New York Yankees vs Philadelphia Athletics
July 5, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 1954 at Connie Mack Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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New York Yankees 7, Philadelphia Athletics 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
McDougald 2b 6 1 2 1
Collins 1b 6 1 4 2
Mantle cf 5 1 1 1
Berra c 3 2 2 0
Noren rf 4 1 1 0
Woodling lf 4 0 2 1
Carey 3b 5 0 1 1
Rizzuto ss 3 0 1 0
  Miranda ss 1 1 1 0
Byrd p 3 0 1 1
  Sain p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 16 7
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Jacobs 2b 5 1 2 0
Limmer 1b 5 0 1 0
Finigan 3b 3 1 1 0
Renna rf 4 0 0 0
Zernial lf 4 1 2 1
Wilson cf 2 1 1 3
DeMaestri ss 4 0 1 0
Astroth c 3 0 0 0
  Bollweg ph 1 0 0 0
Portocarrero p 3 0 0 0
  Romberger p 0 0 0 0
  Valo ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
New York 101 010 0317160
Philadelphia 000 000 040480
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Byrd  W(4-5) 7.2 8 4 4 2 3
  Sain  SV(14) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
3
3
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Portocarrero  L(6-7) 7.2 14 6 6 6 3
  Romberger   1.1 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
16
7
7
6
3

  E–None.  DP–New York 1. Byrd-Rizzuto-Collins, Philadelphia 2. DeMaestri-Jacobs-Limmer, Limmer-DeMaestri.  2B–New York Collins 2 (7,off Portocarrero 2); Carey (9,off Portocarrero); Woodling (9,off Portocarrero)., Philadelphia Limmer (4,off Byrd).  HR–New York Collins (6,8th inning off Portocarrero 0 on 1 out); Mantle (17,8th inning off Portocarrero 0 on 1 out)., Philadelphia Wilson (9,8th inning off Byrd 2 on 2 out).  SH–Sain (1,off Romberger).  Team LOB–13.  HBP–Wilson (2,by Byrd).  Team–7.  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Bill Summers, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:59.
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