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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 5, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on June 5, 1954 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 5, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 5, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | George Zuverink |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Henry |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 4,624 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Eddie Rommel |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
| Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
| Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Red Wilson | Catcher |
| Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
| George Zuverink | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Goodman | Third Baseman |
| Jim Piersall | Right Fielder |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Jensen | Center Fielder |
| Harry Agganis | First Baseman |
| Ted Lepcio | Second Baseman |
| Milt Bolling | Shortstop |
| Mickey Owen | Catcher |
| Bill Henry | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 5, 1954
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Henry
Bolling strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Henry
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Henry
Nieman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Nieman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Henry
Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Zuverink
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Zuverink
Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Zuverink
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zuverink fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Henry
Dropo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Henry
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Henry
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Henry
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Zuverink
Jensen hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agganis vs. Zuverink
Agganis hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Zuverink
Lepcio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Zuverink
There goes Lepcio. The throw from Wilson and he is out, Bolling applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zuverink vs. Henry
Zuverink hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Henry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Henry
Bolling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Henry
Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Henry
Nieman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Zuverink
Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Zuverink
Owen strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henry vs. Zuverink
Henry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Henry
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Henry
Dropo hits a line drive towards short. Bolling reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Henry
Kaline hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Kaline reaches second base with a double. Boone goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Henry
Wilson hits a popup towards short. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Henry
Kuenn is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zuverink vs. Henry
Zuverink hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Zuverink
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Zuverink
Piersall hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Zuverink
Williams hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Henry
Bolling hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Henry
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Henry
Nieman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Henry
Boone takes first base on ball four. Tuttle moves to third. Nieman moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dropo vs. Kinder
Ellis Kinder now pitching.
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Zuverink
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Agganis vs. Zuverink
Agganis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lepcio vs. Zuverink
Lepcio bunts towards the mound. Zuverink fields it and throws to first for the out. Jensen moves to third. Agganis moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bolling vs. Zuverink
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Owen vs. Zuverink
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Kinder
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Kinder
Wilson hits a popup towards short. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Kinder
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zuverink vs. Kinder
Zuverink hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolling vs. Kinder
Bolling hits a popup towards first. Agganis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kinder vs. Zuverink
Kinder hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Zuverink
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Zuverink
Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Zuverink
Williams hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Kinder
Tuttle hits a popup, foul, towards first. Agganis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Kinder
Nieman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Nieman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Kinder
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nieman scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Kinder
Dropo strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Kinder
Kaline is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Zuverink
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agganis vs. Zuverink
Agganis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zuverink fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Zuverink
Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Kinder
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Kinder
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zuverink vs. Kinder
Zuverink bunts towards the mound. Kinder fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Kinder. Wilson scores. Kuenn goes all the way around to score. Zuverink moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Kinder
Bolling strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tuttle vs. Kinder
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Zuverink moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nieman vs. Kinder
Nieman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Zuverink scores. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Kinder
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Zuverink
Jim Delsing now playing left field.
Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Zuverink
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Zuverink
Grady Hatton pinch hits for Ellis Kinder.
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Werle
Bill Werle now pitching.
Dropo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Werle
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Werle
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Zuverink
Fred Hatfield now playing third base.
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Zuverink
Piersall hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Zuverink
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/5/1954, game 1 -- Detroit at Boston (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Bolling F, 2b 4 0 0 0 Goodman B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Tuttle B, cf 5 0 1 0 Piersall J, rf 4 0 1 0
Nieman B, lf 5 1 4 1 Williams T, lf 4 0 0 0
Delsing J, lf 0 0 0 0 Jensen J, cf 2 0 0 0
Boone R, 3b 3 1 1 1 Agganis H, 1b 3 0 1 0
Hatfield F, 3b 0 0 0 0 Lepcio T, 2b 1 0 0 0
Dropo W, 1b 5 1 2 1 Bolling M, ss 3 0 0 0
Kaline A, rf 5 0 1 1 Owen M, c 3 0 0 0
Wilson R, c 5 1 1 0 Henry B, p 1 0 0 0
Kuenn H, ss 3 1 2 0 Kinder E, p 1 0 1 0
Zuverink G, p 3 1 1 0 Hatton G, ph 1 0 0 0
Werle B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 6 13 4 27 0 3 0
Detroit 010 100 130 -- 6
Boston 000 000 000 -- 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Zuverink G (W) 9.0 3 0 0 2 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Henry B (L) 4.1 5 2 2 4 1
Kinder E 3.2 7 4 4 0 3
Werle B 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Kinder E
DP -- Detroit 1, Boston 2
LOB -- Detroit 10, Boston 3
2B -- Nieman B 2, Kaline A
HR -- Dropo W
CS -- Lepcio T
SH -- Lepcio T, Zuverink G
T -- 2:29
A -- 4624
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