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Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox
1953-05-18 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 6591 · 2:27
Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 8–5. Boston Red Sox put up 6 in the 1st. Mel Parnell earned the win and Ellis Kinder picked up the save. Ted Lepcio went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| BOS | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 12 |
W: Mel Parnell L: Dave Madison SV: Ellis Kinder
Umpires — HP: Bill Summers · 1B: Johnny Stevens · 2B: Scotty Robb · 3B: Grover Froese · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Billy Hitchcock | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Harvey Kuenn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Don Lund | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Nieman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Walt Dropo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Delsing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jerry Priddy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Johnny Bucha | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Bill Wight | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Frank Carswell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Matt Batts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Owen Friend | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Pesky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Fred Hatfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pat Mullin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jim Piersall | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gene Stephens | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Floyd Baker | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Gernert | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Del Wilber | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Ted Lepcio | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Tom Umphlett | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Milt Bolling | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Mel Parnell | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sammy White | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ellis Kinder | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Madison | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
 Ray Herbert | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Wight | 4.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
 Dick Marlowe | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Art Houtteman | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Parnell | 6.2 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Ellis Kinder | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Billy Hitchcock: S1
- Harvey Kuenn: 43.1-2
- Don Lund: 8.2-3
- Bob Nieman: K
Bot 1
- Jim Piersall: W
- Gene Stephens: W.1-2
- Floyd Baker: S9.2-H;1-3
- Dick Gernert: W.1-2
- Del Wilber: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Ted Lepcio: S8.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Tom Umphlett: S6.2-3;1-2
- Milt Bolling: 8.3-H;2-H(E8/TH)(NR)
- Mel Parnell: S8.1-2
- Jim Piersall: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 2
- Walt Dropo: 53
- Jim Delsing: 43
- Jerry Priddy: 63
Bot 2
- Gene Stephens: K
- Floyd Baker: S7
- Dick Gernert: CS2(24)
- Dick Gernert: S7
- Del Wilber: 8
Top 3
- Johnny Bucha: E6.B-1
- Bill Wight: K
- Billy Hitchcock: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 3
- Ted Lepcio: 63
- Tom Umphlett: S7
- Milt Bolling: PO1(E2).1-3
- Milt Bolling: 9.3-H
- Mel Parnell: S1.B-2(E1)#
- Jim Piersall: 6
Top 4
- Harvey Kuenn: 143
- Don Lund: K/C
- Bob Nieman: 7
Bot 4
- Gene Stephens: 53
- Floyd Baker: 43
- Dick Gernert: W
- Del Wilber: 8
Top 5
- Walt Dropo: 63
- Frank Carswell: W
- Jerry Priddy: W.1-2
- Johnny Bucha: D.2-H;1-3
- Matt Batts: K
- Billy Hitchcock: E8/F.3-H(NR)(UR);2-H(NR)(UR);B-2
- Harvey Kuenn: 9
Bot 5
- Ted Lepcio: K
- Tom Umphlett: 8
- Milt Bolling: 6
Top 6
- Don Lund: 9
- Bob Nieman: 7
- Walt Dropo: S7/7D
- Frank Carswell: 8
Bot 6
- Mel Parnell: 5
- Jim Piersall: 8
- Gene Stephens: 31
Top 7
- Jerry Priddy: 6
- Johnny Bucha: W
- Owen Friend: D7.1-3
- Billy Hitchcock: WP.3-H;2-3
- Billy Hitchcock: K
- Harvey Kuenn: D8.3-H
- Don Lund: E3.2-3;B-1
- Bob Nieman: 64(1)/FO
Bot 7
- Floyd Baker: S8
- Dick Gernert: 7
- Sammy White: D8.1XH(862)
- Ted Lepcio: S7.2-H;B-2(TH)
- Tom Umphlett: 43
Top 8
- Walt Dropo: 6
- Frank Carswell: 63
- Jerry Priddy: 53
Bot 8
- Milt Bolling: 9
- Ellis Kinder: S8
- Jim Piersall: 9
- Gene Stephens: 9
Top 9
- Johnny Pesky: 7
- Fred Hatfield: 13
- Pat Mullin: 31