Washington Senators vs Detroit Tigers
May 6, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1953 at Briggs Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Washington Senators 4, Detroit Tigers 8

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 5 1 2 0
Terwilliger 2b 5 0 2 0
Vernon 1b 3 1 2 0
Jensen rf 4 1 1 1
Vollmer lf 4 1 1 3
Runnels ss 4 0 0 0
Busby cf 4 0 1 0
Peden c 4 0 0 0
Stobbs p 2 0 1 0
  Dixon p 1 0 0 0
  Baker ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 10 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Hatfield 3b 5 1 1 0
Kuenn ss 5 2 2 0
Lund cf 3 2 2 0
Nieman rf 3 1 2 2
Dropo 1b 4 0 2 2
Souchock lf 4 0 1 2
Batts c 4 0 2 0
Priddy 2b 4 1 0 0
Garver p 4 1 1 2
Totals 36 8 13 8
Washington 000 040 0004101
Detroit 300 020 12x8130
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Stobbs  L(1-3) 4.1 8 5 5 1 0
  Dixon   3.2 5 3 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
8
7
1
0
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Garver  W(2-3) 9.0 10 4 4 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
1
1

  E–Yost (1).  2B–Washington Terwilliger (7,off Garver), Detroit Dropo (5,off Dixon).  HR–Washington Vollmer (1,5th inning off Garver 2 on 2 out), Detroit Garver (1,8th inning off Dixon 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Lund (1,off Stobbs).  IBB–Nieman (1,by Stobbs).  Team–6.  CS–Batts (2,2nd base by Dixon/Peden).  U-HP–Charlie Berry, 1B–Eddie Hurley, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Eddie Rommel.  T–2:05.  A–2,614.
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