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Red Sox 5 @ Senators 4
Griffith Stadium
August 23, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 23, 1953 at Griffith Stadium. The home team Senators were bested by the visiting Red Sox with a score of 5 to 4.

Game Summary

DateAugust 23, 1953 
Visiting Team
Boston Red Sox
R: 5 H: 11 E: 3 LOB: 9
Runs: 5
Hits: 11
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Washington Senators
R: 4 H: 5 E: 3 LOB: 11
Runs: 4
Hits: 5
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 11
Winning Pitcher—Bill Henry  
Losing Pitcher—Sonny Dixon  
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Game Winning RBI—Karl Olson 

Game Info

DateAugust 23, 1953 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamBoston Red Sox 
Home TeamWashington Senators 
Visiting Starting PitcherMel Parnell  
Home Starting PitcherConnie Marrero  
BallparkGriffith Stadium 
CityWashington 
StateDC 
Attendance12,215 
Time of Game2 hours 35 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Summers
1B: Hank Soar
2B: Grover Froese
3B: Johnny Stevens

Boston Red Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Billy Goodman  First Baseman 
Jim Piersall  Right Fielder 
Ted Williams  Left Fielder 
George Kell  Third Baseman 
Floyd Baker  Second Baseman 
Mel Parnell  Pitcher 
Tom Umphlett  Center Fielder 
Milt Bolling  Shortstop 
Gus Niarhos  Catcher 
Lou Boudreau  Manager 

Washington Senators Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Yost  Third Baseman 
Pete Runnels  Shortstop 
Mickey Vernon  First Baseman 
Jackie Jensen  Right Fielder 
Clyde Vollmer  Left Fielder 
Jim Busby  Center Fielder 
Wayne Terwilliger  Second Baseman 
Mickey Grasso  Catcher 
Connie Marrero  Pitcher 
Bucky Harris  Manager 

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Red Sox 5 @ Senators 4
Griffith Stadium
August 23, 1953

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         Game of 8/23/1953 -- Boston at Washington (D)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Washington         AB  R  H RBI
Goodman B, 1b         5  1  2  0   Yost E, 3b            2  0  0  0   
Piersall J, rf        4  1  1  0   Runnels P, ss         4  0  0  0   
Williams T, lf        3  1  1  1   Vernon M, 1b          5  0  0  0   
Olson K, lf           1  0  1  1   Jensen J, rf          4  0  1  0   
Kell G, 3b            5  0  1  1   Vollmer C, lf         4  0  0  0   
Baker F, 2b           5  1  1  0   Busby J, cf           4  1  1  0   
Parnell M, p          4  1  2  0   Terwilliger W, 2b     3  1  2  1   
Consolo B, pr         0  0  0  0   Grasso M, c           3  1  1  0   
Flowers B, p          0  0  0  0   Snyder J, pr          0  0  0  0   
Henry B, p            0  0  0  0   Fitz Gerald E, c      0  0  0  0   
Umphlett T, cf        3  0  1  0   Marrero C, p          2  0  0  0   
Bolling M, ss         1  0  0  0   Thomas K, ph          0  0  0  0   
Lipon J, ss           3  0  1  1   Davalillo Y, pr       0  1  0  0   
Niarhos G, c          2  0  0  0   Dixon S, p            0  0  0  0   
White S, ph-c         1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  5 11  4                        31  4  5  1

Boston           100 002 101 --  5
Washington       010 003 000 --  4

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Parnell M             7.0  4  4  1  6  2
Flowers B             0.1  0  0  0  2  0
Henry B (W)           1.2  1  0  0  0  2

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Marrero C             6.0  7  3  1  2  3
Dixon S (L)           3.0  4  2  2  0  0

E -- Bolling M, Vernon M, Terwilliger W, Busby J, Umphlett T, Goodman B
DP -- Boston 2
LOB -- Boston 9, Washington 11
2B -- Goodman B, Terwilliger W, Parnell M, Olson K
HR -- Williams T
SB -- Terwilliger W
CS -- Jensen J
SH -- Piersall J, Umphlett T, Runnels P, Dixon S
HBP -- by Parnell M (Vollmer C)
T -- 2:35
A -- 12215

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