St. Louis Browns vs Boston Red Sox
June 21, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 21, 1953 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Browns and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Browns 1, Boston Red Sox 3

St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Berry 3b 3 0 1 1
  Dyck 3b 1 0 0 0
Young 2b 4 0 1 0
Wertz rf 4 0 0 0
Kryhoski 1b 4 0 0 0
Lenhardt lf 3 0 0 0
Courtney c 3 0 0 0
Groth cf 3 1 1 0
Hunter ss 3 0 0 0
Pillette p 2 0 0 0
  Edwards ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 3 1
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Goodman 2b 4 0 0 2
Piersall rf 4 0 1 0
Gernert 1b 4 0 1 0
Baker 3b 3 0 1 0
Wilber c 3 0 1 0
Stephens lf 3 0 0 0
Umphlett cf 4 2 2 0
Bolling ss 2 0 0 0
  Zarilla ph 0 1 0 0
  Lipon ss 1 0 0 0
Brown p 3 0 2 1
Totals 31 3 8 3
St. Louis 001 000 000133
Boston 001 000 20x382
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Pillette  L(2-4) 8.0 8 3 3 3 1
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
3
1
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Brown  W(6-2) 9.0 3 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
0
3

  E–Berry 2 (6), Hunter (11), Stephens (4), Lipon (3).  2B–Boston Umphlett (14,off Pillette); Piersall (10,off Pillette).  Team LOB–3.  SH–Wilber (1,off Pillette).  Team–8.  CS–Goodman (2,2nd base by Pillette/Courtney); Bolling (3,2nd base by Pillette/Courtney); Goodman (2,2nd base by Pillette/Courtney); Bolling (3,2nd base by Pillette/Courtney).  U-HP–Charlie Berry, 1B–Eddie Hurley, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Eddie Rommel.  T–2:09.  A–15,785.
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