Boston Red Sox vs Detroit Tigers
June 16, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 16, 1954 at Briggs Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 3, Detroit Tigers 2

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Piersall cf 4 0 0 0
Hatton 3b 4 1 1 1
Goodman lf 4 0 0 0
  Olson lf 0 0 0 0
White c 4 0 0 0
Agganis 1b 3 1 1 0
Jensen rf 4 1 3 0
Lepcio 2b 3 0 0 0
Bolling ss 4 0 0 1
Nixon p 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 5 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 4 0 1 0
Kaline rf 3 0 0 0
  Belardi ph 1 0 0 0
Delsing lf 4 0 0 0
Boone 3b 2 0 0 0
  Hatfield 3b 2 0 0 0
Dropo 1b 3 0 0 0
Tuttle cf 3 1 1 0
House c 3 1 2 2
Bolling 2b 3 0 0 0
Garver p 1 0 0 0
  Nieman ph 1 0 0 0
  Aber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
Boston 100 010 100350
Detroit 020 000 000244
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Nixon  W(5-5) 9.0 4 2 2 1 6
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
1
6
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Garver  L(4-3) 8.0 5 3 2 1 3
  Aber   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
3
2
2
4

  E–Boone (8), Hatfield 2 (3), Garver (2).  DP–Boston 1. Bolling-Lepcio-Agganis, Detroit 2. Boone-Bolling-Dropo, Hatfield-Dropo.  2B–Boston Jensen (7,off Garver).  HR–Boston Hatton (2,1st inning off Garver 0 on 1 out), Detroit House (5,2nd inning off Nixon 1 on 2 out).  SH–Agganis (2,off Aber).  IBB–Lepcio (4,by Aber).  Team LOB–5.  Team–2.  U–Charlie Berry, Eddie Hurley, Bill Grieve.  T–2:04.  A–5,105.
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