Chicago White Sox vs Philadelphia Athletics
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 Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Chicago White 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)
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Chicago White Sox 1, Philadelphia Athletics 2
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Fox 2b 4 0 0 0
Fain 1b 4 0 1 0
Minoso lf 4 1 1 0
Mele rf 4 0 0 0
Rivera cf 4 0 2 1
Stephens 3b 3 0 0 0
Wilson c 3 0 1 0
Carrasquel ss 3 0 0 0
Pierce p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
DeMaestri ss 4 0 0 0
Suder 3b 4 0 1 0
Robinson 1b 4 0 1 0
Zernial lf 3 0 0 0
Philley rf 3 1 0 0
Michaels 2b 3 1 2 0
McGhee cf 3 0 2 1
Astroth c 4 0 1 1
Martin p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
Chicago 000 100 000–150
Philadelphia 010 000 001–271
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Pierce  L(5-2) 8.2 7 2 2 4 7
Totals
8.2
7
2
2
4
7
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Martin  W(2-3) 9.0 5 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
3
  E–DeMaestri (3).  DP–Chicago 1. R. Wilson-Fox, Philadelphia 1. Michaels-DeMaestri-Robinson.  2B–Chicago Minoso (5,off Martin).  Team LOB–6.  Team–7.  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Jim Duffy, 2B–Bill Grieve, 3B–Art Passarella.  T–2:16.  A–5,938.
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