Boston Red Sox vs Philadelphia Athletics
September 6, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 6, 1953 at Shibe Park. The Boston Red Sox 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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Boston Red Sox 4, Philadelphia Athletics 0

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Goodman 2b 5 1 1 0
Piersall rf 5 1 1 1
Olson lf 4 0 0 1
Kell 3b 3 1 1 1
Gernert 1b 4 0 3 1
Wilber c 4 0 0 0
Umphlett cf 4 0 1 0
Bolling ss 4 0 2 0
McDermott p 4 1 1 0
Totals 37 4 10 4
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
DeMaestri ss 4 0 1 0
Philley rf 1 0 0 0
  Valo rf 3 0 1 0
Robinson 1b 4 0 1 0
Zernial lf 4 0 0 0
Michaels 2b 4 0 2 0
Suder 3b 4 0 0 0
McGhee cf 3 0 0 0
Murray c 3 0 0 0
Byrd p 1 0 0 0
  Astroth ph 1 0 0 0
  Coleman p 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 0 6 0
Boston 004 000 0004101
Philadelphia 000 000 000063
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
McDermott  W(16-8) 9.0 6 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
0
2
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Byrd  L(10-18) 5.0 8 4 4 0 1
  Coleman   4.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
1
1

  E–Gernert (16), DeMaestri (17), Michaels (18), McGhee (5).  DP–Boston 1. Goodman-Gernert, Philadelphia 1. Murray-Michaels.  2B–Boston Kell (36,off Byrd); Gernert (14,off Coleman).  Team LOB–7.  Team–6.  CS–Gernert (7,2nd base by Byrd/Murray).  U-HP–Bill McGowan, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Bill McKinley.
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