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Tigers 2 @ Senators 1
Griffith Stadium
April 30, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Detroit Tigers, played on April 30, 1954 at Griffith Stadium. The home team Senators were bested by the visiting Tigers with a score of 2 to 1.

Game Summary

DateApril 30, 1954 
Visiting Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 2 H: 10 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 2
Hits: 10
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Washington Senators
R: 1 H: 7 E: 1 LOB: 6
Runs: 1
Hits: 7
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 6
Winning Pitcher—Ralph Branca  
Losing Pitcher—Bob Porterfield  
Save—George Zuverink  
Game Winning RBI—Bill Tuttle 

Game Info

DateApril 30, 1954 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / NightN 
Visiting TeamDetroit Tigers 
Home TeamWashington Senators 
Visiting Starting PitcherNed Garver  
Home Starting PitcherBob Porterfield  
BallparkGriffith Stadium 
CityWashington 
StateDC 
Attendance6,423 
Time of Game2 hours 47 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Larry Napp
1B: Red Flaherty
2B: Johnny Stevens
3B: Eddie Rommel

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Frank Bolling  Second Baseman 
Jim Delsing  Left Fielder 
Harvey Kuenn  Shortstop 
Ray Boone  Third Baseman 
Walt Dropo  First Baseman 
Al Kaline  Right Fielder 
Bill Tuttle  Center Fielder 
Frank House  Catcher 
Ned Garver  Pitcher 
Fred Hutchinson  Manager 

Washington Senators Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Yost  Third Baseman 
Jim Busby  Center Fielder 
Mickey Vernon  First Baseman 
Clyde Vollmer  Right Fielder 
Roy Sievers  Left Fielder 
Mel Hoderlein  Shortstop 
Ed Fitz Gerald  Catcher 
Wayne Terwilliger  Second Baseman 
Bob Porterfield  Pitcher 
Bucky Harris  Manager 

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Tigers 2 @ Senators 1
Griffith Stadium
April 30, 1954

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         Game of 4/30/1954 -- Detroit at Washington (N)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Washington         AB  R  H RBI
Bolling F, 2b         6  0  1  0   Yost E, 3b            4  0  1  0   
Delsing J, lf         4  1  2  0   Busby J, cf           5  0  1  1   
Kuenn H, ss           5  0  1  0   Vernon M, 1b          5  0  1  0   
Boone R, 3b           5  1  2  1   Vollmer C, rf         5  0  0  0   
Dropo W, 1b           5  0  0  0   Sievers R, lf         5  0  2  0   
Kaline A, rf          5  0  2  0   Hoderlein M, ss       3  0  0  0   
Tuttle B, cf          5  0  1  1   Wright T, ph          1  0  0  0   
House F, c            4  0  0  0   Runnels P, ss         1  0  0  0   
Garver N, p           2  0  1  0   Fitz Gerald E, c      3  0  0  0   
Pesky J, ph           1  0  0  0   McDermott M, ph       0  0  0  0   
Branca R, p           1  0  0  0   Umphlett T, pr        0  0  0  0   
Hatfield F, ph        1  0  0  0   Oldis B, c            1  0  0  0   
Zuverink G, p         0  0  0  0   Terwilliger W, 2b     4  1  2  0   
                                   Porterfield B, p      3  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     44  2 10  2                        40  1  7  1

Detroit          000 000 001 001 --  2
Washington       000 001 000 000 --  1

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Garver N              8.0  5  1  1  1  4
Branca R (W)          3.0  1  0  0  1  0
Zuverink G (S)        1.0  1  0  0  0  0

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Porterfield B (L)    12.0 10  2  2  2  4

E -- Hoderlein M, Dropo W
DP -- Detroit 1, Washington 3
LOB -- Detroit 8, Washington 6
3B -- Sievers R
CS -- Terwilliger W, Vernon M
SH -- Porterfield B
T -- 2:47
A -- 6423

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