Washington Senators vs Chicago White Sox
July 16, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 1953 at Comiskey Park I. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 5, Chicago White Sox 6

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 5 1 2 0
Runnels ss 5 1 1 2
Vernon 1b 5 1 1 0
Vollmer lf 4 0 0 0
Jensen rf 4 2 2 1
Busby cf 3 0 2 0
Terwilliger 2b 2 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 0 1
  Fitz Gerald c 0 0 0 0
Grasso c 2 0 0 0
  Coan ph 1 0 0 0
  Snyder 2b 1 0 0 0
Shea p 3 0 0 0
  Byrne ph 1 0 0 0
  Dixon p 0 0 0 0
  Lane p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 8 4
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Fox 2b 4 1 1 2
Fain 1b 2 0 0 0
Minoso lf 4 0 1 1
Mele rf 5 0 1 1
Rivera cf 5 1 1 0
Krsnich 3b 3 0 0 0
Sheely c 3 0 1 0
  Marsh pr 0 1 0 0
  Lollar c 2 0 0 0
Carrasquel ss 4 2 3 0
Consuegra p 2 0 1 1
  Fornieles p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 1 1 0 0
  Pierce p 1 0 1 1
Totals 36 6 10 6
Washington 000 000 221 0581
Chicago 100 010 201 16100
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Shea   8.0 6 4 3 4 0
  Dixon   0.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Lane  L(0-2) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.2
10
6
5
6
1
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Consuegra   8.0 8 5 5 0 2
  Fornieles   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Pierce  W(11-5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
8
5
5
1
3

  E–Fitz Gerald (4).  2B–Washington Busby (14,off Consuegra); Vernon (22,off Consuegra), Chicago Mele (17,off Shea).  3B–Chicago Carrasquel (1,off Shea).  HR–Washington Runnels (1,8th inning off Consuegra 1 on 1 out).  SH–Busby (5,off Fornieles); Consuegra (3,off Shea); Krsnich (1,off Lane).  Team LOB–4.  HBP–Minoso (11,by Shea).  Team–10.  U-HP–Jim Duffy, 1B–Bill Summers, 2B–Charlie Berry, 3B–Johnny Stevens.
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