Philadelphia Athletics vs Boston Red Sox
May 22, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 22, 1953 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Athletics 2, Boston Red Sox 3

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
DeMaestri ss 5 1 1 1
Babe 3b 4 0 0 0
Robinson 1b 5 0 0 1
Zernial lf 2 0 0 0
  Thomas lf 3 0 0 0
Philley rf 5 0 1 0
Suder 2b 5 0 1 0
McGhee cf 4 0 1 0
Astroth c 5 0 1 0
Fricano p 3 1 2 0
  Newsom p 0 0 0 0
  Bishop p 1 0 0 0
  Hamilton ph 1 0 0 0
  Scheib p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 2 7 2
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Umphlett cf 5 0 2 1
Piersall rf 4 0 1 0
Evers lf 5 2 1 1
Gernert 1b 5 0 0 0
Baker 3b 3 0 1 0
  Kell ph,3b 1 0 1 0
Wilber c 3 0 0 0
  Zarilla ph 1 0 0 0
  White c 2 0 1 1
Lepcio 2b 4 0 0 0
Bolling ss 1 1 0 0
Nixon p 3 0 1 0
  Kennedy p 0 0 0 0
  Kinder p 0 0 0 0
  Stephens ph 0 0 0 0
  Freeman p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 8 3
Philadelphia 001 000 010 000270
Boston 100 000 001 001382
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Fricano   7.1 5 1 1 3 2
  Newsom   1.0 1 1 1 3 0
  Bishop   2.2 1 0 0 3 1
  Scheib  L(1-3) 0.1 1 1 1 2 0
Totals
11.1
8
3
3
11
3
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Nixon   7.1 5 2 2 2 4
  Kennedy   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Kinder   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Freeman  W(1-2) 3.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
12.0
7
2
2
2
6

  E–Umphlett (2), Bolling (4).  DP–Philadelphia 3. DeMaestri-Suder-Robinson, Bishop-Astroth-Robinson, Robinson-Suder-DeMaestri, Boston 2. Lepcio-Bolling-Gernert, Lepcio-Bolling-Gernert.  2B–Philadelphia Fricano (1,off Nixon), Boston White (9,off Scheib).  HR–Philadelphia DeMaestri (2,3rd inning off Nixon 0 on 1 out), Boston Evers (2,1st inning off Fricano 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Piersall (2,off Fricano).  HBP–Bolling (1,by Newsom).  Team–14.  SB–Fricano (1,3rd base off Nixon/Wilber).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–Bill Grieve, 3B–Art Passarella.  T–3:23.  A–4,690.
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