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Senators
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
July 17, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Washington Senators, played on July 17, 1953 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 17, 1953 |
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Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 17, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Connie Marrero |
Home Starting Pitcher | Virgil Trucks |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 23,278 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Charlie Berry 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Jim Duffy 3B: Bill Summers |
Washington Senators Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
Pete Runnels | Shortstop |
Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
Clyde Vollmer | Left Fielder |
Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
Ed Fitz Gerald | Catcher |
Connie Marrero | Pitcher |
Bucky Harris | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
Sam Mele | Right Fielder |
Jim Rivera | Center Fielder |
Rocky Krsnich | Third Baseman |
Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
Virgil Trucks | Pitcher |
Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Senators
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
July 17, 1953
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Trucks
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Trucks, and towards Fox, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Trucks
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Runnels for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Trucks
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops it up and throws to first, with Trucks covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Marrero
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Marrero drops the ball. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Marrero
Fain 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, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Marrero
Minoso hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Trucks
Vollmer hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Trucks
Jensen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Trucks
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Marrero
Mele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Marrero
Rivera hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Krsnich vs. Marrero
There goes Rivera. The throw from Fitz Gerald and he is out, Terwilliger applying the tag. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Krsnich vs. Marrero
Krsnich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Trucks
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Trucks
Fitz Gerald strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marrero vs. Trucks
Marrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Marrero
Lollar hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Marrero
Carrasquel hits a popup towards short. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Marrero
Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Trucks
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Krsnich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Trucks
Runnels hits a popup, foul, towards the mound. Trucks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Trucks
Vernon hits a line drive into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Marrero
Fox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Marrero
Fain bunts towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Marrero
Minoso hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Marrero
Mele hits a line drive into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Marrero
Rivera hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Trucks
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops it up and throws to first, with Trucks covering, for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Trucks
Jensen strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Trucks
Busby hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Rivera. Busby reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terwilliger vs. Trucks
Terwilliger is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Krsnich vs. Marrero
Krsnich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Marrero
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marrero fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Marrero
Carrasquel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trucks vs. Marrero
Trucks hits a popup towards short. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Trucks
Fitz Gerald hits a line drive towards third. Krsnich reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marrero vs. Trucks
Marrero hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Trucks
Yost hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Marrero
Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Marrero
Fain hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Marrero
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. Fain moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mele vs. Marrero
There's a wild pitch. Fain moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mele vs. Marrero
Mele hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fain scores. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Marrero
Rivera takes first base on ball four. Mele moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Krsnich vs. Marrero
Krsnich hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Trucks
Runnels hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Trucks
Vernon hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Rivera. Vernon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vollmer vs. Trucks
Vollmer hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Trucks
Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Marrero
Lollar hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Marrero
Carrasquel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vollmer. Carrasquel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trucks vs. Marrero
Trucks hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Marrero
Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carrasquel scores. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Marrero
Fain hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Trucks
Busby hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Trucks
Terwilliger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Trucks
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Marrero
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marrero fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Marrero
Mele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Marrero
Rivera hits a line drive into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Trucks
Kite Thomas pinch hits for Connie Marrero.
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Trucks
Yost hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Trucks
Runnels strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Trucks
Vernon hits a line drive into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/17/1953 -- Washington at Chicago (N) Washington AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Yost E, 3b 4 1 1 1 Fox N, 2b 3 1 1 1 Runnels P, ss 4 0 0 0 Fain F, 1b 3 1 1 0 Vernon M, 1b 4 0 1 0 Minoso M, lf 4 1 1 2 Vollmer C, lf 3 0 0 0 Mele S, rf 4 0 1 1 Jensen J, rf 3 0 0 0 Rivera J, cf 3 0 1 0 Busby J, cf 3 0 1 0 Krsnich R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Terwilliger W, 2b 3 0 0 0 Lollar S, c 3 0 0 0 Fitz Gerald E, c 3 0 0 0 Carrasquel C, ss 2 1 1 0 Marrero C, p 2 0 0 0 Trucks V, p 3 0 0 0 Thomas K, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 1 3 1 28 4 6 4 Washington 000 000 001 -- 1 Chicago 000 201 10x -- 4 Washington IP H R ER BB SO Marrero C (L) 8.0 6 4 4 3 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Trucks V (W) 9.0 3 1 1 0 6 E -- Marrero C DP -- Washington 1 LOB -- Washington 2, Chicago 4 2B -- Busby J, Vernon M, Carrasquel C HR -- Minoso M, Yost E CS -- Rivera J SH -- Fain F WP -- Marrero C T -- 2:02 A -- 23278
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