Boston Red Sox vs Baltimore Orioles
August 8, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1954 at Memorial Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 4, Baltimore Orioles 2

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Piersall rf 6 1 4 1
Williams lf 3 0 1 0
  Olson lf 0 0 0 0
Goodman 2b 5 0 0 0
Jensen cf 5 1 2 1
Agganis 1b 4 0 1 0
Hatton 3b 4 1 1 0
Wilber c 3 0 0 0
  White c 2 0 0 0
Consolo ss 4 1 3 1
Kemmerer p 1 0 0 0
  Hudson p 2 0 0 0
Totals 39 4 12 3
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Abrams rf 5 1 4 0
Waitkus 1b 5 0 2 1
Diering cf 5 0 1 0
Kennedy 3b 5 0 1 0
Courtney c 4 0 1 0
Fridley lf 5 0 0 0
Young 2b 2 1 0 0
Hunter ss 3 0 0 0
  Brideweser ph 1 0 0 0
Pillette p 3 0 0 1
  Kryhoski ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 2 9 2
Boston 001 010 000 024121
Baltimore 002 000 000 00292
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Kemmerer   6.1 6 2 2 5 2
  Hudson  W(2-3) 4.2 3 0 0 1 3
Totals
11.0
9
2
2
6
5
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Pillette  L(9-13) 11.0 12 4 3 5 3
Totals
11.0
12
4
3
5
3

  E–Consolo (7), Kennedy (11), Hunter (26).  DP–Boston 3. Goodman-Agganis, Consolo-Agganis, Consolo-Goodman-Agganis, Baltimore 3. Pillette-Hunter-Waitkus, Young-Hunter-Waitkus, Young-Hunter-Waitkus.  2B–Boston Consolo (4,off Pillette), Baltimore Courtney (10,off Kemmerer).  3B–Baltimore Abrams (4,off Kemmerer).  SH–Kemmerer 2 (2,off Pillette 2); Agganis (5,off Pillette).; Hunter (12,off Kemmerer).  IBB–Hatton (7,by Pillette); Young 2 (3,by Kemmerer 2).  Team LOB–10.  SF–Pillette (1,off Kemmerer).  HBP–Kryhoski (2,by Hudson).  Team–12.  CS–Jensen (5,2nd base by Pillette/Courtney).  SB–Young (2,2nd base off Kemmerer/Wilber); Courtney (2,2nd base off Kemmerer/Wilber).  U–Jim Honochick, Bill McKinley, Red Flaherty.  T–2:48.
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