Philadelphia Athletics vs New York Yankees
May 31, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1953 at Yankee Stadium I. The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Athletics 1, New York Yankees 7

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 3 0 0 0
  DeMaestri ss 0 0 0 0
Suder 2b 4 0 1 0
Robinson 1b 4 0 0 0
Zernial lf 4 0 0 0
Philley rf 4 0 1 0
Babe 3b 4 1 1 0
McGhee cf 3 0 2 1
Murray c 3 0 1 0
Kellner p 2 0 0 0
  Scheib p 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton ph 1 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Martin 2b 5 1 3 1
Collins 1b 4 2 2 1
Renna lf 3 1 1 1
  Woodling ph,lf 2 0 1 2
Mantle cf 4 0 1 1
Bauer rf 3 0 1 0
McDougald 3b 4 1 2 0
Silvera c 3 1 1 0
Rizzuto ss 4 0 0 1
Sain p 4 1 1 0
Totals 36 7 13 7
Philadelphia 000 000 100160
New York 002 104 00x7130
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Kellner  L(6-5) 5.1 11 7 7 2 3
  Scheib   1.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Martin   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
13
7
7
3
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Sain  W(6-2) 9.0 6 1 1 1 5
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
5

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 1. Rizzuto-Martin-Collins, New York 1. Rizzuto-Martin-Collins.  2B–Philadelphia Babe (8,off Sain), New York Renna (2,off A. Kellner); Martin (5,off A. Kellner); Woodling (7,off Scheib)..  3B–New York Mantle (2,off A. Kellner).  Team LOB–5.  Team–8.  CS–Martin (3,2nd base by Martin/Murray); Martin (3,2nd base by Martin/Murray).  U-HP–Bill Grieve, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–Art Passarella, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:12.  A–20,307.
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