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Senators
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 31, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Washington Senators, played on May 31, 1954 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Schmitz |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Whitey Ford |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Johnny Stevens 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: Larry Napp 3B: Red Flaherty |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Roy Sievers | Left Fielder |
| Jim Lemon | Right Fielder |
| Pete Runnels | Shortstop |
| Ed Fitz Gerald | Catcher |
| Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Schmitz | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gil McDougald | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Coleman | Shortstop |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Gene Woodling | Left Fielder |
| Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
| Whitey Ford | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 31, 1954
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Ford
Yost bunts towards the mound. Ford picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Ford. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Busby vs. Ford
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Yost moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vernon vs. Ford
Vernon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yost scores. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Ford
Sievers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vernon moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Ford
Lemon hits a line drive towards short. Coleman catches it and throws to second to double up Vernon. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Schmitz
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Schmitz
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Schmitz
Mantle hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Ford
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Ford
Fitz Gerald hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. McDougald reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Ford
Terwilliger strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Schmitz
Berra strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Schmitz
Bauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Schmitz
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmitz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmitz vs. Ford
Schmitz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Ford
Yost takes first base on ball four. Schmitz moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Busby vs. Ford
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to second for the out. Schmitz moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vernon vs. Ford
Vernon strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sievers vs. Ford
Sievers strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Schmitz
Woodling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Schmitz
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Schmitz covering, for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Schmitz
Ford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Schmitz
McDougald takes first base on ball four. Ford moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coleman vs. Schmitz
Coleman hits a line drive towards short. Runnels reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Ford
Lemon hits a popup towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Ford
Runnels strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Ford
Fitz Gerald hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Schmitz
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Schmitz
Berra hits a fly ball towards right. Lemon settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Lemon. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Schmitz
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Ford
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmitz vs. Ford
Schmitz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Ford
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Schmitz
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Schmitz
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Schmitz
Carey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Schmitz
Ford is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Ford
Busby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Ford
Vernon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Busby moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sievers vs. Ford
Sievers hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Ford
There goes Busby. The throw from Berra and he is out, Carey applying the tag. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Ford
Lemon hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Schmitz
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Schmitz
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Schmitz
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Ford
Runnels hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Ford
Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. Ford
Terwilliger strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmitz vs. Ford
Schmitz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Schmitz
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger misplays the ball. That's an error on Terwilliger. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Schmitz
Bauer hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Schmitz
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Ford
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Ford
Busby hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Ford
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Schmitz
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Schmitz covering, for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Schmitz
Carey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Schmitz
Bobby Brown pinch hits for Whitey Ford.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Sain
Johnny Sain now pitching.
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Sain
Lemon bunts towards the mound. Sain fields it and throws to first for the out. Sievers moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. Sain
Runnels is walked intentionally. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fitz Gerald vs. Sain
Fitz Gerald hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wright vs. Sain
Tom Wright pinch hits for Wayne Terwilliger.
Wright strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Schmitz
Mel Hoderlein now playing second base. Tom Umphlett now playing left field.
McDougald hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Schmitz
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Schmitz
Mantle hits a fly ball into left field. Umphlett 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 5/31/1954, game 1 -- Washington at New York (D)
Washington AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Yost E, 3b 3 1 1 0 McDougald G, 2b 3 0 0 0
Busby J, cf 4 0 1 0 Coleman J, ss 4 0 0 0
Vernon M, 1b 4 0 2 1 Mantle M, cf 4 0 0 0
Sievers R, lf 4 0 2 0 Berra Y, c 3 0 0 0
Umphlett T, lf 0 0 0 0 Bauer H, rf 3 0 1 0
Lemon J, rf 3 0 0 0 Skowron B, 1b 3 0 0 0
Runnels P, ss 3 0 0 0 Woodling G, lf 3 0 0 0
Fitz Gerald E, c 4 0 1 0 Carey A, 3b 3 0 1 0
Terwilliger W, 2b 3 0 0 0 Ford W, p 2 0 1 0
Wright T, ph 1 0 0 0 Brown B, ph 1 0 0 0
Hoderlein M, 2b 0 0 0 0 Sain J, p 0 0 0 0
Schmitz J, p 3 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 8 1 29 0 3 0
Washington 100 000 000 -- 1
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Schmitz J (W) 9.0 3 0 0 1 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ford W (L) 8.0 7 1 1 1 6
Sain J 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
E -- Ford W, Lemon J, Terwilliger W
DP -- Washington 3, New York 1
LOB -- Washington 7, New York 3
CS -- Busby J
SH -- Lemon J
T -- 2:00
A -- 0
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