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Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers
1954-06-16 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 5105 · 2:04
Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 3–2. Willard Nixon earned the win. Frank House went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| DET | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
W: Willard Nixon L: Ned Garver SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Charlie Berry · 1B: Eddie Hurley · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Grieve · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jim Piersall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Grady Hatton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Billy Goodman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sammy White | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Harry Agganis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jackie Jensen | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ted Lepcio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Milt Bolling | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Willard Nixon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Harvey Kuenn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Kaline | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Delsing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ray Boone | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Walt Dropo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bill Tuttle | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Frank House | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Bolling | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ned Garver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Fred Hatfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Nieman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wayne Belardi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willard Nixon | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ned Garver | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
 Al Aber | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jim Piersall: 8/L
- Grady Hatton: HR/9
- Billy Goodman: 43
- Sammy White: 7#
Bot 1
- Harvey Kuenn: 63
- Al Kaline: 4/L
- Jim Delsing: 9
Top 2
- Harry Agganis: 43
- Jackie Jensen: D7
- Ted Lepcio: 53
- Milt Bolling: K
Bot 2
- Ray Boone: 63
- Walt Dropo: K/C
- Bill Tuttle: S7
- Frank House: HR/7.1-H
- Frank Bolling: 3/P
Top 3
- Willard Nixon: W
- Jim Piersall: 54(1)3/GDP
- Grady Hatton: K
Bot 3
- Ned Garver: K
- Harvey Kuenn: S8
- Al Kaline: 3/G.1-2
- Jim Delsing: K
Top 4
- Billy Goodman: 5/P
- Sammy White: 63
- Harry Agganis: 9#
Bot 4
- Ray Boone: 63
- Walt Dropo: 53
- Bill Tuttle: K/C
Top 5
- Jackie Jensen: S1/BG.B-2(E1/TH)
- Ted Lepcio: 43.2-3
- Milt Bolling: E5/G.3-H(UR);B-1
- Willard Nixon: 5/FL
- Jim Piersall: K
Bot 5
- Frank House: S9
- Frank Bolling: 2/FL
- Ned Garver: W.1-2
- Harvey Kuenn: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 6
- Grady Hatton: 8
- Billy Goodman: 63
- Sammy White: 8
Bot 6
- Al Kaline: 63
- Jim Delsing: 63
- Fred Hatfield: 8
Top 7
- Harry Agganis: S9
- Jackie Jensen: S9.1-2
- Ted Lepcio: FC5.2-H(NR)(E5/TH);1-2
- Milt Bolling: 15(2)/FO.1-2
- Willard Nixon: 5(2)3/GDP
Bot 7
- Walt Dropo: 53
- Bill Tuttle: K/C
- Frank House: 5/L
Top 8
- Jim Piersall: 13
- Grady Hatton: 7
- Billy Goodman: 7
Bot 8
- Frank Bolling: 9/L
- Bob Nieman: 53
- Harvey Kuenn: 9/L
Top 9
- Sammy White: E5
- Harry Agganis: 14/SH.1-2
- Jackie Jensen: K
- Ted Lepcio: IW
- Milt Bolling: 9
Bot 9
- Wayne Belardi: 9/L
- Jim Delsing: K
- Fred Hatfield: 43
Notes & reviews
- to match daily/NYT, arbitrary 8 to 7
- to match daily/NYT, arbitrary 8 to 9