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Browns 2 @ Red Sox 3
Fenway Park
May 20, 1953

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Browns, played on May 20, 1953 at Fenway Park. The home team Red Sox beat the visiting Browns with a score of 3 to 2.

Game Summary

DateMay 20, 1953 
Visiting Team
St. Louis Browns
R: 2 H: 11 E: 2 LOB: 11
Runs: 2
Hits: 11
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Boston Red Sox
R: 3 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 10
Runs: 3
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherEllis Kinder  
Losing PitcherDon Larsen  
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Game Winning RBIDel Wilber 

Game Info

DateMay 20, 1953 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamSt. Louis Browns 
Home TeamBoston Red Sox 
Visiting Starting PitcherVirgil Trucks  
Home Starting PitcherMarv Grissom  
BallparkFenway Park 
CityBoston 
StateMA 
Attendance4,121 
Time of Game3 hours 6 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Scotty Robb
1B: Grover Froese
2B: Bill Summers
3B: Johnny Stevens

St. Louis Browns Lineup 

Name  Position 
Johnny Groth  Center Fielder 
Billy Hunter  Shortstop 
Vic Wertz  Right Fielder 
Don Lenhardt  Left Fielder 
Jim Dyck  Third Baseman 
Les Moss  Catcher 
Roy Sievers  First Baseman 
Bobby Young  Second Baseman 
Virgil Trucks  Pitcher 
Marty Marion  Manager 

Boston Red Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jim Piersall  Right Fielder 
Gene Stephens  Left Fielder 
Floyd Baker  Third Baseman 
Dick Gernert  First Baseman 
Sammy White  Catcher 
Ted Lepcio  Second Baseman 
Tom Umphlett  Center Fielder 
Milt Bolling  Shortstop 
Marv Grissom  Pitcher 
Lou Boudreau  Manager 

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Browns 2 @ Red Sox 3
Fenway Park
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         Game of 5/20/1953 -- St.Louis at Boston (D)

  St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI    Boston             AB  R  H RBI
Groth J, cf           3  0  1  0   Piersall J, rf        6  1  0  0   
Courtney C, ph-c      3  0  0  0   Stephens G, lf        6  0  1  0   
Hunter B, ss          3  0  0  0   Baker F, 3b           5  0  0  0   
Kryhoski D, ph        1  0  0  0   Gernert D, 1b         5  0  2  1   
Miranda W, ss         2  0  1  0   White S, c            6  0  0  0   
Wertz V, rf           5  0  1  0   Lepcio T, 2b          6  0  2  0   
Lenhardt D, lf        6  1  1  0   Umphlett T, cf        5  0  1  0   
Dyck J, 3b-cf         5  0  0  0   Bolling M, ss         5  1  2  0   
Moss L, c             3  0  1  1   Grissom M, p          2  0  0  0   
Berry N, pr           0  0  0  0   Freeman H, p          1  0  0  0   
Elliott B, 3b         3  0  1  0   Zarilla A, ph         1  0  0  0   
Sievers R, 1b         6  1  1  0   Kinder E, p           0  0  0  0   
Young B, 2b           5  0  3  0   Wilber D, ph          1  1  1  1   
Trucks V, p           1  0  0  0                                      
Edwards H, ph         1  0  1  1                                      
Larsen D, p           3  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     50  2 11  2                        49  3  9  2

St.Louis         000 000 200 000 00 --  2
Boston           002 000 000 000 01 --  3
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Trucks V              6.0  5  2  0  1  3
Larsen D (L)          7.2  4  1  1  1  5

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Grissom M             6.2  7  2  2  1  3
Freeman H             4.1  1  0  0  2  2
Kinder E (W)          3.0  3  0  0  0  1

E -- Baker F, Trucks V 2
DP -- St.Louis 1, Boston 1
LOB -- St.Louis 11, Boston 10
2B -- Bolling M, Sievers R
HR -- Wilber D
SH -- Trucks V, Grissom M, Umphlett T, Wertz V
HBP -- by Trucks V (Gernert D)
T -- 3:06
A -- 4121

    

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