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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 |
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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 9, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
Home Team | Washington Senators |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Cain |
Home Starting Pitcher | Chuck Stobbs |
Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Attendance | 5,991 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: Bill McGowan 3B: Joe Paparella |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
Name | Position |
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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 |
Bob Cain | Pitcher |
Marty Marion | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
Yo-Yo Davalillo | Shortstop |
Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
Clyde Vollmer | Left Fielder |
Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
Frank Sacka | Catcher |
Chuck Stobbs | 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. Stobbs
Groth hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Busby. Groth reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sievers vs. Stobbs
Sievers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Groth scores. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Stobbs
Stephens hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lenhardt vs. Stobbs
Lenhardt strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Stobbs
Wertz hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Cain
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davalillo vs. Cain
Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Stephens. Yost moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vernon vs. Cain
Vernon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Vernon reaches second base with a double. Yost scores. Davalillo moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jensen vs. Cain
Jensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davalillo scores. Vernon scores. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vollmer vs. Cain
There goes Jensen. The throw from Moss and he is safe. Jensen steals second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vollmer vs. Cain
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Busby vs. Cain
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jensen moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Terwilliger vs. Cain
Terwilliger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lenhardt. Terwilliger reaches second base with a double. Jensen scores. Busby goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sacka vs. Stuart
Marlin Stuart now pitching.
There goes Terwilliger. The throw from Moss and he is out, Stephens applying the tag. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sacka vs. Stuart
Sacka hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Stobbs
Moss strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Stobbs
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Davalillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Stobbs
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stobbs vs. Stuart
Stobbs hits a fly ball into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Stuart
Yost hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Stuart
Davalillo strikes out. The ball gets by Moss. He chases the ball to the backstop. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Stuart
Vernon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Davalillo moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jensen vs. Stuart
Jensen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Jensen reaches second base with a double. Davalillo scores. Vernon goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vollmer vs. Stuart
The ball gets by Moss for a passed ball. Jensen moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vollmer vs. Stuart
Vollmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Busby vs. Stuart
Busby hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Stobbs
Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stobbs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Stobbs
Groth hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Stobbs
Sievers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Stobbs
Stephens hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Busby. Stephens reaches second base with a double. Sievers goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lenhardt vs. Stobbs
Lenhardt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Davalillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 2 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Stuart
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sacka vs. Stuart
Sacka hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stobbs vs. Stuart
Stobbs bunts towards first. Sievers scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stobbs for the out. Terwilliger moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yost vs. Stuart
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davalillo vs. Stuart
Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Terwilliger moves to third. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Vernon vs. Stuart
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vernon for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 2 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Stobbs
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 -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, 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 -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Stobbs
Hunter hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 2 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Stuart
Jensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vollmer vs. Stuart
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Busby vs. Stuart
Busby hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Busby reaches second base with a double. Jensen scores. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terwilliger vs. Stuart
Terwilliger hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Moss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sacka vs. Stuart
Sacka hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Busby scores. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stobbs vs. Stuart
Stobbs hits a fly ball into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Stobbs
Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Larsen vs. Stobbs
Don Larsen pinch hits for Marlin Stuart.
Larsen 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 -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Stobbs
Groth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Stobbs
Sievers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Groth moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephens vs. Stobbs
Stephens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Kretlow
Lou Kretlow now pitching.
Yost strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Kretlow
Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kretlow fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Kretlow
Vernon strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Stobbs
Lenhardt hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Stobbs
Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Stobbs
Moss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Davalillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Kretlow
Jensen hits a line drive towards third. Stephens reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Kretlow
Vollmer strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Kretlow
Busby 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
Top 7
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Browns, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Stobbs
Hunter strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Stobbs
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 -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kretlow vs. Stobbs
Kretlow strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Kretlow
Terwilliger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wertz who is chasing the ball. Terwilliger reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sacka vs. Kretlow
Sacka hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Terwilliger scores. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stobbs vs. Kretlow
Stobbs bunts towards the mound. Kretlow juggles the ball. That's an error on Kretlow. Sacka moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yost vs. Kretlow
Yost takes first base on ball four. Sacka moves to third. Stobbs moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Davalillo vs. Kretlow
Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. Sacka scores. Stobbs moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vernon vs. Kretlow
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kretlow fields it and throws to first for the out. Stobbs scores. Davalillo moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Kretlow
Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 2 - Senators, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Stobbs
Groth hits a line drive into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Stobbs
Sievers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Stobbs
Stephens takes first base on ball four. Sievers moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lenhardt vs. Stobbs
Lenhardt strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Stobbs
Wertz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sievers scores. Stephens moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Senators, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moss vs. Stobbs
Moss hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 3 - Senators, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Kretlow
Vollmer hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Senators, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Kretlow
Busby hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Senators, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Kretlow
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 3 - Senators, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Stobbs
Hunter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Senators, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Stobbs
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Senators, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dyck vs. Stobbs
Jim Dyck pinch hits for Lou Kretlow.
Dyck strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Senators, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Stobbs
Groth hits a fly ball into center field. Busby 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 8/9/1953, game 2 -- St.Louis at Washington (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI Groth J, cf 5 1 2 0 Yost E, 3b 2 1 0 0 Sievers R, 1b 3 2 3 1 Davalillo Y, ss 5 2 1 1 Stephens V, 3b 3 0 1 1 Vernon M, 1b 5 2 2 2 Lenhardt D, lf 4 0 0 0 Jensen J, rf 5 2 3 4 Wertz V, rf 4 0 1 1 Vollmer C, lf 4 0 0 0 Moss L, c 4 0 0 0 Busby J, cf 5 2 2 1 Hunter B, ss 4 0 1 0 Terwilliger W, 2b 5 1 3 2 Young B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Sacka F, c 4 1 2 2 Cain B, p 0 0 0 0 Stobbs C, p 2 1 0 0 Stuart M, p 1 0 0 0 Larsen D, ph 1 0 0 0 Kretlow L, p 1 0 0 0 Dyck J, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 3 9 3 37 12 13 12 St.Louis 101 000 010 -- 3 Washington 520 200 30x -- 12 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Cain B (L) 0.1 4 5 4 1 0 Stuart M 3.2 7 4 2 2 1 Kretlow L 4.0 2 3 2 1 3 Washington IP H R ER BB SO Stobbs C (W) 9.0 9 3 3 2 6 E -- Stephens V, Moss L, Kretlow L DP -- Washington 1 LOB -- St.Louis 7, Washington 7 2B -- Groth J, Vernon M, Terwilliger W, Jensen J, Stephens V, Busby J 3B -- Terwilliger W SB -- Jensen J CS -- Terwilliger W SH -- Stobbs C 2 PB -- Moss L T -- 2:04 A -- 5991
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