Washington Senators vs Boston Red Sox
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 Fenway Park. The Washington Senators defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 5, Boston Red Sox 4

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 4 1 2 0
Terwilliger 2b 4 1 1 0
Vernon 1b 5 1 2 1
Vollmer lf 4 0 1 1
Jensen rf 3 0 0 1
Runnels ss 5 0 0 0
Busby cf 5 1 2 0
Fitz Gerald c 5 1 2 0
Moreno p 2 0 0 0
  Mauro ph 1 0 1 1
  Porterfield p 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 11 4
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Piersall rf 5 0 2 0
Stephens lf 5 0 0 0
Evers cf 4 1 2 1
Gernert 1b 3 1 1 0
Lepcio 2b 5 0 2 0
White c 3 1 3 1
Lipon ss 2 0 0 0
  Kell ph 1 0 1 1
  Bolling pr,ss 0 1 0 0
Consolo 3b 3 0 0 0
  Baker 3b 0 0 0 0
Brown p 3 0 0 0
  Kinder p 0 0 0 0
  Zarilla ph 1 0 0 1
  Freeman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 11 4
Washington 000 000 3025110
Boston 200 000 0204113
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Moreno   6.0 8 2 2 4 4
  Porterfield  W(6-4) 3.0 3 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
5
6
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Brown   6.0 5 3 3 3 3
  Kinder   2.0 3 0 0 1 1
  Freeman  L(1-3) 1.0 3 2 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
4
5
4

  E–Stephens (2), Lepcio (2), Consolo (4), Stephens (2), Lepcio (2), Consolo (4).  2B–Washington Terwilliger (9,off Freeman), Boston White 2 (11,off Moreno,off Porterfield); Lepcio (1,off Moreno); Evers (1,off Moreno); Kell (15,off Porterfield).  HR–Boston Evers (4,1st inning off Moreno 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–12.  SH–Baker (1,off Porterfield).  IBB–White (1,by Moreno).  Team–10.  SB–White (1,2nd base off Moreno/Fitz Gerald); White (1,2nd base off Moreno/Fitz Gerald).  U-HP–Grover Froese, 1B–Bill Summers, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Scotty Robb.
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