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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 31, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, played on July 31, 1954 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 31, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 31, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Brewer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Gromek |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 7,526 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: (none) 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Piersall | Right Fielder |
| Billy Goodman | First Baseman |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Jensen | Center Fielder |
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Del Wilber | Catcher |
| Ted Lepcio | Second Baseman |
| Billy Consolo | Shortstop |
| Tom Brewer | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
| Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
| Wayne Belardi | First Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Steve Gromek | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 31, 1954
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Gromek
Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Gromek
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. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Gromek
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Gromek
Jensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Piersall scores. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatton vs. Gromek
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Brewer
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Brewer
Tuttle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Brewer
Nieman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Brewer
Boone hits a line drive towards short. Consolo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Belardi vs. Brewer
Belardi hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilber vs. Gromek
Wilber hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Gromek
Lepcio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Consolo vs. Gromek
Consolo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lepcio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brewer vs. Gromek
Brewer hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piersall vs. Gromek
Piersall is hit by the pitch. Lepcio moves to third. Consolo moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Goodman vs. Gromek
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Brewer
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Brewer
House strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Brewer
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Gromek
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Gromek
Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Gromek
Hatton hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilber vs. Gromek
Wilber hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gromek vs. Brewer
Gromek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Brewer
Kuenn bunts towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. Gromek moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tuttle vs. Brewer
There's a wild pitch. Gromek moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tuttle vs. Brewer
Tuttle hits a line drive towards third. Hatton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nieman vs. Brewer
Nieman strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Gromek
Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Consolo vs. Gromek
Consolo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brewer vs. Gromek
Brewer is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Brewer
Boone hits a fly ball towards center. Jensen settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Jensen. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belardi vs. Brewer
Belardi takes first base on ball four. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Brewer
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. Belardi moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
House vs. Brewer
House hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Gromek
Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Gromek
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Gromek
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Brewer
Bolling strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gromek vs. Brewer
Gromek is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Brewer
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Gromek
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Gromek
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Gromek
Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Del Wilber.
Maxwell hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lepcio vs. Gromek
Lepcio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hatton moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Consolo vs. Gromek
Consolo is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Brewer
Mickey Owen now catching.
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Brewer, and towards Consolo, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Brewer
Nieman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Kinder
Reno Bertoia pinch runs for Bob Nieman. Ellis Kinder now pitching.
Boone takes first base on ball four. Bertoia moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Belardi vs. Kinder
Belardi strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Kinder
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to second for the out. Bertoia moves to third. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kinder vs. Gromek
Bud Souchock now playing left field.
Kinder hits a line drive towards short. Kuenn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Gromek
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Gromek
Goodman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Gromek
Williams takes first base on ball four. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Gromek
Jensen hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Kinder
House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goodman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats House for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Kinder
Bolling is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gromek vs. Kinder
Gromek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Kinder
Kuenn hits a popup towards short. Consolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Gromek
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling misplays the ball. That's an error on Bolling. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Gromek
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gromek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lepcio vs. Gromek
Lepcio hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Consolo vs. Gromek
Consolo is hit by the pitch. Owen moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kinder vs. Gromek
Kinder hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Kinder
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Souchock vs. Kinder
Souchock hits a popup in front of the plate. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Kinder
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Gromek
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Gromek
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling misplays the ball. That's an error on Bolling. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Gromek
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Gromek
Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Gromek
Hatton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Gromek
Owen hits a fly ball into left field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belardi vs. Kinder
Karl Olson now playing left field.
Belardi hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Kinder
Kaline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Kinder
House hits a popup towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/31/1954 -- Boston at Detroit (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Piersall J, rf 4 1 1 0 Kuenn H, ss 3 0 1 0
Goodman B, 1b 5 1 1 0 Tuttle B, cf 4 0 1 0
Williams T, lf 3 1 2 2 Nieman B, lf 3 0 2 0
Olson K, lf 0 0 0 0 Bertoia R, pr 0 0 0 0
Jensen J, cf 5 0 1 1 Souchock B, lf 1 0 0 0
Hatton G, 3b 4 1 1 1 Boone R, 3b 3 0 0 0
Wilber D, c 2 0 0 0 Belardi W, 1b 3 0 0 0
Maxwell C, ph 1 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 4 0 0 0
Owen M, c 2 0 0 0 House F, c 4 0 0 0
Lepcio T, 2b 4 0 2 0 Bolling F, 2b 3 0 0 0
Consolo B, ss 3 0 1 0 Gromek S, p 2 0 1 0
Brewer T, p 2 0 0 0
Kinder E, p 2 0 0 0
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37 4 9 4 30 0 5 0
Boston 100 000 003 -- 4
Detroit 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Brewer T (W) 5.1 3 0 0 3 5
Kinder E (S) 3.2 2 0 0 0 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Gromek S (L) 9.0 9 4 2 3 2
E -- Jensen J, Bolling F 2
DP -- Boston 2, Detroit 1
LOB -- Boston 11, Detroit 7
HR -- Williams T, Hatton G
SH -- Kuenn H
HBP -- by Gromek S (Piersall J), by Gromek S (Consolo B)
WP -- Brewer T
T -- 2:02
A -- 7526
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