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May 31, 1954

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Milt Bolling Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .192
OBP .800 .310
At Bats 4 73
Hits 3 14
• Singles 2 8
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 1 1
Walks 1 13
RBI’s 4 7

Marion Fricano Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 3 0
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Fenway Park - May 31, 1954
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Home Run
Marion Fricano
Joe Astroth
Vic Power
Spook Jacobs
Jim Finigan
Eddie Joost
Gus Zernial
Ed McGhee
Elmer Valo
Milt Bolling
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Bolling hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Lepcio hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 McGhee hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Power hits a line drive into center field. Olson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Zernial hits a popup towards short. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Karl Olson now playing center field. Charlie Maxwell now playing left field. Finigan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 White hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Charlie Maxwell pinch runs for Jackie Jensen. Agganis hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jensen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Olson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. Piersall moves to second.
Bottom 7 Marion Fricano now pitching. Piersall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Valo hits a fly ball into center field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jacobs hits a fly ball into left field. Olson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Billy Consolo now playing third base. Ellis Kinder now pitching. Don Bollweg pinch hits for Moe Burtschy. Bollweg strikes out.
Bottom 6 Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Floyd Baker pinch hits for Tom Herrin. Baker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McGhee. Baker reaches second base with a double. Lepcio scores. Bolling scores.
Bottom 6 Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Agganis scores. There goes White trying to get to home. Zernial throws the ball in to Astroth who tags White, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Lepcio moves to third. Bolling moves to second.
Bottom 6 Lepcio is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 White hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McGhee. White reaches second base with a double. Olson scores. Agganis moves to third.
Bottom 6 Agganis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to second for the out. Olson moves to third.
Bottom 6 Jensen takes first base on ball four. Olson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Olson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Piersall scores.
Bottom 6 Piersall hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of McGhee, who is chasing the ball. Piersall reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Astroth hits a fly ball into center field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Joost hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jensen. Joost reaches second base with a double. Power scores. McGhee goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 McGhee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Finigan scores. Power moves to second.
Top 6 Power hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Finigan moves to second.
Top 6 Zernial strikes out.
Top 6 Finigan takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Agganis scoops it up and throws to first, with Herrin covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Herrin strikes out.
Bottom 5 Bolling takes first base on ball four. Lepcio moves to second.
Bottom 5 Lepcio takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Moe Burtschy now pitching. White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Burtschy, and towards Jacobs, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Jacobs hits a line drive towards the mound. Herrin catches it and throws to third to double up McGhee.
Top 5 Lou Limmer pinch hits for Dutch Romberger. Limmer takes first base on ball four. McGhee moves to third. Joost moves to second.
Top 5 Astroth is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Joost takes first base on ball four. McGhee moves to second.
Top 5 Karl Olson now playing left field. McGhee takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Agganis is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Karl Olson pinch runs for Ted Williams. Jensen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Piersall scores. Olson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Piersall hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Valo who is chasing the ball. Piersall reaches third base with a triple. Goodman goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Goodman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Dutch Romberger now pitching. Herrin hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bolling hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 4 Lepcio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jensen scores. White moves to second.
Bottom 4 White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. Jensen moves to second.
Bottom 4 Agganis is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Jensen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 4 Williams is hit by the pitch.
Top 4 Power hits a fly ball into center field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Zernial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Finigan moves to second.
Top 4 Finigan takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Valo hits a fly ball into center field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Piersall hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goodman for the out.
Bottom 3 Herrin strikes out.
Top 3 Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Joost hits a fly ball into center field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McGhee hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Bolling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lepcio hits a popup, foul, towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 White takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Agganis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Martin drops the ball. Goodman scores. Piersall scores. Jensen moves to third. Agganis moves to second.
Bottom 2 Jensen is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 Morrie Martin now pitching. Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. Herrin scores. Goodman moves to third. Piersall moves to second.
Bottom 2 Piersall takes first base on ball four. Bolling scores. Herrin moves to third. Goodman moves to second.
Bottom 2 Goodman takes first base on ball four. Bolling moves to third. Herrin moves to second.
Bottom 2 Herrin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bolling moves to second.
Bottom 2 Bolling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Tom Herrin now pitching. Zernial hits a popup, foul, towards first. Agganis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Finigan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Finigan reaches third base with a triple. Jacobs scores. Valo goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Valo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Astroth scores. Jacobs moves to second.
Top 2 Jacobs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Joost scores. Astroth moves to third.
Top 2 Ditmar bunts between the mound and first base. Brewer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ditmar for the out. Joost moves to third. Astroth moves to second.
Top 2 Astroth takes first base on ball four. Joost moves to second.
Top 2 Joost hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Lepcio hits a popup towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Jensen. The throw from Astroth and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 1 White hits a popup towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Agganis hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jensen is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 1 Piersall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Goodman moves to second.
Bottom 1 Goodman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 McGhee is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Power takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Agganis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Zernial for the out. Jacobs scores. Valo moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Finigan strikes out.
Top 1 Valo hits a fly ball towards left. Williams settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Williams. Jacobs moves to third.
Top 1 Jacobs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.