Chicago White Sox vs St. Louis Browns
July 4, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1953 at Busch Stadium I. The Chicago White Sox defeated the St. Louis Browns and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 13, St. Louis Browns 0

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Fox 2b 5 3 4 2
Fain 1b 4 2 2 2
  Wright rf 1 0 0 0
Minoso lf 5 0 0 1
Stewart rf 2 0 0 0
  Mele ph,rf,1b 2 1 1 3
Rivera cf 5 0 0 1
Elliott 3b 1 2 0 0
  Stephens 3b 0 0 0 0
Sheely c 4 3 2 0
Carrasquel ss 3 1 3 3
  Marsh pr,ss 1 1 0 0
Trucks p 4 0 1 0
Totals 37 13 13 12
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Groth cf 4 0 0 0
Kokos rf 4 0 2 0
Sievers 1b 4 0 2 0
Lenhardt lf 2 0 1 0
Courtney c 3 0 0 0
  Moss c 1 0 0 0
Dyck 3b 1 0 0 0
  Berry ph,3b 3 0 0 0
Young 2b 3 0 0 0
Hunter ss 3 0 0 0
Pillette p 1 0 1 0
  Lanier p 0 0 0 0
  Blyzka p 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 6 0
Chicago 011 650 00013131
St. Louis 000 000 000061
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Trucks  W(8-4) 9.0 6 0 0 3 6
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
3
6
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Pillette  L(3-5) 3.1 8 7 7 3 1
  Lanier   0.2 2 4 4 2 0
  Blyzka   5.0 3 2 2 5 3
Totals
9.0
13
13
13
10
4

  E–Minoso (3), Lenhardt (3).  DP–Chicago 2. Sheely-Fox, Fox-Carrasquel-Fain-Elliott, St. Louis 1. Sievers-Hunter-Sievers.  2B–Chicago Sheely (1,off Pillette); Carrasquel 3 (17,off Pillette 2,off Lanier); Fox (18,off Blyzka), St. Louis Sievers (8,off Trucks).  3B–Chicago Fox (6,off Pillette).  HR–Chicago Mele (4,4th inning off Lanier 1 on 2 out).  SH–Trucks (7,off Pillette).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  SB–Fox (2,2nd base off Pillette/Courtney).  CS–Lenhardt (2,2nd base by Trucks/Sheely).  U-HP–Grover Froese, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–Art Passarella, 3B–Bill Grieve.
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