Philadelphia Athletics vs New York Yankees
August 23, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1953 at Yankee Stadium I. The New York Yankees 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 0, New York Yankees 4

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
DeMaestri ss 4 0 0 0
Philley rf 4 0 3 0
Robinson 1b 4 0 0 0
Zernial lf 4 0 0 0
Mauro cf 4 0 0 0
Babe 3b 4 0 2 0
Michaels 2b 3 0 0 0
Murray c 4 0 0 0
Byrd p 1 0 0 0
  Watlington ph 1 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton ph 1 0 1 0
  Bishop p 0 0 0 0
  Valo ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 0 6 0
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
McDougald 3b 3 1 2 0
Collins 1b 4 0 0 0
Bauer rf 4 1 1 1
Berra c 3 0 1 1
Noren cf 4 0 1 0
Woodling lf 3 1 2 0
Martin 2b 4 0 1 0
Rizzuto ss 3 1 1 0
Raschi p 4 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 2
Philadelphia 000 000 000062
New York 002 020 00x492
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Byrd  L(10-15) 5.0 7 4 3 5 6
  Martin   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Bishop   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
9
4
3
6
8
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Raschi  W(12-5) 9.0 6 0 0 1 5
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
1
5

  E–Mauro (1), Michaels (15), McDougald (21), Collins (8).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Babe-Michaels-Robinson.  2B–New York Martin (18,off Byrd); McDougald (22,off Martin).  3B–Philadelphia Babe (2,off Raschi).  HR–New York Bauer (9,5th inning off Byrd 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–9.  Team–10.  U-HP–Art Passarella, 1B–Bill Grieve, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Jim Duffy.  T–2:32.  A–22,071.
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