St. Louis Browns vs Chicago White Sox
September 20, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 1953 at Comiskey Park I. The Chicago White Sox defeated the St. Louis Browns and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Browns 2, Chicago White Sox 5

St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Kokos rf 3 1 1 1
Hunter ss 5 0 1 0
Kryhoski 1b 3 1 1 1
Stephens 3b 2 0 0 0
  Edwards ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Courtney c 2 0 0 0
Lenhardt lf,3b 3 0 0 0
Young 2b 4 0 2 0
Groth cf 4 0 0 0
Turley p 2 0 0 0
  Larsen ph 1 0 0 0
  Kretlow p 0 0 0 0
  Stuart p 0 0 0 0
  Mickelson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Carrasquel ss 5 0 1 0
Fox 2b 5 2 3 2
Minoso lf,3b,lf 3 0 1 1
Mele rf 4 0 0 0
Fain 1b 2 0 1 1
Lollar c 3 1 1 1
Krsnich 3b 1 0 0 0
  Stewart ph,lf 2 0 0 0
  Marsh ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Rivera cf 1 2 0 0
Trucks p 3 0 1 0
Totals 30 5 8 5
St. Louis 200 000 000250
Chicago 001 021 10x580
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Turley  L(2-5) 6.0 4 4 4 5 5
  Kretlow   0.2 2 1 1 2 0
  Stuart   1.1 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
7
6
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Trucks  W(20-10) 9.0 5 2 2 7 4
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
7
4

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 2. Turley-Young-Kryhoski, Kryhoski-Hunter-Courtney.  2B–Chicago Fox 2 (28,off Turley,off Kretlow); Minoso (22,off Turley); Trucks (4,off Stuart).  HR–St. Louis Kokos (13,1st inning off Trucks 0 on 0 out); Kryhoski (16,1st inning off Trucks 0 on 1 out), Chicago Lollar (8,6th inning off Turley 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–Trucks (1,by Turley).  Team–9.  CS–Kokos (5,3rd base by Trucks/Lollar).  U-HP–Eddie Hurley, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Bill Grieve.  T–2:41.  A–10,699.
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