Final
CLE 5 — SLA 7
8/16/1953 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · SLA195308162
Complete available game record for CLE at SLA, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Guardians | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| St. Louis Browns | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 7 | 14 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Mitchell | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dick Kokos | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Dyck | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Smith | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Hunter | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Simpson | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dick Kryhoski | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Luke Easter | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Rosen | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Wertz | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Doby | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vern Stephens | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Clint Courtney | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Ginsberg | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Tipton | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Young | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| George Strickland | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Avila | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Groth | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Larsen | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kennedy | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Houtteman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Edwards | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Cain | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Brissie | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Littlefield | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Lemon | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Majeski | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Larsen | 2.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Bob Lemon | 4.2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Lou Brissie | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Bob Cain | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Art Houtteman | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Dick Littlefield | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Doby | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Lemon | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Houtteman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Mitchell | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Rosen | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Simpson | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Smith | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Brissie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Strickland | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Tipton | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Easter | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Avila | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Ginsberg | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Young | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Cain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Courtney | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Dyck | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Groth | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Hunter | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Kokos | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Kryhoski | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Larsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Littlefield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vern Stephens | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Wertz | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 2/FL | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 5/P | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S8.B-2(E8) | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 13.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S8.3-H(UR) | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 4/P | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | D7 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S7.3-H;2-H;1-2 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 43 | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S9 | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S7.1-3 | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 7.1-2 | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | D7.3-H;2-H | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 43 | 5–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 63 | 5–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | HR/9 | 5–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 5–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S1 | 5–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 31.1-2 | 5–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | W | 5–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 5–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S7.2-H;1-3 | 5–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S9.3-H;1-2 | 5–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 5–4 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 7 | 5–4 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S8 | 5–4 |
| 5 top | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 5–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | HR/9 | 5–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 5–5 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 13/SH.1-2 | 5–5 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 43.2-3 | 5–5 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W | 5–5 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S8.3-H;1-2 | 5–5 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K | 5–6 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 5–6 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 8 | 5–6 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S7 | 5–6 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | NP | 5–6 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 7 | 5–6 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 5–6 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 5–6 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 5–6 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 43 | 5–6 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S7 | 5–6 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 8 | 5–6 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 6/P | 5–6 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K | 5–6 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | D7 | 5–6 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S9.2-H | 5–6 |
| 7 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 5–7 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 8 | 5–7 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 2/FL | 5–7 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 9 | 5–7 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 3/P | 5–7 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 5–7 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 5–7 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 5–7 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 5–7 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S7 | 5–7 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | NP | 5–7 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 63.1-2 | 5–7 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 2/FL | 5–7 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 5–7 |