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Chicago White Sox @ Philadelphia Athletics

1953-05-20 · Night game · Shibe Park · Att: 5938 · 2:16

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Chicago White Sox 2–1. Morrie Martin earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHA	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5
PHA	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	7

W: Morrie Martin L: Billy Pierce SV: (none)

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

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Nellie Fox	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ferris Fain	4	0	1	0	0	1
Minnie Minoso	4	1	1	0	0	0
Sam Mele	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Rivera	4	0	2	1	0	1
Vern Stephens	3	0	0	0	1	0
Red Wilson	3	0	1	0	1	0
Chico Carrasquel	3	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Pierce	3	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe DeMaestri	4	0	0	0	0	1
Pete Suder	4	0	1	0	0	1
Eddie Robinson	4	0	1	0	0	1
Gus Zernial	3	0	0	0	1	2
Dave Philley	3	1	0	0	1	0
Cass Michaels	3	1	2	0	1	1
Ed McGhee	3	0	2	1	1	0
Joe Astroth	4	0	1	1	0	0
Morrie Martin	3	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Billy Pierce	8.2	7	4	7

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Morrie Martin	9.0	5	2	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Nellie Fox: 63
Ferris Fain: K/C
Minnie Minoso: 63

Bot 1

Joe DeMaestri: 43
Pete Suder: 63
Eddie Robinson: 63

Top 2

Sam Mele: 53
Jim Rivera: K
Vern Stephens: W
Red Wilson: 7/L

Bot 2

Gus Zernial: K
Dave Philley: W
Cass Michaels: S8.1-2
Ed McGhee: S8.2-H;1X3(854)
Joe Astroth: 4

Top 3

Chico Carrasquel: E6
Billy Pierce: K
Nellie Fox: 54(1)/FO
Ferris Fain: 43

Bot 3

Morrie Martin: 4
Joe DeMaestri: 8
Pete Suder: S7
Eddie Robinson: S4.1-2
Gus Zernial: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Minnie Minoso: D7
Sam Mele: 8
Jim Rivera: S8.2-H
Vern Stephens: 8
Red Wilson: W.1-2
Chico Carrasquel: 7

Bot 4

Dave Philley: 13
Cass Michaels: S7
Ed McGhee: S7.1-2
Joe Astroth: 2
Morrie Martin: 3/G

Top 5

Billy Pierce: 5/FL
Nellie Fox: 63
Ferris Fain: 6/L

Bot 5

Joe DeMaestri: K/C
Pete Suder: 53
Eddie Robinson: K/C

Top 6

Minnie Minoso: 63
Sam Mele: 53
Jim Rivera: 53

Bot 6

Gus Zernial: K
Dave Philley: 7
Cass Michaels: K

Top 7

Vern Stephens: 9/9D
Red Wilson: S8
Chico Carrasquel: 2
Billy Pierce: 13

Bot 7

Ed McGhee: 6
Joe Astroth: 8/8D
Morrie Martin: K

Top 8

Nellie Fox: 63
Ferris Fain: S7
Minnie Minoso: 4
Sam Mele: 63

Bot 8

Joe DeMaestri: 63
Pete Suder: K
Eddie Robinson: 43

Top 9

Jim Rivera: S7
Vern Stephens: 54(1)/FO
Red Wilson: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 9

Gus Zernial: W
Dave Philley: 2(B)4(1)/BP/DP
Cass Michaels: W
Ed McGhee: W.1-2
Joe Astroth: WP.2-3;1-2
Joe Astroth: S7.3-H;2-3