St. Louis Browns 0 – 1 Chicago White Sox
16 April 1953 · CHI10
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | Billy Pierce | 1 in 193 games |
| 19 | final score 1–0 | 1 in 43 games | |
| 8 | struck out 3 times | Harry Brecheen | 1 in 65 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Browns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Box score
St. Louis Browns batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Groth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Billy Hunter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jim Dyck | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Vic Wertz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Roy Sievers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dick Kokos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Les Moss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Young | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Harry Brecheen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Totals | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
St. Louis Browns pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Brecheen | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
Chicago White Sox batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nellie Fox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ferris Fain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minnie Minoso | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Vern Stephens | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Rivera | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Sam Mele | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chico Carrasquel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sherm Lollar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Pierce | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Chicago White Sox pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Pierce | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |