Philadelphia Athletics vs Boston Red Sox
August 18, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 1953 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red 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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Philadelphia Athletics 1, Boston Red Sox 2

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
DeMaestri ss 4 0 0 0
Philley rf 4 0 0 0
Robinson 1b 4 1 1 0
Zernial lf 4 0 2 0
Michaels 2b 3 0 0 0
Suder 3b 4 0 1 1
McGhee cf 3 0 0 0
Murray c 3 0 1 0
Byrd p 3 0 2 0
Totals 32 1 7 1
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Goodman 2b 4 1 2 1
Piersall rf 3 0 1 1
Williams lf 3 0 1 0
  Zarilla pr 0 0 0 0
  Olson lf 0 0 0 0
Kell 3b 3 0 0 0
Gernert 1b 2 0 0 0
White c 3 0 0 0
Umphlett cf 3 1 1 0
Bolling ss 3 0 1 0
  Lipon ss 0 0 0 0
McDermott p 3 0 1 0
Totals 27 2 7 2
Philadelphia 000 100 000170
Boston 002 000 00x270
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Byrd  L(10-14) 8.0 7 2 2 3 4
Totals
8.0
7
2
2
3
4
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
McDermott  W(13-8) 9.0 7 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
1
4

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 3. Murray-DeMaestri, Suder-Michaels-Robinson, Suder-Michaels-Robinson, Boston 2. Bolling-Goodman-Gernert, Gernert-Goodman.  2B–Boston Goodman (26,off Byrd); Piersall (19,off Byrd); McDermott (7,off Byrd).  3B–Philadelphia Zernial (2,off McDermott).  HBP–McGhee (2,by McDermott); Gernert (5,by Byrd); Piersall (7,by Byrd).  Team LOB–6.  Team–6.  CS–Goodman (6,2nd base by Byrd/Murray); Piersall (12,Home by Byrd/Murray); Goodman (6,2nd base by Byrd/Murray); Piersall (12,Home by Byrd/Murray).  U-HP–Art Passarella, 1B–Bill Grieve, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Jim Duffy.  T–2:24.  A–28,024.
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