Monday, May 29, 2006
Wednesday 9/22/54: Yanks edge Nats 5-4
Rookie Bob Cerv had a big day for the Yanks. He drove in the winning run with one out in the bottom of the ninth, breaking a 4-4 tie with a single to center field, scoring Mickey Mantle from second. Tommy Byrne went the distance for the win. In the first inning Cerv hit a three run homer off Washington starter Mickey McDermott. Cerv got only 100 at bats in real life for the '54 Yanks. Almost half of them were in September after the pennant race had been decided. Earlier in the season Cerv had been used by Casey Stengel primarily as a pinch hitter vs. lefties. In the real life game on this day, the Yanks won 3-0 as Byrne pitched a shutout. The Yanks turned a triple play in the sixth inning. With runners on first and second, Mickey Vernon lined a shot towards right field. Bill Skowron at first made a leaping grab of the liner, ran to first to double up the runner, then threw back to second to nail Wayne Terwilliger before he could get back to the bag. A film of this game was released by Rare SportsFilms some time in the 80s or early 90s. I bought it on video and watched it again today before playing the Strat game. It captures this ordinary game from that era fairly well, given the age of the film. Some of the camera work is bad, but there are some great closeups of the players at bat, in the on-deck circle, etc. Also the camera work of the triple play is excellent. |
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1954 Washington Senators At 1954 New York Yankees 9/22/1954
Cerv singles in winning run in 9th, after hitting 3 run HR in 1st to give Yanks
Senators AB R H RBI AVG Yankees AB R H RBI AVG
B.Oldis 3B 1 0 0 0 .258 H.Bauer RF 2 1 0 0 .293
A-E.Yost 3B 0 0 0 0 .234 G.McDougald 2B 4 0 0 0 .220
B-W.Terwilliger 3B,SS 3 0 0 0 .197 M.Mantle CF 2 2 2 0 .290
P.Runnels 2B 4 0 0 0 .281 Y.Berra C 3 1 0 0 .298
M.Vernon 1B 3 0 0 0 .276 B.Skowron 1B 3 0 1 1 .352
J.Busby CF 5 0 0 0 .312 E-J.Collins 1B 1 0 0 0 .233
R.Sievers LF 3 2 0 0 .277 B.Cerv LF 4 1 3 4 .273
J.Lemon RF 4 2 2 0 .170 A.Carey 3B 4 0 0 0 .296
E.Fitz Gerald C 4 0 1 0 .266 J.Coleman SS 4 0 3 0 .209
J.Snyder SS 1 0 0 0 .269 G-P.Rizzuto PR,SS 0 0 0 0 .176
C-R.Dietzel 3B 3 0 2 1 .286 T.Byrne P 3 0 1 0 .154
M.McDermott P 2 0 2 3 .104
D-J.Tipton PH 1 0 0 0 .215
C.Pascual P 0 0 0 0 .105
F-T.Umphlett PH 0 0 0 0 .219
S.Shea P 0 0 0 0 .095
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 34 4 7 4 Totals 30 5 10 5
A-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Oldis In 1st Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Yost In 1st Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Snyder In 2nd Inning
D-Pinch Hit For McDermott In 6th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Skowron In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Pascual In 8th Inning
G-Pinch Ran For Coleman In 8th Inning
Senators........ 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 7 0
Yankees......... 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 10 2
Senators (70-80) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
M.McDermott 5 7 4 4 6 2 1 100 3.49
C.Pascual 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 26 5.01
S.Shea LOSS(4-7) 1 1/3 3 1 1 1 0 0 32 4.60
Totals 8 1/3 10 5 5 8 3 1
Yankees (84-67) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
T.Byrne WIN(3-1) 9 7 4 2 5 7 0 148 2.51
Totals 9 7 4 2 5 7 0
ATTENDANCE- 10,622 DATE- Wednesday, September 22nd 1954 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Hank Soar, Ed Runge, Bill Summers, Bill McKinley
T- 3:11
LEFT ON BASE- Senators:10 Yankees:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Senators: 1 Yankees: 0
ERRORS- A.Carey, T.Byrne
HOME RUNS- B.Cerv(6th)
STOLEN BASES- M.Mantle(6th), B.Skowron(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- M.Vernon, H.Bauer, G.McDougald, T.Byrne
SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Skowron
WALKS- P.Runnels, M.Vernon, R.Sievers-2, T.Umphlett, H.Bauer-2, M.Mantle-3,
Y.Berra-2, B.Cerv
HIT BY PITCH- W.Terwilliger
STRIKE OUTS- W.Terwilliger-2, P.Runnels, M.Vernon, J.Busby, R.Dietzel, J.Tipton,
G.McDougald, B.Cerv, A.Carey
GIDP- J.Coleman
WILD PITCHES- M.McDermott
WEB GEMS- Top 5th: Yogi Berra blocked the plate, saving a run!
Tommy Byrne completed the game without help from the bullpen at Yankee Stadium
as the New York Yankees won a thriller over the Washington Senators in, 5 to
4.
The deciding run was scored by New York in the bottom of the 9th. Mickey
Mantle stroked a single. Yogi Berra was next and he drew a walk. After an
out was recorded, Bob Cerv came to the plate and slapped a single making New
York victorious to the delight of the the home town crowd. New York totaled
10 on the afternoon.
Byrne(3-1), allowing 4 runs for the game, picked up the victory. The losing
pitcher was Spec Shea(4-7) in relief.
'I just wanted to give my team a chance to win.' said Byrne, 'I got burned on
a couple of pitches. But we won the game, and that's all that matters.'
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Tuesday September 21, 1954 - Orioles come back against Tigers
The light-hitting Orioles appeared down and out against Ned Garver and the Tigers as they came to bat in the bottom of the eighth. They trailed 2-0 and had only three hits against the tough Detroit righthander. Garver was gunning for his nineteenth win and fifth shutout of the year. But the Orioles bats came alive in the 8th as they scored FIVE runs. The big hit was Bob Kennedy's two run single to center field. It came with the bases loaded and one out, and broke a 2-2 tie. The Orioles went on to win 5-2 as Don Larsen held the Tigers at bay in the ninth. The Tigers scored their two runs on solo homers by Wayne Belardi and Fred Hatfield in the sixth and seventh innings, respectively. Harvey Kuenn has led the league in hitting all year long. But it looks like Ted Williams may catch him here in the waning days of the season. Harvey is down to .342 after an 0-for-5 outing in this contest. He'd been hitting in the .350s most of the summer. Williams is hitting .341. |
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1954 Detroit Tigers At 1954 Baltimore Orioles 9/21/1954
Orioles wake up in 8th, score 5 off Garver with BK's hit the tie breaker
Tigers AB R H RBI AVG Orioles AB R H RBI AVG
H.Kuenn SS 5 0 0 0 .342 C.Abrams RF 4 1 1 1 .286
F.Hatfield 2B 5 1 1 1 .248 B.Young 2B 4 1 2 0 .216
J.Delsing LF 5 0 1 0 .234 G.Coan LF 4 0 1 0 .254
R.Boone 3B 4 0 1 0 .309 B.Kennedy 3B 3 0 1 2 .209
W.Belardi 1B 4 1 1 1 .182 D.Kryhoski 1B 2 0 0 0 .237
A.Kaline RF 3 0 1 0 .259 A-F.Kellert PH,1B 1 0 0 0 .240
B.Tuttle CF 1 0 1 0 .252 C.Courtney C 4 0 0 1 .247
F.House C 3 0 1 0 .245 C.Diering CF 4 1 1 0 .257
N.Garver P 3 0 0 0 .138 B.Hunter SS 3 1 2 0 .258
B.Hoeft P 0 0 0 0 .190 B.Turley P 1 0 0 0 .145
M.Blyzka P 0 0 0 0 .000
B-J.Brideweser PH 1 1 1 1 .264
D.Larsen P 0 0 0 0 .178
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 33 2 7 2 Totals 31 5 9 5
A-Pinch Hit For Kryhoski In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Blyzka In 8th Inning
Tigers.......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 2 7 0
Orioles......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 - 5 9 0
Tigers (77-73) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
N.Garver LOSS(18-10) 7 1/3 9 5 5 1 2 0 116 2.70
B.Hoeft 0 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 4.55
Totals 8 9 5 5 2 2 0
Orioles (59-92) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
B.Turley 7 1/3 7 2 2 6 6 2 132 2.62
M.Blyzka WIN(5-4) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.19
D.Larsen SAVE(1st) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5.81
Totals 9 7 2 2 6 7 2
ATTENDANCE- 6,253 DATE- Tuesday, September 21st 1954 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:43
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers:11 Orioles: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 0 Orioles: 0
DOUBLES- B.Tuttle(17th)
TRIPLES- J.Delsing(4th)
HOME RUNS- F.Hatfield(2nd), W.Belardi(13th)
CAUGHT STEALING- B.Young
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Turley
WALKS- R.Boone, A.Kaline, B.Tuttle-2, F.House, N.Garver, B.Kennedy, F.Kellert
HIT BY PITCH- B.Tuttle
STRIKE OUTS- J.Delsing-2, R.Boone-2, W.Belardi, A.Kaline, N.Garver, B.Young,
B.Kennedy
WEB GEMS- Bot 2nd: Harvey Kuenn robbed Bob Kennedy of a base hit.
Top 6th: Clint Courtney blocked the plate, saving a run!
Second baseman Bobby Young had 2 base hits as the Baltimore Orioles outscored
the Detroit Tigers 5 to 2.
Baltimore delivered all the runs required in the 8th inning as they scored 5
runs on 6 base hits. The key offensive moment was provided by Bob Kennedy
who came through for the home fans when he delivered a single scoring two
baserunners. The teams had been locked in a scoreless duel until the 6th
inning.
Mike Blyzka(5-4) got credit for the victory, pitching 2/3 of an inning and
allowing no runs. Don Larsen recorded his 1st save. Ned Garver(18-10) was
the loser.
Saturday, May 06, 2006
1954 AL replay pennant race graph
Monday 9/20/54: Indians win 1-0 in ten innings, clinch '54 AL replay flag !
It was a nail biter of a game from beginning to end, but the Cleveland Indians finally came out on top over the White Sox, winning 1-0 on Bill Glynn's bases loaded ground single to right field in the 10th. Jon Grauer managed the Sox and me the Indians in this exciting NetPlay game. Starters Bob Keegan of the White Sox and Bob Feller of the Indians both pitched magnificent ball, but both were gone by the time the game was decided. The Sox missed two great scoring opportunities. In the very first inning, they loaded the bases with nobody out against Feller, but Jim Rivera flied out to shallow left and George Kell smacked into an inning-ending double play. In the sixth, Minnie Minoso singled and stole second with one out, but Minnie was nailed trying to steal third. Jim Rivera promptly followed with a base hit to center but was thrown out trying to stretch the hit into a double. Both Larry Doby of the Indians and Minnie Minoso of the White Sox robbed opposing batters of home runs. And in the top of the 10th with a man on first, Al Smith made a great catch on Sherm Lollar's deep drive into the left center field gap. The Indians missed a good chance to win it in the ninth when Dave Pope, pinch hitting for Feller, struck out with two out and two on. A few in the crowd questioned the decision to lift Feller for Pope. Al Rosen, who didn't start, was also available to pinch hit. Rosen, however, was saved until the 10th, at which time he came on to hit for Hank Majeski. Al got a big infield hit just before Glynn delivered his winning blow. The inning had started with Al Smith walking, Bobby Avila sacrificing him to second, and Larry Doby getting an intentional pass. |
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1954 Chicago White Sox At 1954 Cleveland Indians 9/20/1954
White Sox AB R H RBI AVG Indians AB R H RBI AVG
C.Carrasquel SS 3 0 0 0 .244 A.Smith LF 4 1 0 0 .253
N.Fox 2B 4 0 1 0 .328 B.Avila 2B 4 0 1 0 .311
M.Minoso LF 3 0 1 0 .295 L.Doby CF 2 0 0 0 .274
J.Rivera CF 4 0 2 0 .274 H.Majeski 3B 4 0 1 0 .197
G.Kell 3B 4 0 0 0 .284 G-A.Rosen PH 1 0 1 0 .296
P.Cavarretta 1B 3 0 0 0 .350 V.Wertz 1B 3 0 1 0 .278
W.Marshall RF 3 0 0 0 .316 A-B.Glynn PR,1B 1 0 1 1 .257
E-E.McGhee PR,RF 0 0 0 0 .261 D.Philley RF 3 0 0 0 .202
S.Lollar C 3 0 0 0 .247 G.Strickland SS 3 0 0 0 .241
B.Keegan P 2 0 0 0 .079 B-D.Mitchell PH 0 0 0 0 .250
F-R.Jackson PH 1 0 0 0 .248 D-S.Dente SS 0 0 0 0 .327
D.Johnson P 0 0 0 0 .171 H.Naragon C 4 0 0 0 .234
B.Feller P 3 0 1 0 .196
C-D.Pope PH 1 0 0 0 .218
H.Newhouser P 0 0 0 0 .333
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 30 0 4 0 Totals 33 1 6 1
A-Pinch Ran For Wertz In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Strickland In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Feller In 9th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Mitchell In 10th Inning
E-Pinch Ran For Marshall In 10th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Keegan In 10th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Majeski In 10th Inning
White Sox....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1
Indians......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 6 0
White Sox (97-53) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Keegan 9 4 0 0 4 4 0 130 3.05 A1 D9
D.Johnson LOSS(11-8) 0 1/3 2 1 1 2 0 0 17 3.51 E1
Totals 9 1/3 6 1 1 6 4 0
Indians (102-47) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Feller 9 4 0 0 4 2 0 125 2.68 A1 D5
H.Newhouser WIN(4-1) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 3.32 D6
Totals 10 4 0 0 5 2 0
ATTENDANCE- 32,029 DATE- Monday, September 20th 1954 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Joe Paparella, Bill McGowan, Jim Honochick, Nestor Chylak
T- 2:42
LEFT ON BASE- White Sox: 6 Indians:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- White Sox: 0 Indians: 1
ERRORS- G.Kell
DOUBLES- B.Avila(23rd)
STOLEN BASES- C.Carrasquel(12th), N.Fox(28th), M.Minoso(26th), J.Rivera(43rd)
CAUGHT STEALING- M.Minoso
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Keegan, B.Avila, D.Philley
WALKS- C.Carrasquel, M.Minoso, P.Cavarretta, W.Marshall, S.Lollar, A.Smith,
L.Doby-3, V.Wertz, D.Mitchell
STRIKE OUTS- W.Marshall, B.Keegan, L.Doby, H.Majeski, B.Feller, D.Pope
GIDP- G.Kell
WEB GEMS- Top 5th: Larry Doby robbed Sherm Lollar of a Homerun!
Bot 6th: Minnie Minoso robbed Hank Majeski of a Homerun!
Hal Newhouser(4-1) blanked the Chicago White Sox at Municipal Stadium in 10
innings. The Cleveland Indians scored managed just one run for the
victory.
Neither team scored in the first nine innings. Finally, Cleveland pulled the
game out in the 10th inning. Al Smith drew a walk. Bobby Avila came next
and he laid down a sacrifice bunt. Larry Doby then was walked intentionally.
Al Rosen stepped in and he laced a one-base hit to load the bases. Billy
Glynn stepped into the box and stroked a base-hit resulting in an exciting
win for Cleveland and a raucous post-game celebration by the home town fans.
Cleveland had only 6 hits for the game.
Don Johnson(11-8) absorbed the loss in relief. He pitched 1/3 of an inning
giving up 2 hits and 2 walks.
SCORESHEET: 1954 Chicago White Sox at 1954 Cleveland Indians
C.Carras-A1 A1:W>b1 B1:P/4 C1:F/8 D1:P/6
N.Fox-A1 A2:SB>12 *3*:G/53 *6*:G/63 *9*:L/3
Si>23
M.Minoso-A1 A3:SB>12 B3:L/5 C3:Si D3:G/43
W>b1
J.Rivera-A1 A4:F/7 B4:G/3 C4:SB>12 D4:Si
CS/25>2o
Si
G.Kell-A1 A5:G-DP/6 *4*:G/13 *7*:F/8 D5:SB>12
43>1o G/63
P.Cavarr-A1 *2*:W>b1 B6:F/8 C6:G/43 *10*:P/4
W.Marsha-A1 A7:P/4 B7:K C7:G/43 D7:W>b1
E.McGhee-D8
S.Lollar-A1 A8:W>12 b *5*:F/8 *8*:F/7 D8:F/7
1
B.Keegan-A1 A9:Sac/14 B9:K C9:L/3 D9:G/53
R.Jackso-D9 >23 12
D.Johnso-E1
A.Smith-A1 A1:G/63 B1:L/5 C1:F/9 D1:G/31 *10*:W>b1
B.Avila-A1 A2:F/7 B2:Do C2:E/5>12 *8*:G/53 E2:Sac/54
>12
L.Doby-A1 A3:W>b1 B3:IW>b1 C3:P/4 D3:K E3:IW>b1
H.Majesk-A1 A4:Si>13 B4:K *6*:F/7 D4:G/53 E4:Si>23
A.Rosen-E4 12
V.Wertz-A1 A5:G/31 *4*:G/31 C5:Si *9*:W>b1 E5:Si>3#
B.Glynn-D6 23 12
D.Phille-A1 *2*:G/13 B6:G/43 C6:F/8 D6:Sac/54
>12
G.Strick-A1 A7:P/6 B7:F/8 C7:G/53 D7:W>b1
D.Mitche-D7
S.Dente-E1
H.Narago-A1 A8:G/31 *5*:G/31 *7*:F/8 D8:P/4
B.Feller-A1 *3*:P/2 B9:Si C9:K D9:K
D.Pope-D9
H.Newhou-E1
Friday, May 05, 2006
Standings and recap at close of play Sunday, September 19, 1954
Strat-O-Matic Report
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1954 American League Date: 9/20/1954
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
1954 CLE 101 47 H.Kuenn DET .345 L.Doby CLE 35 L.Doby CLE 118
1954 CHI 97 52 T.William BOS .339 R.Sievers WAS 31 M.Vernon WAS 107
1954 NYY 82 66 N.Fox CHI .328 J.Jensen BOS 29 J.Jensen BOS 104
1954 DET 76 72 I.Noren NYY .320 R.Boone DET 29 R.Sievers WAS 103
1954 WAS 69 78 J.Busby WAS .315 T.William BOS 28 Y.Berra NYY 101
1954 BOS 62 85
1954 BAL 58 91 WINS SAVES ERA
1954 PHI 47 101 M.Garcia CLE 21 J.Sain NYY 18 M.Garcia CLE 1.81
E.Wynn CLE 20 H.Dorish CHI 15 V.Trucks CHI 2.25
V.Trucks CHI 19 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
F.Hatfiel DET 9 N.Fox CHI 27 V.Trucks CHI 165
R.Sievers WAS 9 M.Minoso CHI 25 E.Wynn CLE 155
C.Michael CHI 8 J.Jensen BOS 16 M.Garcia CLE 133
P.Runnels WAS 8 OTHERS TIED W 15 J.Harshma CHI 131
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
BAL 1 at CHI 4 PHI-Sima(4-5, 3.45) at BOS-Brewer(11-9, 3.67)
BOS 7 at WAS 5 CHI-Keegan(12-9, 3.19) at CLE-Feller(9-4, 2.85)
CLE 6 at DET 5 DET-Aber(10-6, 2.93) at BAL-Coleman(8-15, 3.96)
NYY 9 at PHI 0 WAS-Schmitz(9-8, 3.84) at NYY-Ford(12-10, 3.38)
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER TM OPP AB R H RB BB Ks HR SB
T.Williams BOS WAS 3 1 2 2 2 0 1 0
G.McDougald NYY PHI 5 2 3 2 1 1 1 0
S.Souchock DET CLE 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
I.Noren NYY PHI 6 2 4 3 0 0 0 0
M.Grasso CLE DET 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0
PITCHER TM OPP INN H R ER BB Ks HR WLS
T.Morgan NYY PHI 9.0 2 0 0 2 0 0 W
V.Trucks CHI BAL 9.0 8 1 1 1 11 0 W
L.Kiely BOS WAS 3.2 3 0 0 0 3 0 W
B.Henry BOS WAS 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0
T.Hurd BOS WAS 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 S
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
T.Williams BOS .379 29 11 7 6 4 T.Morgan NYY 18 6 0 2 1 0 200
Y.Berra NYY .289 38 11 12 2 2 V.Trucks CHI 29 27 3 6 19 0 110
P.Runnels WAS .478 23 11 6 3 0 M.McDermott WAS 18 8 1 6 9 1 200
A.Smith CLE .300 30 9 4 7 1 E.Lopat NYY 18 12 3 1 6 1 200
H.Agganis BOS .346 26 9 5 5 0 B.Turley BAL 17 6 2 13 11 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.Diering BAL .235 34 8 1 0 0 M.Parnell BOS 8 10 10 7 5 1 000
C.Courtney BAL .103 29 3 2 3 0 J.Harshman CHI 9 12 7 7 5 0 020
D.Philley CLE .160 25 4 1 2 0 F.Sullivan BOS 14 19 11 5 15 1 020
B.Young BAL .148 27 4 1 3 0 C.Bishop PHI 10 14 8 3 2 0 010
B.Hunter BAL .115 26 3 1 4 0 B.Chakales BAL 6 8 5 3 0 0 001
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report
Monday, May 01, 2006
Sunday 9/19/54: Indians hold on to beat Tigers, can clinch flag vs. White Sox in next game
| The Indians beat the battling Detroit Tigers 6-5 and reduced their magic number down to one. They can clinch the pennant with a win tomorrow night at home against the White Sox. Ray Narleski struck out Steve Souchock with the bases loaded to end the game at Detroit today. Souchock had tied the game in the bottom of the eighth with yet another dramatic home run. He had won the Friday night game with a walk-off homer in the 11th to give the Tigers a 1-0 win. In today's game, the Indians plated the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth on a single, a wild pitch, a sacrifice bunt, and a sacrifice fly. The Tigers very nearly tied it in the bottom of the ninth as Tribe relievers Hal Newhouser and Ray Narleski walked three batters before Narleski finally closed the deal. |
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1954 Cleveland Indians At 1954 Detroit Tigers 9/19/1954
Indians AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG
A.Smith LF 3 1 1 1 .255 H.Kuenn SS 5 0 0 0 .345
B.Avila 2B 4 2 2 1 .311 F.Hatfield 2B 4 1 2 0 .244
L.Doby CF 5 1 3 0 .275 J.Delsing LF 5 1 2 0 .236
H.Majeski 3B 4 0 2 2 .194 R.Boone 3B 4 1 1 1 .312
V.Wertz 1B 3 0 0 1 .277 W.Dropo 1B 4 0 1 1 .253
A-R.Regalado PH 0 0 0 0 .224 A.Kaline RF 4 1 3 1 .258
C-D.Mitchell PH 1 0 0 0 .250 R.Herbert P 0 0 0 0 .286
D-B.Glynn 1B 0 0 0 0 .252 G-W.Belardi PH 0 0 0 0 .181
D.Philley RF 4 1 1 0 .204 H-F.Bolling PH 0 0 0 0 .231
G.Strickland SS 3 0 1 0 .243 B.Tuttle CF 4 0 1 0 .251
M.Grasso C 1 1 1 1 .500 R.Wilson C 2 0 0 1 .297
M.Garcia P 4 0 0 0 .108 E-B.Nieman PH 1 0 0 0 .259
D.Mossi P 1 0 0 0 .111 F-F.House C 0 0 0 0 .244
A.Houtteman P 0 0 0 0 .232 I-C.King PH 0 0 0 0 .130
H.Newhouser P 0 0 0 0 .333 J-R.Bertoia PH 0 0 0 0 .323
R.Narleski P 0 0 0 0 .429 T.Gray P 3 0 1 0 .063
B-S.Souchock RF 2 1 1 1 .265
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 33 6 11 6 Totals 38 5 12 5
A-Pinch Hit For Wertz In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Gray In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Regalado In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Mitchell In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Wilson In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Nieman In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Herbert In 9th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Belardi In 9th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For House In 9th Inning
J-Pinch Hit For King In 9th Inning
Indians......... 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 - 6 11 0
Tigers.......... 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 - 5 12 1
Indians (101-47) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
M.Garcia 7 11 4 4 2 2 0 136 1.81
D.Mossi WIN(8-6) BS(4th) 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 19 3.29
A.Houtteman HOLD(1st) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.31
H.Newhouser 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12 3.41
R.Narleski SAVE(9th) 0 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 2.80
Totals 9 12 5 5 6 3 1
Tigers (76-72) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
T.Gray 7 2/3 10 5 5 7 4 0 140 5.63
R.Herbert LOSS(5-5) 1 1/3 1 1 1 0 1 0 21 4.33
Totals 9 11 6 6 7 5 0
ATTENDANCE- 13,016 DATE- Sunday, September 19th 1954 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 3:27
LEFT ON BASE- Indians:12 Tigers:13
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 0 Tigers: 1
ERRORS- F.Hatfield
DOUBLES- A.Smith(21st), M.Grasso(1st), J.Delsing-2(27th), R.Boone(12th)
HOME RUNS- S.Souchock(4th)
STOLEN BASES- A.Kaline(15th)
SACRIFICE HITS- G.Strickland-2
SACRIFICE FLIES- V.Wertz, M.Grasso, R.Wilson
WALKS- A.Smith-2, B.Avila, H.Majeski, D.Philley, M.Grasso-2, F.Hatfield,
R.Boone, W.Dropo, F.Bolling, B.Tuttle, R.Bertoia
HIT BY PITCH- M.Grasso
STRIKE OUTS- L.Doby, V.Wertz, D.Philley, M.Garcia, D.Mossi, B.Tuttle, T.Gray,
S.Souchock
GIDP- B.Avila
WILD PITCHES- R.Herbert
WEB GEMS- Bot 3rd: Bobby Avila robbed Jim Delsing of a base hit.
The Cleveland Indians edged the Detroit Tigers at Briggs Stadium by the score
of 6 to 5.
The deciding run was scored by Cleveland in the 9th. Dave Philley laced a
base-hit. Ray Herbert then let loose a wild pitch. George Strickland then
laid down a sacrifice bunt. Mickey Grasso was up next and he hit a sacrifice
fly scoring the run. Cleveland banged out 11 on the afternoon.
The victory went to Don Mossi(8-6) who went 1 inning, allowing 1 run. Ray
Narleski was credited with his 9th save. Herbert(5-5) was the loser in
relief.
