New York Yankees vs Philadelphia Athletics
July 7, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 7, 1953 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the New York Yankees 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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New York Yankees 4, Philadelphia Athletics 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rizzuto ss 5 0 1 1
Martin 2b 4 0 1 0
Bollweg 1b 5 0 1 0
  Collins 1b 0 0 0 0
Mantle cf 5 1 1 0
  Noren cf 0 0 0 0
Bauer rf 5 1 2 1
McDougald 3b 5 1 2 1
Renna lf 3 1 1 0
  Woodling lf 0 0 0 0
Silvera c 4 0 3 1
  Berra pr,c 0 0 0 0
Ford p 0 0 0 0
  Mize ph 1 0 0 0
  Gorman p 0 0 0 0
  Carey ph 1 0 0 0
  Scarborough p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 12 4
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
McGhee cf 5 2 3 0
Philley rf 5 1 2 0
Robinson 1b 3 1 1 0
Zernial lf 3 1 2 4
Suder ss 5 0 0 1
Michaels 2b 4 0 2 0
Babe 3b 4 0 1 0
Murray c 3 0 1 0
Shantz p 0 0 0 0
  Scheib ph 1 0 0 0
  Martin p 2 0 0 0
  Mauro ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 12 5
New York 020 100 0014120
Philadelphia 300 000 0025120
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ford   1.0 4 3 3 0 0
  Gorman   6.0 4 0 0 3 4
  Scarborough  L(1-2) 1.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Reynolds   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.2
12
5
5
4
4
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Shantz   2.0 4 2 2 0 1
  Martin  W(5-7) 7.0 8 2 2 3 3
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
3
4

  E–None.  DP–New York 1. Rizzuto-Martin-Bollweg.  2B–New York Martin (10,off Martin), Philadelphia Philley (15,off Scarborough).  HR–New York Bauer (5,2nd inning off Shantz 0 on 1 out), Philadelphia Zernial (20,1st inning off Ford 2 on 1 out).  SH–Gorman (1,off Martin).  HBP–Renna (1,by Martin); Murray (1,by Gorman).  Team LOB–12.  Team–10.  SB–Philley (8,2nd base off Gorman/Silvera).  CS–Babe (1,2nd base by Gorman/Silvera).  U-HP–Bill McGowan, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Bill McKinley, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–3:08.  A–9,474.
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