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Philadelphia Athletics @ Boston Red Sox

1954-07-04 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 13861 · 2:20

Boston Red Sox defeated Philadelphia Athletics 8–0. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 1st. Leo Kiely earned the win. Sammy White went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
BOS	2	1	2	2	0	0	1	0		8	15

W: Leo Kiely L: Al Sima SV: (none)

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

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Spook Jacobs	4	2	0	0
Eddie Joost	2	0	1	1
Lou Limmer	4	1	0	0
Bill Renna	3	1	1	1
Gus Zernial	4	0	0	1
Bill Wilson	3	1	1	0
Joe DeMaestri	4	1	0	1
Billy Shantz	1	0	0	0
Al Sima	1	0	0	1
Joe Astroth	3	1	0	0
Sonny Dixon	1	1	0	0
Pete Suder	1	0	0	0
Jim Finigan	1	0	0	0
Jim Robertson	1	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Milt Bolling	3	1	2	1	2	0
Billy Goodman	5	1	3	1	0	0
Ted Williams	4	2	1	0	1	0
Jackie Jensen	2	2	2	1	1	0
Karl Olson	5	0	1	1	0	1
Sammy White	4	1	2	3	0	0
Ted Lepcio	4	1	2	0	0	0
Grady Hatton	3	0	2	0	1	0
Leo Kiely	3	0	0	0	1	1
Jim Piersall	2	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Sima	2.1	9	1	1
Sonny Dixon	3.2	5	1	1
Hal Raether	2.0	1	4	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Leo Kiely	9.0	8	3	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Spook Jacobs: S
Eddie Joost: 54(1)3/GDP
Lou Limmer: S
Bill Renna: S.1-3
Gus Zernial: 9/F

Bot 1

Milt Bolling: S
Billy Goodman: CS2(26)
Billy Goodman: S
Ted Williams: 5(1)/FO
Jackie Jensen: W.1-2
Karl Olson: S.2-H;1-2#
Sammy White: S.2-H;1-2
Ted Lepcio: 64(1)/FO

Top 2

Bill Wilson: W
Joe DeMaestri: 64(1)/FO
Billy Shantz: 9/F
Al Sima: K

Bot 2

Grady Hatton: S
Leo Kiely: K
Milt Bolling: D9.1XH(942)
Billy Goodman: S.2-H
Ted Williams: 63

Top 3

Spook Jacobs: 53
Eddie Joost: W
Lou Limmer: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Jackie Jensen: D
Karl Olson: 53
Sammy White: HR/7.2-H
Ted Lepcio: 53
Grady Hatton: 13

Top 4

Bill Renna: 8/F
Gus Zernial: K/C
Bill Wilson: S
Joe DeMaestri: 54(1)/FO

Bot 4

Leo Kiely: 3/P
Milt Bolling: W
Billy Goodman: S.1-3
Ted Williams: FC1.3XH(12);1-2
Jackie Jensen: BK.2-3;1-2
Jackie Jensen: S6.3-H;2-H(NR)(E6/TH)(UR);B-2
Karl Olson: 3/P/FL

Top 5

Joe Astroth: 53
Sonny Dixon: D7
Spook Jacobs: 7/F
Eddie Joost: K/C

Bot 5

Sammy White: 13
Ted Lepcio: S
Grady Hatton: S.1-2#
Leo Kiely: 3/P
Milt Bolling: 64(1)/FO

Top 6

Lou Limmer: 9/F
Bill Renna: W
Gus Zernial: 3/P
Bill Wilson: E5/TH.1-3;B-1
Joe DeMaestri: K/C

Bot 6

Billy Goodman: 13
Ted Williams: S
Jim Piersall: 43.1-2
Karl Olson: K

Top 7

Joe Astroth: S
Pete Suder: 64(1)3/GDP
Spook Jacobs: S
Jim Finigan: 53

Bot 7

Sammy White: 4/P
Ted Lepcio: S
Grady Hatton: BK.1-2
Grady Hatton: W
Leo Kiely: W.2-3;1-2
Milt Bolling: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Billy Goodman: 12(3)3(B)/GDP

Top 8

Lou Limmer: 3/G
Bill Renna: K/C
Gus Zernial: 9/F

Bot 8

Ted Williams: W
Jim Piersall: 64(1)3/GDP
Karl Olson: 63

Top 9

Bill Wilson: 31
Joe DeMaestri: S
Joe Astroth: 53.1-2
Jim Robertson: 43

Notes & reviews

infield shifted against Ted Williams with 3B Eddie Joost in the shortstop hole
Billy Shantz spiked by Grady Hatton; Shantz left with an eight inch gash on his right arm

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