Philadelphia Athletics vs St. Louis Browns
July 23, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 1953 at Busch Stadium I. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the St. Louis Browns and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Athletics 7, St. Louis Browns 4

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
DeMaestri ss 7 2 2 0
Philley rf 7 3 4 1
Suder 3b 7 2 2 3
Robinson 1b 7 0 3 3
Zernial lf 6 0 3 0
  Mauro lf 1 0 0 0
Michaels 2b 6 0 2 0
McGhee cf 7 0 1 0
Watlington c 6 0 0 0
Bishop p 2 0 0 0
  Martin p 3 0 1 0
Totals 59 7 18 7
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Groth cf 5 0 0 0
Young 2b 6 2 1 0
Kokos lf 6 0 3 1
Wertz rf 5 1 4 0
Lenhardt 3b 5 1 0 0
Courtney c 4 0 1 0
  Berry pr 0 0 0 0
  Moss c 1 0 1 0
Kryhoski 1b 6 0 3 2
Hunter ss 6 0 1 1
Stuart p 1 0 0 0
  Edwards ph 0 0 0 0
  Kretlow p 0 0 0 0
  Dyck ph 1 0 0 0
  Paige p 2 0 0 0
  Sievers ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 49 4 14 4
Philadelphia 001 030 000 000 037180
St. Louis 000 003 100 000 004141
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Bishop   6.0 9 3 3 3 1
  Martin  W(6-8) 8.0 5 1 1 2 6
Totals
14.0
14
4
4
5
7
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Stuart   5.0 8 4 4 1 3
  Kretlow   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Paige  L(1-7) 7.0 10 3 3 0 2
Totals
14.0
18
7
7
2
6

  E–Lenhardt (5).  DP–Philadelphia 4. Watlington-Suder, DeMaestri-Michaels-Robinson, DeMaestri-Michaels-Robinson, Watlington-Michaels, St. Louis 1. Wertz-Young.  2B–Philadelphia Suder (10,off Stuart), St. Louis Kryhoski (10,off Bishop); Hunter (10,off Bishop); Kokos (9,off Martin).  3B–Philadelphia Robinson (4,off Paige).  HR–Philadelphia Philley (6,3rd inning off Stuart 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–12.  Team–8.  SB–McGhee (4,2nd base off Paige/Moss).  CS–Kokos (3,3rd base by Bishop/Watlington); Wertz (3,2nd base by Martin/Watlington).  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–Bill Summers, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Jim Duffy.  T–3:34.  A–2,278.
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