Detroit Tigers vs Washington Senators
April 30, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 30, 1954 at Griffith Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 2, Washington Senators 1

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Bolling 2b 6 0 1 0
Delsing lf 4 1 2 0
Kuenn ss 5 0 1 0
Boone 3b 5 1 2 1
Dropo 1b 5 0 0 0
Kaline rf 5 0 2 0
Tuttle cf 5 0 1 1
House c 4 0 0 0
Garver p 2 0 1 0
  Pesky ph 1 0 0 0
  Branca p 1 0 0 0
  Hatfield ph 1 0 0 0
  Zuverink p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 2 10 2
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 4 0 1 0
Busby cf 5 0 1 1
Vernon 1b 5 0 1 0
Vollmer rf 5 0 0 0
Sievers lf 5 0 2 0
Hoderlein ss 3 0 0 0
  Wright ph 1 0 0 0
  Runnels ss 1 0 0 0
Fitz Gerald c 3 0 0 0
  McDermott ph 0 0 0 0
  Umphlett pr 0 0 0 0
  Oldis c 1 0 0 0
Terwilliger 2b 4 1 2 0
Porterfield p 3 0 0 0
Totals 40 1 7 1
Detroit 000 000 001 0012101
Washington 000 001 000 000171
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Garver   8.0 5 1 1 1 4
  Branca  W(2-0) 3.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Zuverink  SV(1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
12.0
7
1
1
2
4
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Porterfield  L(1-2) 12.0 10 2 2 2 4
Totals
12.0
10
2
2
2
4

  E–Dropo (1), Hoderlein (2).  DP–Detroit 1. Kuenn-Bolling-Dropo, Washington 3. Terwilliger-Vernon, Hoderlein-Vernon, Terwilliger-Vernon.  3B–Washington Sievers (1,off Branca).  IBB–House (3,by Porterfield).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Porterfield (1,off Garver).  Team–6.  CS–Terwilliger (1,3rd base by Garver/House); Vernon (1,2nd base by Branca/House); Terwilliger (1,3rd base by Garver/House); Vernon (1,2nd base by Branca/House).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Eddie Rommel.  T–2:47.  A–6,423.
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