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New York Yankees @ Philadelphia Athletics

1954-07-05 · Day game · Shibe Park · 2:59

New York Yankees defeated Philadelphia Athletics 7–4. New York Yankees put up 3 in the 8th. Harry Byrd earned the win and Johnny Sain picked up the save. Bill Wilson went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	7	16
PHA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	8

W: Harry Byrd L: Arnie Portocarrero SV: Johnny Sain

Umpires — HP: Ed Runge · 1B: Bill McKinley · 2B: Bill Summers · 3B: Hank Soar · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gil McDougald	6	1	2	1	0	0
Joe Collins	6	1	4	2	0	0
Mickey Mantle	5	1	1	1	0	2
Yogi Berra	3	2	2	0	2	0
Irv Noren	4	1	1	0	1	0
Gene Woodling	4	0	2	1	1	0
Andy Carey	5	0	1	1	0	0
Phil Rizzuto	3	0	1	0	1	1
Harry Byrd	3	0	1	1	1	0
Willy Miranda	1	1	1	0	0	0
Johnny Sain	0	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Spook Jacobs	5	1	2	0	0	0
Lou Limmer	5	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Finigan	3	1	1	0	1	1
Bill Renna	4	0	0	0	0	1
Gus Zernial	4	1	2	1	0	0
Bill Wilson	2	1	1	3	1	0
Joe DeMaestri	4	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Astroth	3	0	0	0	0	0
Arnie Portocarrero	3	0	0	0	0	1
Don Bollweg	1	0	0	0	0	0
Elmer Valo	0	0	0	0	1	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Harry Byrd	7.2	8	2	3
Johnny Sain	1.1	0	1	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Arnie Portocarrero	7.2	14	6	3
Dutch Romberger	1.1	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Gil McDougald: S8
Joe Collins: D9.1-H
Mickey Mantle: K
Yogi Berra: W
Irv Noren: 5/FL
Gene Woodling: W.2-3;1-2
Andy Carey: 3/P

Bot 1

Spook Jacobs: 7
Lou Limmer: 4/P
Jim Finigan: 6/P

Top 2

Phil Rizzuto: K
Harry Byrd: W
Gil McDougald: 54(1)/FO
Joe Collins: S8.1-2
Mickey Mantle: K

Bot 2

Bill Renna: 2/FL
Gus Zernial: 2/FL
Bill Wilson: HP
Joe DeMaestri: 8

Top 3

Yogi Berra: S9
Irv Noren: W.1-2
Gene Woodling: 9
Andy Carey: D7/G.2-H;1-3
Phil Rizzuto: W
Harry Byrd: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Joe Astroth: 9
Arnie Portocarrero: 63
Spook Jacobs: S9
Lou Limmer: WP.1-2
Lou Limmer: 7

Top 4

Gil McDougald: 43
Joe Collins: D9
Mickey Mantle: 2/FL
Yogi Berra: 8/F

Bot 4

Jim Finigan: S7
Bill Renna: 8
Gus Zernial: S7.1-2
Bill Wilson: W.2-3;1-2
Joe DeMaestri: 52(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Joe Astroth: 46(1)/FO

Top 5

Irv Noren: S9
Gene Woodling: 7/F
Andy Carey: 8/8D
Phil Rizzuto: S7.1-2
Harry Byrd: S7/G.2-H;1-2
Gil McDougald: 8/F

Bot 5

Arnie Portocarrero: K
Spook Jacobs: 63
Lou Limmer: D8
Jim Finigan: K

Top 6

Joe Collins: 43
Mickey Mantle: 3/G
Yogi Berra: W
Irv Noren: 8/F

Bot 6

Bill Renna: K
Gus Zernial: 53
Bill Wilson: 53

Top 7

Gene Woodling: S8
Andy Carey: 2/FL
Phil Rizzuto: 5/P
Harry Byrd: 9/L

Bot 7

Joe DeMaestri: S7/G
Joe Astroth: 16(1)3/GDP
Arnie Portocarrero: 63

Top 8

Gil McDougald: 6/F
Joe Collins: HR/9
Mickey Mantle: HR/9
Yogi Berra: S9
Irv Noren: 9/L
Gene Woodling: D8.1-H
Andy Carey: 63

Bot 8

Spook Jacobs: S1
Lou Limmer: 53.1-2
Jim Finigan: W
Bill Renna: 8/L
Gus Zernial: S7.2-H;1-2
Bill Wilson: HR/7.2-H;1-H
Joe DeMaestri: 63

Top 9

Willy Miranda: S8
Johnny Sain: 3/SH.1-2
Gil McDougald: S7.2-H
Joe Collins: 3(B)6(1)/GDP

Bot 9

Don Bollweg: 3/FL
Elmer Valo: W
Spook Jacobs: 7/L
Lou Limmer: 4/F