Washington Senators vs Cleveland Indians
July 26, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 26, 1953 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 6, Cleveland Indians 7

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 3 1 1 0
Runnels ss 5 2 2 1
Vernon 1b 4 2 2 3
Vollmer lf 3 0 1 2
Jensen rf 4 0 1 0
Busby cf 3 0 0 0
Terwilliger 2b 4 0 1 0
Fitz Gerald c 4 0 1 0
Sima p 3 1 0 0
  Dixon p 0 0 0 0
  Coan ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 9 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Smith rf 4 0 1 2
Avila 2b 5 1 1 1
Mitchell lf 4 0 1 1
  Doby cf 0 0 0 0
Rosen 3b 4 0 0 0
Glynn 1b 2 1 0 0
Westlake cf 3 3 3 1
  Kennedy cf,lf 0 0 0 0
Strickland ss 4 0 0 0
Tipton c 2 0 0 0
  Hegan pr,c 1 1 0 0
Garcia p 0 0 0 0
  Easter ph 1 0 1 1
  Lemon pr 0 0 0 0
  Hoskins p 1 0 0 0
  Majeski ph 1 1 1 0
  Hooper p 1 0 0 0
  Wight p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 8 6
Washington 240 000 000691
Cleveland 020 003 11x782
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Sima   5.2 6 5 3 4 1
  Dixon  L(4-7) 2.1 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
7
5
4
2
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia   2.0 6 6 2 1 0
  Hoskins   4.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Hooper  W(5-3) 2.1 3 0 0 1 0
  Wight   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
2
2
3

  E–Runnels (20), Rosen (16), Strickland (9).  DP–Cleveland 3. Avila-Strickland-Glynn, Avila-Strickland-Glynn, Avila-Strickland-Glynn.  2B–Washington Vernon (29,off Garcia), Cleveland Smith (3,off Sima).  HR–Washington Vernon (9,2nd inning off Garcia 2 on 2 out), Cleveland Westlake (3,7th inning off Dixon 0 on 1 out); Avila (6,8th inning off Dixon 0 on 2 out).  HBP–Busby (4,by Hoskins); Yost (3,by Hoskins); Tipton (2,by Sima); Smith (2,by Sima).  Team LOB–5.  Team–8.  U-HP–Eddie Hurley, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Eddie Rommel, 3B–Charlie Berry.  T–2:18.  A–24,460.
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