       0   0       6   0
  Baker ph,3b                 1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
Umphlett cf                   4   1   2   0       0   0       5   0
  Williams ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wilber c                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Piersall rf                   5   1   4   1       0   0       1   0
Lipon ss                      3   0   0   0       2   0       1   1
Brown p                       2   0   1   2       0   1       0   1
  Nixon p                     2   0   0   0       0   1       2   2
  Kinder p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  McDermott ph                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       41   7  12   6       6   6      30  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Gernert.
E: Gernert (12).
BATTING - 
2B: Goodman (23,off Kretlow); White (21,off Kretlow); Piersall (17,off Littlefield);
Kell (32,off Littlefield).
GDP: White (8,off Kretlow).
Team LOB: 10.
PITCHING
St. Louis Browns             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Kretlow                       4.2   6   4   4   4   1   0  23
Littlefield                   3.2   4   3   3   2   4   0  17
Stuart W(6-2)                 1.2   2   0   0   0   1   0   7
Totals                       10    12   7   7   6   6   0  47
WP: Kretlow (4).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Littlefield 1-0; Stuart 2-2.
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Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Brown                         4.1   7   4   4   4   2   1  23
Nixon L(4-5)                  5.1   6   4   3   1   2   2  24
Kinder                        0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1
Totals                       10    13   8   7   5   5   3  48
IBB: Brown (4,Young).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Nixon 2-0; Kinder 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - Bill Summers, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Grover Froese, 3B - Johnny Stevens
Time of Game: 3:04   Attendance: 6792
Starting Lineups:

   St. Louis Browns              Boston Red Sox           
1. Hunter              ss        Goodman             2b
2. Kryhoski            1b        Olson               lf
3. Lenhardt            lf        Gernert             1b
4. Wertz               rf        Kell                3b
5. Stephens            3b        White               c
6. Courtney            c         Umphlett            cf
7. Groth               cf        Piersall            rf
8. Young               2b        Lipon               ss
9. Kretlow             p         Brown               p

BROWNS 1ST: Hunter doubled; Kryhoski singled to center [Hunter
scored]; Lenhardt homered to left [Kryhoski scored]; Wertz flied
to center; Stephens walked; Courtney lined into a double play
(first unassisted) [Stephens out at first]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Browns 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Goodman grounded out (shortstop to first); Olson
lined to right; Gernert flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Browns 3, Red Sox 0.

BROWNS 2ND: Groth grounded out (second to first); Young singled
to right; Kretlow out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted)
[Young to second]; Hunter was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Browns 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Kell popped to shortstop; White grounded out
(shortstop to first); Umphlett singled to left; Piersall singled
to center [Umphlett to second]; Lipon walked [Umphlett to third,
Piersall to second]; Brown singled to center [Umphlett scored,
Piersall scored, Lipon to third]; Goodman walked [Brown to
second]; Olson forced Goodman (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Browns 3, Red Sox 2.

BROWNS 3RD: Kryhoski popped to third in foul territory; Lenhardt
grounded out (pitcher to first); Wertz flied to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Browns 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Gernert grounded out (third to first); Kell walked;
White grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Kell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Browns 3, Red Sox 2.

BROWNS 4TH: Stephens singled to shortstop; Courtney walked
[Stephens to second]; Groth out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Stephens to third, Courtney to second]; Young was
walked intentionally; Kretlow struck out; Hunter flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Browns 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Umphlett grounded out (third to first); Piersall
grounded out (second to first); Lipon walked; Brown struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Browns 3, Red Sox 2.

BROWNS 5TH: Kryhoski grounded out (first unassisted); Lenhardt
walked; Wertz singled to right [Lenhardt to second]; Stephens
singled to center [Lenhardt scored, Wertz to second]; NIXON
REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Courtney flied to center; Groth
popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Browns 4, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Goodman doubled; Olson lined to right [Goodman to
third]; Kretlow threw a wild pitch [Goodman scored]; Gernert
singled to left; Kell grounded out (first to pitcher) [Gernert
to second]; White doubled to left [Gernert scored]; LITTLEFIELD
REPLACED KRETLOW (PITCHING); Umphlett grounded out (third to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Browns 4, Red Sox 4.

BROWNS 6TH: On a bunt Young grounded out (pitcher to first);
Littlefield singled to second; Hunter popped to catcher in foul
territory; Kryhoski forced Littlefield (second to shortstop); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Browns 4, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Piersall doubled to left; Lipon popped to catcher
in foul territory; Nixon grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Piersall to third]; Goodman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Browns 4, Red Sox 4.

BROWNS 7TH: Lenhardt singled to center; Wertz flied to center;
Stephens struck out; Courtney grounded out (second to pitcher);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Browns 4, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Olson struck out; Gernert popped to second; Kell
lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Browns 4, Red Sox 4.

BROWNS 8TH: Groth singled to third; Young out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Groth to second]; Littlefield grounded
out (second to first) [Groth to third]; KOKOS BATTED FOR HUNTER;
Kokos grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Browns 4, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: BERRY REPLACED KOKOS (PLAYING SS); White flied to
left; Umphlett singled; Piersall singled [Umphlett to second];
Lipon flied to right; Nixon struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Browns 4, Red Sox 4.

BROWNS 9TH: Kryhoski reached on an error by Gernert [Kryhoski to
first]; Lenhardt out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Kryhoski to second]; Wertz walked; Stephens homered to left
[Kryhoski scored (unearned), Wertz scored]; Courtney struck out;
Groth grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R (2 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Browns 7, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 9TH: Goodman walked; Olson struck out; Gernert walked
[Goodman to second]; Kell doubled [Goodman scored, Gernert to
third]; STUART REPLACED LITTLEFIELD (PITCHING); STEPHENS RAN FOR
KELL; BAKER BATTED FOR WHITE; Baker singled to right [Gernert
scored, Stephens to third]; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR UMPHLETT;
Williams popped to first; Ted Williams' first AB in 1953
after returning from Korea; Piersall singled to center
[Stephens scored, Baker to second]; Lipon flied to center; 3 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Browns 7, Red Sox 7.

BROWNS 10TH: ZARILLA REPLACED STEPHENS (PLAYING CF); BAKER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); WILBER REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING C
); Young homered to right; off RF pole; Stuart grounded
out (first to pitcher); Berry singled; Kryhoski flied to right;
KINDER REPLACED NIXON (PITCHING); Lenhardt struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Browns 8, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 10TH: MCDERMOTT BATTED FOR KINDER; McDermott flied to
left; Goodman flied to center; Olson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Browns 8, Red Sox 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Browns           8  13   0   10
 Red Sox          7  12   1   10
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