Washington Senators vs Detroit Tigers
May 5, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1953 at Briggs Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 14, Detroit Tigers 4

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 4 2 1 1
Busby cf 6 0 1 1
Jensen rf 5 2 3 2
Vernon 1b 5 2 2 1
Vollmer lf 4 2 2 1
Runnels ss 5 2 2 2
Terwilliger 2b 4 0 2 2
Peden c 3 3 1 0
Porterfield p 5 1 2 4
Totals 41 14 16 14
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Hatfield 3b 4 1 1 0
Kuenn ss 5 0 3 0
Sullivan lf 4 0 1 0
Nieman rf 5 1 2 1
Dropo 1b 5 1 3 0
Lund cf 5 0 1 1
Batts c 4 1 2 1
Priddy 2b 4 0 1 1
Wight p 1 0 1 0
  Jordan p 0 0 0 0
  Pesky ph 1 0 0 0
  Erickson p 0 0 0 0
  Mullin ph 1 0 0 0
  Foytack p 0 0 0 0
  Marlowe p 1 0 1 0
Totals 40 4 16 4
Washington 000 601 16014160
Detroit 100 002 0104162
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Porterfield  W(2-3) 9.0 16 4 4 1 1
Totals
9.0
16
4
4
1
1
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Wight  L(0-1) 3.2 5 5 5 2 2
  Jordan   1.1 1 1 0 1 0
  Erickson   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Foytack   1.2 7 7 7 3 1
  Marlowe   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
16
14
13
7
5

  E–Kuenn (4), Jordan (1).  DP–Washington 1. Terwilliger-Runnels-Vernon, Detroit 1. Dropo.  2B–Washington Peden (1,off Erickson); Jensen (6,off Foytack); Vernon (6,off Foytack)., Detroit Batts (6,off Porterfield).  3B–Washington Jensen (4,off Wight); Runnels (2,off Foytack)..  HR–Washington Porterfield (1,4th inning off Wight 3 on 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Sullivan (1,off Porterfield).  Team–11.  CS–Jensen (1,2nd base by Foytack/Batts).  U-HP–Eddie Rommel, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:40.  A–2,605.
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