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Senators
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
July 19, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Washington Senators, played on July 19, 1953 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 19, 1953 |
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Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 19, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Sima |
Home Starting Pitcher | Harry Brecheen |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 1 hour 59 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Art Passarella 1B: Bill Grieve 2B: Jim Duffy 3B: Grover Froese |
Washington Senators Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
Jerry Snyder | 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 |
Al Sima | Pitcher |
Bucky Harris | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
Dick Kokos | Left Fielder |
Roy Sievers | First Baseman |
Don Lenhardt | Right Fielder |
Jim Dyck | Third Baseman |
Les Moss | Catcher |
Bobby Young | Second Baseman |
Billy Hunter | Shortstop |
Harry Brecheen | Pitcher |
Marty Marion | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Senators
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
July 19, 1953
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Brecheen
Yost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Brecheen
Snyder hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Brecheen
Vernon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lenhardt throws the ball in to Sievers who tags Vernon trying to return to first, for the out. Yost moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vollmer vs. Brecheen
Vollmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jensen vs. Brecheen
Jensen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Yost scores. Vollmer moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Busby vs. Brecheen
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Sima
Groth hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Sima
Kokos hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Sima
Sievers hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Sima
Lenhardt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyck vs. Sima
Dyck hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snyder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Brecheen
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dyck fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Brecheen
Fitz Gerald hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sima vs. Brecheen
Sima hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Sima
Moss hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Sima
Young hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Sima
Hunter is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brecheen vs. Sima
Brecheen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hunter moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Groth vs. Sima
Groth hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Brecheen
Yost 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 -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Brecheen
Snyder hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Brecheen
Vernon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lenhardt. Vernon reaches second base with a double. Snyder moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Vollmer vs. Brecheen
Vollmer hits a fly ball towards cemter. Groth catches it and throws to home to double up Snyder. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Sima
Kokos takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Sima
Sievers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kokos moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lenhardt vs. Sima
Lenhardt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kokos scores. Sievers moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dyck vs. Sima
Dyck hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moss vs. Sima
Moss hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Sima
The ball gets by Fitz Gerald for a passed ball. Sievers moves to third. Lenhardt moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Young vs. Sima
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hunter vs. Sima
Hunter strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Brecheen
Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Kokos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Brecheen
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brecheen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Brecheen
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into left field. Kokos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brecheen vs. Sima
Brecheen hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Sima
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Sima
Kokos takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Sima
Sievers hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Brecheen
Fitz Gerald hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sima vs. Brecheen
Sima hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Brecheen
Yost takes first base on ball four. Sima moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snyder vs. Brecheen
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brecheen fields it, throws to third for one, and over to second - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Sima
Lenhardt hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyck vs. Sima
Dyck is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Sima
Moss hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Sima
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. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Brecheen
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Brecheen
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Brecheen
Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Sima
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brecheen vs. Sima
Brecheen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snyder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Sima
Groth hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Brecheen
Busby 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 -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Brecheen
Terwilliger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Brecheen
Fitz Gerald hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Moss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Sima
Kokos hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Sima
Sievers bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Kokos moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lenhardt vs. Sima
The ball gets by Fitz Gerald for a passed ball. Kokos moves to third. Sievers moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lenhardt vs. Sima
Lenhardt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dyck vs. Sima
Dyck hits a ball on the ground towards left field. Vollmer picks it up and throws to third to catch Sieversfor the out. Kokos scores. Lenhardt moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moss vs. Sima
Moss strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Sima
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Brecheen
Kite Thomas pinch hits for Al Sima.
Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Brecheen
Yost hits a fly ball into right field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Brecheen
Snyder hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Brecheen
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. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vollmer vs. Brecheen
Vollmer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Paige
Satchel Paige now pitching.
Jensen hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Kokos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 4 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Dixon
Sonny Dixon now pitching.
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paige vs. Dixon
Paige is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Dixon
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
Top 9
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Senators, 4 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Paige
Busby hits a fly ball into left field. Kokos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Paige
Pete Runnels pinch hits for Wayne Terwilliger.
Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrne vs. Paige
Tommy Byrne pinch hits for Ed Fitz Gerald.
Byrne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Byrne for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/19/1953, game 1 -- Washington at St.Louis (D) Washington AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Yost E, 3b 3 1 1 0 Groth J, cf 5 0 0 0 Snyder J, ss 4 1 2 0 Kokos D, lf 2 3 2 0 Vernon M, 1b 4 0 2 0 Sievers R, 1b 3 1 2 2 Vollmer C, lf 3 1 1 2 Lenhardt D, rf 3 0 1 1 Jensen J, rf 4 0 1 1 Dyck J, 3b 4 0 0 1 Busby J, cf 4 0 0 0 Moss L, c 4 1 1 1 Terwilliger W, 2b 3 0 0 0 Young B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Runnels P, ph 1 0 0 0 Hunter B, ss 3 0 0 0 Fitz Gerald E, c 3 0 0 0 Brecheen H, p 3 0 1 0 Byrne T, ph 1 0 0 0 Paige S, p 1 0 0 0 Sima A, p 2 0 1 0 Thomas K, ph 1 1 1 1 Dixon S, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 4 9 4 31 5 7 5 Washington 100 000 030 -- 4 St.Louis 201 010 10x -- 5 Washington IP H R ER BB SO Sima A (L) 7.0 7 5 5 4 3 Dixon S 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Brecheen H (W) 7.2 9 4 4 2 1 Paige S (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 DP -- St.Louis 2 LOB -- Washington 4, St.Louis 8 2B -- Vernon M HR -- Sievers R, Moss L, Thomas K, Vollmer C SH -- Sievers R HBP -- by Sima A (Hunter B) PB -- Fitz Gerald E 2 T -- 1:59 A -- 0
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