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Boston Red Sox @ Washington Senators

1954-09-18 · Night game · Griffith Stadium · 15 innings · Att: 3876 · 4:31

Washington Senators defeated Boston Red Sox 8–7. Washington Senators put up 3 in the 1st. Chuck Stobbs earned the win. Billy Goodman went 1-for-6 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	R	H	E
BOS	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	10
WS1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	17

W: Chuck Stobbs L: Hal Brown SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Eddie Hurley · 1B: Jim Honochick · 2B: Ed Runge · 3B: Bill Summers · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jim Piersall	3	1	1	1	1	0
Billy Goodman	6	2	1	2	2	0
Karl Olson	5	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Mele	4	1	1	1	2	0
Don Lenhardt	2	0	0	0	0	0
Del Wilber	3	0	0	0	0	1
Ted Lepcio	2	0	0	0	0	1
Milt Bolling	3	0	0	0	0	0
Leo Kiely	3	1	1	1	0	0
Ted Williams	4	1	2	1	1	1
Grady Hatton	3	0	1	0	2	0
Sammy White	4	0	0	0	0	1
Harry Agganis	1	0	1	0	0	0
Charlie Maxwell	1	0	1	0	0	0
Jackie Jensen	1	0	0	1	2	0
Billy Consolo	2	1	1	0	0	0
Hal Brown	3	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Wayne Terwilliger	2	1	0	0	2	0
Pete Runnels	6	2	1	2	2	3
Mickey Vernon	8	2	3	1	0	2
Jim Busby	8	0	4	2	0	2
Roy Sievers	4	0	1	1	1	0
Jim Lemon	6	0	0	0	1	2
Ed FitzGerald	7	0	2	0	0	0
Jerry Snyder	7	1	3	0	0	0
Mickey McDermott	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jesse Levan	1	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Pesky	0	1	0	0	1	0
Tom Umphlett	2	1	0	0	1	1
Roy Dietzel	3	0	1	0	0	0
Chuck Stobbs	2	0	0	1	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Willard Nixon	0.0	3	1	0
Leo Kiely	6.1	6	3	4
Sid Hudson	1.0	2	2	0
Bill Henry	0.0	0	0	0
Tom Hurd	0.2	0	1	2
Hal Brown	6.1	6	1	4

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mickey McDermott	6.2	5	2	2
Camilo Pascual	1.1	0	2	0
Gus Keriazakos	0.1	2	0	0
Chuck Stobbs	6.2	3	6	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jim Piersall: W
Billy Goodman: 16(1)3/GDP
Karl Olson: 43

Bot 1

Wayne Terwilliger: W
Pete Runnels: SB2
Pete Runnels: S8.2-H
Mickey Vernon: S9.1-3
Jim Busby: S7.3-H;1-2
Tom Wright: WP.2-3;1-2
Roy Sievers: S5/G.3-H;2-2
Jim Lemon: K
Ed FitzGerald: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Sam Mele: 63
Don Lenhardt: 7
Del Wilber: 63

Bot 2

Jerry Snyder: 13
Mickey McDermott: S8
Wayne Terwilliger: W.1-2
Pete Runnels: K
Mickey Vernon: K

Top 3

Ted Lepcio: K
Milt Bolling: 3/FL
Leo Kiely: 43

Bot 3

Jim Busby: S3/BG
Roy Sievers: 64(1)3/GDP
Jim Lemon: W
Ed FitzGerald: 8

Top 4

Jim Piersall: 7
Billy Goodman: 63
Karl Olson: 9

Bot 4

Jerry Snyder: 63
Mickey McDermott: 43
Wayne Terwilliger: 7

Top 5

Sam Mele: S5
Don Lenhardt: 54(1)3/GDP
Del Wilber: 13

Bot 5

Pete Runnels: 43
Mickey Vernon: E5/G
Jim Busby: K/C
Roy Sievers: 3/FL

Top 6

Ted Lepcio: 7/FL
Milt Bolling: 7
Leo Kiely: E4/G
Jim Piersall: D7.1-H(UR)
Billy Goodman: HR/7.2-H(UR);B-H(UR)
Karl Olson: 3/P

Bot 6

Jim Lemon: 53
Ed FitzGerald: 6/P
Jerry Snyder: S7
Mickey McDermott: 46(1)/FO

Top 7

Sam Mele: E5/TH.B-2
Don Lenhardt: WP.2-3
Ted Williams: S9.3-H(UR)
Del Wilber: K
Grady Hatton: W.1-2
Milt Bolling: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Leo Kiely: S7.3-H(UR);1-2
Jim Piersall: 4/P

Bot 7

Wayne Terwilliger: 2/FL
Pete Runnels: W
Mickey Vernon: S9.1-3
Jim Busby: S8.3-H;1-2
Roy Sievers: 7
Jim Lemon: 5/FL

Top 8

Billy Goodman: W
Karl Olson: FC2/SH.1-3(E2/TH);B-2
Sam Mele: 7/SF.3-H(UR)
Ted Williams: IW
Sammy White: 8/L
Grady Hatton: 8/L

Bot 8

Ed FitzGerald: 13
Jerry Snyder: S7
Jesse Levan: S8.1-2
Johnny Pesky: W.2-3;1-2
Pete Runnels: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Mickey Vernon: E4/G.3-H(RBI);2-H(NR)(UR);1-3;B-1
Jim Busby: K
Roy Sievers: W.1-2
Jim Lemon: K

Top 9

Harry Agganis: S8
Charlie Maxwell: D9.1-3
Jackie Jensen: 8/SF.3-H
Billy Goodman: 3/G.2-3
Karl Olson: 53

Bot 9

Ed FitzGerald: S6
Jerry Snyder: 16(1)/FO
Tom Umphlett: K/C
Roy Dietzel: 13

Top 10

Sam Mele: 63
Ted Williams: D9
Sammy White: 9
Grady Hatton: S8.2XH(82)

Bot 10

Pete Runnels: 6/P
Mickey Vernon: K
Jim Busby: 53

Top 11

Billy Consolo: 8
Hal Brown: 4/P
Jackie Jensen: 4/P

Bot 11

Chuck Stobbs: 43
Jim Lemon: 2/FL
Ed FitzGerald: 4/P

Top 12

Billy Goodman: W
Karl Olson: 14/SH.1-2
Sam Mele: W
Ted Williams: 3/L
Sammy White: FLE2
Sammy White: K

Bot 12

Jerry Snyder: S7
Tom Umphlett: SB2
Tom Umphlett: W
Roy Dietzel: S5/BG.2-3;1-2
Pete Runnels: K
Mickey Vernon: 7
Jim Busby: 4/P

Top 13

Grady Hatton: W
Billy Consolo: 14/SH.1-2
Hal Brown: 7/L
Jackie Jensen: IW
Billy Goodman: 7

Bot 13

Chuck Stobbs: 2/FL
Jim Lemon: 9
Ed FitzGerald: S6
Jerry Snyder: 2/FL

Top 14

Karl Olson: 8
Sam Mele: W
Ted Williams: K
Sammy White: 53

Bot 14

Tom Umphlett: 13
Roy Dietzel: 9
Pete Runnels: K

Top 15

Grady Hatton: 8
Billy Consolo: S8
Hal Brown: 23.1-2
Jackie Jensen: IW
Billy Goodman: 2/FL

Bot 15

Mickey Vernon: S9
Jim Busby: D8.1-3
Chuck Stobbs: 7/SF.3-H

Notes & reviews

Eddie Yost started at 3B to keep his consecutive game streak active; this was Yost's 805th game during his streak that started 7-6-1949
Red Sox manager Boudreau ejected by HP umpire Hurley for arguing ball 4 call to Runnels

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