St. Louis Browns vs Chicago White Sox
April 17, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1953 at Comiskey Park I. The St. Louis Browns defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Browns 6, Chicago White Sox 4

St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Groth cf 5 0 0 0
Young 2b 4 0 2 1
Dyck lf 3 1 0 0
Wertz rf 4 2 2 1
Elliott 3b 4 0 1 1
Sievers 1b 4 1 2 0
Moss c 4 1 2 2
Hunter ss 2 0 0 0
Littlefield p 3 1 0 1
  Paige p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 9 6
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Fox 2b 5 0 2 1
Fain 1b 5 0 1 0
Minoso lf 4 1 0 0
Stephens 3b 4 0 0 0
Rivera cf 4 1 3 1
Mele rf 4 1 1 0
Carrasquel ss 4 0 3 0
Wilson c 2 0 1 1
  Boyd ph 0 1 0 0
Dobson p 2 0 0 1
  Dorish p 0 0 0 0
  Krsnich ph 0 0 0 0
  Byrne ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Wright ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 36 4 12 4
St. Louis 000 010 500692
Chicago 000 010 1114122
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Littlefield  W(1-0) 6.1 9 2 2 0 3
  Paige  SV(1) 2.2 3 2 2 2 0
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
2
3
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  L(0-1) 6.1 6 4 4 2 2
  Dorish   0.2 2 2 1 1 0
  Johnson   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
5
3
2

  E–Wertz (1), Hunter (1), Carrasquel (1), Dobson (1).  DP–St. Louis 2. Young-Hunter-Sievers, Young-Hunter-Sievers, Chicago 2. Carrasquel-Fox-Fain, Carrasquel-Fox-Fain.  2B–St. Louis Moss (2,off Dorish); Sievers (2,off Johnson)., Chicago Fain (1,off Paige).  3B–Chicago Rivera (1,off Paige).  HR–St. Louis Wertz (1,5th inning off Dobson 0 on 0 out).  IBB–Hunter (1,by Dobson).  Team LOB–4.  SH–R. Wilson (1,off Littlefield).  Team–8.  CS–Moss (1,2nd base by Dobson/R. Wilson); Hunter (1,2nd base by Dobson/R. Wilson); Rivera (2,2nd base by Littlefield/Moss); Fox (1,2nd base by Littlefield/Moss).  U-HP–Scotty Robb, 1B–Grover Froese, 2B–Bill Summers, 3B–Johnny Stevens.  T–2:28.  A–972.
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