Washington Senators vs Chicago White Sox
September 2, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1953 at Comiskey Park I. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 3, Chicago White Sox 7

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 5 0 0 0
Runnels ss 5 1 3 0
Vernon 1b 5 1 2 0
Jensen rf 4 0 1 1
Coan lf 4 1 1 0
Busby cf 4 0 2 2
Terwilliger 2b 4 0 1 0
Fitz Gerald c 3 0 0 0
  Grasso c 1 0 0 0
Shea p 2 0 0 0
  Sima p 0 0 0 0
  Vollmer ph 1 0 0 0
  Lane p 0 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 0 0
  Masterson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 3 10 3
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Carrasquel ss 5 0 1 0
Fox 2b 5 1 3 1
Fain 1b 3 0 2 0
Wright rf 2 0 1 0
  Mele ph,rf 3 1 2 1
Boyd lf 4 1 1 0
Ryan 3b 5 1 1 0
Rivera cf 3 2 2 2
Wilson c 3 0 1 1
Keegan p 2 1 2 1
  Stewart ph 0 0 0 0
  Dorish p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 16 6
Washington 200 000 0103101
Chicago 000 320 11x7162
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Shea  L(11-6) 3.2 9 3 3 2 1
  Sima   1.1 3 2 2 1 1
  Lane   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Masterson   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
16
7
7
5
3
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Keegan  W(4-4) 7.0 7 2 0 1 4
  Dorish   2.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
1
1
5

  E–Busby (6), Fox 2 (12).  DP–Washington 1. Yost-Terwilliger-Vernon.  2B–Washington Busby 2 (26,off Keegan,off Dorish); Vernon (36,off Keegan), Chicago Rivera (25,off Shea).  3B–Washington Coan (4,off Dorish).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Boyd (2,off Sima); Rivera (12,off Lane).  Team–11.  SB–Runnels (3,2nd base off Keegan/R. Wilson); Ryan (1,Home off Lane/Grasso); Stewart (1,2nd base off Lane/Grasso).  CS–R. Wilson (3,2nd base by Shea/Fitz Gerald).  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Bill McKinley, 3B–Bill McGowan.  T–2:39.  A–4,130.
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