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Senators
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 4, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Washington Senators, played on July 4, 1953 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 4, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 4, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sonny Dixon |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mickey McDermott |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 18,355 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: Bill McKinley 3B: Jim Honochick |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
| Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Clyde Vollmer | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Mel Hoderlein | Shortstop |
| Mickey Grasso | Catcher |
| Sonny Dixon | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
| Hoot Evers | Left Fielder |
| Dick Gernert | First Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Tom Umphlett | Center Fielder |
| Jim Piersall | Right Fielder |
| Milt Bolling | Shortstop |
| Gus Niarhos | Catcher |
| Mickey McDermott | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 4, 1953
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. McDermott
Busby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. McDermott
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. McDermott
There goes Terwilliger. The throw from Niarhos and he is out, Goodman applying the tag. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. McDermott
Vernon hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Dixon
Goodman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Dixon
Evers hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Dixon
Gernert hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Dixon
Kell hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. McDermott
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. McDermott
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. McDermott
Yost hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoderlein vs. McDermott
Hoderlein hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grasso vs. McDermott
Grasso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Dixon
Umphlett hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Dixon
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoderlein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Dixon
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dixon vs. McDermott
Dixon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Evers. Dixon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Busby vs. McDermott
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dixon moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Terwilliger vs. McDermott
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vernon vs. McDermott
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vollmer vs. McDermott
Vollmer hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Goodman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niarhos vs. Dixon
Niarhos hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDermott vs. Dixon
McDermott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Dixon
Goodman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McDermott moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
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 -
Senators, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gernert vs. Dixon
Gernert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McDermott scores. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Dixon
Grasso fires to first and picks off Gernert. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. McDermott
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. McDermott
Yost hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Piersall who is chasing the ball. Yost reaches third base with a triple. Jensen goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hoderlein vs. McDermott
Hoderlein hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grasso vs. McDermott
Grasso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yost scores. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dixon vs. McDermott
Dixon hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Niarhos fields it and throws to first for the out. Grasso moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Busby vs. McDermott
Busby hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Umphlett. Busby reaches second base with a double. Grasso scores. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terwilliger vs. Flowers
Ben Flowers now pitching.
Terwilliger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Busby scores. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Flowers
Vernon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Flowers
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bolling. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Flowers
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Dixon
Kell hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Dixon
Umphlett 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 -
Senators, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Dixon
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoderlein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Flowers
Ted Lepcio now playing third base.
Yost hits a popup towards third. Lepcio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoderlein vs. Flowers
Hoderlein hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grasso vs. Flowers
Grasso strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Dixon
Bolling is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niarhos vs. Dixon
Niarhos hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flowers vs. Dixon
Flowers hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dixon vs. Flowers
Dixon strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Flowers
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Flowers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Flowers
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lepcio fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Dixon
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dixon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Dixon
Evers hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Dixon
Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Flowers
Gene Stephens now playing left field.
Vernon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vollmer vs. Flowers
Vollmer strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Flowers
Jensen strikes out. There goes Vernon. The throw from Niarhos to second, and Vernon is out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Dixon
Gil Coan now playing left field.
Lepcio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Busby who is chasing the ball. Lepcio reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Umphlett vs. Dixon
Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Piersall vs. Dixon
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoderlein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lepcio scores. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Dixon
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dixon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilber vs. Dixon
Del Wilber pinch hits for Gus Niarhos.
Wilber hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Consolo vs. Dixon
Billy Consolo pinch hits for Ben Flowers.
Consolo hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Hudson
Del Wilber now catching. Sid Hudson now pitching.
Yost strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoderlein vs. Hudson
Hoderlein hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lepcio fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grasso vs. Hudson
Grasso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dixon vs. Hudson
Dixon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grasso moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Busby vs. Hudson
Busby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grasso scores. Dixon moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terwilliger vs. Hudson
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Dixon
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Dixon
Stephens strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Dixon
Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoderlein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Hudson
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops it up and throws to first, with Hudson covering, for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Hudson
Coan hits a popup towards third. Lepcio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Hudson
Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Senators, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Dixon
Lepcio hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Dixon
Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoderlein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Dixon
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/4/1953, game 2 -- Washington at Boston (D)
Washington AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Busby J, cf 4 1 2 2 Goodman B, 2b 4 0 2 0
Terwilliger W, 2b 5 1 2 1 Evers H, lf 3 0 0 0
Vernon M, 1b 5 1 2 2 Stephens G, lf 1 0 0 0
Vollmer C, lf 4 0 0 0 Gernert D, 1b 4 0 1 1
Coan G, lf 1 0 0 0 Kell G, 3b 2 0 0 0
Jensen J, rf 4 1 0 0 Lepcio T, 3b 2 1 1 0
Yost E, 3b 4 2 2 2 Umphlett T, cf 4 0 0 0
Hoderlein M, ss 4 0 1 0 Piersall J, rf 4 0 0 1
Grasso M, c 4 2 2 1 Bolling M, ss 3 1 1 0
Dixon S, p 4 0 2 0 Niarhos G, c 2 0 0 0
Wilber D, ph-c 1 1 1 2
McDermott M, p 1 1 1 0
Flowers B, p 1 0 0 0
Consolo B, ph 1 0 0 0
Hudson S, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 8 13 8 33 4 7 4
Washington 010 600 010 -- 8
Boston 001 000 300 -- 4
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Dixon S (W) 9.0 7 4 4 0 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
McDermott M (L) 3.2 7 5 5 2 0
Flowers B 3.1 3 2 2 0 4
Hudson S 2.0 3 1 1 0 1
E -- Bolling M
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Washington 6, Boston 2
2B -- Dixon S, Busby J
3B -- Yost E, Lepcio T
HR -- Yost E, Vernon M, Wilber D
CS -- Terwilliger W, Vernon M
T -- 2:14
A -- 18355
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