Top 1

• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Goodman vs. Shea
  
  Goodman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maxwell vs. Shea
  
  Maxwell strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jensen vs. Shea
  
  Jensen is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yost vs. Henry
  
  Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Busby vs. Henry
  
  Busby hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Busby reaches second base with a double. Yost goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Vernon vs. Henry
  
  Vernon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Sievers vs. Henry
  
  Sievers hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Vollmer vs. Henry
  
  Vollmer hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kell vs. Shea
  
  Kell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sievers. Kell reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Agganis vs. Shea
  
  Agganis hits a fly ball into right field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  White vs. Shea
  
  White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Piersall vs. Shea
  
  Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kell scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lepcio vs. Shea
  
  Lepcio hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hoderlein vs. Henry
  
  Hoderlein strikes out. White drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Hoderlein out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fitz Gerald vs. Henry
  
  Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Terwilliger vs. Henry
  
  Terwilliger hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Henry vs. Shea
  
  Henry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoderlein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Goodman vs. Shea
  
  Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Shea covering, for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maxwell vs. Shea
  
  Maxwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jensen vs. Shea
  
  Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shea fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Shea vs. Henry
  
  Shea hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yost vs. Henry
  
  Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Busby vs. Henry
  
  Busby takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Vernon vs. Henry
  
  There's a wild pitch. Busby moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Vernon vs. Henry
  
  Vernon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sievers vs. Henry
  
  Sievers hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kell vs. Shea
  
  Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Agganis vs. Shea
  
  Agganis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  White vs. Shea
  
  White hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Piersall vs. Shea
  
  Piersall 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 

Bottom 4

• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vollmer vs. Henry
  
  Vollmer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hoderlein vs. Henry
  
  Hoderlein hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fitz Gerald vs. Henry
  
  Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Vollmer moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Terwilliger vs. Henry
  
  Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 5

• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lepcio vs. Shea
  
  Lepcio takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Henry vs. Shea
  
  Henry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lepcio moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Goodman vs. Shea
  
  Goodman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Vollmer. Goodman reaches second base with a double. Lepcio scores. Henry goes all the way around to score. Goodman moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Maxwell vs. Shea
  
  Maxwell takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Jensen vs. Shea
  
  Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Kell vs. Shea
  
  There goes Maxwell. The throw from Fitz Gerald and he is safe. Maxwell steals second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Kell vs. Shea
  
  There's a wild pitch. Goodman scores. Maxwell moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Kell vs. Shea
  
  Kell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Agganis vs. Shea
  
  Agganis hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tipton vs. Henry
  
  Joe Tipton pinch hits for Spec Shea.
  
  Tipton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yost vs. Henry
  
  Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Busby vs. Henry
  
  Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lepcio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Vernon vs. Henry
  
  Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Marrero
  
  Connie Marrero now pitching.
  
  White hits a line drive into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piersall vs. Marrero
  
  Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoderlein misplays the ball. That's an error on Hoderlein. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lepcio vs. Marrero
  
  Lepcio hits a fly ball towards center. Busby catches it and throws to first to double up Piersall. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sievers vs. Henry
  
  Sievers hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vollmer vs. Henry
  
  Vollmer strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hoderlein vs. Henry
  
  Hoderlein hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Hoderlein reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Fitz Gerald vs. Henry
  
  Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 

Top 7

• Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Henry vs. Marrero
  
  Henry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marrero fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Goodman vs. Marrero
  
  Goodman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Vollmer. Goodman reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Maxwell vs. Marrero
  
  Maxwell strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Jensen vs. Marrero
  
  Jensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Goodman scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kell vs. Marrero
  
  There goes Jensen. The throw from Fitz Gerald and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Kell vs. Marrero
  
  Kell bunts in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jensen scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Agganis vs. Marrero
  
  Agganis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Agganis for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Terwilliger vs. Henry
  
  Karl Olson now playing left field. Del Wilber now catching.
  
  Terwilliger hits a fly ball into left field. Olson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Umphlett vs. Henry
  
  Tom Umphlett pinch hits for Connie Marrero.
  
  Umphlett hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yost vs. Henry
  
  Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Busby vs. Henry
  
  Busby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yost moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Vernon vs. Werle
  
  Bill Werle now pitching.
  
  Vernon takes first base on ball four. Yost moves to third. Busby moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Sievers vs. Werle
  
  Sievers takes first base on ball four. Yost scores. Busby moves to third. Vernon moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Vollmer vs. Werle
  
  Vollmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Busby scores. Vernon scores. Sievers moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hoderlein vs. Werle
  
  Hoderlein hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Kell. Sievers scores. Vollmer moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Fitz Gerald vs. Werle
  
  Fitz Gerald hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilber vs. Schmitz
  
  Johnny Schmitz now pitching.
  
  Wilber hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piersall vs. Schmitz
  
  Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lepcio vs. Schmitz
  
  Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoderlein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Terwilliger vs. Werle
  
  Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schmitz vs. Werle
  
  Schmitz strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yost vs. Werle
  
  Yost is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Busby vs. Werle
  
  Busby is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 9

• Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gernert vs. Schmitz
  
  Dick Gernert pinch hits for Bill Werle.
  
  Gernert hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Vollmer. Gernert reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Goodman vs. Schmitz
  
  Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmitz fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Olson vs. Schmitz
  
  Olson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

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         Game of 4/23/1954 -- Boston at Washington (N)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Washington         AB  R  H RBI
Goodman B, 2b         5  2  2  2   Yost E, 3b            2  2  0  0   
Maxwell C, lf         3  0  1  0   Busby J, cf           4  2  3  1   
Olson K, lf           1  0  0  0   Vernon M, 1b          3  2  1  2   
Jensen J, rf          4  1  1  1   Sievers R, lf         3  1  0  1   
Kell G, 3b            4  1  3  1   Vollmer C, rf         4  0  2  2   
Agganis H, 1b         4  0  0  0   Hoderlein M, ss       4  0  2  0   
White S, c            3  0  0  0   Fitz Gerald E, c      4  0  1  0   
Wilber D, c           1  0  0  0   Terwilliger W, 2b     4  0  0  0   
Piersall J, cf        4  0  1  1   Shea S, p             1  0  0  0   
Lepcio T, ss          3  1  0  0   Tipton J, ph          1  0  0  0   
Henry B, p            3  1  1  0   Marrero C, p          0  0  0  0   
Werle B, p            0  0  0  0   Umphlett T, ph        1  0  0  0   
Gernert D, ph         1  0  1  0   Schmitz J, p          1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  6 10  5                        32  7  9  6

Boston           010 030 200 --  6
Washington       102 000 40x --  7

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Henry B               6.2  7  5  5  3  2
Werle B (L)           1.1  2  2  1  2  2

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Shea S                5.0  6  4  4  2  2
Marrero C (W)         2.0  3  2  1  0  1
Schmitz J (S)         2.0  1  0  0  0  0

E -- Hoderlein M, Fitz Gerald E, Kell G
DP -- Boston 1, Washington 2
LOB -- Boston 5, Washington 7
2B -- Busby J, Kell G, Goodman B 2, Hoderlein M, Gernert D
HR -- Vernon M
SB -- Maxwell C, Jensen J
HBP -- by Werle B (Yost E)
WP -- Henry B, Shea S
T -- 2:32
A -- 8033

    

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