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Browns
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 7, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the St. Louis Browns, played on August 7, 1953 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 7, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 7, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harry Brecheen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Connie Marrero |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 4,337 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: Bill McKinley 3B: Red Flaherty |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Dick Kokos | Left Fielder |
| Dick Kryhoski | First Baseman |
| Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
| Vern Stephens | Third Baseman |
| Clint Courtney | Catcher |
| Bobby Young | Second Baseman |
| Billy Hunter | Shortstop |
| Harry Brecheen | Pitcher |
| Marty Marion | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Yo-Yo Davalillo | Shortstop |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Kite Thomas | Right Fielder |
| Clyde Vollmer | Left Fielder |
| Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
| Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
| Ed Fitz Gerald | Catcher |
| Connie Marrero | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 7, 1953
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Marrero
Groth hits a popup towards short. Davalillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Marrero
Kokos hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Marrero
Kryhoski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Marrero
Wertz 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 1
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Brecheen
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Brecheen
Davalillo 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 -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Brecheen
Vernon hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Marrero
Stephens 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 -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Marrero
Courtney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Marrero
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Brecheen
Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Brecheen
Vollmer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Brecheen
Busby hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Brecheen
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Marrero
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marrero fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brecheen vs. Marrero
Brecheen hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Marrero
Groth 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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Browns, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Brecheen
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marrero vs. Brecheen
Marrero hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brecheen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Brecheen
Yost hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Marrero
Kokos hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kryhoski vs. Marrero
Kryhoski hits a popup towards short. Davalillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Marrero
Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Marrero
There's a wild pitch. Kokos moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. Marrero
Stephens strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Brecheen
Davalillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Brecheen
Vernon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wertz. Vernon reaches second base with a double. Davalillo moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thomas vs. Brecheen
Thomas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth who is chasing the ball. Thomas reaches third base with a triple. Davalillo scores. Vernon scores. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
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 -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Busby vs. Brecheen
Busby hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Wertz chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards first. Kryhoski fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Kryhoski. Thomas scores. Busby moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Terwilliger vs. Brecheen
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fitz Gerald vs. Brecheen
Fitz Gerald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Marrero vs. Brecheen
Marrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Marrero
Courtney hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Marrero
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Marrero
Hunter hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Marrero
Roy Sievers pinch hits for Harry Brecheen.
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Davalillo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Blyzka
Mike Blyzka now pitching.
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davalillo vs. Blyzka
Davalillo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wertz. Davalillo reaches second base with a double. Yost moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Vernon vs. Blyzka
Vernon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomas vs. Blyzka
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hunter. Yost scores. Davalillo scores. Vernon moves to third. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Vollmer vs. Blyzka
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields it and has Thomas trapped. There's the throw to Stephens and over to Young, who tags Thomas for the out. Vernon scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. Blyzka
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Vollmer moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terwilliger vs. Blyzka
Terwilliger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fitz Gerald vs. Blyzka
Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kokos. Fitz Gerald reaches second base with a double. Vollmer scores. Terwilliger goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marrero vs. Blyzka
Marrero hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Marrero
Groth hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Marrero
Kokos takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kryhoski vs. Marrero
Kryhoski 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
Bottom 6
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Blyzka
Don Larsen now playing left field.
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Blyzka
Davalillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Blyzka
Vernon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Davalillo moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Blyzka
Thomas takes first base on ball four. Davalillo moves to third. Vernon moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Vollmer vs. Littlefield
Dick Littlefield now pitching.
Vollmer takes first base on ball four. Davalillo scores. Vernon moves to third. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Busby vs. Littlefield
Busby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Vernon scores. Thomas scores. Vollmer moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terwilliger vs. Littlefield
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fitz Gerald vs. Littlefield
Fitz Gerald hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Marrero
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Marrero
Stephens hits a popup towards short. Davalillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Courtney vs. Marrero
Courtney hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Marrero
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunter vs. Marrero
Hunter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marrero vs. Littlefield
Marrero hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kryhoski scoops it up and throws to first, with Littlefield covering, for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Littlefield
Yost hits a popup towards first. Kryhoski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Littlefield
Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kryhoski scoops it up and throws to first, with Littlefield covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littlefield vs. Marrero
Littlefield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Marrero covering, for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Marrero
Groth hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larsen vs. Marrero
Larsen 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 8
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Littlefield
Vernon hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Littlefield
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Littlefield
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Littlefield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Marrero
Kryhoski hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Marrero
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Marrero
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Davalillo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Courtney vs. Marrero
Courtney hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/7/1953 -- St.Louis at Washington (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Groth J, cf 4 0 0 0 Yost E, 3b 5 1 1 0
Kokos D, lf 2 0 1 0 Davalillo Y, ss 4 3 2 0
Larsen D, lf 1 0 0 0 Vernon M, 1b 4 3 2 0
Kryhoski D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Thomas K, rf 4 2 2 3
Wertz V, rf 2 0 0 0 Vollmer C, lf 4 2 1 3
Stephens V, 3b 4 0 0 0 Busby J, cf 4 0 2 3
Courtney C, c 4 0 0 0 Terwilliger W, 2b 3 1 0 0
Young B, 2b 2 0 1 0 Fitz Gerald E, c 3 0 1 2
Hunter B, ss 3 0 0 0 Marrero C, p 4 0 0 0
Brecheen H, p 1 0 0 0
Sievers R, ph 1 0 0 0
Blyzka M, p 0 0 0 0
Littlefield D, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 0 3 0 35 12 11 11
St.Louis 000 000 000 -- 0
Washington 010 353 00x -- 12
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Brecheen H (L) 4.0 5 4 4 1 0
Blyzka M 1.1 5 8 8 4 0
Littlefield D 2.2 1 0 0 1 0
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Marrero C (W) 9.0 3 0 0 4 2
E -- Kryhoski D, Hunter B
DP -- Washington 1
LOB -- St.Louis 6, Washington 5
2B -- Vernon M, Busby J, Davalillo Y, Fitz Gerald E
3B -- Thomas K
HR -- Vollmer C
WP -- Marrero C
T -- 2:00
A -- 4337
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