Washington Senators vs Detroit Tigers
July 21, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1953 at Briggs Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Washington Senators 7, Detroit Tigers 8

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 4 1 1 0
Runnels ss 6 2 2 0
Vernon 1b 4 2 3 4
Thomas lf 5 0 1 0
  Schmitz p 0 0 0 0
  Lane p 0 0 0 0
Jensen rf 5 1 3 2
Busby cf 3 0 1 0
Hoderlein 2b 5 0 1 1
Grasso c 3 0 0 0
  Vollmer ph 1 0 0 0
  Fitz Gerald c 1 0 1 0
Porterfield p 2 0 0 0
  Dixon p 1 0 0 0
  Coan ph,lf 2 1 1 0
Totals 42 7 14 7
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 5 0 0 0
Pesky 2b 3 2 2 0
  Priddy 2b 1 0 0 0
Boone 3b 5 3 2 2
Delsing cf 5 0 0 0
Nieman lf 3 0 1 1
  Souchock lf 0 0 0 0
  Mullin ph 0 1 0 0
Dropo 1b 5 0 2 2
  Kaline pr 0 1 0 0
Lund rf 5 0 1 2
Bucha c 4 0 1 0
Gromek p 3 0 0 0
  Herbert p 0 0 0 0
  Batts ph 1 1 1 1
  Weik p 0 0 0 0
  Madison p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 8 10 8
Washington 200 001 003 17141
Detroit 000 102 021 28100
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Porterfield   5.0 3 1 1 0 4
  Dixon   3.0 4 4 2 2 0
  Schmitz   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Lane  L(0-3) 0.2 2 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.2
10
8
6
3
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Gromek   8.2 10 5 5 3 7
  Herbert   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Weik   0.1 3 1 1 0 0
  Madison  W(3-4) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
10.0
14
7
7
4
8

  E–Yost (9).  DP–Detroit 1. Kuenn-Pesky-Dropo.  2B–Washington Vernon (27,off Gromek); Jensen (19,off Gromek); Yost (14,off Gromek), Detroit Boone (8,off Porterfield); Pesky (9,off Dixon); Lund (13,off Lane).  HR–Washington Vernon (8,9th inning off Herbert 2 on 2 out), Detroit Boone (12,6th inning off Dixon 1 on 1 out); Batts (4,9th inning off Schmitz 0 on 1 out).  SH–Busby (6,off Weik).  IBB–Busby (2,by Gromek); Vernon (3,by Gromek); Nieman (4,by Dixon).  Team LOB–10.  Team–6.  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Bill McGowan, 2B–Joe Paparella, 3B–Bill McKinley.
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