Athletics @ Indians
August 8, 1954

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Bottom 7 R H E
Athletics 1 4 0
Indians 5 9 1
Bottom 7 R H E
Athletics 1 4 0
Indians 5 9 1

Larry Doby Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .283
OBP 1.000 .364
At Bats 2 420
Hits 2 119
• Singles 1 78
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 1 26
Walks 1 54
RBI’s 3 89

Sonny Dixon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 7 4
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - August 8, 1954
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Walk
Sonny Dixon
Billy Shantz
Don Bollweg
Pete Suder
Jim Finigan
Joe DeMaestri
Elmer Valo
Vic Power
Bill Renna
Larry Doby
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Doby takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Shantz hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Suder hits a fly ball into left field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jim Hegan now catching. Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Houtteman bunts towards the mound. Dixon fields it and throws to first for the out. Westlake scores. Pope moves to second.
Bottom 6 Dave Pope pinch hits for Hal Naragon. Pope takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Dente bunts towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. Westlake moves to third.
Bottom 6 Westlake hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valo. Westlake reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Renna hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Valo strikes out.
Top 6 Bill Glynn now playing first base. Finigan hits a popup towards short. Dente settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Rosen hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Avila hits a popup, foul, towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bollweg hits a fly ball into left field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 DeMaestri strikes out.
Top 5 Dixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dente scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Houtteman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Westlake scores.
Bottom 4 Naragon hits a fly ball into center field. Power settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Westlake moves to third.
Bottom 4 Dente bunts towards the mound. Dixon fields it and throws to first for the out. Westlake moves to second.
Bottom 4 Westlake hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Suder hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Power hits a fly ball into left field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Renna hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Valo hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Rosen hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Doby takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Finigan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Naragon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bollweg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dente scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Avila hits a fly ball into center field. Power settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Houtteman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bollweg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Dixon hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops it up and throws to first, with Houtteman covering, for the out. Power moves to third. Suder moves to second.
Top 2 Suder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen juggles the ball. That's an error on Rosen. Power moves to second.
Top 2 Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Renna hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Naragon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bollweg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Naragon for the out.
Bottom 1 Sonny Dixon now pitching. Dente hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Westlake hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wertz moves to third.
Bottom 1 Wertz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Rosen strikes out.
Bottom 1 Doby hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 1 Avila hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to third.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Finigan strikes out.
Top 1 Bollweg hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 DeMaestri strikes out.