St. Louis Browns vs Washington Senators
June 24, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 24, 1953 at Griffith Stadium. The St. Louis Browns defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Browns 7, Washington Senators 6

St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Groth cf 4 1 2 1
  Wertz ph 1 0 0 0
  Larsen p 0 0 0 0
Kokos rf 4 2 2 2
Sievers 1b 4 1 1 3
Lenhardt lf 4 0 0 0
Courtney c 4 1 1 0
Dyck 3b,cf 4 0 1 0
Young 2b 4 0 0 0
Hunter ss 4 2 4 1
Littlefield p 1 0 0 0
  Edwards ph 1 0 0 0
  Lanier p 0 0 0 0
  Kryhoski ph 1 0 0 0
  Blyzka p 0 0 0 0
  Berry ph,3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 11 7
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 4 0 1 1
Terwilliger 2b 4 0 1 0
  Runnels ph 1 0 0 0
Vernon 1b 5 0 0 0
Vollmer lf 4 0 1 0
Jensen rf 1 2 0 0
Busby cf 2 2 1 0
Verble ss 3 1 1 0
Grasso c 2 0 0 1
  Fitz Gerald ph,c 2 0 1 0
Porterfield p 4 1 2 3
Totals 32 6 8 5
St. Louis 010 010 0327111
Washington 000 402 000680
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Littlefield   4.0 4 4 4 5 3
  Lanier   2.0 3 2 2 2 2
  Blyzka  W(2-4) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Larsen   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
7
6
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Porterfield  L(8-7) 9.0 11 7 7 2 2
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
2
2

  E–Dyck (9).  2B–St. Louis Courtney (4,off Porterfield), Washington Terwilliger (13,off Littlefield); Porterfield (3,off Lanier).  3B–Washington Vollmer (2,off Blyzka).  HR–St. Louis Sievers (3,8th inning off Porterfield 2 on 0 out); Kokos (3,9th inning off Porterfield 1 on 2 out).  SH–Berry (3,off Porterfield).  Team LOB–5.  Team–6.  CS–Kokos (2,2nd base by Porterfield/Grasso).  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Bill McGowan.  T–2:12.  A–4,223.
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