Boston Red Sox vs Philadelphia Athletics
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 Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Boston Red 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Boston Red Sox 1, Philadelphia Athletics 6

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Piersall rf 4 0 0 0
Baker 2b 3 0 0 0
Kell 3b 2 0 0 0
  Consolo 3b 1 0 0 0
Gernert 1b 4 0 0 0
Stephens lf 4 0 1 0
Umphlett cf 2 1 1 1
White c 4 0 0 0
Bolling ss 4 0 2 0
Parnell p 2 0 1 0
  Zarilla ph 0 0 0 0
  Kennedy p 0 0 0 0
  McDermott ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 4 1 2 1
Suder 3b 4 1 2 0
Robinson 1b 4 1 1 2
Zernial lf 5 0 2 1
Philley rf 3 1 0 0
Michaels 2b 3 1 1 1
McGhee cf 3 1 1 0
Astroth c 2 0 0 0
Fricano p 4 0 1 1
Totals 32 6 10 6
Boston 000 000 001151
Philadelphia 030 003 00x6100
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Parnell  L(6-1) 6.0 10 6 3 4 2
  Kennedy   2.0 0 0 0 3 2
Totals
8.0
10
6
3
7
4
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Fricano  W(1-0) 9.0 5 1 1 5 5
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
5
5

  E–Bolling (7).  DP–Boston 2. Gernert-Bolling-Gernert, Parnell-Baker-Gernert, Philadelphia 1. Joost-Michaels-Robinson.  2B–Boston Stephens (2,off Fricano), Philadelphia Robinson (5,off Parnell).  3B–Philadelphia Zernial (1,off Parnell).  HR–Boston Umphlett (1,9th inning off Fricano 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–8.  SH–McGhee (1,off Kennedy).  HBP–Philley (1,by Parnell).  Team–11.  SB–Philley (6,2nd base off Parnell/White); Michaels (5,3rd base off Kennedy/White); Philley (6,2nd base off Parnell/White); Michaels (5,3rd base off Kennedy/White).  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–Scotty Robb, 2B–Grover Froese, 3B–Bill Summers.  T–2:21.  A–1,262.
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