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Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 21, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 21, 1953 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 21, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 21, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hal Brown |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Chuck Stobbs |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Grover Froese 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Bill Summers |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
| Jim Piersall | Right Fielder |
| Dick Gernert | First Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Karl Olson | Left Fielder |
| Tom Umphlett | Center Fielder |
| Milt Bolling | Shortstop |
| Hal Brown | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Pete Runnels | Shortstop |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Gil Coan | Left Fielder |
| Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
| Mel Hoderlein | Second Baseman |
| Ed Fitz Gerald | Catcher |
| Chuck Stobbs | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 21, 1953
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Stobbs
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Stobbs
Piersall hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Stobbs
Gernert hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Brown
Yost hits a fly ball into left field. Olson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Brown
Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Brown
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops it up and throws to first, with Brown covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Stobbs
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Stobbs
White hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Stobbs
Olson 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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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Brown
Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Olson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Brown
Coan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Brown
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Stobbs
Umphlett hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Stobbs
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Stobbs
Brown hits a line drive into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoderlein vs. Brown
Hoderlein hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling misplays the ball. That's an error on Bolling. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fitz Gerald vs. Brown
Fitz Gerald takes first base on ball four. Hoderlein moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stobbs vs. Brown
Stobbs bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Hoderlein moves to third. Fitz Gerald moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Yost vs. Brown
Yost hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Runnels vs. Brown
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Olson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Vernon vs. Brown
Vernon hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Stobbs
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Stobbs
Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Stobbs
Gernert hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Brown
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Brown
Coan hits a popup towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Brown
Busby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoderlein vs. Brown
Hoderlein hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Stobbs
Kell hits a line drive into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Stobbs
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Stobbs
Olson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hoderlein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Brown
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stobbs vs. Brown
Stobbs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Brown
Yost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stobbs moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Runnels vs. Brown
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields it and throws to second for the out. Stobbs moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vernon vs. Brown
Vernon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Piersall. Vernon reaches second base with a double. Stobbs scores. Runnels moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jensen vs. Brown
There's a wild pitch. Runnels scores. Vernon moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jensen vs. Brown
Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Olson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Stobbs
Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Stobbs
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Stobbs
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Stobbs
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Stobbs, and towards Hoderlein, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Brown
Coan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Piersall who is chasing the ball. Coan reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Busby vs. Brown
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling misplays the ball. That's an error on Bolling. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hoderlein vs. Brown
Hoderlein hits a popup towards short. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fitz Gerald vs. Brown
Fitz Gerald bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Busby moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stobbs vs. Brown
Stobbs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert fields the ball and throws to Brown covering. Safe. Coan scores. Busby moves to third. Fitz Gerald moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Yost vs. Brown
Yost hits a fly ball into left field. Olson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Busby scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Runnels vs. Brown
Runnels 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
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Stobbs
Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Stobbs
Al Zarilla pinch runs for Jim Piersall.
Gernert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zarilla moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Stobbs
Kell takes first base on ball four. Zarilla moves to third. Gernert moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. Stobbs
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hoderlein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Olson vs. Stobbs
Olson hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Zarilla scores. Gernert moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Stobbs
Ted Williams pinch hits for Tom Umphlett.
Williams hits a popup towards short. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Brown
Al Zarilla now playing right field. George Kell now playing left field. Karl Olson now playing center field. Billy Consolo now playing third base.
Vernon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Brown
Jensen takes first base on ball four. Vernon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coan vs. Brown
Coan bunts towards first. Gernert scoops it up and throws to first, with Goodman covering, for the out. Vernon moves to third. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Busby vs. Brown
Busby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Vollmer vs. Brown
Clyde Vollmer pinch hits for Mel Hoderlein.
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Vernon scores. Jensen moves to third. Busby moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fitz Gerald vs. Brown
Jerry Snyder pinch runs for Clyde Vollmer.
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out. Jensen scores. Busby moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stobbs vs. Brown
Stobbs hits a popup towards short. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Stobbs
Wayne Terwilliger now playing second base.
Bolling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Stobbs
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Stobbs
Goodman hits a popup towards the mound. Stobbs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zarilla vs. Stobbs
Zarilla hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gernert vs. Stobbs
Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Brown
Yost hits a popup, foul, in back of third. Bolling settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Bolling. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Brown
Yost hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Brown
Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vernon vs. Brown
Vernon takes first base on ball four. Yost moves to third. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jensen vs. Delock
Ike Delock now pitching.
Jensen hits a fly ball into right field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Yost scores. Runnels moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Coan vs. Delock
Coan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Runnels scores. Vernon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Busby vs. Delock
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields it and throws to second for the out. Vernon moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Terwilliger vs. Delock
Terwilliger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vernon scores. Busby moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fitz Gerald vs. Delock
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Delock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Stobbs
Kell hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Stobbs
White hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Stobbs
Olson strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/21/1953, game 1 -- Boston at Washington (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Goodman B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Yost E, 3b 5 1 2 1
Piersall J, rf 3 0 1 0 Runnels P, ss 5 2 1 0
Zarilla A, pr-rf 1 1 1 0 Vernon M, 1b 4 2 2 1
Gernert D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Jensen J, rf 4 1 0 1
Kell G, 3b-lf 3 0 0 0 Coan G, lf 4 1 2 1
White S, c 4 0 0 0 Busby J, cf 4 1 1 0
Olson K, lf-cf 4 0 0 1 Hoderlein M, 2b 3 0 0 0
Umphlett T, cf 2 0 0 0 Vollmer C, ph 1 0 1 1
Williams T, ph 1 0 0 0 Snyder J, pr 0 0 0 0
Consolo B, 3b 0 0 0 0 Terwilliger W, 2b 1 0 1 1
Bolling M, ss 2 0 0 0 Fitz Gerald E, c 3 0 0 1
Brown H, p 3 0 1 0 Stobbs C, p 3 1 2 1
Delock I, p 0 0 0 0
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31 1 4 1 37 9 12 8
Boston 000 000 100 -- 1
Washington 000 022 23x -- 9
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Brown H (L)* 7.0 10 9 6 4 0
Delock I 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Stobbs C (W) 9.0 4 1 1 2 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Bolling M 3
LOB -- Boston 5, Washington 11
2B -- Vernon M
3B -- Coan G
SH -- Stobbs C, Fitz Gerald E, Coan G
WP -- Brown H
T -- 2:06
A -- 0
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