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Washington Senators @ Philadelphia Athletics

1954-06-29 · Night game · Shibe Park · Att: 2647 · 2:40

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Washington Senators 3–2. Philadelphia Athletics put up 2 in the 7th. Arnie Portocarrero earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WS1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9
PHA	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0		3	10

W: Arnie Portocarrero L: Mickey McDermott SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Joe Paparella · 1B: Nestor Chylak · 2B: Jim Honochick · 3B: Bill McGowan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Yost	4	1	2	1	1	0
Johnny Pesky	5	0	0	0	0	0
Mickey Vernon	5	0	2	0	0	0
Roy Sievers	3	0	0	1	1	1
Jim Busby	5	0	3	0	0	0
Pete Runnels	5	0	0	0	0	2
Tom Umphlett	3	0	1	0	1	0
Joe Tipton	1	1	0	0	2	1
Mickey McDermott	4	0	1	0	0	0
Tom Wright	0	0	0	0	1	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Spook Jacobs	4	0	1	0	1	0
Pete Suder	5	1	3	0	0	0
Lou Limmer	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bill Renna	3	0	1	1	1	0
Gus Zernial	3	1	1	0	0	1
Bill Wilson	4	0	2	0	0	1
Joe DeMaestri	3	0	0	0	0	2
Joe Astroth	3	0	1	1	1	0
Arnie Portocarrero	4	0	0	0	0	2

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mickey McDermott	8.0	10	3	6

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Arnie Portocarrero	9.0	9	6	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Yost: S7
Johnny Pesky: 41.1-2
Mickey Vernon: S1/G.2-3
Roy Sievers: 8/SF.3-H
Jim Busby: S8.1-2
Pete Runnels: 143

Bot 1

Spook Jacobs: W
Pete Suder: 16(1)/FO
Lou Limmer: 6/P
Bill Renna: 46(1)/FO

Top 2

Tom Umphlett: 7
Joe Tipton: W
Mickey McDermott: S8.1-2
Eddie Yost: S7.2-H;1-3
Johnny Pesky: 7
Mickey Vernon: 8

Bot 2

Gus Zernial: HP
Bill Wilson: S7.1-2
Joe DeMaestri: 63.2-3;1-2
Joe Astroth: 63.3-H
Arnie Portocarrero: K

Top 3

Roy Sievers: K
Jim Busby: S1
Pete Runnels: K
Tom Umphlett: SB2
Tom Umphlett: W
Joe Tipton: K

Bot 3

Spook Jacobs: 5/L
Pete Suder: S7
Lou Limmer: S3/G.1-3
Bill Renna: W.1-2
Gus Zernial: K/C
Bill Wilson: 153

Top 4

Mickey McDermott: 8
Eddie Yost: W
Johnny Pesky: 4/P
Mickey Vernon: 4/P

Bot 4

Joe DeMaestri: K
Joe Astroth: S8
Arnie Portocarrero: 16(1)/FO
Spook Jacobs: 43

Top 5

Roy Sievers: 8/L
Jim Busby: 2/FL
Pete Runnels: K

Bot 5

Pete Suder: S9
Lou Limmer: 64(1)3/GDP
Bill Renna: 3/P

Top 6

Tom Umphlett: 8
Joe Tipton: W
Mickey McDermott: 46(1)/FO
Eddie Yost: PO1(E3).1-2
Eddie Yost: 4/P

Bot 6

Gus Zernial: S8
Bill Wilson: S7.1-2
Joe DeMaestri: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Joe Astroth: IW
Arnie Portocarrero: K
Spook Jacobs: 13

Top 7

Johnny Pesky: 8
Mickey Vernon: 4/P
Roy Sievers: W
Jim Busby: S8.1-2
Pete Runnels: 13

Bot 7

Pete Suder: D8
Lou Limmer: FC3.2-H(E3/TH)(NR);B-2
Bill Renna: T8.2-H(UR)
Gus Zernial: 13
Bill Wilson: K
Joe DeMaestri: K

Top 8

Tom Umphlett: S8
Tom Wright: W.1-2
Mickey McDermott: 7
Eddie Yost: 7
Johnny Pesky: 43

Bot 8

Joe Astroth: 63
Arnie Portocarrero: 3/P
Spook Jacobs: S8/P
Pete Suder: 53

Top 9

Mickey Vernon: T9
Roy Sievers: 5/P
Jim Busby: 53
Pete Runnels: 31