Philadelphia Athletics vs Washington Senators
May 23, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1953 at Griffith Stadium. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Athletics 8, Washington Senators 6

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
DeMaestri ss 4 2 1 0
Suder 3b 5 1 2 2
Robinson 1b 4 0 2 1
Zernial lf 5 1 1 1
Philley rf 3 1 1 1
Michaels 2b 3 1 2 1
McGhee cf 4 0 2 2
Murray c 4 1 1 0
  Astroth c 0 0 0 0
Byrd p 2 1 0 0
  Bishop p 1 0 0 0
  Scheib p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 12 8
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 4 2 1 0
Terwilliger 2b 4 1 1 0
Vernon 1b 5 1 2 2
Vollmer lf 5 0 1 2
Jensen rf 4 1 1 0
Runnels ss 4 0 1 1
Busby cf 3 0 1 1
Fitz Gerald c 3 0 0 0
Stobbs p 0 0 0 0
  Dixon p 1 0 0 0
  Coan ph 1 0 0 0
  Pearce p 0 0 0 0
  Hoderlein ph 0 1 0 0
  Moreno p 0 0 0 0
  Wood ph 1 0 0 0
  Schmitz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 8 6
Philadelphia 150 000 2008120
Washington 000 013 200681
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Byrd  W(4-4) 5.0 6 4 4 2 1
  Bishop   2.1 1 2 2 4 0
  Scheib   1.2 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
6
3
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Stobbs  L(2-5) 1.1 4 4 4 1 1
  Dixon   3.2 4 2 2 3 3
  Pearce   2.0 4 2 2 1 0
  Moreno   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Schmitz   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
5
7

  E–Busby (2), Busby (2).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Vernon-Runnels-Vernon, Terwilliger-Runnels-Vernon, Washington 2. Vernon-Runnels-Vernon, Terwilliger-Runnels-Vernon.  2B–Philadelphia Suder (5,off Dixon); Robinson (3,off Pearce); McGhee (2,off Pearce)..  3B–Philadelphia Robinson (2,off Stobbs).  IBB–Robinson (3,by Dixon).  Team LOB–5.  Team–8.  U-HP–Bill Grieve, 1B–Art Passarella, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:50.  A–8,820.
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