Washington Senators vs Detroit Tigers
June 12, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 12, 1953 at Briggs Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Washington Senators 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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Washington Senators 1, Detroit Tigers 2

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 2 0 0 0
Terwilliger 2b 4 0 0 0
Vernon 1b 4 0 0 0
Vollmer lf 4 1 2 0
Jensen rf 3 0 0 0
Runnels ss 4 0 2 1
Busby cf 1 0 0 0
  Mauro cf 2 0 0 0
Fitz Gerald c 3 0 1 0
Marrero p 2 0 0 0
  Byrne ph 1 0 0 0
  Dixon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 4 0 1 0
Pesky 2b 4 0 2 0
Lund lf 3 0 1 0
Nieman rf 4 0 0 0
Delsing cf 4 2 2 1
Dropo 1b 3 0 0 0
Batts c 3 0 1 1
Hatfield 3b 3 0 0 0
Marlowe p 3 0 1 0
Totals 31 2 8 2
Washington 000 000 001150
Detroit 000 000 101280
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Marrero   7.0 6 1 1 0 4
  Dixon  L(2-3) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
2
2
0
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Marlowe  W(1-4) 9.0 5 1 1 4 2
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
4
2

  E–None.  DP–Washington 1. Pesky-Kuenn-Dropo, Detroit 1. Pesky-Kuenn-Dropo.  2B–Washington Runnels (3,off Marlowe); Fitz Gerald (4,off Marlowe); Vollmer (7,off Marlowe), Detroit Kuenn (5,off Marrero); Pesky 2 (3,off Marrero 2).  3B–Detroit Delsing (3,off Marrero).  HR–Detroit Delsing (4,9th inning off Dixon 0 on 0 out).  IBB–Busby (1,by Marlowe).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–Lund (2,by Marrero).  Team–6.  CS–Yost (3,2nd base by Marlowe/Batts).  U-HP–Bill Grieve, 1B–Grover Froese, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Art Passarella.  T–1:55.  A–12,675.
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