Chicago White Sox vs Washington Senators
September 17, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1953 at Griffith Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 2, Washington Senators 3

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Carrasquel ss 4 0 1 0
Fox 2b 4 0 1 0
Fain 1b 4 0 1 0
Minoso rf 4 1 1 0
Boyd lf 4 0 1 1
Rivera cf 4 1 2 1
Lollar c 3 0 1 0
Krsnich 3b 3 0 1 0
Pierce p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 9 2
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 3 0 2 0
Snyder ss 3 1 0 0
Vernon 1b 4 0 0 0
Jensen rf 3 2 2 0
Vollmer lf 2 0 0 0
Busby cf 3 0 2 2
Terwilliger 2b 4 0 2 1
Fitz Gerald c 3 0 0 0
Porterfield p 1 0 0 0
Totals 26 3 8 3
Chicago 000 100 100291
Washington 200 000 01x380
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Pierce  L(17-11) 8.0 8 3 3 7 4
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
7
4
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Porterfield  W(21-10) 9.0 9 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
0
2

  E–Fain (13).  DP–Chicago 3. Fox-Fain-Carrasquel, Fox, Carrasquel-Fox-Fain, Washington 1. Snyder-Terwilliger-Vernon.  2B–Chicago Minoso (21,off Porterfield); Krsnich (8,off Porterfield); Fox (26,off Porterfield), Washington Busby (28,off Pierce); Terwilliger (23,off Pierce).  HR–Chicago Rivera (10,7th inning off Porterfield 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Yost (9,off Pierce); Vollmer (1,off Pierce).  IBB–Busby (4,by Pierce).  Team–8.  CS–Rivera (16,2nd base by Porterfield/Fitz Gerald); Busby (5,2nd base by Pierce/Lollar).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Grover Froese, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Bill Summers.  T–2:07.  A–3,345.
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