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St. Louis Browns @ Washington Senators

1953-05-15 · Night game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 3381 · 2:25

St. Louis Browns defeated Washington Senators 4–0. St. Louis Browns put up 2 in the 1st. Virgil Trucks earned the win. Dick Kryhoski went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLA	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	11
WS1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8

W: Virgil Trucks L: Walt Masterson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Art Passarella · 1B: Larry Napp · 2B: Jim Duffy · 3B: Bill Grieve · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Groth	5	0	3	1	0	0
Dick Kokos	5	0	0	0	0	1
Vic Wertz	4	1	2	0	1	0
Dick Kryhoski	3	1	1	2	1	1
Bob Elliott	4	0	0	0	0	3
Clint Courtney	3	1	2	0	1	0
Billy Hunter	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Young	4	1	2	0	0	0
Virgil Trucks	3	0	1	0	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Eddie Yost	4	1	0	0
Wayne Terwilliger	3	0	1	1
Mickey Vernon	3	2	1	0
Jackie Jensen	4	1	0	0
Clyde Vollmer	4	0	0	0
Pete Runnels	4	2	0	0
Jim Busby	4	0	0	2
Mickey Grasso	4	1	0	1
Walt Masterson	2	1	0	0
Frank Campos	1	0	0	0

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Virgil Trucks	9.0	8	2	4

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Walt Masterson	8.0	9	3	5
Julio Moreno	1.0	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Groth: 3/G
Dick Kokos: 9
Vic Wertz: D9
Dick Kryhoski: HR/9D.2-H
Bob Elliott: K/C

Bot 1

Eddie Yost: 43
Wayne Terwilliger: W
Mickey Vernon: S9.1-3
Jackie Jensen: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Clint Courtney: 9
Billy Hunter: 53
Bobby Young: 4/P

Bot 2

Clyde Vollmer: 7
Pete Runnels: S8
Jim Busby: K
Mickey Grasso: 63

Top 3

Virgil Trucks: 53
Johnny Groth: S8
Dick Kokos: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Walt Masterson: S1/BG
Eddie Yost: 5/P
Wayne Terwilliger: 6/P
Mickey Vernon: 3/G

Top 4

Vic Wertz: W
Dick Kryhoski: 36(1)3/GDP
Bob Elliott: 43

Bot 4

Jackie Jensen: 4/P
Clyde Vollmer: 63
Pete Runnels: 6/P

Top 5

Clint Courtney: S9
Billy Hunter: 7
Bobby Young: S8.1-2
Virgil Trucks: S1/BG.2-3;1-2
Johnny Groth: WP.3-H;2-3;1-2
Johnny Groth: FC3.3XH(32);2-3;B-2
Dick Kokos: 9

Bot 5

Jim Busby: 7
Mickey Grasso: K
Walt Masterson: 43

Top 6

Vic Wertz: T8
Dick Kryhoski: K
Bob Elliott: K
Clint Courtney: IW
Billy Hunter: 5/P

Bot 6

Eddie Yost: 63
Wayne Terwilliger: K
Mickey Vernon: S9/G
Jackie Jensen: 7/7D

Top 7

Bobby Young: 31
Virgil Trucks: 7
Johnny Groth: D7
Dick Kokos: K

Bot 7

Clyde Vollmer: 63
Pete Runnels: 7
Jim Busby: 63

Top 8

Vic Wertz: 3/G
Dick Kryhoski: W
Bob Elliott: K
Clint Courtney: S8.1-2
Billy Hunter: 4/P

Bot 8

Mickey Grasso: S8
Frank Campos: 36(1)3/GDP
Eddie Yost: S/89
Wayne Terwilliger: 3/G

Top 9

Bobby Young: S3
Virgil Trucks: 14/SH/BG.1-2
Johnny Groth: S8.2-H
Dick Kokos: 2/FL
Vic Wertz: 7

Bot 9

Mickey Vernon: W
Jackie Jensen: S8.1-2
Clyde Vollmer: 5/P
Pete Runnels: S8.2-3;1-2
Jim Busby: K
Mickey Grasso: 6/P

Notes & reviews

Browns manager Marion and coach Scheffing ejected by HP umpire Passarella rguing strike to Bob Elliott

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