Washington Senators vs Philadelphia Athletics
July 1, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 1, 1953 at Shibe Park. The Washington Senators 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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Washington Senators 5, Philadelphia Athletics 3

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Busby cf 4 0 2 0
Terwilliger 2b 5 1 2 1
Vernon 1b 5 0 1 1
Vollmer lf 5 1 1 0
Jensen rf 2 1 1 1
Yost 3b 3 0 1 0
Runnels ss 4 0 2 1
Fitz Gerald c 4 1 1 1
Stobbs p 2 1 0 0
  Dixon p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 11 5
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
DeMaestri ss 5 0 1 1
Philley rf 4 1 2 0
Robinson 1b 4 1 0 0
Zernial lf 3 0 2 0
Suder 2b 4 0 1 2
Mauro cf 3 0 0 0
Babe 3b 4 1 1 0
Astroth c 4 0 0 0
Bishop p 2 0 0 0
  Fanovich p 0 0 0 0
  Scheib ph 1 0 1 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
Washington 001 012 0015110
Philadelphia 000 101 100390
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Stobbs  W(3-5) 7.0 7 3 3 2 4
  Dixon  SV(2) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
5
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Bishop  L(3-5) 6.0 7 4 4 3 5
  Fanovich   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Martin   2.0 4 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
4
7

  E–None.  DP–Washington 1. Runnels-Vernon.  2B–Washington Jensen (14,off Bishop); Terwilliger (14,off Martin).  3B–Washington Vernon (5,off Bishop); Vollmer (3,off Bishop).  HR–Washington Terwilliger (3,5th inning off Bishop 0 on 2 out); Fitz Gerald (1,9th inning off Martin 0 on 0 out).  SH–Yost (5,off Bishop).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  SB–Busby (6,2nd base off Martin/Astroth).  CS–Jensen (4,2nd base by Bishop/Astroth).  U–Hank Soar, Eddie Rommel, Eddie Hurley.  T–2:20.  A–2,303.
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