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Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 17, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 17, 1954 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
|
| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 17, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Sullivan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dean Stone |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 4,589 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Ed Runge |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Sam Mele | First Baseman |
| Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Ted Lepcio | Third Baseman |
| Milt Bolling | Shortstop |
| Frank Sullivan | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Pete Runnels | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
| Tom Wright | Left Fielder |
| Jim Lemon | Right Fielder |
| Ed Fitz Gerald | Catcher |
| Jerry Snyder | Shortstop |
| Dean Stone | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 17, 1954
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Stone
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Piersall for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Stone
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Stone
Jensen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Sullivan
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Sullivan
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Sullivan
Vernon strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Stone
Mele strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Stone
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snyder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Stone
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Sullivan
Busby hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Sullivan
Wright hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall who is chasing the ball. Wright reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lemon vs. Sullivan
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fitz Gerald vs. Sullivan
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lepcio picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Lepcio. Wright scores. Fitz Gerald moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snyder vs. Sullivan
Snyder is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stone vs. Sullivan
Stone hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Sullivan
Yost strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Stone
Lepcio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wright. Lepcio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Stone
Bolling strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morton vs. Stone
Moose Morton pinch hits for Frank Sullivan.
Morton strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piersall vs. Stone
Piersall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Stone
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Kemmerer
Russ Kemmerer now pitching.
Runnels strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Kemmerer
Vernon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. Kemmerer
There goes Vernon. The throw from White and he is out, Bolling applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Kemmerer
Busby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Stone
Jensen hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Stone
Mele hits a fly ball into left field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Stone
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Kemmerer
Wright hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Kemmerer
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kemmerer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fitz Gerald vs. Kemmerer
Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen who is chasing the ball. Fitz Gerald reaches third base with a triple. Lemon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Snyder vs. Kemmerer
Snyder hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall who is chasing the ball. Snyder reaches third base with a triple. Fitz Gerald scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stone vs. Kemmerer
Stone hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Snyder tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Kemmerer
Yost is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Kemmerer
Wayne Terwilliger pinch runs for Eddie Yost.
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Stone
Wayne Terwilliger now playing third base.
White hits a fly ball into left field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Stone
Lepcio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Stone
Bolling hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Consolo vs. Stone
Billy Consolo pinch hits for Russ Kemmerer.
Consolo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Terwilliger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Brown
Hal Brown now pitching.
Vernon strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Brown
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lepcio fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Brown
Wright strikes out. White drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Wright out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Stone
Piersall is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Stone
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Stone
Jensen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Brown
Lemon strikes out on a pitch way out of the strike zone. And the ball gets by White, who chases it to the backstop. Lemon reaches first on the wild pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fitz Gerald vs. Brown
Fitz Gerald hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Brown
Snyder hits a line drive towards third. Lepcio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stone vs. Brown
Stone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Stone
Mele hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Stone
Goodman strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Stone
White hits a fly ball into left field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Brown
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lepcio fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Brown
Runnels strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Brown
Vernon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Stone
Lepcio strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Stone
Bolling strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Stone
Brown strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Brown
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Brown
Wright strikes out. The ball gets by White. He chases the ball to the backstop. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Brown
Lemon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wright moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fitz Gerald vs. Brown
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out. Wright scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Brown
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Bolling fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Stone
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Terwilliger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Stone
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Stone
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Terwilliger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mele vs. Stone
Mele hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wright. Mele reaches second base with a double. Jensen moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Goodman vs. Stone
Goodman strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/17/1954 -- Boston at Washington (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Piersall J, cf 3 0 0 0 Yost E, 3b 2 0 0 0
Williams T, lf 4 0 0 0 Terwilliger W, pr-3b 1 0 0 0
Jensen J, rf 4 0 1 0 Runnels P, 2b 4 0 0 0
Mele S, 1b 4 0 1 0 Vernon M, 1b 3 0 0 0
Goodman B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Busby J, cf 4 0 0 0
White S, c 3 0 0 0 Wright T, lf 4 2 2 0
Lepcio T, 3b 2 0 1 0 Lemon J, rf 4 1 1 0
Bolling M, ss 3 0 0 0 Fitz Gerald E, c 4 2 2 3
Sullivan F, p 0 0 0 0 Snyder J, ss 3 2 1 1
Morton M, ph 1 0 0 0 Stone D, p 2 1 1 4
Kemmerer R, p 0 0 0 0
Consolo B, ph 1 0 0 0
Brown H, p 1 0 0 0
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30 0 3 0 31 8 7 8
Boston 000 000 000 -- 0
Washington 040 300 01x -- 8
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Sullivan F (L) 2.0 3 4 4 1 3
Kemmerer R 2.0 3 3 3 1 1
Brown H 4.0 1 1 0 0 5
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Stone D (W) 9.0 3 0 0 2 9
E -- Lepcio T, Brown H, White S
LOB -- Boston 5, Washington 3
2B -- Lepcio T, Mele S
3B -- Wright T, Fitz Gerald E, Snyder J
HR -- Stone D
CS -- Vernon M
SF -- Stone D
HBP -- by Kemmerer R (Yost E)
T -- 2:05
A -- 4589
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