Philadelphia Athletics vs Washington Senators
September 27, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 27, 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 9, Washington Senators 2

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
DeMaestri ss 1 0 0 0
  Wilhelm ss 4 1 1 0
Philley rf 2 1 1 0
  Valo rf 2 1 0 0
Robinson 1b 4 2 1 0
Zernial lf 4 2 3 3
Suder 3b 3 0 1 1
  Babe 3b 1 1 1 1
Michaels 2b 5 0 1 0
Mauro cf 3 0 1 0
Murray c 5 1 2 2
Coleman p 5 0 1 1
Totals 39 9 13 8
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 3 1 2 1
Runnels ss 5 0 1 0
Vernon 1b 4 0 2 1
Jensen rf 3 0 0 0
Vollmer lf 4 0 0 0
Busby cf 4 1 1 0
Snyder 2b 4 0 2 0
Grasso c 4 0 1 0
Stewart p 1 0 0 0
  Barmes ph 1 0 0 0
  Masterson p 0 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 2 10 2
Philadelphia 100 040 2119131
Washington 000 011 0002101
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman  W(3-4) 9.0 10 2 2 4 0
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
4
0
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Stewart  L(0-2) 5.0 7 5 4 4 2
  Masterson   4.0 6 4 4 3 7
Totals
9.0
13
9
8
7
9

  E–Babe (17), Grasso (4).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Suder-Michaels-Robinson, Babe-Michaels-Robinson.  2B–Philadelphia Wilhelm (1,off Stewart); Murray (14,off Masterson); Coleman (2,off Masterson), Washington Yost (30,off Coleman); Grasso (7,off Coleman).  Team LOB–10.  Team–9.  SB–Michaels (8,2nd base off Stewart/Grasso).  U-HP–Charlie Berry, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–Bill Summers, 3B–Grover Froese.  T–2:03.  A–3,740.
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