Washington Senators vs Philadelphia Athletics
September 23, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1952 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 3, Philadelphia Athletics 4

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 3 0 1 1
Busby cf 5 0 1 1
Jensen rf 4 0 0 0
Wood lf 3 0 0 0
Vernon 1b 4 1 1 0
Runnels ss 4 1 2 0
Hoderlein 2b 3 1 2 0
Grasso c 3 0 0 0
  Rapp ph 0 0 0 1
Masterson p 1 0 0 0
  Coan ph 1 0 1 0
  Gumpert p 0 0 0 0
  Varner ph 1 0 0 0
  Ferrick p 0 0 0 0
  Campos ph 0 0 0 0
  Kluttz ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 2 2 2 0
Fain 1b 4 0 2 0
Philley cf 4 1 2 1
Zernial lf 4 1 1 3
Valo rf 3 0 0 0
Michaels 2b 4 0 0 0
Hitchcock 3b 3 0 0 0
Astroth c 3 0 1 0
Shantz p 0 0 0 0
  Newsom p 2 0 0 0
  Kellner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 8 4
Washington 000 000 003380
Philadelphia 300 010 00x480
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Masterson  L(10-9) 5.0 6 4 4 2 4
  Gumpert   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Ferrick   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
3
5
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Shantz   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Newsom  W(4-4) 6.0 6 3 3 3 4
  Kellner  SV(1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
4
5

  E–None.  DP–Washington 2. Grasso-Hoderlein, Gumpert-Runnels-Vernon, Philadelphia 2. Joost-Michaels-Fain, Astroth-Joost.  2B–Washington Runnels (17,off Newsom), Philadelphia Fain (43,off Masterson).  HR–Philadelphia Zernial (28,1st inning off Masterson 2 on 1 out).  HBP–Hoderlein (2,by Newsom); Rapp (1,by Newsom); Shantz (2,by Masterson).  Team LOB–9.  Team–5.  CS–Wood (1,2nd base by Newsom/Astroth); Valo (11,2nd base by Masterson/Grasso); Philley (4,2nd base by Masterson/Grasso).  U-HP–Eddie Rommel, 1B–Bill McGowan, 2B–Joe Paparella, 3B–Jim Duffy.  T–2:11.  A–2,116.
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