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St. Louis Browns @ Boston Red Sox

1953-06-20 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 7203 · 97°F, sunny, dry · 2:10

Boston Red Sox defeated St. Louis Browns 4–2. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 1st. Mel Parnell earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6
BOS	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		4	12

W: Mel Parnell L: Marlin Stuart SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Eddie Rommel · 1B: Charlie Berry · 2B: Eddie Hurley · 3B: Hank Soar · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Neil Berry	4	0	2	0	0	0
Roy Sievers	4	1	1	0	0	2
Jim Dyck	3	1	0	0	1	2
Don Lenhardt	4	0	2	0	0	1
Vic Wertz	4	0	1	2	0	2
Johnny Groth	4	0	0	0	0	1
Clint Courtney	3	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Hunter	3	0	0	0	0	1
Marlin Stuart	1	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Brecheen	2	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Goodman	5	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Piersall	4	1	1	0	0	0
Dick Gernert	4	1	1	0	0	0
Floyd Baker	4	0	3	1	0	0
Sammy White	4	0	1	1	0	0
Gene Stephens	3	1	0	0	1	1
Tom Umphlett	4	1	3	0	0	0
Johnny Lipon	3	0	1	0	1	0
Mel Parnell	3	0	2	2	0	0

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Blyzka	0.1	4	0	0
Marlin Stuart	2.2	3	2	1
Harry Brecheen	5.0	5	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mel Parnell	9.0	6	1	9

Play-by-play

Top 1

Neil Berry: 8/F
Roy Sievers: S9
Jim Dyck: W.1-2
Don Lenhardt: S.2-3;1-2
Vic Wertz: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3
Johnny Groth: FC5.3XH(525);1-2;B-1
Clint Courtney: 31

Bot 1

Billy Goodman: 7/F
Jim Piersall: DGR/9L
Dick Gernert: S7.2-3
Floyd Baker: S8.3-H;1-2
Sammy White: D7/7D.2-H;1-3
Gene Stephens: K
Tom Umphlett: 8/L

Top 2

Billy Hunter: 63
Marlin Stuart: 5/L
Neil Berry: S
Roy Sievers: K

Bot 2

Johnny Lipon: W
Mel Parnell: 34/SH.1-2
Billy Goodman: 7/F
Jim Piersall: 63

Top 3

Jim Dyck: K
Don Lenhardt: S
Vic Wertz: K
Johnny Groth: CS2(24)

Bot 3

Dick Gernert: 6/P
Floyd Baker: 9/F
Sammy White: 8/F

Top 4

Johnny Groth: 23
Clint Courtney: 7/F
Billy Hunter: K

Bot 4

Gene Stephens: W
Tom Umphlett: S5.1-2
Johnny Lipon: S5/BG.2-3;1-2
Mel Parnell: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3
Billy Goodman: K/C
Jim Piersall: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Harry Brecheen: 9/F
Neil Berry: S
Roy Sievers: K+SB2
Jim Dyck: 53

Bot 5

Dick Gernert: 13
Floyd Baker: S7.B-3(E7/TH)
Sammy White: 7/F
Gene Stephens: 3/G

Top 6

Don Lenhardt: 3/FL
Vic Wertz: K
Johnny Groth: K/C

Bot 6

Tom Umphlett: S
Johnny Lipon: 5/FL/BP
Mel Parnell: 5/BP
Billy Goodman: 6(1)/FO

Top 7

Clint Courtney: 8/L
Billy Hunter: 63
Harry Brecheen: 9/L

Bot 7

Jim Piersall: 63
Dick Gernert: 4/L
Floyd Baker: S
Sammy White: 1/G

Top 8

Neil Berry: 53
Roy Sievers: 13
Jim Dyck: K

Bot 8

Gene Stephens: 3/G
Tom Umphlett: S
Johnny Lipon: 14(1)/FO#
Mel Parnell: S7.1-3(E7)
Billy Goodman: 63

Top 9

Don Lenhardt: K/C
Vic Wertz: 4/P
Johnny Groth: 2/FL

Notes & reviews

Unsure whether 4 or 6 made putout at secod

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