White Sox @ Senators
August 3, 1953

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Bottom 9 R H E
White Sox 1 6 0
Senators 0 2 1
Bottom 9 R H E
White Sox 1 6 0
Senators 0 2 1

Mickey Vernon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .326
OBP .667 .394
At Bats 2 408
Hits 1 133
• Singles 1 86
• Doubles 0 30
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 1 45
RBI’s 0 72

Billy Pierce Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 7 2
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Griffith Stadium - August 3, 1953
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Strikeout
Billy Pierce
Red Wilson
Bob Boyd
Fred Marsh
Bob Elliott
Chico Carrasquel
Bud Stewart
Minnie Minoso
Tom Wright
Mickey Vernon
Eddie Yost
Gil Coan

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago White Sox 1 6 0 8
Washington Senators 0 2 1 3
Winning Pitcher Billy Pierce
Losing Pitcher Johnny Schmitz
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Sherm Lollar
Attendance 7,666
Time of Game 2 hours 4 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Vernon strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Terwilliger hits a popup in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Gil Coan pinch runs for Kite Thomas. Yost takes first base on ball four. Coan moves to second.
Bottom 9 Kite Thomas pinch hits for Johnny Schmitz. Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Bud Stewart now playing left field. Minnie Minoso now playing center field. Davalillo strikes out.
Top 9 Pierce hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wilson moves to third.
Top 9 Yo-Yo Davalillo now playing shortstop. Sherm Lollar pinch hits for Jim Rivera. Lollar hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wright scores. Wilson moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Wilson bunts towards third. Yost fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Yost. Wright moves to third.
Top 9 Wright is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 8 Fitz Gerald hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Busby hits a popup, foul, towards first. Boyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Vollmer hits a line drive into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Minoso is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boyd for the out. Marsh moves to second.
Top 8 Marsh hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Pierce strikes out.
Bottom 7 There goes Jensen. The throw from Wilson and he is out, Marsh applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Vernon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Terwilliger hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snyder scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Rivera hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Yost hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Schmitz strikes out.
Bottom 6 Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snyder for the out.
Top 6 Wright hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There goes Minoso. The throw from Fitz Gerald and he is safe. Minoso steals second.
Top 6 Elliott strikes out.
Top 6 Minoso hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Marsh moves to third.
Top 6 Boyd bunts towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. Marsh moves to second.
Top 6 Marsh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Fitz Gerald strikes out.
Bottom 5 Busby hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Vollmer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Boyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Pierce hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pierce for the out.
Top 5 Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Rivera bunts towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. Wilson moves to second.
Top 5 Wilson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Jensen hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Vernon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Terwilliger hits a popup, foul, towards first. Boyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Yost hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Wright strikes out.
Top 4 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snyder fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Minoso moves to second.
Top 4 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snyder scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Marsh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Schmitz strikes out.
Bottom 3 Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Fitz Gerald strikes out.
Top 3 Pierce hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snyder scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carrasquel for the out.
Top 3 Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Busby strikes out.
Bottom 2 Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Jensen strikes out.
Top 2 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snyder scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Wright hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Elliott hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Vernon strikes out.
Bottom 1 Terwilliger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Marsh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Yost hits a line drive towards short. Carrasquel reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmitz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Boyd hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Marsh hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.