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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 20, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on September 20, 1954 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 20, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 20, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Gray |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Brewer |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 1,555 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Umont 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Larry Napp |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Suder | Second Baseman |
| Lou Limmer | First Baseman |
| Jim Finigan | Third Baseman |
| Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
| Vic Power | Right Fielder |
| Bill Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Jack Littrell | Shortstop |
| Jim Robertson | Catcher |
| Johnny Gray | Pitcher |
| Eddie Joost | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Sam Mele | First Baseman |
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Milt Bolling | Shortstop |
| Tom Brewer | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 20, 1954
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Brewer
Suder hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Limmer vs. Brewer
Limmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Brewer
There goes Limmer. The throw from White and he is out, Bolling applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Brewer
Finigan hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Gray
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Littrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Gray
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Gray
Jensen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mele vs. Gray
Mele hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Brewer
Zernial strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Brewer
Power hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Brewer
Wilson takes first base on ball four. Power moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Littrell vs. Brewer
Littrell 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 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Gray
Hatton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Robertson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Gray
Piersall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Gray
White hits a fly ball into right field. Power settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Gray
Bolling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brewer vs. Gray
Brewer strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Brewer
Robertson hits a popup towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Brewer
Gray strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Brewer
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Gray
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Gray
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder fields it and throws to get Goodman who tried to advance to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Gray
Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mele vs. Gray
Mele hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Limmer vs. Brewer
Limmer strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Brewer
Finigan hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Brewer
Zernial is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Gray
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Gray
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Littrell misplays the ball. That's an error on Littrell. Hatton moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Gray
White bunts towards the mound. Gray fields it and throws to first for the out. Hatton moves to third. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bolling vs. Gray
Bolling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hatton scores. Piersall scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brewer vs. Gray
Brewer strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Gray
Goodman bunts towards third. Finigan fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Bolling trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Brewer
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Brewer
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littrell vs. Brewer
Littrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Gray
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Gray
Jensen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mele vs. Gray
Mele bunts in front of the plate. Robertson fields it, throws to third for one, and over to first for the double play. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatton vs. Gray
There's a wild pitch. Jensen moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hatton vs. Gray
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Piersall vs. Gray
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Littrell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Brewer
Robertson hits a popup towards short. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Brewer
Gray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Brewer
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Gray
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Gray
Bolling hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Bolling reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brewer vs. Gray
Brewer hits a fly ball into right field. Power settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. Gray
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Littrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Limmer vs. Brewer
Limmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Brewer
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Brewer
Zernial hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Gray
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Gray
Jensen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mele vs. Gray
Mele hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatton vs. Gray
Hatton hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piersall vs. Gray
Piersall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Piersall reaches second base with a double. Power throws the ball in to Finigan who tags Piersall trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Jensen scores. Mele goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Gray
White hits a popup, foul, towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Brewer
Power hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Power reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Brewer
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Littrell vs. Brewer
Littrell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brewer fields it and has Power trapped. There's the throw to Goodman and over to Hatton, who tags Power for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Brewer
Robertson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Oster
Bill Oster now pitching.
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brewer vs. Oster
Brewer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Littrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Oster
Goodman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Oster
Williams takes first base on ball four. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Oster
Jensen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Limmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Brewer
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Bill Oster.
Valo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Brewer
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Limmer vs. Brewer
Limmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mele scoops it up and throws to first, with Brewer covering, for the out. Suder moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finigan vs. Brewer
Finigan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Brewer
Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Williams 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 9/20/1954 -- Philadelphia at Boston (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Suder P, 2b 4 1 0 0 Goodman B, 2b 4 0 2 0
Limmer L, 1b 4 0 1 0 Williams T, lf 3 1 1 1
Finigan J, 3b 4 1 1 2 Jensen J, rf 5 1 3 0
Zernial G, lf 4 0 0 0 Mele S, 1b 4 1 1 0
Power V, rf 3 0 2 0 Hatton G, 3b 2 1 0 0
Wilson B, cf 2 0 0 0 Piersall J, cf 4 1 2 2
Littrell J, ss 3 0 0 0 White S, c 3 0 0 0
Robertson J, c 3 0 0 0 Bolling M, ss 4 0 3 2
Gray J, p 2 0 0 0 Brewer T, p 4 0 0 0
Oster B, p 0 0 0 0
Valo E, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 2 4 2 33 5 12 5
Philadelphia 000 000 002 -- 2
Boston 000 200 30x -- 5
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Gray J (L) 7.0 11 5 4 4 3
Oster B 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Brewer T (W) 9.0 4 2 2 2 6
E -- Littrell J
DP -- Philadelphia 1, Boston 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 2, Boston 10
2B -- Bolling M, Piersall J, Power V
HR -- Williams T, Finigan J
CS -- Limmer L
SH -- White S
WP -- Gray J
T -- 2:02
A -- 1555
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