Washington Senators vs New York Yankees
May 31, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1954 at Yankee Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 1, New York Yankees 0

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 3 1 1 0
Busby cf 4 0 1 0
Vernon 1b 4 0 2 1
Sievers lf 4 0 2 0
  Umphlett lf 0 0 0 0
Lemon rf 3 0 0 0
Runnels ss 3 0 0 0
Fitz Gerald c 4 0 1 0
Terwilliger 2b 3 0 0 0
  Wright ph 1 0 0 0
  Hoderlein 2b 0 0 0 0
Schmitz p 3 0 1 0
Totals 32 1 8 1
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
McDougald 2b 3 0 0 0
Coleman ss 4 0 0 0
Mantle cf 4 0 0 0
Berra c 3 0 0 0
Bauer rf 3 0 1 0
Skowron 1b 3 0 0 0
Woodling lf 3 0 0 0
Carey 3b 3 0 1 0
Ford p 2 0 1 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
  Sain p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 3 0
Washington 100 000 000182
New York 000 000 000031
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Schmitz  W(1-3) 9.0 3 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
1
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ford  L(2-4) 8.0 7 1 1 1 6
  Sain   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
2
7

  E–Lemon (1), Terwilliger (11), Ford (1).  DP–Washington 3. Schmitz-Runnels-Vernon, Runnels-Terwilliger-Vernon, Runnels-Terwilliger-Vernon, New York 1. Coleman-McDougald.  SH–Lemon (1,off Sain).  IBB–Runnels (1,by Sain).  Team LOB–7.  Team–3.  CS–Busby (2,3rd base by Ford/Berra).  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–Eddie Rommel, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Red Flaherty.
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