Philadelphia Athletics vs St. Louis Browns
August 28, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1953 at Busch Stadium I. The St. Louis Browns defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Philadelphia Athletics 3, St. Louis Browns 8
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
DeMaestri ss 2 0 0 0
Philley rf 2 1 0 1
Robinson 1b 4 0 0 0
Zernial lf 4 1 1 2
Suder 2b 4 0 1 0
Babe 3b 4 0 2 0
McGhee cf 4 0 1 0
Murray c 4 1 1 0
Bishop p 2 0 0 0
  Mauro ph 0 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Hunter ss 5 2 3 1
Kryhoski 1b 5 2 3 4
Lenhardt lf 4 1 2 0
Wertz rf 4 0 1 2
Stephens 3b 4 0 1 0
Courtney c 3 0 0 0
  Berry pr 0 1 0 0
  Moss c 0 0 0 0
Dyck cf 4 1 1 0
Young 2b 3 0 1 0
Pillette p 3 0 0 0
  Stuart p 1 1 1 1
Totals 36 8 13 8
Philadelphia 200 000 100–361
St. Louis 102 010 04x–8130
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Bishop  L(3-12) 6.0 8 4 4 2 1
  Martin   2.0 5 4 4 0 2
Totals
8.0
13
8
8
2
3
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Pillette  W(5-10) 6.1 6 3 3 4 2
  Stuart   2.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
4
3
  E–Suder (11).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Murray-Babe, DeMaestri-Suder-Robinson, St. Louis 1. Hunter-Kryhoski.  2B–Philadelphia Murray (11), St. Louis Hunter (14); Kryhoski (15); Lenhardt (11); Dyck (13).  3B–St. Louis Kryhoski (2); Wertz (5).  HR–Philadelphia Zernial (35), St. Louis Kryhoski (14).  SH–DeMaestri (4); Courtney (3).  Team LOB–6.  Team–7.  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Bill McKinley, 3B–Bill McGowan.
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