St. Louis Browns vs Chicago White Sox
August 19, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 19, 1953 at Comiskey Park I. The St. Louis Browns defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Browns 4, Chicago White Sox 3

St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Berry 2b 5 0 2 0
Hunter ss 5 0 1 0
Sievers 1b 5 1 1 0
Lenhardt lf 4 1 1 1
Stephens 3b 5 1 2 0
Dyck rf,cf 4 0 1 1
Moss c 4 1 3 1
Groth cf 1 0 1 0
  Wertz pr,rf 1 0 0 1
Pillette p 3 0 0 0
  Stuart p 0 0 0 0
  Larsen ph 1 0 0 0
  Turley p 1 0 1 0
Totals 39 4 13 4
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Carrasquel ss 5 0 1 0
Fox 2b 5 0 1 1
Minoso lf 3 0 0 0
Mele rf 5 1 1 0
Rivera cf 3 1 2 1
Lollar c 3 0 1 1
  Wilson pr,c 0 0 0 0
Boyd 1b 4 0 1 0
Krsnich 3b 2 0 1 0
  Marsh ph,3b 1 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 0 1 0 0
Pierce p 3 0 1 0
  Wright ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
St. Louis 000 002 000 24130
Chicago 000 000 200 1393
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Pillette   6.0 7 2 2 1 1
  Stuart   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Turley  W(1-0) 3.0 1 1 1 4 4
Totals
10.0
9
3
3
5
5
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Pierce  L(16-8) 10.0 13 4 2 4 8
Totals
10.0
13
4
2
4
8

  E–Rivera (7), Krsnich (10), Marsh (6).  DP–St. Louis 3. Hunter-Berry-Sievers, Berry-Hunter-Sievers, Stuart-Hunter, Chicago 1. Carrasquel-Fox-Boyd.  2B–St. Louis Moss (10,off Pierce); Groth (25,off Pierce); Sievers (13,off Pierce); Lenhardt (10,off Pierce), Chicago Fox (23,off Turley).  3B–St. Louis Moss (1,off Pierce), Chicago Rivera (11,off Pillette).  SH–Dyck (6,off Pierce); Sievers (6,off Pierce); Moss (1,off Pierce); Wertz (2,off Pierce).  HBP–Groth (2,by Pierce).  IBB–Groth (3,by Pierce).  Team LOB–14.  Team–7.  CS–Berry (2,2nd base by Pierce/Lollar); Minoso (13,2nd base by Turley/Moss).  SB–Rivera (20,2nd base off Pillette/Moss).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Eddie Rommel, 2B–Charlie Berry, 3B–Eddie Hurley.  T–2:57.  A–20,538.
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