Top 1

• Senators, 0 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yost vs. Blyzka
  
  Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Busby vs. Blyzka
  
  Busby takes first base on ball four. Yost moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Vernon vs. Blyzka
  
  Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. Yost moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Jensen vs. Blyzka
  
  Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Senators, 0 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Groth vs. Sima
  
  Groth takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hunter vs. Sima
  
  There goes Groth. The throw from Peden and he is safe. Groth steals second. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hunter vs. Sima
  
  Hunter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Groth moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Browns, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Elliott vs. Sima
  
  Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels misplays the ball. That's an error on Runnels. Groth scores. Hunter moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Browns, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Wertz vs. Sima
  
  Wertz hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dyck vs. Sima
  
  Dyck hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Courtney vs. Sima
  
  Courtney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Dyck trying to get to third. Jensen throws the ball in to Yost, who tags Dyck for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sievers vs. Sima
  
  There goes Courtney. The throw from Peden and he is out, Terwilliger applying the tag. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sievers vs. Sima
  
  Sievers strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Senators, 0 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vollmer vs. Blyzka
  
  Vollmer strikes out. Courtney drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Vollmer out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Runnels vs. Blyzka
  
  Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Terwilliger vs. Blyzka
  
  Terwilliger takes first base on ball four. Runnels moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Peden vs. Blyzka
  
  Peden hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Campos vs. Blyzka
  
  Frank Campos pinch hits for Al Sima.
  
  Campos hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Senators, 0 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Young vs. Moreno
  
  Julio Moreno now pitching.
  
  Young hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blyzka vs. Moreno
  
  Blyzka strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Groth vs. Moreno
  
  Groth takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hunter vs. Moreno
  
  Hunter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Groth moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Elliott vs. Moreno
  
  Elliott takes first base on ball four. Groth moves to third. Hunter moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Wertz vs. Moreno
  
  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 

Top 3

• Senators, 0 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yost vs. Blyzka
  
  Yost hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Yost reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Busby vs. Blyzka
  
  Busby hits a fly ball into left field. Dyck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Vernon vs. Blyzka
  
  Vernon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wertz who is chasing the ball. Vernon reaches third base with a triple. Yost scores. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Jensen vs. Blyzka
  
  Jensen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth who is chasing the ball. Jensen reaches third base with a triple. Vernon scores. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Vollmer vs. Holloman
  
  Bobo Holloman now pitching.
  
  Vollmer takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Runnels vs. Holloman
  
  Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jensen scores. Vollmer moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Terwilliger vs. Holloman
  
  Terwilliger hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Vollmer scores. Runnels moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 4 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Peden vs. Holloman
  
  Peden is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Senators, 4 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Moreno vs. Holloman
  
  Moreno hits a fly ball into left field. Dyck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Senators, 4 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dyck vs. Moreno
  
  Dyck hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 4 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Courtney vs. Moreno
  
  Courtney hits a line drive into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 4 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kryhoski vs. Moreno
  
  Dick Kryhoski pinch hits for Roy Sievers.
  
  Kryhoski 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 4

• Senators, 4 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yost vs. Holloman
  
  Dick Kryhoski now playing first base.
  
  Yost hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Groth. Yost reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Senators, 4 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Busby vs. Holloman
  
  Busby strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 4 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Vernon vs. Holloman
  
  Vernon hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 4 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Jensen vs. Holloman
  
  Jensen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Yost scores. View Play 
• Senators, 5 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Vollmer vs. Holloman
  
  Vollmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jensen moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 5 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Runnels vs. Paige
  
  Satchel Paige now pitching.
  
  Runnels is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Senators, 5 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Young vs. Moreno
  
  Young 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, 5 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Paige vs. Moreno
  
  Paige strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 5 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Groth vs. Moreno
  
  Groth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 5 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hunter vs. Moreno
  
  Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Senators, 5 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Terwilliger vs. Paige
  
  Terwilliger hits a line drive into left field. Dyck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 5 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Peden vs. Paige
  
  Peden hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 5 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Moreno vs. Paige
  
  Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kryhoski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 5 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Yost vs. Paige
  
  Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Senators, 5 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Elliott vs. Moreno
  
  Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 5 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wertz vs. Moreno
  
  Wertz 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 
• Senators, 5 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dyck vs. Moreno
  
  Dyck hits a line drive towards third. Yost reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Senators, 5 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Busby vs. Paige
  
  Busby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 5 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vernon vs. Paige
  
  Vernon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 5 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jensen vs. Paige
  
  Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Senators, 5 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Courtney vs. Moreno
  
  Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Moreno covering, for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 5 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kryhoski vs. Moreno
  
  Kryhoski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 5 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Young vs. Moreno
  
  Young hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 5 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Paige vs. Moreno
  
  Paige strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• Senators, 5 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vollmer vs. Paige
  
  Vollmer hits a line drive into left field. Dyck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 5 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Runnels vs. Paige
  
  Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 5 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Terwilliger vs. Paige
  
  Terwilliger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Runnels moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 5 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Peden vs. Paige
  
  Peden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields it and throws to second for the out. Runnels moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 5 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Moreno vs. Paige
  
  Moreno 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 

Bottom 7

• Senators, 5 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Groth vs. Moreno
  
  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, 5 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hunter vs. Moreno
  
  Hunter hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Peden settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 5 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Elliott vs. Moreno
  
  Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Senators, 5 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yost vs. Paige
  
  Yost hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Courtney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 5 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Busby vs. Paige
  
  Busby hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vernon vs. Paige
  
  Vernon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jensen vs. Paige
  
  Jensen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Courtney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Senators, 6 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wertz vs. Moreno
  
  Wertz hits a line drive into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dyck vs. Moreno
  
  Dyck hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Courtney vs. Moreno
  
  Courtney hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Senators, 6 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vollmer vs. Paige
  
  Vollmer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kryhoski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Runnels vs. Paige
  
  Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Terwilliger vs. Paige
  
  Terwilliger bunts towards third. Elliott juggles the ball. That's an error on Elliott. Runnels moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Peden vs. Paige
  
  Peden strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Moreno vs. Paige
  
  Moreno takes first base on ball four. Runnels moves to third. Terwilliger moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Yost vs. Paige
  
  Yost hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Senators, 6 - Browns, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kryhoski vs. Moreno
  
  Kryhoski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Browns, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Young vs. Moreno
  
  Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Browns, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Edwards vs. Moreno
  
  Hank Edwards pinch hits for Satchel Paige.
  
  Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Young moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Browns, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Upright vs. Dixon
  
  Neil Berry pinch runs for Hank Edwards. Sonny Dixon now pitching. Dixie Upright pinch hits for Johnny Groth.
  
  Upright strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Browns, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Kokos vs. Dixon
  
  Dick Kokos pinch hits for Billy Hunter.
  
  Kokos strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Browns, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Elliott vs. Dixon
  
  Elliott takes first base on ball four. Berry moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Browns, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Wertz vs. Dixon
  
  Wertz strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 5/1/1953 -- Washington at St.Louis (N)

  Washington         AB  R  H RBI    St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI
Yost E, 3b            5  2  2  0   Groth J, cf           2  1  1  0   
Busby J, cf           4  1  1  1   Upright D, ph         1  0  0  0   
Vernon M, 1b          5  1  1  1   Hunter B, ss          4  1  2  0   
Jensen J, rf          5  1  2  2   Kokos D, ph           1  0  0  0   
Vollmer C, lf         4  1  1  0   Elliott B, 3b         2  1  0  1   
Runnels P, ss         3  0  2  1   Wertz V, rf           5  1  1  3   
Terwilliger W, 2b     3  0  1  1   Dyck J, lf            4  0  1  0   
Peden L, c            4  0  1  0   Courtney C, c         4  0  1  0   
Sima A, p             0  0  0  0   Sievers R, 1b         1  0  0  0   
Campos F, ph          1  0  0  0   Kryhoski D, ph-1b     3  1  2  1   
Moreno J, p           3  0  0  0   Young B, 2b           4  0  1  0   
Dixon S, p            0  0  0  0   Blyzka M, p           1  0  0  0   
                                   Holloman B, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Paige S, p            2  0  0  0   
                                   Edwards H, ph         1  0  1  0   
                                   Berry N, pr           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  6 11  6                        35  5 10  5

Washington       004 100 010 --  6
St.Louis         400 000 001 --  5

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Sima A                1.0  4  4  3  1  1
Moreno J (W)*         7.0  6  1  1  3  3
Dixon S (S)           1.0  0  0  0  1  3

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Blyzka M              2.1  3  3  3  4  1
Holloman B (L)        1.1  4  2  2  2  1
Paige S               5.1  4  1  1  2  2
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 9th

E -- Runnels P, Elliott B
DP -- Washington 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Washington 13, St.Louis 8
2B -- Yost E 2
3B -- Vernon M, Jensen J
HR -- Wertz V, Busby J, Kryhoski D
SB -- Groth J
CS -- Courtney C
SH -- Terwilliger W
T -- 2:33
A -- 5365

    

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