Final
DET 5 — BOS 3
7/31/1953 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS195307310
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Lipon | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harvey Kuenn | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Goodman | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Priddy | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Del Wilber | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ray Boone | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Floyd Baker | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Dropo | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Kaline | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hoot Evers | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Nieman | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Zarilla | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Delsing | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Batts | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Piersall | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Lund | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sammy White | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Sullivan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Umphlett | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Lepcio | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ben Flowers | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Delock | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Henry | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Branca | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Branca | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Bill Henry | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Frank Sullivan | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Ike Delock | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Ben Flowers | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd Baker | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Hoot Evers | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Flowers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Goodman | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Henry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Lipon | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Jim Piersall | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy White | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Del Wilber | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Zarilla | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Delock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Batts | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Boone | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Ralph Branca | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Kaline | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Delsing | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Dropo | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Harvey Kuenn | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Priddy | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Don Lund | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Nieman | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 43# | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S7/7DW | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | E6.1-2;B-1 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 6 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 5/FL | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S6 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | FC5/SH.1-2;BX1(5E4) | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO.2-H(NR)(E4/TH)(UR);B-2 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S9.2-H(UR) | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | W | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | D8.1-3 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S8.3-H;2-H | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | E6.1-2;B-1 | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 9 | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | D7 | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 6 | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S8 | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S7.2-H(RBI);1-3;B-2(E7) | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP.3-H(NR);2-3 | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 4 | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 53 | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K/C | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 53 | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 6/FL | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | W | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S6.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S8 | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 53.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | D7.2-H | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 7 | 5–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S8.2-H | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→2 | 54(1)3/GDP | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S7 | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 7 | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 3/FL | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K/C | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 7 | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K/C | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 53 | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 5–3 |