Boston Red Sox vs Philadelphia Athletics
April 16, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1953 at Shibe Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Boston Red Sox 11, Philadelphia Athletics 6

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Goodman 2b 5 2 2 0
Piersall rf 4 2 2 1
Stephens lf 4 0 0 0
  Evers lf 2 1 2 0
Gernert 1b 5 2 1 0
Kell 3b 5 2 4 4
White c 5 1 2 1
Umphlett cf 5 1 2 2
Bolling ss 5 0 4 1
Parnell p 1 0 0 0
  Vollmer ph 0 0 0 0
  Brown p 0 0 0 0
  Holcombe p 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 11 19 9
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 4 0 0 0
Philley cf 5 1 3 3
Michaels 2b 5 0 4 0
Robinson 1b 5 0 1 0
Clark rf 4 0 1 0
Zernial lf 5 2 2 1
Suder 3b 3 1 1 0
Murray c 4 0 1 1
Byrd p 2 1 1 0
  Mackinson p 0 0 0 0
  Valo ph 1 1 1 0
  Harrington p 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton ph 1 0 0 0
  Fricano p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 15 5
Boston 200 050 03111190
Philadelphia 110 202 0006153
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Parnell   4.0 8 4 4 2 2
  Brown   1.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Holcombe  W(1-0) 3.2 4 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
15
6
6
3
2
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Byrd  L(0-1) 4.2 11 7 7 1 1
  Mackinson   1.1 1 0 0 2 0
  Harrington   2.0 5 3 3 0 0
  Fricano   1.0 2 1 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
19
11
10
3
2

  E–Philley (1), Robinson 2 (2).  DP–Boston 2. Gernert-Bolling-Gernert, Bolling-Goodman-Gernert, Philadelphia 1. Suder-Robinson.  2B–Boston Gernert (1,off Byrd); White (1,off Byrd); Bolling (1,off Byrd); Kell (1,off Harrington); Umphlett (1,off Harrington)., Philadelphia Zernial (1,off Parnell); Murray (1,off Parnell); Philley (2,off Holcombe)..  HR–Philadelphia Zernial (1,4th inning off Parnell 0 on 0 out).  SH–Piersall (1,off Byrd); Parnell (1,off Byrd); Holcombe (1,off Harrington)..  HBP–Piersall (1,by Byrd).  Team LOB–11.  Team–9.  CS–Bolling (1,2nd base by Byrd/Murray).  U-HP–Eddie Rommel, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:42.  A–5,599.
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