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Senators
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
April 30, 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 April 30, 1953 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 30, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 30, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chuck Stobbs |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Virgil Trucks |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 2,888 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Scotty Robb 3B: Grover Froese |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Clyde Vollmer | Left Fielder |
| Pete Runnels | Shortstop |
| Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
| Les Peden | Catcher |
| Chuck Stobbs | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Billy Hunter | Shortstop |
| Jim Dyck | Left Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Les Moss | Catcher |
| Roy Sievers | First Baseman |
| Bobby Young | Second Baseman |
| Virgil Trucks | Pitcher |
| Marty Marion | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
April 30, 1953
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Trucks
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Trucks
Busby is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Trucks
Vernon takes first base on ball four. Busby moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Trucks
Jensen strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vollmer vs. Trucks
Vollmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Busby scores. Vernon moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Runnels vs. Trucks
Runnels hits a line drive into left field. Dyck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Stobbs
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Stobbs
Hunter hits a line drive into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyck vs. Stobbs
Dyck hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Trucks
Terwilliger hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peden vs. Trucks
Peden hits a line drive towards short. Hunter reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stobbs vs. Trucks
Stobbs is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Stobbs
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Stobbs covering, for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Stobbs
Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Stobbs
Moss hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Trucks
Yost hits a fly ball into left field. Dyck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Trucks
Busby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Trucks
Vernon hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Young catches it and throws to first to double up Busby. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Stobbs
Sievers 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 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Stobbs
Young strikes out. Peden drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Young out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Stobbs
Trucks strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Trucks
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vollmer vs. Trucks
Vollmer strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Trucks
Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. Trucks
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Stobbs
Groth 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 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Stobbs
Hunter 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyck vs. Stobbs
Dyck 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, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peden vs. Trucks
Peden hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stobbs vs. Trucks
Stobbs is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Trucks
Yost hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Stobbs
Wertz hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Stobbs
Elliott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moss vs. Stobbs
Moss strikes out. There goes Elliott. The throw from Peden to second, and Elliott is out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Trucks
Busby strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Trucks
Vernon strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Trucks
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Stobbs
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Stobbs
Young is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Stobbs
Trucks strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Trucks
Vollmer hits a fly ball towards left. Dyck settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Dyck. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Trucks
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Dyck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. Trucks
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peden vs. Trucks
Peden hits a fly ball into left field. Dyck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Stobbs
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Stobbs
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels misplays the ball. That's an error on Runnels. Groth moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dyck vs. Stobbs
Dyck bunts towards the mound. Stobbs fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Groth moves to third. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wertz vs. Stobbs
Wertz hits a line drive towards third. Yost catches it and throws to first to double up Dyck. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Elliott vs. Stobbs
Elliott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Stobbs
Moss hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Trucks
Floyd Baker pinch hits for Chuck Stobbs.
Baker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Trucks
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. Trucks
Busby hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Trucks
Vernon hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Dixon
Sonny Dixon now pitching.
Sievers hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Dixon
Young is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Dixon
Trucks 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, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Trucks
Jensen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vollmer vs. Trucks
Vollmer strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Trucks
Runnels hits a popup, foul, towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. Trucks
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into center field. Groth 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 4/30/1953 -- Washington at St.Louis (N)
Washington AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Yost E, 3b 3 0 0 0 Groth J, cf 3 1 1 0
Busby J, cf 3 1 1 0 Hunter B, ss 3 1 0 0
Vernon M, 1b 3 0 0 0 Dyck J, lf 3 0 1 0
Jensen J, rf 3 0 1 0 Wertz V, rf 3 0 0 0
Vollmer C, lf 4 0 1 1 Elliott B, 3b 3 1 2 3
Runnels P, ss 4 0 0 0 Moss L, c 3 0 0 0
Terwilliger W, 2b 4 0 0 0 Sievers R, 1b 3 0 0 0
Peden L, c 3 0 0 0 Young B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Stobbs C, p 2 0 0 0 Trucks V, p 3 0 0 0
Baker F, ph 1 0 0 0
Dixon S, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 1 3 1 27 3 4 3
Washington 100 000 000 -- 1
St.Louis 000 000 30x -- 3
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Stobbs C (L) 7.0 4 3 0 0 5
Dixon S 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Trucks V (W) 9.0 3 1 1 3 7
E -- Dyck J, Runnels P
DP -- Washington 2, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Washington 6, St.Louis 0
HR -- Elliott B
CS -- Elliott B
HBP -- by Trucks V (Busby J)
T -- 1:45
A -- 2888
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