Final
DET 5 — BOS 2
5/18/1953 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS195305181
Complete available game record for DET at BOS, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Piersall | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Hatfield | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harvey Kuenn | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gene Stephens | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| George Kell | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Pesky | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Gernert | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Walt Dropo | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy White | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Delsing | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bud Souchock | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Carswell | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Lepcio | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Mullin | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Umphlett | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Bucha | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Nieman | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Ginsberg | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Milt Bolling | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Lund | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Del Wilber | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ned Garver | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sid Hudson | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Kennedy | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floyd Baker | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ned Garver | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Sid Hudson | 7.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Bill Kennedy | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy White | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Gernert | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sid Hudson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Kell | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Lepcio | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Piersall | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Stephens | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Umphlett | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milt Bolling | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Mullin | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Pesky | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Harvey Kuenn | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Bucha | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Carswell | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Delsing | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Dropo | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ned Garver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bud Souchock | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Ginsberg | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Hatfield | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Lund | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | D9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S7.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S7.3-H;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 7 | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | D7.2-H;1-H | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 8 | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | D9 | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 4 | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 3/G | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 43 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 3 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 8 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | D7 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 43 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S1/BG | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 5 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | D8.2-H;1-H | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | T7 | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 5 | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 8.3-H | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K/C | 4–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 4–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 4–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S7 | 4–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 8 | 4–2 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S7 | 4–2 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | HP.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 7 | 4–2 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 4–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 6 | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S7 | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 43.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 53 | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | W | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | HP | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→2 | 54(1)3/GDP | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 3/FL | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 43 | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 31 | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S7 | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | D7.2-H;1-3 | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 1 | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 4 | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 8 | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 4 | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 2/FL | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | T9 | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 43 | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 53 | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 7 | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S5.B-2(E5) | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 5 | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | W | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 5–2 |