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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'
 

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