Boston Red Sox vs Philadelphia Athletics
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 Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Boston Red Sox 0, Philadelphia Athletics 5

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Goodman 2b 4 0 2 0
Piersall rf 4 0 1 0
Evers lf 4 0 0 0
Gernert 1b 3 0 0 0
Kell 3b 3 0 0 0
White c 3 0 1 0
  Wilber c 0 0 0 0
Umphlett cf 3 0 1 0
Bolling ss 3 0 0 0
McDermott p 1 0 0 0
  Flowers p 1 0 0 0
  Zarilla ph 1 0 0 0
  Delock p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 5 0
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
DeMaestri ss 4 0 1 1
Philley cf 4 0 1 1
Michaels 2b 4 0 1 0
Robinson 1b 3 0 0 0
Clark rf 3 0 1 0
  Valo rf 0 0 0 0
Zernial lf 2 2 0 0
Suder 3b 4 2 3 0
Astroth c 3 1 1 0
Bishop p 3 0 1 2
Totals 30 5 9 4
Boston 000 000 000052
Philadelphia 020 200 01x590
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
McDermott  L(0-1) 4.0 7 4 2 2 2
  Flowers   3.0 0 0 0 1 3
  Delock   1.0 2 1 1 3 1
Totals
8.0
9
5
3
6
6
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Bishop  W(1-0) 9.0 5 0 0 0 5
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
0
5

  E–Goodman (1), Gernert (1).  DP–Boston 2. Bolling-Goodman-Gernert, Kell-Goodman-Gernert, Philadelphia 2. Astroth-Michaels, Bishop-DeMaestri-Robinson.  2B–Philadelphia Philley (3,off McDermott).  Team LOB–3.  SH–Robinson (1,off McDermott).  Team–8.  CS–Piersall (1,2nd base by Bishop/Astroth); DeMaestri (1,2nd base by McDermott/White).  U-HP–Charlie Berry, 1B–Eddie Hurley, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Eddie Rommel.  T–2:13.  A–2,400.
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