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Boston Red Sox @ 
Philadelphia Athletics
1954-04-13 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 16331 · 2:50
Philadelphia Athletics defeated Boston Red Sox 6–4. Philadelphia Athletics put up 3 in the 1st. Bobby Shantz earned the win and Bill Upton picked up the save. Jackie Jensen went 2-for-2 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | |
| PHA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
W: Bobby Shantz L: Mel Parnell SV: Bill Upton
Umpires — HP: Bill Summers · 1B: Bill McKinley · 2B: Hank Soar · 3B: Ed Runge · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Billy Consolo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Piersall | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jackie Jensen | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 George Kell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Goodman | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Gernert | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Sammy White | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Ted Lepcio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mel Parnell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Floyd Baker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Charlie Maxwell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Harry Agganis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Joe DeMaestri | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Spook Jacobs | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Vic Power | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gus Zernial | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Don Bollweg | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Bill Renna | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Pete Suder | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Astroth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Shantz | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ozzie Van Brabant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Elmer Valo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Eddie Joost | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Parnell | 5.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
 Tom Herrin | 2.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
 Joe Dobson | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Ellis Kinder | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Philadelphia Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Shantz | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Ozzie Van Brabant | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Upton | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Billy Consolo: 6/P
- Jim Piersall: 9/L
- Jackie Jensen: W
- George Kell: 4(1)/FO
Bot 1
- Joe DeMaestri: S
- Spook Jacobs: CS2(26)
- Spook Jacobs: S
- Vic Power: 14(1)/FO
- Gus Zernial: W.1-2
- Don Bollweg: S.2-H;1-2#
- Bill Renna: D7.2-H;1-H
- Pete Suder: 13
Top 2
- Billy Goodman: S
- Dick Gernert: 54(1)/FO
- Sammy White: 64(1)/FO
- Ted Lepcio: 54(1)/FO
Bot 2
- Joe Astroth: 8
- Bobby Shantz: 63
- Joe DeMaestri: 3/P/FL
Top 3
- Mel Parnell: K
- Billy Consolo: S
- Jim Piersall: D8.1-3
- Jackie Jensen: 7/SF.3-H
- George Kell: 53
Bot 3
- Spook Jacobs: S
- Vic Power: 8/L
- Gus Zernial: K
- Don Bollweg: 13
Top 4
- Billy Goodman: 13
- Dick Gernert: 7
- Sammy White: HR/7
- Ted Lepcio: W
- Mel Parnell: 43
Bot 4
- Bill Renna: HP
- Pete Suder: 5/P/FL
- Joe Astroth: 14(1)/FO
- Bobby Shantz: S9.1-2#
- Joe DeMaestri: 7
Top 5
- Billy Consolo: K
- Jim Piersall: D
- Jackie Jensen: SB3
- Jackie Jensen: W
- George Kell: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 5
- Spook Jacobs: 4/P
- Vic Power: E5/TH
- Gus Zernial: HR/7.1-H(UR)
- Don Bollweg: 43
- Bill Renna: T/8
- Pete Suder: 6/L
Top 6
- Billy Goodman: S
- Dick Gernert: 13.1-2
- Sammy White: S7.2-H
- Ted Lepcio: 54(1)/FO.B-2(E4/TH)
- Floyd Baker: 3/G
Bot 6
- Joe Astroth: K
- Ozzie Van Brabant: W
- Joe DeMaestri: 14(1)/FO
- Spook Jacobs: S.1-2#
- Vic Power: 13
Top 7
- Billy Consolo: 8
- Jim Piersall: 13
- Jackie Jensen: D
- George Kell: 8
Bot 7
- Gus Zernial: 5/P/FL#
- Don Bollweg: D
- Bill Renna: 8/L
- Pete Suder: IW
- Elmer Valo: PB.2-3;1-2
- Elmer Valo: IW
- Eddie Joost: 8
Top 8
- Billy Goodman: S7
- Dick Gernert: WP.1-2
- Dick Gernert: W
- Sammy White: 7
- Ted Lepcio: 7
- Charlie Maxwell: S.2-3;1-2
- Harry Agganis: 9/FL
Bot 8
- Joe DeMaestri: 53
- Spook Jacobs: S
- Vic Power: S7.1-2
- Gus Zernial: 7
- Don Bollweg: W.2-3;1-2
- Bill Renna: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Pete Suder: 3/P
Top 9
- Jim Piersall: 8
- Jackie Jensen: HR/7
- George Kell: 3/P/FL
- Billy Goodman: D7
- Dick Gernert: 5/L
Notes & reviews
- Debut for umpire Ed Runge
- onto the roof
- onto the roof
- Bobby Schantz left with soreness in his left shoulder