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Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
May 30, 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 May 30, 1953 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 30, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 30, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Willard Nixon |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sonny Dixon |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 16,765 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Bill Grieve 2B: Larry Napp 3B: Art Passarella |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Floyd Baker | Second Baseman |
| Gene Stephens | Right Fielder |
| Dick Gernert | First Baseman |
| Hoot Evers | Left Fielder |
| Willard Nixon | Pitcher |
| Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
| Del Wilber | Catcher |
| Billy Consolo | Third Baseman |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Clyde Vollmer | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Pete Runnels | Shortstop |
| Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
| Bob Oldis | Catcher |
| Sonny Dixon | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
May 30, 1953
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Dixon
Piersall 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Dixon
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon juggles the ball. That's an error on Vernon. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Dixon
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Dixon
Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Nixon
Yost hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Nixon
Terwilliger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Nixon
Vernon hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Baker catches it and throws to first to double up Terwilliger. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Dixon
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Dixon
Nixon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Evers moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lipon vs. Dixon
Lipon hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilber vs. Dixon
Wilber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Evers scores. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Consolo vs. Dixon
Consolo strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piersall vs. Dixon
Piersall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nixon moves to third. There goes Wilber trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Nixon
Vollmer hits a fly ball into right field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Nixon
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Nixon
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out. Jensen moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Busby vs. Nixon
Busby strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Dixon
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Dixon
Stephens hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Dixon
Gernert hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oldis vs. Nixon
Oldis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dixon vs. Nixon
Dixon strikes out. Wilber drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Dixon out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Nixon
Yost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. Nixon
Terwilliger takes first base on ball four. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vernon vs. Nixon
Vernon takes first base on ball four. Yost moves to third. Terwilliger moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Vollmer vs. Nixon
Vollmer hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Dixon
Evers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Dixon
Nixon 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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Dixon
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Nixon
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Nixon
Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Busby vs. Nixon
Wilber throws to second, with Lipon covering, and has Jensen trapped. There's the throw to Consolo who tags Jensen for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. Nixon
Busby hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Evers. Busby reaches second base with a double. Runnels moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Oldis vs. Nixon
Oldis hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Runnels scores. Busby moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dixon vs. Nixon
Dixon takes first base on ball four. Oldis moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Yost vs. Nixon
Yost strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Terwilliger vs. Nixon
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Lipon fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilber vs. Dixon
Wilber strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Consolo vs. Dixon
Consolo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Dixon
Piersall 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
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Nixon
Vernon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Consolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Nixon
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Nixon
Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Dixon
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Dixon
Stephens hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Dixon
Gernert hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Nixon
Runnels is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Nixon
Busby hits a line drive towards third. Consolo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oldis vs. Nixon
Oldis hits a fly ball into right field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Dixon
Evers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Dixon
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Yost. Evers moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lipon vs. Dixon
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dixon fields it and throws to third for the out. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilber vs. Dixon
Wilber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dixon vs. Nixon
Dixon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Nixon
Yost hits a popup towards short. Lipon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Nixon
Terwilliger hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Terwilliger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vernon vs. Nixon
Vernon hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Consolo vs. Dixon
Consolo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Dixon
Piersall bunts towards the mound. Dixon fields it and throws to first for the out. Consolo moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Dixon
Baker hits a popup towards short. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. Dixon
Stephens strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Nixon
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Nixon
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Nixon
Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. Nixon
There goes Runnels. The throw from Wilber and he is out, Baker applying the tag. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Dixon
Gernert hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Dixon
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Dixon
Nixon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lipon vs. Dixon
Lipon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Nixon
Busby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mauro vs. Nixon
Carmen Mauro pinch hits for Bob Oldis.
Mauro takes first base on ball four. Busby moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dixon vs. Nixon
Dixon hits a popup towards third. Consolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yost vs. Nixon
Yost takes first base on ball four. Busby moves to third. Mauro moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Terwilliger vs. Freeman
Hersh Freeman now pitching.
Terwilliger hits a fly ball towards center. Piersall settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Piersall. Busby scores. Mauro moves to third. Yost moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/30/1953, game 2 -- Boston at Washington (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Piersall J, cf 3 0 1 0 Yost E, 3b 4 0 1 0
Baker F, 2b 4 0 0 0 Terwilliger W, 2b 3 0 1 0
Stephens G, rf 4 0 0 0 Vernon M, 1b 3 0 0 0
Gernert D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Vollmer C, lf 4 0 0 0
Evers H, lf 4 1 2 0 Jensen J, rf 2 0 0 0
Nixon W, p 4 0 2 0 Runnels P, ss 3 1 1 0
Freeman H, p 0 0 0 0 Busby J, cf 4 1 2 0
Lipon J, ss 4 0 0 0 Oldis B, c 3 0 0 1
Wilber D, c 3 0 1 1 Mauro C, ph 0 0 0 0
Consolo B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Dixon S, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 1 7 1 29 2 5 1
Boston 010 000 000 -- 1
Washington 000 100 001 -- 2
1 out when winning run was scored.
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Nixon W (L) 8.1 5 2 1 9 4
Freeman H 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Dixon S (W) 9.0 7 1 1 0 3
E -- Vernon M, Yost E, Piersall J
DP -- Boston 1, Washington 1
LOB -- Boston 6, Washington 11
2B -- Busby J, Terwilliger W
CS -- Runnels P
SH -- Piersall J
T -- 2:21
A -- 16765
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