Washington Senators vs Philadelphia Athletics
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 Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Athletics 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, Philadelphia Athletics 4

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 5 1 2 2
Runnels ss 5 0 0 0
Vernon 1b 4 0 0 0
Jensen rf 4 0 0 0
Vollmer lf 4 1 2 1
  Coan pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Busby cf 4 0 0 0
Roig 2b 4 0 0 0
Grasso c 4 0 0 0
Stewart p 4 1 1 0
Totals 38 3 5 3
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
DeMaestri ss 5 0 3 1
Philley rf 5 0 1 0
Robinson 1b 4 0 1 0
Zernial lf 4 0 1 0
Suder 3b 5 1 1 0
McGhee cf 4 1 1 0
Giordano 2b 4 1 1 0
Murray c 4 1 1 3
Fricano p 3 0 0 0
  Michaels ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 10 4
Washington 002 000 100 00350
Philadelphia 000 300 000 014100
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Stewart  L(0-1) 10.1 10 4 4 7 1
Totals
10.1
10
4
4
7
1
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Fricano  W(9-11) 11.0 5 3 3 1 4
Totals
11.0
5
3
3
1
4

  E–None.  DP–Washington 2. Roig-Runnels-Vernon, Runnels-Roig-Vernon.  2B–Washington Vollmer (15,off Fricano), Philadelphia Robinson (28,off Stewart); Giordano (2,off Stewart).  3B–Philadelphia DeMaestri (3,off Stewart).  HR–Washington Yost (9,3rd inning off Fricano 1 on 2 out); Vollmer (11,7th inning off Fricano 0 on 0 out), Philadelphia Murray (6,4th inning off Stewart 2 on 2 out).  Team LOB–3.  HBP–McGhee (3,by Stewart).  IBB–Murray (7,by Stewart); Robinson (7,by Stewart); Zernial (11,by Stewart); Michaels (2,by Stewart).  Team–11.  CS–Giordano (1,3rd base by Stewart/Grasso).  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Jim Duffy, 3B–Bill McGowan.  T–2:02.  A–4,468.
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