Detroit Tigers vs Washington Senators
June 4, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 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 3, Washington Senators 2

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Bolling 2b 4 1 1 0
Delsing cf,lf 4 0 0 0
Boone 3b 4 0 0 0
Kress 1b 4 0 0 0
Nieman lf 3 1 1 1
  Tuttle lf,cf 1 0 0 0
Lund rf 4 0 1 0
House c 4 1 1 0
Kuenn ss 3 0 2 0
Hoeft p 2 0 1 1
Totals 33 3 7 2
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 4 0 1 0
Runnels ss 4 1 1 0
Vernon 1b 4 0 1 0
Sievers lf 4 1 3 2
Busby cf 4 0 1 0
Lemon rf 4 0 0 0
Fitz Gerald c 2 0 0 0
Terwilliger 2b 3 0 0 0
Porterfield p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Detroit 001 100 010371
Washington 010 001 000271
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Hoeft  W(2-4) 9.0 7 2 2 1 5
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
5
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Porterfield  L(6-4) 9.0 7 3 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
1
1

  E–Lund (1), Sievers (4).  DP–Detroit 1. Kuenn-Bolling-Kress.  2B–Washington Yost (8,off Hoeft).  3B–Washington Runnels (6,off Hoeft).  HR–Detroit Nieman (1,4th inning off Porterfield 0 on 1 out), Washington Sievers (9,2nd inning off Hoeft 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–4.  Team–4.  CS–Bolling (3,2nd base by Porterfield/Fitz Gerald); Kuenn (3,2nd base by Porterfield/Fitz Gerald).  SB–Busby (6,2nd base off Hoeft/House).  U-HP–Bill Summers, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–1:55.  A–1,689.
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