Chicago White Sox vs Philadelphia Athletics
August 4, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1953 at Shibe Park. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Chicago White Sox 8, Philadelphia Athletics 3

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Marsh 2b,ss 3 1 0 0
Boyd 1b 4 1 1 0
Minoso lf 3 2 1 1
Elliott 3b 4 1 1 1
Stewart rf 2 2 0 1
Rivera cf 3 1 0 1
Lollar c 4 0 1 1
Carrasquel ss 2 0 1 1
  Fox pr,2b 1 0 0 1
Trucks p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 8 5 7
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
DeMaestri ss 4 2 2 0
Philley rf 1 1 0 0
Robinson 1b 4 0 1 2
Zernial lf 4 0 0 1
Michaels 2b 3 0 0 0
McGhee cf 3 0 0 0
Babe 3b 3 0 1 0
Astroth c 2 0 0 0
  Watlington ph 1 0 0 0
Byrd p 1 0 0 0
  Fanovich p 1 0 0 0
  Mauro ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 4 3
Chicago 000 600 011850
Philadelphia 000 000 102342
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Trucks  W(14-5) 9.0 4 3 3 3 5
Totals
9.0
4
3
3
3
5
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Byrd  L(10-12) 3.0 2 6 6 5 1
  Fanovich   6.0 3 2 2 5 2
Totals
9.0
5
8
8
10
3

  E–Astroth (4), Fanovich (2).  DP–Chicago 3. Marsh-Carrasquel-Boyd, Trucks-Marsh-Boyd, Rivera-Elliott, Philadelphia 2. Michaels-DeMaestri-Robinson, Michaels-Robinson.  2B–Chicago Lollar (9,off Fanovich); Elliott (17,off Fanovich), Philadelphia DeMaestri 2 (7,off Trucks 2); Robinson (17,off Trucks).  3B–Chicago Carrasquel (3,off Fanovich).  SH–Trucks (11,off Fanovich).  HBP–Minoso (12,by Fanovich).  Team LOB–6.  Team–1.  CS–Boyd (1,2nd base by Fanovich/Astroth).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Jim Duffy, 2B–Art Passarella, 3B–Bill Grieve.  T–2:17.  A–4,321.
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