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Boston Red Sox @ 
Philadelphia Athletics
1954-05-26 · Night game · Shibe Park · 10 innings · Att: 4154 · 2:47
Philadelphia Athletics defeated Boston Red Sox 6–5. Philadelphia Athletics put up 4 in the 3rd. Moe Burtschy earned the win. Gus Zernial went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
| PHA | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
W: Moe Burtschy L: Tom Herrin SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Eddie Hurley · 1B: Bill Grieve · 2B: Frank Umont · 3B: Charlie Berry · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Harry Agganis | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Jim Piersall | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ted Williams | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jackie Jensen | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
 Billy Goodman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sammy White | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Ted Lepcio | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Milt Bolling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Leo Kiely | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Charlie Maxwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hal Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Del Wilber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Don Lenhardt | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Grady Hatton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Floyd Baker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spook Jacobs | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Elmer Valo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Finigan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Gus Zernial | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Vic Power | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Don Bollweg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe DeMaestri | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Astroth | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Art Ditmar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Limmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Robertson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bill Renna | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Kiely | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Hal Brown | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Ellis Kinder | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
 Tom Herrin | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Bill Werle | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Ditmar | 7.0 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
 Morrie Martin | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Moe Burtschy | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Harry Agganis: K
- Jim Piersall: 53
- Ted Williams: 31
Bot 1
- Spook Jacobs: 53/BG
- Elmer Valo: 63
- Jim Finigan: S5
- Gus Zernial: 64(1)/FO
Top 2
- Jackie Jensen: W
- Billy Goodman: 8
- Sammy White: S.1-3
- Ted Lepcio: 4/P
- Milt Bolling: W.1-2
- Leo Kiely: 43
Bot 2
- Vic Power: S
- Don Bollweg: 36(1)/FO#
- Joe DeMaestri: 54(1)3/GDP
Top 3
- Harry Agganis: W
- Jim Piersall: 9
- Ted Williams: W.1-2
- Jackie Jensen: S9.2-H;1-2#
- Billy Goodman: 8
- Sammy White: 31
Bot 3
- Joe Astroth: W
- Art Ditmar: K
- Spook Jacobs: S.1-2#
- Elmer Valo: W.2-3;1-2
- Jim Finigan: 6/P
- Gus Zernial: HR/7.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Vic Power: K
Top 4
- Ted Lepcio: 43
- Milt Bolling: W
- Charlie Maxwell: K/C
- Harry Agganis: 43
Bot 4
- Don Bollweg: 5/P/FL
- Joe DeMaestri: 13
- Joe Astroth: K
Top 5
- Jim Piersall: W
- Ted Williams: S/78.1-2#
- Jackie Jensen: S7.2-H;1-2
- Billy Goodman: 2/FL
- Sammy White: K
- Ted Lepcio: 64(1)/FO
Bot 5
- Art Ditmar: 63
- Spook Jacobs: 7
- Elmer Valo: 7
Top 6
- Milt Bolling: 43
- Hal Brown: 7
- Harry Agganis: 9
Bot 6
- Jim Finigan: 8
- Gus Zernial: 9
- Vic Power: 4/L
Top 7
- Jim Piersall: 9
- Ted Williams: 31
- Jackie Jensen: W
- Billy Goodman: WP.1-3
- Billy Goodman: 13
Bot 7
- Don Bollweg: K
- Joe DeMaestri: 53
- Joe Astroth: E6
- Lou Limmer: K/C
Top 8
- Sammy White: K/C
- Ted Lepcio: S
- Del Wilber: 53.1-2
- Don Lenhardt: WP.2-3
- Don Lenhardt: HR/7.3-H
- Harry Agganis: 31
Bot 8
- Spook Jacobs: S
- Elmer Valo: 34/SH.1-2
- Jim Finigan: W
- Gus Zernial: 9
- Vic Power: S7.2-H;1-2#
- Don Bollweg: 6(1)/FO
Top 9
- Jim Piersall: D/78
- Ted Williams: 8.2-3
- Jackie Jensen: 7/SF.3-H
- Billy Goodman: 5/P/FL
Bot 9
- Joe DeMaestri: 8
- Joe Astroth: S9
- Jim Robertson: K
- Spook Jacobs: 9/L
Top 10
- Sammy White: K
- Ted Lepcio: W
- Grady Hatton: W.1-2
- Floyd Baker: 3/L
- Harry Agganis: K
Bot 10
- Elmer Valo: 43
- Jim Finigan: S7
- Gus Zernial: 53.1-2
- Vic Power: IW
- Bill Renna: S7.2-H;1-2
Notes & reviews
- to match daily/NYT, arbitrary 46 to 36