Washington Senators vs New York Yankees
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 Yankee Stadium I. The New York Yankees defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 0, New York Yankees 2

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 4 0 0 0
Runnels ss 2 0 1 0
Vernon 1b 4 0 1 0
Jensen rf 4 0 0 0
Coan lf 3 0 1 0
Busby cf 3 0 0 0
Hoderlein 2b 3 0 0 0
Grasso c 3 0 1 0
Sima p 2 0 0 0
  Vollmer ph 1 0 0 0
  Dixon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
McDougald 3b 4 0 1 1
Noren cf 3 0 0 0
Bauer rf 3 0 0 0
Berra c 3 1 1 1
Triandos 1b 3 0 0 0
  Collins 1b 0 0 0 0
Renna lf 2 1 1 0
Martin 2b 3 0 1 0
Rizzuto ss 3 0 0 0
McDonald p 2 0 0 0
Totals 26 2 4 2
Washington 000 000 000040
New York 000 110 00x241
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Sima  L(1-3) 7.0 4 2 2 3 1
  Dixon   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
4
2
2
3
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
McDonald  W(8-4) 9.0 4 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
2
3

  E–McDougald (20).  DP–Washington 2. Yost-Hoderlein-Vernon, Sima-Hoderlein-Vernon, New York 3. Triandos-Rizzuto-Triandos, Berra-Martin-Triandos-Martin-Triandos, Rizzuto-Martin-Triandos.  2B–Washington Grasso (6,off McDonald), New York Renna (4,off Sima).  HR–New York Berra (23,4th inning off Sima 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–4.  Team–3.  CS–Runnels (4,2nd base by McDonald/Berra).  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–Bill Summers, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Grover Froese.  T–1:51.  A–10,660.
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