Boston Red Sox vs Washington Senators
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 Griffith Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 2, Washington Senators 0

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Goodman 2b 5 0 1 1
Stephens lf 4 0 0 0
  Baker ph 1 0 0 0
  Evers lf 0 0 0 0
Gernert 1b 4 0 2 0
Kell 3b 4 0 1 0
Umphlett cf 4 0 3 0
Wilber c 4 0 0 0
Piersall rf 4 0 1 0
Bolling ss 4 2 2 0
Brown p 2 0 1 0
Totals 36 2 11 1
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Busby cf 4 0 1 0
Terwilliger 2b 3 0 0 0
Vernon 1b 4 0 1 0
Coan lf 4 0 0 0
Jensen rf 4 0 1 0
Yost 3b 3 0 0 0
Runnels ss 3 0 0 0
Fitz Gerald c 2 0 1 0
Lane p 2 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 0 0
  Masterson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0
Boston 000 010 0012110
Washington 000 000 000042
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Brown  W(7-2) 9.0 4 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
2
1
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Lane  L(0-1) 8.0 10 1 1 1 4
  Masterson   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
1
4

  E–Vernon (7), Masterson (2).  DP–Boston 1. Goodman-Gernert, Washington 1. Runnels-Terwilliger-Vernon.  2B–Boston Brown (4,off Lane); Bolling (8,off Masterson).  SH–Brown 2 (4,off Lane,off Masterson).  Team LOB–10.  Team–5.  CS–Piersall (9,2nd base by Lane/Fitz Gerald).  U–Eddie Rommel, Eddie Hurley, Hank Soar.  T–2:08.  A–9,634.
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