New York Yankees vs Chicago White Sox
May 2, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1953 at Comiskey Park I. The Chicago White Sox defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 7, Chicago White Sox 8

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Martin 2b 4 1 0 0
Rizzuto ss 4 0 1 1
Woodling lf 5 0 2 1
Mantle cf 4 1 2 0
Bauer rf 2 2 0 0
McDougald 3b 3 1 1 1
Berra c 4 0 0 0
Collins 1b 4 2 2 3
Lopat p 3 0 1 1
  Gorman p 0 0 0 0
  Schmitz p 0 0 0 0
  Scarborough p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 9 7
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Fox 2b 5 2 2 0
Fain 1b 5 2 3 3
Minoso lf 3 2 0 0
Mele rf 4 0 1 1
Rivera cf 5 0 1 1
Krsnich 3b 4 1 1 1
Carrasquel ss 3 0 0 0
  Wright ph 1 0 0 0
  Dente ss 0 0 0 0
Wilson R. c 3 0 2 0
  Sheely ph 1 1 1 0
Byrne p 0 0 0 0
  Kretlow p 0 0 0 0
  Marsh ph 1 0 0 0
  Bearden p 0 0 0 0
  Lollar ph 1 0 0 0
  Aloma p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson B. ph 1 0 0 0
  Harrist p 0 0 0 0
  Boyd ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 11 6
New York 040 002 001792
Chicago 100 000 1248111
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Lopat   7.1 9 4 4 1 1
  Gorman   0.2 1 2 2 1 0
  Schmitz   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Scarborough  L(0-1) 0.1 0 1 0 2 0
Totals
8.2
11
8
7
4
1
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Byrne   1.1 3 4 4 1 0
  Kretlow   1.2 2 0 0 2 0
  Bearden   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Aloma   2.0 3 2 2 2 1
  Harrist  W(1-0) 2.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
7
7
7
2

  E–Martin 2 (2), Harrist (1).  DP–New York 1. Rizzuto-Martin-Collins, Chicago 2. Kretlow-Carrasquel, Fox-Carrasquel-Fain.  2B–New York Collins (1,off Byrne); Mantle (3,off Aloma)., Chicago Fox (6,off Lopat); Mele (3,off Lopat)..  HR–Chicago Krsnich (1,7th inning off Lopat 0 on 0 out); Fain (1,9th inning off Schmitz 2 on 1 out)..  SH–McDougald (1,off Aloma).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  SB–Collins (1,2nd base off Aloma/R. Wilson); Minoso (2,2nd base off Scarborough/Berra).  U-HP–Jim Duffy, 1B–Bill Grieve, 2B–Art Passarella, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–3:08.  A–11,907.
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