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St. Louis Browns @
Boston Red Sox
1953-05-19 Β· Day game Β· Fenway Park Β· Att: 3733 Β· 72Β°F, sunny, dry Β· 2:10
Boston Red Sox defeated St. Louis Browns 4β3. Hal Brown earned the win and Ellis Kinder picked up the save. Dick Gernert went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
W: Hal Brown L: Satchel Paige SV: Ellis Kinder
Umpires β HP: Johnny Stevens Β· 1B: Scotty Robb Β· 2B: Grover Froese Β· 3B: Bill Summers Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
St. Louis Browns β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Johnny Groth | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bobby Young | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vic Wertz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Don Lenhardt | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dick Kryhoski | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Bob Elliott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Clint Courtney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Billy Hunter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Duane Pillette | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jim Dyck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Les Moss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Piersall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
George Kell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Dick Gernert | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Sammy White | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ted Lepcio | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Umphlett | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Milt Bolling | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Hal Brown | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Browns β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Duane Pillette | 6.0 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
Satchel Paige | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hal Brown | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Ellis Kinder | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Johnny Groth: 13
- Bobby Young: 43
- Vic Wertz: 8/F
Bot 1
- Jim Piersall: K
- Gene Stephens: 9/F
- George Kell: S7
- Dick Gernert: 54(1)/FO
Top 2
- Don Lenhardt: 63
- Dick Kryhoski: K
- Bob Elliott: W
- Clint Courtney: 9/F
Bot 2
- Sammy White: 53
- Ted Lepcio: 63
- Tom Umphlett: E5/TH.B-1
- Milt Bolling: S7.1-2
- Hal Brown: 64(1)/FO
Top 3
- Billy Hunter: 7/F
- Duane Pillette: K
- Johnny Groth: HR/7D
- Bobby Young: 8/F
Bot 3
- Jim Piersall: 143
- Gene Stephens: S8
- George Kell: SB2.1-3(E4)
- George Kell: W
- Dick Gernert: S7.3-H;1-2
- Sammy White: K
- Ted Lepcio: 64(1)/FO
Top 4
- Vic Wertz: S9
- Don Lenhardt: S8.1-2
- Dick Kryhoski: 341.2-3;1-2
- Bob Elliott: W
- Clint Courtney: 8/F.3-H
- Billy Hunter: 2/FL
Bot 4
- Tom Umphlett: D7/7L
- Milt Bolling: 7/F
- Hal Brown: 2/FL
- Jim Piersall: 63
Top 5
- Duane Pillette: 53
- Johnny Groth: 9/F
- Bobby Young: T/89
- Vic Wertz: 5/P
Bot 5
- Gene Stephens: 4/P
- George Kell: 53
- Dick Gernert: HR/7D
- Sammy White: 63
Top 6
- Don Lenhardt: D7/7D
- Dick Kryhoski: K
- Bob Elliott: 63
- Clint Courtney: 4/P
Bot 6
- Ted Lepcio: 63
- Tom Umphlett: 8/F
- Milt Bolling: S7
- Hal Brown: D7/7D.1-H
- Jim Piersall: 8/F
Top 7
- Billy Hunter: 7/L
- Jim Dyck: W
- Johnny Groth: 36(1)/FO
- Bobby Young: 43
Bot 7
- Gene Stephens: 13
- George Kell: 63
- Dick Gernert: 8/F78
Top 8
- Vic Wertz: 3/L
- Don Lenhardt: HR/8D
- Dick Kryhoski: 8/F
- Bob Elliott: 8/L
Bot 8
- Sammy White: 4/L
- Ted Lepcio: 5/F
- Tom Umphlett: D7/7D
- Milt Bolling: S7.2-H;BX2(754)
Top 9
- Clint Courtney: 9/F
- Billy Hunter: 8/F7D
- Les Moss: 63
Notes & reviews
- the ball struck the wall behind the CF bleachers




















