St. Louis Browns vs Boston Red Sox
May 20, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1953 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Browns and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Browns 2, Boston Red Sox 3

St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Groth cf 3 0 1 0
  Courtney ph,c 3 0 0 0
Hunter ss 3 0 0 0
  Kryhoski ph 1 0 0 0
  Miranda ss 2 0 1 0
Wertz rf 5 0 1 0
Lenhardt lf 6 1 1 0
Dyck 3b,cf 5 0 0 0
Moss c 3 0 1 1
  Berry pr 0 0 0 0
  Elliott 3b 3 0 1 0
Sievers 1b 6 1 1 0
Young 2b 5 0 3 0
Trucks p 1 0 0 0
  Edwards ph 1 0 1 1
  Larsen p 3 0 0 0
Totals 50 2 11 2
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Piersall rf 6 1 0 0
Stephens lf 6 0 1 0
Baker 3b 5 0 0 0
Gernert 1b 5 0 2 1
White c 6 0 0 0
Lepcio 2b 6 0 2 0
Umphlett cf 5 0 1 0
Bolling ss 5 1 2 0
Grissom p 2 0 0 0
  Freeman p 1 0 0 0
  Zarilla ph 1 0 0 0
  Kinder p 0 0 0 0
  Wilber ph 1 1 1 1
Totals 49 3 9 2
St. Louis 000 000 200 000 002112
Boston 002 000 000 000 01391
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Trucks   6.0 5 2 0 1 3
  Larsen  L(1-2) 7.2 4 1 1 1 5
Totals
13.2
9
3
1
2
8
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Grissom   6.2 7 2 2 1 3
  Freeman   4.1 1 0 0 2 2
  Kinder  W(2-1) 3.0 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
14.0
11
2
2
3
6

  E–Trucks 2 (5), Baker (2).  DP–St. Louis 1. Miranda-Young-Sievers, Boston 1. Lepcio-Bolling-Gernert.  2B–St. Louis Sievers (5,off Grissom), Boston Bolling (4,off Trucks).  HR–Boston Wilber (3,14th inning off Larsen 0 on 2 out).  SH–Trucks (2,off Grissom); Wertz (1,off Kinder).; Grissom (2,off Trucks); Umphlett (3,off Larsen).  Team LOB–11.  HBP–Gernert (3,by Trucks).  IBB–Bolling (1,by Larsen).  Team–10.  U-HP–Scotty Robb, 1B–Grover Froese, 2B–Bill Summers, 3B–Johnny Stevens.  T–3:06.  A–4,121.
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