Philadelphia Athletics vs Washington Senators
September 26, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 1953 at Griffith Stadium. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Washington Senators 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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Philadelphia Athletics 11, Washington Senators 2

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
DeMaestri ss 4 1 2 0
  Wilhelm ss 1 0 0 0
Philley rf 0 0 0 0
  Valo rf 4 3 2 1
Robinson 1b 4 1 2 2
Zernial lf 5 1 1 2
Suder 3b 4 0 1 1
  Babe 3b 1 1 0 1
Giordano 2b 4 1 1 1
McGhee cf 1 0 0 0
  Mauro cf 4 0 1 2
Astroth c 5 1 2 0
Trice p 4 2 1 1
Totals 39 11 13 11
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 4 0 0 0
Runnels ss 3 0 0 0
Vernon 1b 4 1 3 1
Jensen rf 4 0 0 0
Vollmer lf 3 0 0 0
Busby cf 4 0 1 1
Hoderlein 2b 3 0 0 0
Thomas c 4 0 1 0
Stone p 0 0 0 0
  Barmes ph 1 1 1 0
  Dixon p 1 0 0 0
  Roig ph 1 0 1 0
  Lane p 0 0 0 0
  Grasso ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Philadelphia 005 002 04011130
Washington 001 001 000273
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Trice  W(2-1) 9.0 7 2 2 4 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
4
0
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Stone  L(0-1) 3.0 7 5 5 1 1
  Dixon   4.0 4 2 2 1 0
  Lane   2.0 2 4 3 1 2
Totals
9.0
13
11
10
3
3

  E–Hoderlein (2), Thomas 2 (2).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Trice-Giordano-Robinson, Washington 1. Runnels-Hoderlein-Vernon.  2B–Philadelphia Trice (1,off Stone); Suder (11,off Stone); DeMaestri (17,off Lane), Washington Roig (1,off Trice).  3B–Philadelphia Mauro (5,off Lane).  SH–Philley (4,off Stone); DeMaestri (7,off Dixon).  HBP–Trice (1,by Dixon).  Team LOB–9.  Team–8.  U-HP–Grover Froese, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Bill Summers.
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