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Browns
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
June 24, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the St. Louis Browns, played on June 24, 1953 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 24, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
|
| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 24, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Littlefield |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Porterfield |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 4,223 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Bill McGowan |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Dick Kokos | Right Fielder |
| Roy Sievers | First Baseman |
| Don Lenhardt | Left Fielder |
| Clint Courtney | Catcher |
| Jim Dyck | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Young | Second Baseman |
| Billy Hunter | Shortstop |
| Dick Littlefield | Pitcher |
| Marty Marion | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Clyde Vollmer | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
| Gene Verble | Shortstop |
| Mickey Grasso | Catcher |
| Bob Porterfield | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
June 24, 1953
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Porterfield
Groth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kokos vs. Porterfield
Kokos hits a ball on the ground towards short. Verble fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Porterfield
Sievers is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lenhardt vs. Porterfield
Lenhardt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Littlefield
Yost hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dyck settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Littlefield
Terwilliger strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Littlefield
Vernon strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Porterfield
Courtney hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vollmer. Courtney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dyck vs. Porterfield
Dyck hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Grasso fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Porterfield
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. Courtney moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hunter vs. Porterfield
Hunter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Courtney scores. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Littlefield vs. Porterfield
Littlefield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Littlefield
Vollmer hits a fly ball into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Littlefield
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. Littlefield
There goes Jensen. The throw from Courtney and he is out, Hunter applying the tag. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Littlefield
Busby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Verble vs. Littlefield
Verble takes first base on ball four. Busby moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grasso vs. Littlefield
Grasso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Porterfield
Groth 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 -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Porterfield
Kokos hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Porterfield
There goes Kokos. The throw from Grasso and he is out, Terwilliger applying the tag. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Porterfield
Sievers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lenhardt vs. Porterfield
Lenhardt hits a line drive towards short. Verble reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porterfield vs. Littlefield
Porterfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dyck fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Littlefield
Yost hits a fly ball into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Littlefield
Terwilliger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lenhardt. Terwilliger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vernon vs. Littlefield
Vernon 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
Top 4
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Browns, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Porterfield
Courtney 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 -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyck vs. Porterfield
Dyck hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Porterfield
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Verble scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Littlefield
Vollmer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Littlefield
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. Littlefield
Busby takes first base on ball four. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Verble vs. Littlefield
Verble hits a popup into left field for a base hit. Jensen moves to third. Busby moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grasso vs. Littlefield
Grasso hits a fly ball into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jensen scores. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Porterfield vs. Littlefield
Porterfield hits a line drive to center field. Groth throws towards third. Dyck fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Dyck. Busby scores. Verble goes all the way around to score. Porterfield moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yost vs. Littlefield
Yost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Porterfield scores. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. Littlefield
There goes Yost. The throw from Courtney and he is out, Young applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Porterfield
Hunter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Porterfield
Hank Edwards pinch hits for Dick Littlefield.
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groth vs. Porterfield
There's a wild pitch. Hunter moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Groth vs. Porterfield
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Verble scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hunter scores. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Porterfield
Kokos hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Lanier
Max Lanier now pitching.
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Lanier
Vernon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Lanier
Vollmer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Porterfield
Sievers hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Porterfield
Lenhardt hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Porterfield
Courtney hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Lanier
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. Lanier
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Verble vs. Lanier
Verble strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fitz Gerald vs. Lanier
Ed Fitz Gerald pinch hits for Mickey Grasso.
Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jensen moves to third. Busby moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Porterfield vs. Lanier
Porterfield hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kokos. Porterfield reaches second base with a double. Jensen scores. Busby scores. There goes Fitz Gerald trying to get to home. Kokos throws the ball in to Young who relays the ball to Courtney, who tags Fitz Gerald, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yost vs. Lanier
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terwilliger vs. Lanier
Terwilliger hits a popup towards first. Sievers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyck vs. Porterfield
Ed Fitz Gerald now catching.
Dyck hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Porterfield
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Porterfield covering, for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Porterfield
Hunter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kryhoski vs. Porterfield
Dick Kryhoski pinch hits for Max Lanier.
Kryhoski 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
Bottom 7
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Browns, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Blyzka
Mike Blyzka now pitching.
Vernon hits a line drive into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Blyzka
Vollmer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kokos who is chasing the ball. Vollmer reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jensen vs. Blyzka
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dyck fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Busby vs. Blyzka
Busby hits a line drive towards the mound. Blyzka reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Porterfield
Groth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kokos vs. Porterfield
Kokos takes first base on ball four. Groth moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sievers vs. Porterfield
Sievers hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Porterfield
Lenhardt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Verble scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Porterfield
Courtney 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 -
Browns, 5 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyck vs. Porterfield
Dyck hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Porterfield
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 5 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verble vs. Blyzka
Verble hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dyck fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Blyzka
Fitz Gerald hits a popup towards first. Sievers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porterfield vs. Blyzka
Porterfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dyck fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 5 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Porterfield
Hunter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Porterfield
Neil Berry pinch hits for Mike Blyzka.
Berry bunts towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wertz vs. Porterfield
Vic Wertz pinch hits for Johnny Groth.
Wertz hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kokos vs. Porterfield
Kokos hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Porterfield
Sievers strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Browns, 7 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Larsen
Don Larsen now pitching. Jim Dyck now playing center field. Neil Berry now playing third base.
Yost hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Larsen
Pete Runnels pinch hits for Wayne Terwilliger.
Runnels strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Larsen
Vernon hits a fly ball into right field. Kokos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/24/1953 -- St.Louis at Washington (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Groth J, cf 4 1 2 1 Yost E, 3b 4 0 1 1
Wertz V, ph 1 0 0 0 Terwilliger W, 2b 4 0 1 0
Larsen D, p 0 0 0 0 Runnels P, ph 1 0 0 0
Kokos D, rf 4 2 2 2 Vernon M, 1b 5 0 0 0
Sievers R, 1b 4 1 1 3 Vollmer C, lf 4 0 1 0
Lenhardt D, lf 4 0 0 0 Jensen J, rf 1 2 0 0
Courtney C, c 4 1 1 0 Busby J, cf 2 2 1 0
Dyck J, 3b-cf 4 0 1 0 Verble G, ss 3 1 1 0
Young B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Grasso M, c 2 0 0 1
Hunter B, ss 4 2 4 1 Fitz Gerald E, ph-c 2 0 1 0
Littlefield D, p 1 0 0 0 Porterfield B, p 4 1 2 3
Edwards H, ph 1 0 0 0
Lanier M, p 0 0 0 0
Kryhoski D, ph 1 0 0 0
Blyzka M, p 0 0 0 0
Berry N, ph-3b 0 0 0 0
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36 7 11 7 32 6 8 5
St.Louis 010 010 032 -- 7
Washington 000 402 000 -- 6
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Littlefield D 4.0 4 4 4 5 3
Lanier M 2.0 3 2 2 2 2
Blyzka M (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Larsen D (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Porterfield B (L) 9.0 11 7 7 2 2
E -- Dyck J
LOB -- St.Louis 5, Washington 6
2B -- Courtney C, Terwilliger W, Porterfield B
3B -- Vollmer C
HR -- Sievers R, Kokos D
CS -- Jensen J, Kokos D, Yost E
SH -- Berry N
WP -- Porterfield B
T -- 2:12
A -- 4223
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