St. Louis Browns vs Washington Senators
August 9, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1953 at Griffith Stadium. The St. Louis Browns defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Browns 3, Washington Senators 0

St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Groth cf 4 0 0 0
Sievers 1b 4 0 2 0
Stephens 3b 4 0 0 0
Lenhardt lf 4 1 2 0
Wertz rf 4 1 2 0
Moss c 4 0 1 1
  Larsen pr 0 1 0 0
  Courtney c 0 0 0 0
Hunter ss 3 0 0 1
Young 2b 2 0 0 0
  Berry ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Pillette p 3 0 1 0
  Paige p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 2
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 3 0 1 0
Davalillo ss 3 0 0 0
Vernon 1b 4 0 1 0
Jensen rf 3 0 1 0
Runnels 2b 4 0 1 0
Busby cf 4 0 1 0
Vollmer lf 4 0 0 0
Grasso c 2 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 0 0
Schmitz p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
St. Louis 000 000 003381
Washington 000 000 000054
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Pillette   7.0 4 0 0 2 2
  Paige  W(2-8) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
3
2
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Schmitz  L(2-7) 9.0 8 3 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
1
1
0

  E–Pillette (2), Davalillo (1), Runnels (22), Schmitz 2 (2).  DP–St. Louis 1. Berry-Hunter-Sievers, Washington 3. Schmitz-Davalillo-Vernon, Davalillo-Runnels-Vernon, Schmitz-Davalillo-Vernon.  3B–Washington Runnels (4,off Pillette).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Davalillo (2,off Pillette).  Team–8.  CS–Groth (5,2nd base by Schmitz/Grasso).  SB–Runnels (2,3rd base off Pillette/Moss); Busby (9,2nd base off Pillette/Moss); Yost (5,3rd base off Paige/Moss); Jensen (12,2nd base off Paige/Moss).  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Bill McGowan.
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