Detroit Tigers vs Washington Senators
June 2, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 2, 1954 at Griffith Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 2, Washington Senators 7

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 4 0 0 0
Bolling 2b 4 0 0 0
Boone 3b 4 0 0 0
Dropo 1b 4 0 1 0
Delsing lf 2 0 0 0
  Nieman lf 1 0 0 0
Kaline rf 3 0 2 0
  Kress pr,rf 1 1 1 0
Tuttle cf 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 2 1 1 0
Wilson c 3 0 0 0
Gromek p 1 0 0 0
  Lund ph,cf 2 0 1 2
Totals 31 2 6 2
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 3 0 0 0
Runnels ss 5 1 1 3
Vernon 1b 3 2 1 0
Sievers lf 4 1 1 0
Busby cf 3 1 3 2
Wright rf 3 0 1 1
Tipton c 4 1 2 1
Terwilliger 2b 4 0 0 0
Stone p 3 1 0 0
Totals 32 7 9 7
Detroit 000 000 200260
Washington 201 310 00x790
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Gromek  L(7-4) 4.0 6 6 6 3 2
  Miller   4.0 3 1 1 2 5
Totals
8.0
9
7
7
5
7
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Stone  W(3-0) 9.0 6 2 2 4 5
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
4
5

  E–None.  DP–Detroit 2. Runnels-Terwilliger-Vernon, Runnels-Terwilliger-Vernon, Washington 2. Runnels-Terwilliger-Vernon, Runnels-Terwilliger-Vernon.  2B–Detroit Dropo (6,off Stone), Washington Vernon (12,off Gromek); Tipton (3,off Gromek).  3B–Detroit Kress (1,off Stone).  HR–Washington Runnels (1,4th inning off Gromek 2 on 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  SF–Busby (4,off Gromek).  Team–7.  SB–Busby (5,2nd base off Miller/Wilson); Busby (5,2nd base off Miller/Wilson).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Ed Runge, 2B–Bill Summers, 3B–Bill McKinley.  T–2:13.  A–4,567.
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