Philadelphia Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
May 19, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 19, 1954 at Briggs Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Athletics 3, Detroit Tigers 4

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
DeMaestri ss 3 0 0 1
Jacobs 2b 4 0 1 0
Bollweg 1b 4 1 1 1
Renna rf 4 0 0 0
Valo lf 3 0 1 0
Power cf 4 1 1 0
Finigan 3b 4 1 1 1
Shantz c 4 0 2 0
Kellner p 1 0 0 0
  Burtschy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 4 1 1 0
Bolling 2b 5 0 1 0
Boone 3b 3 1 3 1
Dropo 1b 4 0 0 0
Delsing lf 3 0 0 0
  Batts ph 1 0 0 0
  Bertoia pr 0 1 0 0
  Lund lf 0 0 0 0
Kaline rf 4 0 1 1
Tuttle cf 4 1 3 1
House c 2 0 1 1
  Kress pr 0 0 0 0
  Lakeman c 0 0 0 0
Branca p 0 0 0 0
  Zuverink p 3 0 0 0
  Nieman ph 0 0 0 0
  Miller pr 0 0 0 0
  Marlowe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 10 4
Philadelphia 020 000 010373
Detroit 001 001 0114100
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Kellner  L(2-4) 8.0 9 4 2 6 0
  Burtschy   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
4
2
6
0
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Branca   1.1 4 2 2 1 0
  Zuverink   6.2 3 1 1 1 2
  Marlowe  W(2-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
2
2

  E–Renna (2), Finigan (4), Billy Shantz (2).  2B–Philadelphia Jacobs (3,off Branca), Detroit House (6,off Kellner).  3B–Detroit Kuenn (3,off Kellner).  HR–Philadelphia Bollweg (2,8th inning off Zuverink 0 on 1 out).  SH–Kellner (2,off Zuverink); Kaline (2,off Kellner); Dropo (2,off Kellner).  SF–DeMaestri (2,off Zuverink); House (5,off Kellner).  Team LOB–5.  IBB–Nieman (1,by Kellner); Lund (1,by Kellner).  Team–14.  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–Eddie Rommel, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:20.  A–3,549.
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