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Washington Senators @ Boston Red Sox

1953-08-15 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 24339 · 2:32

Washington Senators defeated Boston Red Sox 4–2. Washington Senators put up 2 in the 8th. Bob Porterfield earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Bob Porterfield L: Ben Flowers SV: (none)

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

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Yost	5	0	1	1	1	0
Pete Runnels	4	1	0	0	1	1
Mickey Vernon	4	0	0	0	1	0
Jackie Jensen	5	0	2	1	0	1
Gil Coan	3	1	0	0	0	0
Jim Busby	5	1	4	0	0	0
Frank Sacka	3	1	0	0	1	0
Yo-Yo Davalillo	5	0	3	0	0	0
Bob Porterfield	5	0	1	1	0	1

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Goodman	4	1	1	0	0	1
Hoot Evers	3	1	0	0	1	0
Dick Gernert	3	0	2	1	1	0
George Kell	4	0	1	1	0	0
Sammy White	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Umphlett	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Piersall	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ted Lepcio	3	0	0	0	0	1
Ben Flowers	2	0	1	0	0	1
Floyd Baker	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ted Williams	0	0	0	0	1	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Porterfield	9.0	6	3	4

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ben Flowers	7.1	9	3	0
Frank Sullivan	0.2	0	1	2
Willard Nixon	0.1	2	0	0
Ellis Kinder	0.2	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Yost: 5/L
Pete Runnels: W
Mickey Vernon: 9
Jackie Jensen: D8.1-H
Gil Coan: 5/L

Bot 1

Billy Goodman: K/C
Hoot Evers: W
Dick Gernert: S8.1-3
George Kell: S9.3-H;1-3
Sammy White: CSH(24251).1-3
Sammy White: 8

Top 2

Jim Busby: 5/FL
Frank Sacka: 8
Yo-Yo Davalillo: S9
Bob Porterfield: 63

Bot 2

Tom Umphlett: 53
Jim Piersall: 53
Ted Lepcio: K/C

Top 3

Eddie Yost: 9
Pete Runnels: 8
Mickey Vernon: 6/P

Bot 3

Ben Flowers: K
Billy Goodman: 63
Hoot Evers: 8/8D

Top 4

Jackie Jensen: 43
Gil Coan: 9/9D
Jim Busby: D8
Frank Sacka: IW
Yo-Yo Davalillo: S1/BG.2-3;1-2
Bob Porterfield: 7/7D

Bot 4

Dick Gernert: 9
George Kell: 2/FL
Sammy White: 8

Top 5

Eddie Yost: W
Pete Runnels: 8
Mickey Vernon: 9
Jackie Jensen: 8

Bot 5

Tom Umphlett: S7
Jim Piersall: 9
Ted Lepcio: 7
Ben Flowers: D9/P.1XH(92)

Top 6

Gil Coan: HP
Jim Busby: S7.1-3
Frank Sacka: 9
Yo-Yo Davalillo: FC6.3XH(6E2)(NR)(UR);1-2#
Bob Porterfield: 63.2-3;1-2
Eddie Yost: 53

Bot 6

Billy Goodman: S8
Hoot Evers: 8/8D
Dick Gernert: D8.1-H
George Kell: 7
Sammy White: 7/L

Top 7

Pete Runnels: 43
Mickey Vernon: 5/P
Jackie Jensen: S8
Gil Coan: 3/G

Bot 7

Tom Umphlett: 63
Jim Piersall: K
Ted Lepcio: 8

Top 8

Jim Busby: S7
Frank Sacka: 1E3/SH.1-2
Yo-Yo Davalillo: 9
Bob Porterfield: S6.2-H;1-2
Eddie Yost: D7/F7DW.2-H(UR);1-3
Pete Runnels: K
Mickey Vernon: W
Jackie Jensen: K

Bot 8

Floyd Baker: 3/G
Billy Goodman: 43
Hoot Evers: 7

Top 9

Gil Coan: HP
Jim Busby: S7.1-2
Frank Sacka: 3/P
Yo-Yo Davalillo: S8.2-3;1-2
Bob Porterfield: K
Eddie Yost: 13

Bot 9

Dick Gernert: W
George Kell: 7
Sammy White: 64(1)/FO
Ted Williams: W.1-2
Jim Piersall: 8/8D

Notes & reviews

Dick Gernert out during rundown on double steal attempt
Gil Coan ruled out at HP; Coan crashed into Sammy White, who dropped the ball; the ruling was reversed

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