Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Senators
@ Athletics
Connie Mack Stadium
April 21, 1954
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Washington Senators, played on April 21, 1954 at Connie Mack Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 21, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 21, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Porterfield |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Marion Fricano |
| Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 4,175 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Runge 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Bill Summers 3B: Bill McKinley |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Roy Sievers | Left Fielder |
| Clyde Vollmer | Right Fielder |
| Pete Runnels | Shortstop |
| Ed Fitz Gerald | Catcher |
| Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
| Bob Porterfield | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Spook Jacobs | Second Baseman |
| Vic Power | Center Fielder |
| Don Bollweg | First Baseman |
| Bill Renna | Right Fielder |
| Pete Suder | Third Baseman |
| Ed McGhee | Left Fielder |
| Billy Shantz | Catcher |
| Marion Fricano | Pitcher |
| Eddie Joost | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Senators
@ Athletics
Connie Mack Stadium
April 21, 1954
Top 1
-
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Fricano
Yost is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. Fricano
Busby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vernon vs. Fricano
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs fields it and throws to second for the out. Yost moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sievers vs. Fricano
Sievers hits a fly ball into left field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Yost tags and scores. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vollmer vs. Fricano
Vollmer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Fricano
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Porterfield
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Porterfield
Jacobs hits a fly ball into right field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Porterfield
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Fricano
Fitz Gerald hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Fricano
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porterfield vs. Fricano
Porterfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Suder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bollweg vs. Porterfield
Bollweg 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, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Porterfield
Renna hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Porterfield
Suder hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
-
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Fricano
Yost strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Fricano
Busby hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Fricano
Vernon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Fricano
Sievers hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Shantz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Porterfield
McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Porterfield
Shantz strikes out. Fitz Gerald drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Shantz out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fricano vs. Porterfield
Fricano is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
-
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Fricano
Vollmer hits a fly ball into left field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Fricano
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Fricano
Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. Fricano
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fricano fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Porterfield
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Porterfield
Jacobs 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, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Porterfield
Power 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 5
-
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porterfield vs. Fricano
Porterfield hits a line drive into left field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Fricano
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Suder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Fricano
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Fricano
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bollweg vs. Porterfield
Bollweg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Renna vs. Porterfield
Renna hits a fly ball into right field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Porterfield
Suder hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGhee vs. Porterfield
McGhee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bollweg moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shantz vs. Porterfield
Shantz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bollweg scores. McGhee moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Valo vs. Porterfield
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Marion Fricano.
Valo takes first base on ball four. McGhee moves to third. Shantz moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DeMaestri vs. Porterfield
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Wheat
Lee Wheat now pitching.
Sievers hits a fly ball into center field. Power settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Wheat
Vollmer strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Wheat
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bollweg scoops it up and throws to first, with Wheat covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Porterfield
Jacobs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Porterfield
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bollweg vs. Porterfield
Bollweg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Renna vs. Porterfield
Renna is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
-
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Wheat
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Wheat
Terwilliger hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Shantz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porterfield vs. Wheat
Porterfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Wheat
Yost takes first base on ball four. Porterfield moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Busby vs. Wheat
Busby hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McGhee. Busby reaches second base with a double. Porterfield scores. Yost goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vernon vs. Wheat
Vernon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sievers vs. Wheat
Sievers takes first base on ball four. Busby moves to third. Vernon moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Vollmer vs. Wheat
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Jacobs fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Porterfield
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Porterfield
McGhee hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Porterfield
Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Wheat
Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fitz Gerald vs. Wheat
Fitz Gerald takes first base on ball four. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terwilliger vs. Wheat
Terwilliger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Runnels moves to third. Fitz Gerald moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Porterfield vs. Wheat
Porterfield hits a fly ball into left field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Runnels tags and scores. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yost vs. Wheat
Yost is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Busby vs. Wheat
Busby hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McGhee who is chasing the ball. Busby reaches third base with a triple. Fitz Gerald scores. Terwilliger goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vernon vs. Wheat
Vernon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Busby scores. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Wheat
Sievers hits a fly ball into center field. Power settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Senators, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Limmer vs. Porterfield
Lou Limmer pinch hits for Lee Wheat.
Limmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Porterfield
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobs vs. Porterfield
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Porterfield
Power takes first base on ball four. Jacobs moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bollweg vs. Porterfield
Bollweg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bollweg for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Senators, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Van Brabant
Ozzie Van Brabant now pitching.
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Suder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Van Brabant
Runnels hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Power. Runnels reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fitz Gerald vs. Van Brabant
Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Runnels scores. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. Van Brabant
Terwilliger takes first base on ball four. Fitz Gerald moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Porterfield vs. Van Brabant
The ball gets by Shantz for a passed ball. Fitz Gerald moves to third. Terwilliger moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Porterfield vs. Van Brabant
Porterfield hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bollweg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yost vs. Van Brabant
Yost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fitz Gerald scores. Terwilliger scores. View Play -
Senators, 13 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. Van Brabant
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
-
Senators, 13 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Porterfield
Renna hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 13 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Porterfield
Suder hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 13 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Porterfield
McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Porterfield, and towards Terwilliger, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 4/21/1954 -- Washington at Philadelphia (N)
Washington AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Yost E, 3b 4 2 1 2 DeMaestri J, ss 4 0 0 0
Busby J, cf 6 1 4 4 Jacobs S, 2b 4 0 0 0
Vernon M, 1b 4 2 2 2 Power V, cf 3 0 0 0
Sievers R, lf 3 0 0 1 Bollweg D, 1b 2 1 0 0
Vollmer C, rf 5 1 1 2 Renna B, rf 4 0 0 0
Runnels P, ss 4 2 1 0 Suder P, 3b 4 0 0 0
Fitz Gerald E, c 4 2 2 1 McGhee E, lf 4 0 1 0
Terwilliger W, 2b 4 2 1 0 Shantz B, c 3 0 1 1
Porterfield B, p 4 1 1 1 Fricano M, p 1 0 0 0
Valo E, ph 0 0 0 0
Wheat L, p 0 0 0 0
Limmer L, ph 1 0 1 0
Van Brabant O, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 13 13 13 30 1 3 1
Washington 301 000 243 -- 13
Philadelphia 000 010 000 -- 1
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Porterfield B (W) 9.0 3 1 1 4 3
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Fricano M (L) 5.0 5 4 4 0 1
Wheat L 3.0 5 6 6 5 2
Van Brabant O 1.0 3 3 2 1 0
LOB -- Washington 7, Philadelphia 6
2B -- Busby J, Runnels P
3B -- Busby J
HR -- Vollmer C, Vernon M
SF -- Sievers R, Porterfield B
HBP -- by Fricano M (Yost E)
PB -- Shantz B
T -- 2:12
A -- 4175
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
