St. Louis Browns vs Philadelphia Athletics
July 28, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 1953 at Shibe Park. 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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St. Louis Browns 7, Philadelphia Athletics 9

St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Groth cf 5 1 1 1
Kokos lf 4 1 2 1
Courtney c 4 0 1 1
Wertz rf 4 1 0 0
Kryhoski 1b 4 1 2 1
Dyck 3b 4 0 0 0
Berry 2b 5 1 2 1
Hunter ss 4 1 1 1
  Sievers ph 1 0 0 0
Cain p 2 1 1 0
  Larsen p 3 0 3 1
Totals 40 7 13 7
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
DeMaestri ss 4 1 2 2
Philley rf 4 2 2 0
Suder 3b 4 0 0 0
Robinson 1b 4 0 1 1
Zernial lf 3 0 0 0
Michaels 2b 3 2 2 1
McGhee cf 4 1 1 1
Murray c 4 2 2 3
Byrd p 1 0 0 0
  Scheib p 1 1 0 0
  Martin p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 9 10 8
St. Louis 004 020 1007130
Philadelphia 201 400 02x9100
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Cain   3.0 8 6 6 1 4
  Larsen  L(2-9) 5.0 2 3 3 2 4
Totals
8.0
10
9
9
3
8
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Byrd   2.1 6 4 4 2 1
  Scheib   3.2 4 2 2 1 1
  Martin  W(7-8) 3.0 3 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
4
2

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 2. Hunter-Berry-Kryhoski, Kryhoski-Hunter-Kryhoski.  2B–St. Louis Groth (22,off Byrd); Kryhoski (12,off Scheib), Philadelphia Robinson (15,off Cain).  3B–Philadelphia Philley (6,off Cain); McGhee (4,off Cain); Murray (1,off Cain); DeMaestri (1,off Larsen).  HR–Philadelphia Murray (3,8th inning off Larsen 1 on 2 out).  HBP–Dyck (2,by Byrd); Kryhoski (1,by Scheib).  Team LOB–12.  IBB–Zernial (4,by Cain).  Team–3.  SB–Michaels (6,2nd base off Larsen/Courtney).  U-HP–Eddie Rommel, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:26.  A–2,511.
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