Boston Red Sox vs Philadelphia Athletics
April 13, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 13, 1954 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 4, Philadelphia Athletics 6

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Consolo 2b 4 1 1 0
  Agganis ph 1 0 0 0
  Dobson p 0 0 0 0
  Kinder p 0 0 0 0
Piersall cf 5 0 2 0
Jensen rf 2 1 2 2
Kell 3b 5 0 0 0
Goodman lf,2b 5 1 4 0
Gernert 1b 4 0 0 0
White c 4 1 2 2
Lepcio ss 3 0 0 0
Parnell p 2 0 0 0
  Baker ph 1 0 0 0
  Herrin p 0 0 0 0
  Maxwell ph 1 0 1 0
  Olson lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 12 4
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
DeMaestri ss 5 0 1 0
Jacobs 2b 5 1 4 0
Power cf 5 2 1 0
Zernial lf 4 2 1 2
Bollweg 1b 4 1 2 1
Renna rf 3 0 2 3
Suder 3b 4 0 0 0
Astroth c 3 0 0 0
  Valo ph 0 0 0 0
  Shantz B. c 0 0 0 0
Shantz B. p 2 0 1 0
  Van Brabant p 0 0 0 0
  Joost ph 1 0 0 0
  Upton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 12 6
Boston 001 101 0014121
Philadelphia 300 020 01x6121
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Parnell  L(0-1) 5.0 8 5 4 1 1
  Herrin   2.0 2 0 0 3 1
  Dobson   0.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Kinder   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
12
6
5
6
2
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Shantz  W(1-0) 5.0 5 2 2 3 2
  Van Brabant   2.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Upton  SV(1) 2.0 4 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
4
2

  E–Kell (1), Jacobs (1).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Jacobs-DeMaestri-Bollweg.  PB–White (1).  2B–Boston Piersall 2 (2,off Bobby Shantz 2); Jensen (1,off Van Brabant); Goodman (1,off Upton)., Philadelphia Renna (1,off Parnell); Bollweg (1,off Herrin).  3B–Philadelphia Renna (1,off Parnell).  HR–Boston White (1,4th inning off Bobby Shantz 0 on 2 out); Jensen (1,9th inning off Upton 0 on 1 out)., Philadelphia Zernial (1,5th inning off Parnell 1 on 1 out).  SF–Jensen (1,off Bobby Shantz).  Team LOB–11.  HBP–Renna (1,by Parnell).  IBB–Suder (1,by Herrin); Valo (1,by Herrin).  Team–13.  SB–Piersall (1,3rd base off Bobby Shantz/Astroth).  CS–DeMaestri (1,2nd base by Parnell/White).  U-HP–Bill Summers, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–2:50.  A–16,331.
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