Philadelphia Athletics vs Chicago White Sox
June 9, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 9, 1953 at Comiskey Park I. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Philadelphia Athletics 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)
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Philadelphia Athletics 1, Chicago White Sox 5

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 3 0 1 0
Philley rf 3 0 0 0
Robinson 1b 4 0 1 0
Zernial lf 4 0 0 0
Suder 3b 3 0 0 0
Michaels 2b 3 0 0 0
McGhee cf 3 1 1 0
Astroth c 3 0 0 0
Fricano p 1 0 0 0
  Fanovich p 1 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 0 0
  Scheib p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 3 0
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Fox 2b 4 0 1 2
Fain 1b 3 0 1 0
Minoso lf 2 1 1 0
Mele rf 3 1 0 0
Rivera cf 2 1 1 2
Krsnich 3b 2 1 1 1
  Stephens 3b 2 0 0 0
Carrasquel ss 4 0 0 0
Wilson c 3 1 1 0
Pierce p 3 0 2 0
Totals 28 5 8 5
Philadelphia 001 000 000131
Chicago 023 000 00x580
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Fricano  L(2-1) 3.0 6 5 3 4 0
  Fanovich   4.0 2 0 0 2 3
  Scheib   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
5
3
6
3
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Pierce  W(6-3) 9.0 3 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
2
3

  E–Suder (4).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Joost-Michaels-Robinson, Chicago 1. Rivera-Fox.  2B–Chicago Krsnich (5,off Fricano).  3B–Philadelphia McGhee (1,off Pierce), Chicago Rivera (4,off Fricano).  Team LOB–3.  HBP–Minoso (7,by Fricano).  Team–6.  CS–Rivera 2 (11,2nd base by Fricano/Astroth,2nd base by Fanovich/Astroth); Rivera 2 (11,2nd base by Fricano/Astroth,2nd base by Fanovich/Astroth).  U-HP–Bill McKinley, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Bill McGowan, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–2:06.  A–16,154.
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