Washington Senators vs New York Yankees
May 28, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 1953 at Yankee Stadium I. The New York Yankees defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 2, New York Yankees 7

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 2 0 1 0
Terwilliger 2b 4 1 2 1
Vernon 1b 4 0 0 1
Vollmer lf 3 0 0 0
Jensen rf 3 0 0 0
Busby cf 4 0 1 0
Verble ss 4 0 0 0
Fitz Gerald c 3 0 1 0
Porterfield p 2 0 0 0
  Sima p 0 0 0 0
  Hoderlein ph 1 1 0 0
  Dixon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Martin 2b 5 2 3 1
Collins 1b 3 0 0 0
Noren rf,lf 4 0 1 2
Mantle cf 5 0 1 2
Woodling lf 3 1 1 0
  Bauer ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Berra c 3 1 1 0
McDougald 3b 3 0 0 0
Rizzuto ss 3 1 1 0
Ford p 4 2 1 2
Totals 34 7 9 7
Washington 100 000 010251
New York 000 025 00x791
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Porterfield  L(5-4) 5.2 9 7 5 4 3
  Sima   1.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Dixon   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
9
7
5
6
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ford  W(4-0) 9.0 5 2 2 4 5
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
4
5

  E–Fitz Gerald (1), Rizzuto (7).  DP–New York 3. McDougald-Martin-Collins, Rizzuto-Martin-Collins, McDougald-Martin-Collins.  2B–New York Martin (4,off Porterfield).  3B–New York Noren (3,off Porterfield).  HR–Washington Terwilliger (1,1st inning off Ford 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–5.  Team–9.  U-HP–Bill Grieve, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–Art Passarella, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:22.  A–6,893.
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