Boston Red Sox 0 – 2 Washington Senators (1901-60)
10 August 1953 · WAS09
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | Bob Porterfield | 1 in 193 games |
| 20 | final score 2–0 | 1 in 47 games | |
| 1 | 2 walks | Gil Coan | 1 in 23 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Washington Senators (1901-60) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 9 | 0 |
Box score
Boston Red Sox batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Goodman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gene Stephens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Gernert | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| George Kell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sammy White | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Umphlett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Piersall | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ted Lepcio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ted Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ben Flowers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Floyd Baker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Boston Red Sox pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Flowers | 7.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Mickey McDermott | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Kinder | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Washington Senators (1901-60) batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Yo-Yo Davalillo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mickey Vernon | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kite Thomas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Gil Coan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Jim Busby | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wayne Terwilliger | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Frank Sacka | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Porterfield | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Washington Senators (1901-60) pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Porterfield | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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