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Detroit Tigers @ Washington Senators

1954-06-02 · Night game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 4567 · 2:13

Washington Senators defeated Detroit Tigers 7–2. Washington Senators put up 3 in the 4th. Dean Stone earned the win. Pete Runnels went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	6
WS1	2	0	1	3	1	0	0	0		7	9

W: Dean Stone L: Steve Gromek SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Hank Soar · 1B: Ed Runge · 2B: Bill Summers · 3B: Bill McKinley · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Harvey Kuenn	4	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Bolling	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ray Boone	4	0	0	0	0	0
Walt Dropo	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jim Delsing	2	0	0	0	1	0
Al Kaline	3	0	2	0	0	0
Bill Tuttle	0	0	0	0	2	0
Red Wilson	3	0	0	0	1	0
Steve Gromek	1	0	0	0	0	0
Don Lund	2	0	1	2	0	1
Bob Miller	2	1	1	0	0	1
Bob Nieman	1	0	0	0	0	1
Chuck Kress	1	1	1	0	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Yost	3	0	0	0	2	0
Pete Runnels	5	1	1	3	0	1
Mickey Vernon	3	2	1	0	1	1
Roy Sievers	4	1	1	0	0	2
Jim Busby	3	1	3	2	0	0
Tom Wright	3	0	1	1	1	0
Joe Tipton	4	1	2	1	0	1
Wayne Terwilliger	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dean Stone	3	1	0	0	1	2

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Gromek	4.0	6	3	2
Bob Miller	4.0	3	2	5

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dean Stone	9.0	6	4	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Harvey Kuenn: 43
Frank Bolling: 53
Ray Boone: 9

Bot 1

Eddie Yost: 7
Pete Runnels: 2/FL
Mickey Vernon: W
Roy Sievers: S7.1-2
Jim Busby: S8.2-H;1-2
Tom Wright: S8.2-H;1-2
Joe Tipton: K

Top 2

Walt Dropo: 63
Jim Delsing: W
Al Kaline: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Wayne Terwilliger: 53
Dean Stone: K
Eddie Yost: W
Pete Runnels: 9

Top 3

Bill Tuttle: W
Red Wilson: W.1-2
Steve Gromek: 3/P
Harvey Kuenn: 8/L
Frank Bolling: 8

Bot 3

Mickey Vernon: D9
Roy Sievers: 8.2-3
Jim Busby: 8/SF.3-H
Tom Wright: 7/L

Top 4

Ray Boone: 4/P
Walt Dropo: K
Jim Delsing: 43

Bot 4

Joe Tipton: D7
Wayne Terwilliger: 53
Dean Stone: W
Eddie Yost: 4/P
Pete Runnels: HR/9.2-H;1-H
Mickey Vernon: 5/FL

Top 5

Al Kaline: S7
Bill Tuttle: W.1-2
Red Wilson: 4/P
Don Lund: K
Harvey Kuenn: 9

Bot 5

Roy Sievers: K
Jim Busby: S8
Tom Wright: 343.1-2
Joe Tipton: S7.2-H
Wayne Terwilliger: 63

Top 6

Frank Bolling: 9
Ray Boone: 7
Walt Dropo: D9
Jim Delsing: 9/L

Bot 6

Dean Stone: K
Eddie Yost: 9
Pete Runnels: 63

Top 7

Al Kaline: S8
Bob Miller: S8.1-2
Red Wilson: 3/G.2-3;1-2
Don Lund: S7.3-H;2-H
Harvey Kuenn: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Mickey Vernon: K
Roy Sievers: K
Jim Busby: S9
Tom Wright: SB2
Tom Wright: W
Joe Tipton: 5(2)/FO

Top 8

Frank Bolling: K/C
Ray Boone: 3/FL
Walt Dropo: 9

Bot 8

Wayne Terwilliger: 8
Dean Stone: 7/FL
Eddie Yost: W
Pete Runnels: K

Top 9

Bob Nieman: K
Chuck Kress: T8
Bob Miller: K23
Red Wilson: 63

Notes & reviews

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