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August 23, 1954

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Senators 8 12 1
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Jim Busby Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .400 .301
OBP .400 .342
At Bats 5 489
Hits 2 147
• Singles 2 119
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 32
RBI’s 3 69

Bill Oster Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Connie Mack Stadium - August 23, 1954
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Fielder's Choice
Bill Oster
Jim Robertson
Lou Limmer
Spook Jacobs
Jim Finigan
Vic Power
Elmer Valo
Bill Wilson
Bill Renna
Jim Busby
Mickey Vernon
Pete Runnels
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Busby hits a ball on the ground towards second. Jacobs fields it, throws to home, and they've got Runnels trapped. There's the throw to third, and Finigan tags the runner out. There goes Vernon attempting to get to third. Finigan races over and tags Vernon for the double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Vernon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Vernon reaches second base with a double. Yost scores. Runnels moves to third.
Top 9 Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yost moves to third.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Yost moves to second.
Top 9 Yost takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Bill Oster now pitching. Stobbs is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Valo hits a line drive towards the mound. Stobbs catches it and throws to second to double up Astroth.
Bottom 8 Jacobs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robertson scores. Astroth moves to second.
Bottom 8 Joe Astroth pinch hits for Al Sima. Astroth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilson scores. Robertson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Robertson takes first base on ball four. Wilson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Limmer hits a popup towards short. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Terwilliger hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Robertson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lou Limmer now playing first base. Vic Power now playing shortstop. Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Umphlett moves to third.
Top 8 Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri misplays the ball. That's an error on DeMaestri.
Top 8 Sievers hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Busby hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Power hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Renna hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels fields it and throws to second for the out. Valo moves to third.
Bottom 7 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stobbs fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Stobbs. Valo moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 7 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Tom Umphlett now playing right field. Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stobbs fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Vernon hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Runnels takes first base on ball four. Fitz Gerald scores. Terwilliger moves to third. Stobbs moves to second.
Top 7 Yost hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Robertson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Stobbs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fitz Gerald moves to third. Terwilliger moves to second.
Top 7 Terwilliger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fitz Gerald moves to second.
Top 7 Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Al Sima now pitching. Tom Umphlett pinch hits for Tom Wright. Umphlett strikes out.
Bottom 6 Pete Suder pinch hits for Moe Burtschy. Suder hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Robertson hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 DeMaestri hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Wilson takes first base on ball four. Power moves to second.
Bottom 6 Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Sievers strikes out.
Top 6 Busby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stobbs scores. Runnels moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Vernon strikes out.
Top 6 Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. Stobbs moves to third.
Top 6 Yost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fitz Gerald scores. Terwilliger scores. Stobbs moves to second.
Top 6 Stobbs bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Fitz Gerald moves to third. Terwilliger moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power juggles the ball. That's an error on Power. Fitz Gerald moves to second.
Top 6 Fitz Gerald takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Renna hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Finigan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wright. Finigan reaches second base with a double. Jacobs scores.
Bottom 5 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stobbs fields it and throws to first for the out. Jacobs moves to second.
Bottom 5 Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Burtschy takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Wright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Moe Burtschy now pitching. Sievers is hit by the pitch. Vernon moves to third. Busby moves to second.
Top 5 Busby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yost scores. Runnels scores. Vernon moves to second.
Top 5 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Yost moves to third. Runnels moves to second.
Top 5 Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stobbs scores. Yost moves to second.
Top 5 Yost takes first base on ball four. Stobbs moves to second.
Top 5 Stobbs takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fricano fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Fitz Gerald hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Robertson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Renna scores. Wilson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to second for the out. Renna moves to third.
Bottom 4 Power hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Renna moves to second.
Bottom 4 Renna hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Finigan takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Wright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Sievers hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on DeMaestri. Busby moves to second.
Top 4 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Valo hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jacobs strikes out.
Bottom 3 Fricano hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Robertson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Busby. Robertson reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Yost hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Stobbs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stobbs for the out.
Bottom 2 DeMaestri strikes out.
Bottom 2 Wilson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Busby. Wilson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Power hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Renna strikes out.
Top 2 Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Fitz Gerald hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Wright hits a popup, foul, towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Finigan hits a line drive towards first. Vernon reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Valo hits a popup towards short. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jacobs hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Vernon hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Runnels takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Yost hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Robertson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.