Top 1

• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yost vs. Portocarrero
  
  Yost hits a fly ball into left field. Power settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Runnels vs. Portocarrero
  
  Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vernon vs. Portocarrero
  
  Vernon hits a fly ball into left field. Power settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  DeMaestri vs. Porterfield
  
  DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Limmer vs. Porterfield
  
  Limmer hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Finigan vs. Porterfield
  
  Finigan 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 2

• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Busby vs. Portocarrero
  
  Busby hits a popup towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sievers vs. Portocarrero
  
  Sievers strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wright vs. Portocarrero
  
  Wright takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tipton vs. Portocarrero
  
  Tipton is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Renna vs. Porterfield
  
  Renna hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  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, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilson vs. Porterfield
  
  Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, 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 

Top 3

• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Terwilliger vs. Portocarrero
  
  Terwilliger hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Porterfield vs. Portocarrero
  
  Porterfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yost vs. Portocarrero
  
  Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Runnels vs. Portocarrero
  
  Runnels hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robertson vs. Porterfield
  
  Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Portocarrero vs. Porterfield
  
  Portocarrero bunts towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out. Robertson moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  DeMaestri vs. Porterfield
  
  DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield fields it, throws to third for the out. There goes DeMaestri attempting to get to second. Here's the throw, and he's out. Double play. View Play 

Top 4

• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vernon vs. Portocarrero
  
  Vernon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Busby vs. Portocarrero
  
  Busby takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sievers vs. Portocarrero
  
  Sievers hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wright vs. Portocarrero
  
  Wright hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Limmer vs. Porterfield
  
  Limmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Finigan vs. Porterfield
  
  Finigan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Renna vs. Porterfield
  
  Renna hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Power vs. Porterfield
  
  Power hits a popup towards short. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilson vs. Porterfield
  
  Wilson hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tipton vs. Portocarrero
  
  Tipton takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Terwilliger vs. Portocarrero
  
  Terwilliger hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Porterfield vs. Portocarrero
  
  Porterfield takes first base on ball four. Tipton moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Yost vs. Portocarrero
  
  Yost hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Robertson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Runnels vs. Portocarrero
  
  Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Power settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Suder vs. Porterfield
  
  Suder hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robertson vs. Porterfield
  
  Robertson hits a popup towards short. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Portocarrero vs. Porterfield
  
  Portocarrero hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vernon vs. Portocarrero
  
  Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Limmer scoops it up and throws to first, with Portocarrero covering, for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Busby vs. Portocarrero
  
  Busby hits a fly ball into left field. Power settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sievers vs. Portocarrero
  
  Sievers hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  DeMaestri vs. Porterfield
  
  DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sievers. DeMaestri reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Limmer vs. Porterfield
  
  Limmer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Finigan vs. Porterfield
  
  Finigan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Renna vs. Porterfield
  
  Renna hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Power vs. Porterfield
  
  Power hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wilson vs. Porterfield
  
  Wilson strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wright vs. Portocarrero
  
  Wright hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tipton vs. Portocarrero
  
  Tipton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wright moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Terwilliger vs. Portocarrero
  
  Terwilliger hits a popup towards first. Limmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Vollmer vs. Portocarrero
  
  Clyde Vollmer pinch hits for Bob Porterfield.
  
  Vollmer takes first base on ball four. Wright moves to third. Tipton moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Yost vs. Portocarrero
  
  Yost hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Runnels vs. Portocarrero
  
  Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Suder vs. Stewart
  
  Bunky Stewart now pitching.
  
  Suder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robertson vs. Stewart
  
  Robertson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Portocarrero vs. Stewart
  
  Portocarrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Runnels. Robertson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  DeMaestri vs. Stewart
  
  DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to second for the out. Robertson moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Limmer vs. Stewart
  
  Limmer hits a line drive towards third. Yost reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vernon vs. Portocarrero
  
  Vernon takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Busby vs. Portocarrero
  
  Busby hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sievers vs. Portocarrero
  
  Sievers hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wright vs. Portocarrero
  
  Wright hits a popup, foul, towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tipton vs. Portocarrero
  
  Tipton strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Senators, 2 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Finigan vs. Stewart
  
  Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Renna vs. Stewart
  
  Renna hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Power vs. Stewart
  
  Power hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Senators, 2 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pesky vs. Portocarrero
  
  Johnny Pesky pinch hits for Wayne Terwilliger.
  
  Pesky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McDermott vs. Portocarrero
  
  Mickey McDermott pinch hits for Bunky Stewart.
  
  McDermott strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Yost vs. Portocarrero
  
  Yost is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Runnels vs. Portocarrero
  
  Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pesky moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Vernon vs. Portocarrero
  
  Vernon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Renna. Vernon reaches second base with a double. Pesky scores. Runnels goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Senators, 4 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Busby vs. Portocarrero
  
  Busby hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Senators, 4 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilson vs. Shea
  
  Spec Shea now pitching. Johnny Pesky now playing second base.
  
  Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 4 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Suder vs. Shea
  
  Suder bunts towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Pesky covering, for the out. Wilson moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 4 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Robertson vs. Shea
  
  Robertson strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 4 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Valo vs. Shea
  
  Elmer Valo pinch hits for Arnie Portocarrero.
  
  Valo takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 4 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  DeMaestri vs. Shea
  
  There's a wild pitch. Wilson is attempting to get to home. There's the throw to Shea and Wilson is out. Valo moves to second. View Play 

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         Game of 8/22/1954, game 2 -- Washington at Philadelphia (D)

  Washington         AB  R  H RBI    Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI
Yost E, 3b            4  0  0  0   DeMaestri J, ss       4  1  1  0   
Runnels P, ss         5  1  1  0   Limmer L, 1b          4  1  1  2   
Vernon M, 1b          4  1  1  2   Finigan J, 3b         4  1  2  0   
Busby J, cf           4  0  0  0   Renna B, rf           4  1  1  2   
Sievers R, lf         4  1  1  2   Power V, lf           4  0  0  0   
Wright T, rf          3  0  1  0   Wilson B, cf          4  0  2  0   
Tipton J, c           3  0  1  0   Suder P, 2b           3  0  0  0   
Terwilliger W, 2b     3  0  0  0   Robertson J, c        4  0  2  0   
Pesky J, ph-2b        1  1  1  0   Portocarrero A, p     2  0  0  0   
Porterfield B, p      1  0  0  0   Valo E, ph            0  0  0  0   
Vollmer C, ph         0  0  0  0                                      
Stewart B, p          0  0  0  0                                      
McDermott M, ph       1  0  0  0                                      
Shea S, p             0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  4  6  4                        33  4  9  4

Washington       000 000 022 --  4
Philadelphia     000 202 000 --  4

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Porterfield B         6.0  7  4  4  0  1
Stewart B             2.0  1  0  0  0  0
Shea S                1.0  1  0  0  1  1

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Portocarrero A        9.0  6  4  4  7  5

E -- Runnels P
DP -- Washington 1
LOB -- Washington 9, Philadelphia 5
2B -- DeMaestri J, Vernon M
HR -- Renna B, Limmer L, Sievers R
SH -- Portocarrero A, Suder P
WP -- Shea S
T -- 2:19
A -- 3634

    

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