Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees
May 25, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 25, 1953 at Yankee Stadium I. The Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 14, New York Yankees 10

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Piersall rf 6 3 3 2
Baker 2b 3 2 1 0
Kell 3b 6 0 1 2
Gernert 1b 3 1 1 0
Stephens lf 3 0 2 2
  Evers ph,lf 3 1 2 2
Umphlett cf 5 1 2 1
Bolling ss 4 0 1 0
Niarhos c 5 3 3 0
McDermott p 4 3 4 2
  Kinder p 1 0 0 0
  Freeman p 0 0 0 0
  Kennedy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 14 20 11
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rizzuto ss 2 2 1 0
Martin 2b 5 1 1 1
  Carey pr 0 0 0 0
Bauer rf 6 2 2 2
Mantle cf 4 1 3 3
McDougald 3b 6 1 2 2
Woodling lf 6 0 2 0
Berra c 5 0 0 0
Collins 1b 3 1 0 1
Blackwell p 0 0 0 0
  Gorman p 0 0 0 0
  Mize ph 1 0 0 0
  McDonald p 1 0 0 0
  Kuzava p 0 0 0 0
  Renna ph 1 1 1 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Noren ph 1 0 0 0
  Ford p 0 0 0 0
  Bollweg ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 42 10 13 9
Boston 210 251 21014202
New York 012 004 01210132
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
McDermott  W(4-4) 5.1 9 7 5 4 2
  Kinder   3.0 4 3 3 4 1
  Freeman   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Kennedy   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
10
8
8
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Blackwell   0.1 2 2 2 1 0
  Gorman   1.2 3 1 1 1 1
  McDonald  L(1-2) 2.1 7 5 3 1 1
  Kuzava   1.2 4 3 3 2 0
  Miller   1.0 2 2 1 1 0
  Ford   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
20
14
11
6
3

  E–Gernert (5), Bolling (6), McDougald (5), Berra (2).  2B–Boston McDermott (4,off Gorman); Piersall (6,off Kuzava); Umphlett (11,off Miller)..  3B–Boston Niarhos (1,off Kuzava).  HR–Boston Piersall (1,8th inning off Ford 0 on 2 out), New York Mantle (6,8th inning off Kinder 0 on 1 out).  SH–Bolling (4,off McDonald).  IBB–Baker (1,by Kuzava); Gernert (2,by Kuzava)..  Team LOB–9.  HBP–Martin (2,by Kinder).  Team–14.  CS–Niarhos (1,2nd base by Ford/Berra).  U-HP–Grover Froese, 1B–Bill Summers, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Scotty Robb.  T–3:52.  A–28,371.
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