Boston Red Sox vs Philadelphia Athletics
August 11, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 11, 1953 at Shibe Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 7, Philadelphia Athletics 6

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Goodman 2b 4 2 2 0
Evers lf 5 0 2 0
Gernert 1b 4 2 1 1
Kell 3b 2 3 1 1
White c 4 0 3 2
Umphlett cf 4 0 1 1
Piersall rf 4 0 0 1
Lepcio ss 3 0 0 0
  Wilber ph 1 0 0 0
  Lipon ss 0 0 0 0
Parnell p 4 0 1 0
  Kinder p 0 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Flowers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 11 6
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Babe 3b 5 0 2 0
Philley rf 4 0 1 0
Valo lf 5 1 1 1
  Mauro pr 0 0 0 0
Robinson 1b 5 1 1 0
  Fricano pr 0 0 0 0
Michaels 2b 4 1 2 3
McGhee cf 3 0 0 0
Suder ss 4 0 1 0
Astroth c 3 1 1 0
Kellner p 2 1 0 0
  Zernial ph 1 0 1 1
  Shantz pr 0 1 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 5
Boston 210 020 2007112
Philadelphia 310 000 0026101
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Parnell  W(16-7) 8.0 9 6 5 4 8
  Kinder   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Henry   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Flowers  SV(3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
5
4
9
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Kellner  L(10-10) 9.0 11 7 7 6 3
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
6
3

  E–Goodman (14), Gernert (14), Astroth (5).  DP–Boston 1. White-Lepcio, Philadelphia 1. Babe-Michaels-Robinson.  2B–Boston Evers (9,off A. Kellner).  HR–Philadelphia Michaels (12,1st inning off Parnell 2 on 2 out).  SH–White (8,off A. Kellner); Goodman (7,off A. Kellner); Philley (3,off Kinder).  Team LOB–9.  Team–8.  CS–Philley (4,2nd base by Parnell/White); Philley (4,2nd base by Parnell/White).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Grover Froese, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Bill Summers.  T–2:52.  A–12,306.
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