Philadelphia Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
June 18, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 18, 1954 at Briggs Stadium. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Athletics 2, Detroit Tigers 1

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Jacobs 2b 4 0 0 0
Power 1b 4 0 0 0
Finigan 3b 4 0 1 0
Renna rf 3 2 2 1
Zernial lf 4 0 2 1
Wilson cf 4 0 0 0
DeMaestri ss 4 0 0 0
Robertson c 3 0 0 0
Portocarrero p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 5 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 4 0 1 0
Delsing lf 3 0 0 0
Boone 3b 4 1 1 1
Belardi 1b 3 0 0 0
House c 3 0 0 0
Tuttle cf 4 0 1 0
Kaline rf 3 0 0 0
Bolling 2b 2 0 0 0
  Hatfield ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Hoeft p 2 0 0 0
  Herbert p 0 0 0 0
  Nieman ph 1 0 1 0
  Bertoia pr 0 0 0 0
  Marlowe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
Philadelphia 010 000 100250
Detroit 100 000 000141
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Portocarrero  W(4-6) 9.0 4 1 1 2 6
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
2
6
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Hoeft  L(3-6) 7.2 5 2 2 1 4
  Herbert   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Marlowe   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
1
5

  E–Boone (9), Boone (9).  2B–Philadelphia Renna (8,off Hoeft), Detroit Kuenn (12,off Portocarrero); Tuttle (10,off Portocarrero).  3B–Philadelphia Finigan (3,off Hoeft).  HR–Philadelphia Renna (7,2nd inning off Hoeft 0 on 0 out), Detroit Boone (13,1st inning off Portocarrero 0 on 2 out).  HBP–Robertson (1,by Hoeft).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Delsing (2,off Portocarrero).  Team–5.  SB–Jacobs (3,2nd base off Hoeft/House); Bertoia (1,2nd base off Portocarrero/Robertson).  U-HP–Bill Grieve, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:13.  A–23,216.
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