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Washington Senators @ Philadelphia Athletics

1954-08-22 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 3634 · 2:19

Washington Senators and Philadelphia Athletics played to a 4–4 tie. Lou Limmer went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Eddie Rommel · 1B: Larry Napp · 2B: (none) · 3B: Nestor Chylak · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Senators — batting

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

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe DeMaestri	4	1	1	0	0	0
Lou Limmer	4	1	1	2	0	0
Jim Finigan	4	1	2	0	0	0
Bill Renna	4	1	1	2	0	0
Vic Power	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Wilson	4	0	2	0	0	1
Pete Suder	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Robertson	4	0	2	0	0	1
Arnie Portocarrero	2	0	0	0	0	0
Elmer Valo	0	0	0	0	1	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Porterfield	6.0	7	0	1
Bunky Stewart	2.0	1	0	0
Spec Shea	1.0	1	1	1

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Arnie Portocarrero	9.0	6	7	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Yost: 7
Pete Runnels: 63
Mickey Vernon: 7

Bot 1

Joe DeMaestri: 63
Lou Limmer: 8
Jim Finigan: 43

Top 2

Jim Busby: 5/P
Roy Sievers: K
Tom Wright: W
Joe Tipton: K/C

Bot 2

Bill Renna: 9
Vic Power: 63
Bill Wilson: S5/G
Pete Suder: 8

Top 3

Wayne Terwilliger: 8
Bob Porterfield: 53
Eddie Yost: W
Pete Runnels: 6/P

Bot 3

Jim Robertson: S5/G
Arnie Portocarrero: 13/SH.1-2
Joe DeMaestri: FC1/DP.2X3(15);BX2(54)

Top 4

Mickey Vernon: 4/P
Jim Busby: W
Roy Sievers: 8
Tom Wright: 8

Bot 4

Lou Limmer: 13
Jim Finigan: S9
Bill Renna: HR/7.1-H
Vic Power: 6/P
Bill Wilson: 9/FL

Top 5

Joe Tipton: W
Wayne Terwilliger: 9
Bob Porterfield: W.1-2
Eddie Yost: 2/FL
Pete Runnels: 7

Bot 5

Pete Suder: 4/P
Jim Robertson: 6/P
Arnie Portocarrero: 3/P

Top 6

Mickey Vernon: 31
Jim Busby: 7
Roy Sievers: 9

Bot 6

Joe DeMaestri: D7
Lou Limmer: HR/9.2-H
Jim Finigan: S8
Bill Renna: 8
Vic Power: 9
Bill Wilson: K

Top 7

Tom Wright: S8
Joe Tipton: S8.1-2
Wayne Terwilliger: 3/P
Clyde Vollmer: W.2-3;1-2
Eddie Yost: 4/P
Pete Runnels: 54(1)/FO

Bot 7

Pete Suder: 63
Jim Robertson: S8
Arnie Portocarrero: FC6.1-2(E6/TH)
Joe DeMaestri: 54(1)/FO.2-3
Lou Limmer: 5/L

Top 8

Mickey Vernon: W
Jim Busby: 9
Roy Sievers: HR/7.1-H
Tom Wright: 5/FL
Joe Tipton: K

Bot 8

Jim Finigan: 63
Bill Renna: 7
Vic Power: 9

Top 9

Johnny Pesky: S8
Mickey McDermott: K
Eddie Yost: K/C
Pete Runnels: S7.1-2
Mickey Vernon: D9.2-H;1-H
Jim Busby: 8

Bot 9

Bill Wilson: S8
Pete Suder: 34/SH.1-2
Jim Robertson: K
Elmer Valo: W
Joe DeMaestri: WP.2XH(21);1-2

Notes & reviews

game called for curfew (tie game)

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