Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees
May 23, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1954 at Yankee Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 10, New York Yankees 9

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Agganis 1b 6 1 2 0
Piersall cf 6 3 3 0
Williams lf 3 3 2 1
Jensen rf 4 0 0 0
  Baker ph 1 0 0 0
  Olson rf 1 0 1 1
Kell 3b 5 2 3 3
White c 4 1 2 1
Lepcio 2b,ss 4 0 2 2
Bolling ss 3 0 2 0
  Goodman ph,2b 2 0 1 2
Henry p 2 0 0 0
  Maxwell ph 1 0 0 0
  Brown p 0 0 0 0
  Lenhardt ph 1 0 0 0
  Kinder p 1 0 0 0
Totals 44 10 18 10
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Bauer rf 3 3 3 1
Rizzuto ss 3 1 1 1
  Slaughter ph 1 0 0 0
  Miranda ss 0 0 0 0
  Noren ph 1 1 1 2
Mantle cf 5 1 2 4
Berra c 5 0 0 0
Skowron 1b 4 0 2 0
  Collins 1b 1 0 1 0
Woodling lf 3 0 0 0
Carey 3b 3 1 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
  McDougald 3b 0 0 0 0
Coleman 2b 5 2 1 0
Morgan p 1 0 0 0
  Cerv ph 1 0 0 0
  Sain p 2 0 1 0
  Gorman p 0 0 0 0
  Kuzava p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 9 12 8
Boston 300 000 32210183
New York 003 220 0029121
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Henry   5.0 8 7 4 6 2
  Brown   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Kinder  W(2-1) 3.0 4 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
12
9
6
7
4
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Morgan   4.0 7 3 2 3 1
  Sain  L(1-1) 3.2 6 5 5 2 1
  Gorman   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Kuzava   1.1 4 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
18
10
9
6
2

  E–White (3), Bolling 2 (6), Rizzuto (5).  DP–New York 1. McDougald-Coleman.  2B–Boston Lepcio (1,off Morgan), New York Skowron (2,off Henry); Bauer (6,off Henry).  3B–New York Bauer (2,off Kinder).  HR–New York Mantle (6,3rd inning off Henry 2 on 1 out); Noren (2,9th inning off Kinder 1 on 2 out).  IBB–Williams (2,by Morgan); Mantle (1,by Henry).  Team LOB–13.  SH–Bauer (1,off Kinder).  Team–12.  SB–Coleman (2,2nd base off Henry/White); Coleman (2,2nd base off Henry/White).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–Eddie Rommel, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–3:19.  A–38,524.
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