Top 1

• Senators, 0 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yost vs. Littlefield
  
  Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Snyder vs. Littlefield
  
  Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Littlefield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vernon vs. Littlefield
  
  Vernon takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jensen vs. Littlefield
  
  Jensen hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vollmer vs. Littlefield
  
  Vollmer takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Busby vs. Littlefield
  
  Busby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Senators, 2 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hunter vs. Stobbs
  
  Hunter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sievers vs. Stobbs
  
  Sievers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hunter moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Lenhardt vs. Stobbs
  
  Lenhardt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snyder fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Hunter moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Wertz vs. Stobbs
  
  Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Senators, 2 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Terwilliger vs. Littlefield
  
  Terwilliger takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fitz Gerald vs. Littlefield
  
  Fitz Gerald takes first base on ball four. Terwilliger moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Stobbs vs. Littlefield
  
  Stobbs bunts towards the mound. Littlefield fields it and throws to first for the out. Terwilliger moves to third. Fitz Gerald moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Yost vs. Littlefield
  
  Yost hits a fly ball into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Terwilliger scores. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Snyder vs. Littlefield
  
  Snyder takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Vernon vs. Kretlow
  
  Lou Kretlow now pitching.
  
  Vernon hits a fly ball into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Senators, 3 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stephens vs. Stobbs
  
  Stephens hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moss vs. Stobbs
  
  Moss hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Groth vs. Stobbs
  
  Groth hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Young vs. Stobbs
  
  Young strikes out. View Play 

Top 3

• Senators, 3 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jensen vs. Kretlow
  
  Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Vollmer vs. Kretlow
  
  Vollmer hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jensen moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Busby vs. Kretlow
  
  Busby hits a popup towards first. Sievers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Terwilliger vs. Kretlow
  
  Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jensen scores. View Play 
• Senators, 4 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fitz Gerald vs. Kretlow
  
  Fitz Gerald hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Senators, 4 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kretlow vs. Stobbs
  
  Kretlow strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 4 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hunter vs. Stobbs
  
  Hunter strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 4 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sievers vs. Stobbs
  
  Sievers hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Senators, 4 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stobbs vs. Kretlow
  
  Stobbs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 4 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Yost vs. Kretlow
  
  Yost hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stobbs moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 4 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Snyder vs. Kretlow
  
  Snyder hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Snyder reaches second base with a double. Stobbs scores. Yost moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 5 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Vernon vs. Kretlow
  
  Vernon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Yost scores. Snyder scores. View Play 
• Senators, 7 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jensen vs. Kretlow
  
  Jensen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Vernon moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 7 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Vollmer vs. Cain
  
  Bob Cain now pitching.
  
  Vollmer hits a popup towards first. Sievers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 7 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Busby vs. Cain
  
  Busby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Vernon moves to third. Jensen moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 7 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Terwilliger vs. Cain
  
  Terwilliger hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Vernon scores. View Play 
• Senators, 8 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Fitz Gerald vs. Cain
  
  Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Senators, 8 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lenhardt vs. Stobbs
  
  Lenhardt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 8 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wertz vs. Stobbs
  
  Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Senators, 8 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stephens vs. Stobbs
  
  Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Senators, 8 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stobbs vs. Cain
  
  Stobbs hits a fly ball into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 8 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yost vs. Cain
  
  Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 8 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Snyder vs. Cain
  
  Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 8 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Vernon vs. Cain
  
  Vernon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Senators, 8 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moss vs. Stobbs
  
  Moss hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 8 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Groth vs. Stobbs
  
  Groth takes first base on ball four. Moss moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 8 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Young vs. Stobbs
  
  Young hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Busby. Young reaches second base with a double. Moss scores. Groth moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 8 - Browns, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Larsen vs. Stobbs
  
  Don Larsen pinch hits for Bob Cain.
  
  Larsen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. Groth scores. View Play 
• Senators, 8 - Browns, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hunter vs. Stobbs
  
  Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 8 - Browns, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Sievers vs. Stobbs
  
  Sievers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Young scores. View Play 
• Senators, 8 - Browns, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lenhardt vs. Stobbs
  
  Lenhardt strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Senators, 8 - Browns, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jensen vs. Blyzka
  
  Mike Blyzka now pitching.
  
  Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 8 - Browns, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vollmer vs. Blyzka
  
  Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 8 - Browns, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Busby vs. Blyzka
  
  Busby hits a popup towards third. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Senators, 8 - Browns, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wertz vs. Stobbs
  
  Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snyder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 8 - Browns, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stephens vs. Stobbs
  
  Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 8 - Browns, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moss vs. Stobbs
  
  Moss hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Busby. Moss reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Senators, 8 - Browns, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Groth vs. Stobbs
  
  Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snyder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Senators, 8 - Browns, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Terwilliger vs. Blyzka
  
  Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 8 - Browns, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fitz Gerald vs. Blyzka
  
  Fitz Gerald hits a popup towards third. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 8 - Browns, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stobbs vs. Blyzka
  
  Stobbs bunts towards the mound. Blyzka fields it and throws to first for the out. Terwilliger moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 8 - Browns, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Yost vs. Blyzka
  
  Yost hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Senators, 8 - Browns, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Young vs. Stobbs
  
  Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 8 - Browns, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kokos vs. Stobbs
  
  Dick Kokos pinch hits for Mike Blyzka.
  
  Kokos strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 8 - Browns, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hunter vs. Stobbs
  
  Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snyder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Senators, 8 - Browns, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Snyder vs. Stuart
  
  Marlin Stuart now pitching.
  
  Snyder takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 8 - Browns, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Vernon vs. Stuart
  
  There goes Snyder. The throw from Moss and he is safe. Snyder steals second. View Play 
• Senators, 8 - Browns, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Vernon vs. Stuart
  
  Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Snyder moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 8 - Browns, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Jensen vs. Stuart
  
  Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Snyder scores. View Play 
• Senators, 9 - Browns, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vollmer vs. Stuart
  
  Vollmer hits a popup towards third. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Senators, 9 - Browns, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sievers vs. Stobbs
  
  Sievers hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 9 - Browns, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lenhardt vs. Stobbs
  
  Lenhardt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 9 - Browns, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wertz vs. Stobbs
  
  Wertz takes first base on ball four. Lenhardt moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 9 - Browns, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Stephens vs. Stobbs
  
  Stephens takes first base on ball four. Lenhardt moves to third. Wertz moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 9 - Browns, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Moss vs. Stobbs
  
  Moss hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 9 - Browns, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Groth vs. Stobbs
  
  Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Senators, 9 - Browns, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Busby vs. Stuart
  
  Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 9 - Browns, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Terwilliger vs. Stuart
  
  Terwilliger strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 9 - Browns, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fitz Gerald vs. Stuart
  
  Fitz Gerald hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Senators, 9 - Browns, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Young vs. Stobbs
  
  Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 9 - Browns, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Berry vs. Stobbs
  
  Neil Berry pinch hits for Marlin Stuart.
  
  Berry takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 9 - Browns, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hunter vs. Stobbs
  
  Hunter hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 9 - Browns, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sievers vs. Stobbs
  
  Sievers takes first base on ball four. Berry moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 9 - Browns, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Lenhardt vs. Stobbs
  
  Lenhardt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/30/1953, game 2 -- Washington at St.Louis (D)

  Washington         AB  R  H RBI    St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI
Yost E, 3b            4  1  1  1   Hunter B, ss          5  0  1  0   
Snyder J, ss          3  2  1  1   Sievers R, 1b         4  0  2  1   
Vernon M, 1b          4  2  1  2   Lenhardt D, lf        5  0  2  0   
Jensen J, rf          4  2  2  3   Wertz V, rf           3  0  0  0   
Vollmer C, lf         4  0  0  0   Stephens V, 3b        3  0  0  0   
Busby J, cf           5  0  1  0   Moss L, c             4  1  2  0   
Terwilliger W, 2b     4  1  2  2   Groth J, cf           3  1  1  0   
Fitz Gerald E, c      4  0  0  0   Young B, 2b           4  1  1  1   
Stobbs C, p           2  1  1  0   Littlefield D, p      0  0  0  0   
                                   Kretlow L, p          1  0  0  0   
                                   Cain B, p             0  0  0  0   
                                   Larsen D, ph          1  0  0  1   
                                   Blyzka M, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Kokos D, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Stuart M, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Berry N, ph           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  9  9  9                        34  3  9  3

Washington       211 400 010 --  9
St.Louis         000 030 000 --  3

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Stobbs C (W)          9.0  9  3  3  5  5

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Littlefield D (L)     1.2  1  3  3  5  0
Kretlow L*            1.1  6  5  5  1  0
Cain B                2.0  1  0  0  1  0
Blyzka M              2.0  1  0  0  0  0
Stuart M              2.0  0  1  1  1  1
  * Pitched to 5 batters in 4th

DP -- Washington 2
LOB -- Washington 8, St.Louis 9
2B -- Snyder J, Young B, Moss L
HR -- Jensen J
SB -- Snyder J
SH -- Stobbs C 2
T -- 2:14
A -- 4388

    

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