Saturday, April 29, 2006
Sunday 9/19/54: Bosox overcome triple play, five run Washington outburst in first inning
It looked like the Red Sox were headed for their third straight setback in their weekend series at Washington. Right off the bat in the first inning they scored a run on consecutive doubles by Billy Goodman and Ted Williams, then proceeded to load the bases with none out. But Grady Hatton lined into a TRIPLE PLAY, first to third to second (Vernon to Terwilliger to Runnels). It was the first triple play in my '54 replay. Maybe the third or fourth in all my years playing Strat-O-Matic. In the bottom of the first the Senators struck Mel Parnell and the Red Sox for five runs and it looked like a rout was on. But the Senators would not score the rest of the day against five Red Sox relief pitchers. Meanwhile the Red Sox chipped away against Bob Porterfield. They scored the tying run in the seventh on a solo homer by Ted Williams, his 28th of the year. And then they finally took the lead on Sammy White's two run double in the top of the ninth. Final score: Boston 7, Washington 5 |
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1954 Boston Red Sox At 1954 Washington Senators 9/19/1954
Bosox overcome triple play and 5 run Washington first to post 7-5 win
Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG Senators AB R H RBI AVG
B.Goodman 2B 4 2 2 0 .270 E.Yost 3B 0 0 0 0 .234
T.Williams LF 3 1 2 2 .339 A-W.Terwilliger 3B 4 1 2 0 .197
J.Jensen RF 4 1 1 0 .289 P.Runnels 2B 4 1 2 0 .281
H.Agganis 1B 3 0 1 1 .238 I-J.Tipton PH 0 0 0 0 .216
G.Hatton 3B 3 1 0 1 .242 J-J.Pesky PH 1 0 0 0 .236
J.Piersall CF 5 1 3 0 .276 M.Vernon 1B 4 0 1 0 .278
D.Wilber C 2 0 0 0 .220 J.Busby CF 4 1 2 1 .315
E-C.Maxwell PH 1 0 0 0 .273 R.Sievers LF 4 1 1 2 .279
F-S.White C 1 0 1 2 .284 J.Lemon RF 4 0 0 1 .170
M.Bolling SS 5 1 1 0 .248 C.Pascual P 0 0 0 0 .111
M.Parnell P 0 0 0 0 .111 E.Fitz Gerald C 4 1 2 0 .270
H.Brown P 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Snyder SS 4 0 1 1 .259
B-K.Olson PH 1 0 0 0 .278 B.Porterfield P 3 0 0 0 .072
B.Henry P 0 0 0 0 .136 G-T.Wright RF 0 0 0 0 .259
C-T.Lepcio PH 1 0 1 1 .293 H-H.Killebrew PH 1 0 0 0 .125
R.Kemmerer P 0 0 0 0 .200
D-D.Lenhardt PH 0 0 0 0 .222
L.Kiely P 2 0 0 0 .000
T.Hurd P 0 0 0 0 .500
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 35 7 12 7 Totals 37 5 11 5
A-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Yost In 1st Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Brown In 2nd Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Henry In 4th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Kemmerer In 6th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Wilber In 7th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Maxwell In 7th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Porterfield In 9th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Wright In 9th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Runnels In 9th Inning
J-Pinch Hit For Tipton In 9th Inning
Red Sox......... 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 - 7 12 1
Senators........ 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 11 0
Red Sox (62-85) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
M.Parnell 0 2/3 4 5 5 1 0 0 22 4.68
H.Brown 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.42
B.Henry 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 5.58
R.Kemmerer 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 31 5.32
L.Kiely WIN(8-9) 3 2/3 3 0 0 0 3 0 48 4.05
T.Hurd SAVE(5th) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.07
Totals 9 11 5 5 1 4 0
Senators (69-78) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
B.Porterfiel LOSS(11-16) 8 1/3 12 7 7 9 2 1 166 3.64
C.Pascual 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 4.95
Totals 9 12 7 7 9 4 1
ATTENDANCE- 4,190 DATE- Sunday, September 19th 1954 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:29
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox:11 Senators: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 0 Senators: 1
TRIPLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 0 Senators: 1
ERRORS- M.Bolling
DOUBLES- B.Goodman(21st), T.Williams(21st), S.White(25th), E.Fitz Gerald(10th)
TRIPLES- M.Bolling(5th), R.Sievers(5th)
HOME RUNS- T.Williams(28th)
CAUGHT STEALING- M.Vernon
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Wilber
WALKS- B.Goodman, T.Williams-2, J.Jensen, H.Agganis-2, G.Hatton-2, D.Lenhardt,
W.Terwilliger
STRIKE OUTS- M.Bolling, K.Olson, L.Kiely-2, E.Fitz Gerald, J.Snyder-2,
B.Porterfield
GIDP- C.Maxwell
WEB GEMS- Top 1st: Washington turns a triple play!
Left fielder Ted Williams connected with a 'big fly' and had 2 RBI as the
Boston Red Sox defeated the Washington Senators 7 to 5 at Griffith
Stadium.
Boston had the winning rally in the top of the 9th inning scoring 2 runs
utilizing 2 base hits. After an out was recorded, Grady Hatton opened up the
rally as he drew a walk. Jimmy Piersall was next and he laced a base-knock.
Sammy White then doubled bringing in two baserunners. Boston banged out 12
on the afternoon.
Leo Kiely(8-9) was the winner allowing no runs in 3 and 2/3 innings. Tom Hurd
earned the save, his 5th. The loss was charged to Bob Porterfield(11-16).
He allowed a few too many baserunners giving up 12 hits and 9 walks in 8 and
1/3 innings.
Friday, April 14, 2006
Saturday 9/18/54: Bertoia homers for another Tiger win
| The always pesky and surprising Detroit Tigers stunned the pennant-bound Cleveland Indians as Reno Bertoia homered in the bottom of the ninth to break a 4-4 tie in the replay game of Saturday, September 18, 1954. The Indians had come into the series winners of nine in a row, their magic number down to three over the now-struggling White Sox. But the Tigers have had something to say about it as they beat the Tribe for the the second straight day in their three-game series at Briggs Stadium. Just as Steve Souchock did the day before, Bertoia socked a solo blast to break a tie to win the game. The little-used Bertoia had been inserted as a pinch runner in the late innings and stayed in the game to play second base. He had only 37 at bats in real life in 1954, hitting 1 home run and batting .162. But in my Strat-O-Matic replay he is hitting .323 with, now, 2 home runs. The Tigers have now won three straight one-run games, the first against the Yankees and now these two against the Indians. They definitely get the "overachievement" award in this replay. Their actual record was 64-83 at this point in real life, but in my replay they are now 76-71. |
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1954 Cleveland Indians At 1954 Detroit Tigers 9/18/1954
Bertoia's HR wins game for Tigers after Indians battled back in 9th to tie
Indians AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG
A.Smith LF 4 1 3 1 .255 H.Kuenn SS 5 0 1 0 .347
B.Avila 2B 5 0 0 0 .310 F.Hatfield 2B 2 0 1 0 .239
L.Doby CF 5 1 1 2 .272 A-R.Bertoia PR,2B 1 2 1 1 .323
A.Rosen 3B 4 0 0 0 .295 J.Delsing LF 4 0 1 1 .234
V.Wertz 1B 4 1 1 1 .279 R.Boone 3B 4 0 0 0 .312
D.Philley RF 4 0 0 0 .203 W.Belardi 1B 4 1 2 0 .181
G.Strickland SS 3 0 0 0 .243 A.Kaline RF 4 0 0 0 .254
B-D.Mitchell PH 1 1 1 0 .255 B.Tuttle CF 3 1 2 0 .251
E-S.Dente SS 0 0 0 0 .327 F.House C 3 1 1 3 .244
J.Hegan C 3 0 2 0 .244 S.Gromek P 2 0 0 0 .160
C-D.Pope PH 1 0 1 0 .220 B.Hoeft P 1 0 0 0 .190
F-H.Naragon C 0 0 0 0 .242
E.Wynn P 2 0 0 0 .152
D.Mossi P 0 0 0 0 .118
D-H.Majeski PH 0 0 0 0 .176
R.Narleski P 0 0 0 0 .429
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 36 4 9 4 Totals 33 5 9 5
A-Pinch Ran For Hatfield In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Strickland In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Hegan In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Mossi In 9th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Mitchell In 9th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Pope In 9th Inning
Indians......... 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 9 0
Tigers.......... 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 - 5 9 3
Indians (100-47) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
E.Wynn 7 2/3 7 4 4 2 2 1 136 2.74
D.Mossi 0 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 3.21
R.Narleski LOSS(9-3) 0 2/3 2 1 1 0 0 1 9 2.82
Totals 8 2/3 9 5 5 3 3 2
Tigers (76-71) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
S.Gromek 8 1/3 9 4 4 1 2 2 143 3.36
B.Hoeft WIN(12-9) BS(2nd) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 4.57
Totals 9 9 4 4 1 2 2
ATTENDANCE- 16,858 DATE- Saturday, September 18th 1954 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Ed Hurley, Frank Umont, Bill Grieve, Charlie Berry
T- 2:49
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 8 Tigers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 0 Tigers: 0
ERRORS- H.Kuenn-2, S.Gromek
DOUBLES- A.Smith(20th), F.Hatfield(15th)
TRIPLES- B.Tuttle(10th)
HOME RUNS- L.Doby(35th), V.Wertz(17th), R.Bertoia(2nd), F.House(8th)
STOLEN BASES- A.Kaline(14th)
CAUGHT STEALING- H.Kuenn
SACRIFICE HITS- E.Wynn, S.Gromek
WALKS- H.Majeski, F.Hatfield, B.Tuttle, F.House
HIT BY PITCH- A.Smith, F.Hatfield
STRIKE OUTS- A.Rosen, E.Wynn, A.Kaline, F.House, S.Gromek
Bill Tuttle had 2 base hits at Briggs Stadium as the Detroit Tigers won in
their last at-bat beating the Cleveland Indians by the count of 5 to 4.
The deciding run was scored by Detroit in the bottom of the 9th. After an out
was recorded, Harvey Kuenn stroked a base-hit. One out later, Reno Bertoia
stepped in and he smashed a bases-empty 'big-fly' (his 2nd of the season)
resulting in an exciting win for Detroit and a wild post-game celebration by
the home town fans. Detroit and Cleveland each finished the afternoon with 9
hits.
The victory went to Billy Hoeft(12-9) who went 2/3 of an inning, allowing no
runs. Ray Narleski(9-3) was hit with the loss in relief. He surrendered 1
run and 2 hits in 2/3 of an inning.
Friday, April 07, 2006
Newspaper stories of replay games of Friday, Sept. 17, 1954
| Buck Jones managed the Orioles as they beat "my" White Sox in a NetPlay game. In another Friday game, the Tigers snapped the Indians' 9-game winning streak, winning 1-0 as Ned Garver out-pitched Bob Lemon in a tremendous pitching duel. Steve Souchock, pinch-hitting for Garver to lead off the bottom of the 11th, broke up the scoreless game with a home run. |
Strat-O-Matic Report
NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1954 American League Date: 9/18/1954 NEW YORK AT PHILADELPHIA Yankees......... 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 2 Athletics....... 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 6 1 Win:Byrne(2-1) Loss:Gray(0-13) Homeruns- Y.Berra-2(19th) Yogi Berra cracked 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI and Tommy Byrne pitched a complete game as the New York Yankees defeated the dreadful Philadelphia Athletics by a score of 4 to 3 at Connie Mack Stadium. Berra had a big day with his bat. He bombed a two-run dinger in the 1st inning and cleared the fences for a two-run home run (his 19th of the season) in the 3rd inning. The Philadelphia batters went down meekly in the bottom of the 9th. Byrne(2-1) finished the game allowing 3 runs in the victory. Johnny Gray(0-13) took the loss. He allowed 4 runs and 8 hits in 9 innings. BALTIMORE AT CHICAGO Orioles......... 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 5 10 0 White Sox....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 4 1 Win:Turley(14-13) Loss:Harshman(12-7) Save:Chakales(6th) At Comiskey Park the Baltimore Orioles outscored the Chicago White Sox 5 to 2. Bob Turley(14-13) pitched a fine game. He surrendered 4 hits and 10 walks in 8 and 1/3 innings. Baltimore had 10 hits for the night while Chicago had 4. Bob Chakales got the save, his 6th. Jack Harshman(12-7) was the loser. Baltimore scored big getting 3 runs off him in 2 innings. BOSTON AT WASHINGTON Red Sox......... 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 - 4 8 4 Senators........ 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 - 5 8 0 Win:Stewart(2-1) Loss:Sullivan(5-10) 4,180 fans were treated to a fine game at Griffith Stadium as only one run separated the combatants at game's end. The Washington Senators won by the slimmest of margins, 5 to 4. In the bottom of the 6th inning Washington scored 2 runs with the help of 3 hits. It was enough to earn the victory. Both teams finished the game with 8 hits. The victory was credited to Bunky Stewart(2-1) who went 3 and 1/3 innings, allowing no runs. Frank Sullivan(5-10) took the loss. He allowed 5 runs and 8 hits in 8 innings. CLEVELAND AT DETROIT Indians......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0 Tigers.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 4 0 Win:Garver(18-9) Loss:Lemon(18-9) Homeruns- S.Souchock(3rd) Ned Garver whitewashed Cleveland on 4 hits as the Detroit Tigers outscored the Cleveland Indians in 11 innings 1 to 0. Neither team scored in the first nine innings. Finally, Detroit pulled the game out in the 11th inning. Steve Souchock delivered a solo blast (his 3rd of the season) giving Detroit the victory as 10,296 happy fans celebrated wildly. Both teams ended up with 4 on the night. It was the 4th shutout of the year for Garver(18-9). Bob Lemon(18-9) was charged with the loss. He surrendered only 1 run and 4 hits in 10 innings. 'Garver just dominated us' losing pitcher Lemon said. 'Hopefully we can get to him the next time around'
Newspaper style wrap-up after close of play Friday, Sept. 17, 1954
Strat-O-Matic Report
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1954 American League Date: 9/18/1954
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
1954 CLE 100 46 H.Kuenn DET .348 L.Doby CLE 34 L.Doby CLE 116
1954 CHI 95 52 T.William BOS .336 R.Sievers WAS 31 M.Vernon WAS 107
1954 NYY 80 66 N.Fox CHI .328 J.Jensen BOS 29 J.Jensen BOS 104
1954 DET 75 71 I.Noren NYY .316 R.Boone DET 29 R.Sievers WAS 101
1954 WAS 68 77 R.Boone DET .315 OTHERS TIED W 27 Y.Berra NYY 99
1954 BOS 61 84
1954 BAL 58 89 WINS SAVES ERA
1954 PHI 47 99 M.Garcia CLE 21 J.Sain NYY 18 M.Garcia CLE 1.72
E.Wynn CLE 20 H.Dorish CHI 15 V.Trucks CHI 2.30
V.Trucks CHI 18 E.Kinder BOS 13 B.Lemon CLE 2.30
B.Lemon CLE 18 D.Marlowe DET 12 N.Garver DET 2.59
N.Garver DET 18 M.Burtsch PHI 10 B.Turley BAL 2.62
CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
S.Dente CLE 18 J.Rivera CHI 42 B.Turley BAL 208
C.Michael CHI 8 N.Fox CHI 26 V.Trucks CHI 154
R.Sievers WAS 8 M.Minoso CHI 24 E.Wynn CLE 153
B.Goodman BOS 7 J.Jensen BOS 16 J.Harshma CHI 131
F.Hatfiel DET 7 OTHERS TIED W 14 M.Garcia CLE 131
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
BAL 5 at CHI 2 BAL-Larsen(7-16, 5.58) at CHI-Pierce(9-8, 4.59)
BOS 4 at WAS 5 CLE-Wynn(20-10, 2.68) at DET-Gromek(13-14, 3.33)
CLE 0 at DET 1 BOS-Nixon(12-11, 3.86) at WAS-McDermo(12-8, 3.51)
NYY 4 at PHI 3 NYY-Lopat(5-13, 3.98) at PHI-Portoca(8-17, 3.83)
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER TM OPP AB R H RB BB Ks HR SB
Y.Berra NYY PHI 4 2 2 4 0 0 2 0
S.Souchock DET CLE 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
E.Yost WAS BOS 1 2 0 0 3 1 0 0
B.Young BAL CHI 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
M.Bolling BOS WAS 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
PITCHER TM OPP INN H R ER BB Ks HR WLS
N.Garver DET CLE 11.0 4 0 0 1 5 0 W
B.Stewart WAS BOS 3.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 W
B.Lemon CLE DET 10.0 4 1 1 2 2 1 L
T.Byrne NYY PHI 9.0 6 3 2 5 4 0 W
H.Dorish CHI BAL 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS
R.Sievers WAS .379 29 11 7 2 3 M.Garcia CLE 16 9 1 6 10 0 200
B.Avila CLE .419 31 13 9 7 1 T.Morgan NYY 14 8 0 4 3 0 100
G.Hatton BOS .273 22 6 5 8 1 M.McDermott WAS 9 1 0 5 4 0 100
T.Williams BOS .343 35 12 5 6 3 G.Zuverink DET 18 13 3 6 7 0 200
Y.Berra NYY .317 41 13 12 0 2 E.Wynn CLE 17 11 4 5 13 0 200
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS
C.Courtney BAL .097 31 3 1 3 0 C.Pascual WAS 6 13 9 3 1 3 000
C.Diering BAL .152 33 5 2 1 0 J.Coleman BAL 11 9 11 7 5 1 020
J.Finigan PHI .182 33 6 1 1 0 S.Dixon PHI 5 8 7 2 3 2 000
G.McDougald NYY .083 36 3 0 6 0 J.Harshman CHI 9 12 7 7 5 0 020
D.Philley CLE .200 25 5 1 1 0 B.Chakales BAL 9 13 9 4 2 0 001
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report
