Washington Senators vs St. Louis Browns
July 19, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 19, 1953 at Busch Stadium I. The St. Louis Browns defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 4, St. Louis Browns 5

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 3 1 1 0
Snyder ss 4 1 2 0
Vernon 1b 4 0 2 0
Vollmer lf 3 1 1 2
Jensen rf 4 0 1 1
Busby cf 4 0 0 0
Terwilliger 2b 3 0 0 0
  Runnels ph 1 0 0 0
Fitz Gerald c 3 0 0 0
  Byrne ph 1 0 0 0
Sima p 2 0 1 0
  Thomas ph 1 1 1 1
  Dixon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Groth cf 5 0 0 0
Kokos lf 2 3 2 0
Sievers 1b 3 1 2 2
Lenhardt rf 3 0 1 1
Dyck 3b 4 0 0 1
Moss c 4 1 1 1
Young 2b 3 0 0 0
Hunter ss 3 0 0 0
Brecheen p 3 0 1 0
  Paige p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 7 5
Washington 100 000 030490
St. Louis 201 010 10x570
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Sima  L(1-2) 7.0 7 5 5 4 3
  Dixon   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
5
5
4
4
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Brecheen  W(3-9) 7.2 9 4 4 2 1
  Paige  SV(6) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
2
1

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 2. Groth-Moss, Brecheen-Dyck-Young.  PB–Fitz Gerald 2 (4).  2B–Washington Vernon (25,off Brecheen).  HR–Washington Thomas (1,8th inning off Brecheen 0 on 0 out); Vollmer (6,8th inning off Brecheen 1 on 2 out), St. Louis Sievers (5,1st inning off Sima 1 on 1 out); Moss (2,5th inning off Sima 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Sievers (5,off Sima).  HBP–Hunter (2,by Sima).  Team–8.  U-HP–Art Passarella, 1B–Bill Grieve, 2B–Jim Duffy, 3B–Grover Froese.  T–1:59.  A–4,267.
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