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Boston Red Sox @ Philadelphia Athletics

1954-05-25 · Night game · Shibe Park · Att: 4594 · 2:20

Boston Red Sox defeated Philadelphia Athletics 3–2. Willard Nixon earned the win. Sammy White went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Willard Nixon L: Morrie Martin SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Charlie Berry · 1B: Eddie Hurley · 2B: Bill Grieve · 3B: Frank Umont · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Harry Agganis	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jim Piersall	3	1	2	0	1	0
Ted Williams	3	0	1	1	1	0
Jackie Jensen	3	1	1	0	1	0
Billy Goodman	3	0	1	1	1	0
Sammy White	4	1	1	1	0	0
Ted Lepcio	4	0	1	0	0	0
Milt Bolling	3	0	0	0	0	1
Willard Nixon	3	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe DeMaestri	4	0	1	0	0	1
Spook Jacobs	2	1	1	0	1	0
Don Bollweg	3	0	0	0	1	0
Gus Zernial	4	0	0	0	0	1
Elmer Valo	3	0	0	0	1	0
Vic Power	4	0	1	1	0	0
Jim Finigan	4	1	1	0	0	0
Joe Astroth	4	0	1	1	0	0
Marion Fricano	2	0	0	0	0	0
Lou Limmer	1	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Willard Nixon	9.0	5	3	3

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Marion Fricano	7.0	6	4	1
Morrie Martin	2.0	2	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Harry Agganis: K
Jim Piersall: D
Ted Williams: S8.2-H
Jackie Jensen: W.1-2
Billy Goodman: W.2-3;1-2
Sammy White: 5(B)4(2)/LDP

Bot 1

Joe DeMaestri: K
Spook Jacobs: W
Don Bollweg: PB.1-2
Don Bollweg: 3/G.2-3
Gus Zernial: 7

Top 2

Ted Lepcio: 6
Milt Bolling: 53
Willard Nixon: 3/G

Bot 2

Elmer Valo: 3/G
Vic Power: 43
Jim Finigan: 7

Top 3

Harry Agganis: 8
Jim Piersall: W
Ted Williams: W.1-2
Jackie Jensen: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Joe Astroth: 13
Marion Fricano: 43
Joe DeMaestri: 4

Top 4

Billy Goodman: E6
Sammy White: 64(1)3/GDP
Ted Lepcio: 7/FL

Bot 4

Spook Jacobs: S4
Don Bollweg: 9
Gus Zernial: K/C
Elmer Valo: W.1-2
Vic Power: S9.2-H;1-2
Jim Finigan: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

Milt Bolling: 6/P
Willard Nixon: 8
Harry Agganis: D
Jim Piersall: 9

Bot 5

Joe Astroth: 53
Marion Fricano: 13
Joe DeMaestri: 7#

Top 6

Ted Williams: 31
Jackie Jensen: T/89
Billy Goodman: D/89.3-H
Sammy White: 5(B)4(2)/LDP

Bot 6

Spook Jacobs: 13
Don Bollweg: 43
Gus Zernial: 53

Top 7

Ted Lepcio: S
Milt Bolling: FC1/SH.1-2
Willard Nixon: 3(B)6(2)/BPDP
Harry Agganis: 7

Bot 7

Elmer Valo: 63
Vic Power: 63
Jim Finigan: D8
Joe Astroth: S7.2-H
Lou Limmer: K/C

Top 8

Jim Piersall: S/BG
Ted Williams: 46(1)/FO
Jackie Jensen: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Joe DeMaestri: S8
Spook Jacobs: 34/SH.1-2
Don Bollweg: W
Gus Zernial: 7
Elmer Valo: 63

Top 9

Billy Goodman: 7
Sammy White: HR/7
Ted Lepcio: 13
Milt Bolling: K/C

Bot 9

Vic Power: 5/P
Jim Finigan: 5/P
Joe Astroth: 9

Notes & reviews

to match daily/NYT, arbitrary 63 to 7

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