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White Sox
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
April 26, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Chicago White Sox, played on April 26, 1953 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | April 26, 1953 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 26, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Billy Pierce |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Littlefield |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 5,122 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Art Passarella 1B: Larry Napp 2B: Jim Duffy 3B: Bill Grieve |
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 |
Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
Red Wilson | Catcher |
Billy Pierce | Pitcher |
Paul Richards | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
Dick Kokos | Left Fielder |
Roy Sievers | First Baseman |
Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
Les Moss | Catcher |
Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
Billy Hunter | Shortstop |
Bobby Young | Second Baseman |
Dick Littlefield | Pitcher |
Marty Marion | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
April 26, 1953
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Littlefield
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Littlefield
Fain hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Littlefield
Minoso strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Pierce
Groth hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Pierce
Kokos hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Pierce
Sievers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Pierce
Wertz hits a popup in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Littlefield
Mele hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Littlefield
Rivera hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Krsnich vs. Littlefield
Krsnich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carrasquel vs. Littlefield
Carrasquel is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Pierce
Moss hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rivera. Moss reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Pierce
Elliott is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunter vs. Pierce
Hunter strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Pierce
Young hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Littlefield
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pierce vs. Littlefield
Pierce bunts towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Littlefield
Fox hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fain vs. Littlefield
Fain hits a fly ball into left field. Kokos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littlefield vs. Pierce
Littlefield strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Pierce
Groth hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Pierce
Kokos takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Pierce
There's a wild pitch. Kokos moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sievers vs. Pierce
Sievers strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Littlefield
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Littlefield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Littlefield
Mele takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Littlefield
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Krsnich vs. Littlefield
Littlefield fires to first and has Rivera trapped. There's the throw to Young who tags Rivera for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Pierce
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moss vs. Pierce
Moss takes first base on ball four. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Pierce
Elliott hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rivera who is chasing the ball. Elliott reaches third base with a triple. Wertz scores. Moss goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hunter vs. Pierce
Hunter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Pierce
Young hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mele. Young reaches second base with a double. Elliott scores. Hunter moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Littlefield vs. Pierce
Littlefield is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Groth vs. Pierce
Groth is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kokos vs. Pierce
Kokos hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hunter scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sievers vs. Pierce
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Krsnich fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Krsnich vs. Littlefield
Krsnich hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kokos. Krsnich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carrasquel vs. Littlefield
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Littlefield
Wilson is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pierce vs. Littlefield
Pierce hits a line drive towards short. Hunter reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Pierce
Wertz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso who is chasing the ball. Wertz reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moss vs. Fornieles
Mike Fornieles now pitching.
Moss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fornieles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Elliott vs. Fornieles
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hunter vs. Fornieles
Hunter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wertz scores. Elliott moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Fornieles
Young strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Littlefield vs. Fornieles
Littlefield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fornieles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 0 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Littlefield
Fox hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Littlefield
Fain hits a line drive towards the mound. Littlefield reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Paige
Satchel Paige now pitching.
Minoso takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mele vs. Paige
Mele hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Mele reaches second base with a double. Minoso goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivera vs. Paige
There goes Mele. The throw from Moss and he is safe. Mele steals third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rivera vs. Paige
Rivera strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 1 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Fornieles
Groth strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Fornieles
Kokos strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Fornieles
Dick Kryhoski pinch hits for Roy Sievers.
Kryhoski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fornieles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 1 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Krsnich vs. Paige
Dick Kryhoski now playing first base.
Krsnich hits a fly ball into left field. Kokos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Paige
Carrasquel 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 -
White Sox, 1 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Paige
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Paige fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Byrne vs. Paige
Tommy Byrne pinch hits for Mike Fornieles.
Byrne takes first base on ball four. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Stuart
Sam Dente pinch runs for Tommy Byrne. Marlin Stuart now pitching.
The ball gets by Moss for a passed ball. Wilson moves to third. Dente moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fox vs. Stuart
Fox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fain vs. Stuart
Fain takes first base on ball four. Wilson scores. Dente moves to third. Fox moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Minoso vs. Stuart
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Harrist
Earl Harrist now pitching.
Wertz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moss vs. Harrist
Moss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harrist fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Harrist
Elliott hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Harrist
Hunter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Harrist
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Stuart
Mele hits a line drive into left field. Kokos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Stuart
Rivera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Krsnich vs. Stuart
Krsnich hits a fly ball into left field. Kokos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carrasquel vs. Stuart
Carrasquel takes first base on ball four. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wright vs. Stuart
Tom Wright pinch hits for Red Wilson.
Wright takes first base on ball four. Rivera moves to third. Carrasquel moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boyd vs. Stuart
Bob Boyd pinch hits for Earl Harrist.
Boyd hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Aloma
Bud Sheely now catching. Luis Aloma now pitching.
Stuart strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Aloma
Groth hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Aloma
Kokos hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mele throws the ball in to Carrasquel who tags Kokos trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Stuart
Fox strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Stuart
Fain takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Stuart
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/26/1953, game 1 -- Chicago at St.Louis (D) Chicago AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Fox N, 2b 4 0 0 0 Groth J, cf 4 0 0 0 Fain F, 1b 3 0 0 1 Kokos D, lf 4 0 1 1 Minoso M, lf 4 1 0 0 Sievers R, 1b 2 0 0 0 Mele S, rf 3 0 1 1 Kryhoski D, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Rivera J, cf 3 0 0 0 Wertz V, rf 3 2 2 0 Krsnich R, 3b 3 0 1 0 Moss L, c 3 2 1 0 Carrasquel C, ss 3 0 0 0 Elliott B, 3b 3 2 2 4 Wilson R, c 3 1 2 0 Hunter B, ss 3 1 2 1 Wright T, ph 0 0 0 0 Young B, 2b 4 0 1 1 Sheely B, c 0 0 0 0 Littlefield D, p 3 0 0 0 Pierce B, p 1 0 0 0 Paige S, p 0 0 0 0 Fornieles M, p 0 0 0 0 Stuart M, p 1 0 0 0 Byrne T, ph 0 0 0 0 Dente S, pr 0 0 0 0 Harrist E, p 0 0 0 0 Boyd B, ph 1 0 0 0 Aloma L, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 28 2 4 2 31 7 9 7 Chicago 000 001 100 -- 2 St.Louis 000 410 20x -- 7 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Pierce B (L)* 4.0 4 5 5 6 5 Fornieles M 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 Harrist E 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 Aloma L 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Littlefield D (W) 5.2 2 0 0 2 3 Paige S 1.0 2 2 2 2 1 Stuart M (S) 2.1 0 0 0 6 1 * Pitched to 1 batter in 5th DP -- Chicago 1, St.Louis 1 LOB -- Chicago 10, St.Louis 7 2B -- Moss L, Young B, Krsnich R, Mele S 3B -- Elliott B, Wertz V HR -- Elliott B SB -- Mele S SH -- Pierce B WP -- Pierce B PB -- Moss L T -- 2:20 A -- 5122
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