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Browns
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 9, 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 9, 1953 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 9, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
|
| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 9, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Duane Pillette |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Schmitz |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Bill McGowan |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Roy Sievers | First Baseman |
| Vern Stephens | Third Baseman |
| Don Lenhardt | Left Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
| Les Moss | Catcher |
| Billy Hunter | Shortstop |
| Bobby Young | Second Baseman |
| Duane Pillette | Pitcher |
| Marty Marion | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Yo-Yo Davalillo | Shortstop |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Pete Runnels | Second Baseman |
| Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
| Clyde Vollmer | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Grasso | Catcher |
| Johnny Schmitz | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 9, 1953
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Schmitz
Groth hits a line drive towards short. Davalillo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Schmitz
Sievers hits a popup towards short. Davalillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Schmitz
Stephens hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Pillette
Yost hits a fly ball into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Pillette
Davalillo 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Pillette
Vernon strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Schmitz
Lenhardt hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Schmitz
Wertz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moss vs. Schmitz
Moss hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Schmitz
Hunter hits a fly ball into center field. Busby 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: ---
Jensen vs. Pillette
Jensen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Pillette
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pillette fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Pillette. Jensen moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Busby vs. Pillette
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pillette fields it and throws to third for the out. Runnels moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vollmer vs. Pillette
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Vollmer vs. Pillette
Vollmer strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grasso vs. Pillette
Grasso takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Schmitz vs. Pillette
Schmitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Schmitz
Young hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pillette vs. Schmitz
Pillette hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Schmitz
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Runnels. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Schmitz
There goes Groth. The throw from Grasso and he is out, Runnels applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Pillette
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davalillo vs. Pillette
Davalillo bunts towards first. Sievers scoops it up and throws to first, with Young covering, for the out. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vernon vs. Pillette
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Yost moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jensen vs. Pillette
Jensen hits a popup towards first. Sievers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Runnels vs. Pillette
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Schmitz
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Schmitz
Stephens hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lenhardt vs. Schmitz
Lenhardt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sievers moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wertz vs. Schmitz
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmitz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Pillette
Busby hits a popup, foul, 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. Pillette
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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grasso vs. Pillette
Grasso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Schmitz
Moss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Schmitz
Hunter hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Schmitz
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Davalillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmitz vs. Pillette
Schmitz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pillette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Pillette
Yost hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Pillette
Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pillette vs. Schmitz
Pillette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Davalillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Schmitz
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Davalillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Schmitz
Sievers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Schmitz
Stephens hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Pillette
Vernon 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Pillette
Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Pillette
Runnels hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wertz who is chasing the ball. Runnels reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Busby vs. Pillette
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Schmitz
Lenhardt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Schmitz
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Davalillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Schmitz
Moss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Davalillo fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Davalillo. Moss moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunter vs. Schmitz
Hunter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berry vs. Schmitz
Neil Berry pinch hits for Bobby Young.
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Pillette
Neil Berry now playing second base.
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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grasso vs. Pillette
Grasso hits a fly ball into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmitz vs. Pillette
Schmitz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Moss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pillette vs. Schmitz
Pillette hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Schmitz
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Schmitz
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Davalillo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Pillette
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davalillo vs. Paige
Satchel Paige now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davalillo vs. Paige
Davalillo hits a popup towards first. Sievers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vernon vs. Paige
Vernon hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Paige
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Runnels vs. Paige
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Runnels vs. Paige
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Schmitz
Stephens hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Schmitz
Lenhardt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Schmitz
Wertz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lenhardt moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moss vs. Schmitz
Moss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmitz picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Schmitz. Lenhardt scores. Wertz moves to third. Moss moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hunter vs. Schmitz
Don Larsen pinch runs for Les Moss.
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmitz fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Schmitz. Wertz scores. Larsen scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Schmitz
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmitz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Browns, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Paige
Clint Courtney now catching.
Busby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vollmer vs. Paige
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berry fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Paige
Kite Thomas pinch hits for Mickey Grasso.
Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/9/1953, game 1 -- St.Louis at Washington (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Groth J, cf 4 0 0 0 Yost E, 3b 3 0 1 0
Sievers R, 1b 4 0 2 0 Davalillo Y, ss 3 0 0 0
Stephens V, 3b 4 0 0 0 Vernon M, 1b 4 0 1 0
Lenhardt D, lf 4 1 2 0 Jensen J, rf 3 0 1 0
Wertz V, rf 4 1 2 0 Runnels P, 2b 4 0 1 0
Moss L, c 4 0 1 1 Busby J, cf 4 0 1 0
Larsen D, pr 0 1 0 0 Vollmer C, lf 4 0 0 0
Courtney C, c 0 0 0 0 Grasso M, c 2 0 0 0
Hunter B, ss 3 0 0 1 Thomas K, ph 1 0 0 0
Young B, 2b 2 0 0 0 Schmitz J, p 3 0 0 0
Berry N, ph-2b 2 0 0 0
Pillette D, p 3 0 1 0
Paige S, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 8 2 31 0 5 0
St.Louis 000 000 003 -- 3
Washington 000 000 000 -- 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Pillette D* 7.0 4 0 0 2 2
Paige S (W) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Schmitz J (L) 9.0 8 3 1 1 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Pillette D, Runnels P, Davalillo Y, Schmitz J 2
DP -- St.Louis 1, Washington 3
LOB -- St.Louis 5, Washington 8
3B -- Runnels P
SB -- Busby J, Runnels P, Jensen J, Yost E
CS -- Groth J
SH -- Davalillo Y
WP -- Paige S
T -- 2:16
A -- 0
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