Boston Red Sox vs Philadelphia Athletics
July 5, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 1953 at Shibe Park. The Boston Red Sox 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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Boston Red Sox 10, Philadelphia Athletics 2

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Goodman 2b 4 2 2 1
  Lepcio 2b 1 0 0 0
Evers lf 3 0 1 1
  Stephens pr,lf 1 0 0 0
Gernert 1b 5 2 3 3
Kell 3b 4 2 3 0
  Baker pr,3b 1 0 0 0
Umphlett cf 5 1 2 1
Piersall rf 3 1 0 0
Bolling ss 3 1 1 2
Niarhos c 3 1 0 1
Parnell p 4 0 1 1
Totals 37 10 13 10
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
DeMaestri ss 3 0 0 0
Mauro cf 3 0 0 0
Philley rf 3 0 0 0
Zernial lf 4 0 0 0
Suder 3b 4 0 1 0
Robinson 1b 4 1 1 0
Michaels 2b 4 1 1 2
Murray c 3 0 1 0
Scheib p 0 0 0 0
  Fricano p 0 0 0 0
  Coleman p 3 0 2 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Boston 810 100 00010130
Philadelphia 000 000 200261
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Parnell  W(11-4) 9.0 6 2 2 3 5
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
5
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Scheib  L(3-7) 0.1 4 6 6 2 1
  Fricano   0.1 3 2 2 1 0
  Coleman   8.1 6 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
10
10
4
1

  E–Suder (7).  DP–Boston 2. Goodman-Bolling-Gernert, Bolling-Goodman, Philadelphia 2. DeMaestri-Michaels-Robinson, Michaels-DeMaestri.  2B–Boston Goodman (17,off Scheib); Gernert (8,off Scheib); Kell 2 (24,off Scheib,off Coleman); Parnell (2,off Coleman), Philadelphia Murray (4,off Parnell).  HR–Boston Gernert (14,4th inning off Coleman 0 on 0 out), Philadelphia Michaels (6,7th inning off Parnell 1 on 1 out).  IBB–Piersall (1,by Scheib).  Team LOB–4.  Team–5.  CS–Evers (1,3rd base by Coleman/Murray).  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Bill McGowan.  T–2:06.  A–4,554.
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