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New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox

1954-06-30 Β· Day game Β· Fenway Park Β· Att: 9399 Β· 2:25

Boston Red Sox defeated New York Yankees 6–1. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 3rd. Willard Nixon earned the win. Mickey Mantle went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

123456789RHE
NYA00001000016
BOS0130002069

W: Willard Nixon   L: Tom Morgan   SV: (none)

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

New York Yankees β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Gil McDougald501003
Joe Collins400010
Mickey Mantle311111
Yogi Berra400001
Gene Woodling301010
Hank Bauer300011
Bobby Brown402000
Phil Rizzuto100000
Tom Morgan100001
Eddie Robinson100000
Irv Noren100000
Bill Skowron000010
Bob Cerv101000
Andy Carey100000

Boston Red Sox β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Grady Hatton511000
Jim Piersall500000
Ted Williams210030
Karl Olson411001
Billy Goodman321000
Sammy White412300
Ted Lepcio301000
Milt Bolling302300
Willard Nixon401000

New York Yankees β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Tom Morgan3.0610
Tom Gorman2.0011
Jim McDonald2.0310
Bob Kuzava1.0000

Boston Red Sox β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Willard Nixon9.0657

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Gil McDougald: 4
  • Joe Collins: W
  • Mickey Mantle: W.1-2
  • Yogi Berra: 36(1)/FO.2-3
  • Gene Woodling: 9

Bot 1

  • Grady Hatton: 7
  • Jim Piersall: 43
  • Ted Williams: 43

Top 2

  • Hank Bauer: 2/FL
  • Bobby Brown: S8
  • Phil Rizzuto: 23.1-2
  • Tom Morgan: K

Bot 2

  • Karl Olson: S8.BX2(3)
  • Billy Goodman: S3
  • Sammy White: 3/P
  • Ted Lepcio: S7.1-2
  • Milt Bolling: S8.2-H;1-3
  • Willard Nixon: 8

Top 3

  • Gil McDougald: K
  • Joe Collins: 2/FL
  • Mickey Mantle: K

Bot 3

  • Grady Hatton: D9
  • Jim Piersall: 4
  • Ted Williams: IW
  • Karl Olson: 64(1)/FO.2-3
  • Billy Goodman: HP.1-2
  • Sammy White: S7.3-H;2-H;1-3
  • Ted Lepcio: HP.1-2
  • Milt Bolling: HP.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • Willard Nixon: 53

Top 4

  • Yogi Berra: K
  • Gene Woodling: W
  • Hank Bauer: W.1-2
  • Bobby Brown: 3/G.2-3;1-2
  • Phil Rizzuto: HP
  • Eddie Robinson: 9/L

Bot 4

  • Grady Hatton: 5/FL
  • Jim Piersall: 63
  • Ted Williams: W
  • Karl Olson: K

Top 5

  • Gil McDougald: K
  • Joe Collins: 43
  • Mickey Mantle: HR/7
  • Yogi Berra: 3/G

Bot 5

  • Billy Goodman: 63
  • Sammy White: 13
  • Ted Lepcio: 63

Top 6

  • Gene Woodling: E3
  • Hank Bauer: 7
  • Bobby Brown: S9.1-2
  • Irv Noren: 8
  • Bill Skowron: W.2-3;1-2
  • Gil McDougald: K

Bot 6

  • Milt Bolling: 7
  • Willard Nixon: S6
  • Grady Hatton: 8
  • Jim Piersall: 64(1)/FO

Top 7

  • Joe Collins: 9
  • Mickey Mantle: 41
  • Yogi Berra: 8

Bot 7

  • Ted Williams: W
  • Karl Olson: 53.1-2
  • Billy Goodman: 8
  • Sammy White: S8.2-H;B-2(TH)
  • Ted Lepcio: E6.2-3
  • Milt Bolling: S8.3-H(UR);1-2
  • Willard Nixon: 43

Top 8

  • Gene Woodling: S2
  • Hank Bauer: K
  • Bobby Brown: 3(B)6(1)/GDP

Bot 8

  • Grady Hatton: 43
  • Jim Piersall: 53
  • Ted Williams: 3/FL

Top 9

  • Bob Cerv: S8
  • Andy Carey: 14(1)3/GDP
  • Gil McDougald: S7
  • Joe Collins: 46(1)/FO