New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox
August 20, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1954 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 3, Boston Red Sox 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Skowron 3b 4 1 2 1
Collins 1b 4 0 0 0
Mantle cf 3 1 2 0
Berra c 4 1 0 0
Noren rf 4 0 0 0
Woodling lf 3 0 0 1
Coleman 2b 3 0 0 0
Miranda ss 2 0 0 0
Grim p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 4 2
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Goodman 2b 4 0 1 0
Williams lf 3 1 3 0
Jensen cf 3 1 0 0
Agganis 1b 4 0 2 2
Olson rf 4 1 1 0
Hatton 3b 4 1 1 0
White c 2 0 0 1
Consolo ss 3 0 0 0
Nixon p 4 0 2 1
  Hudson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 10 4
New York 001 200 000342
Boston 010 000 21x4102
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Grim  L(16-5) 8.0 10 4 3 4 4
Totals
8.0
10
4
3
4
4
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Nixon  W(9-10) 8.0 4 3 1 1 5
  Hudson  SV(5) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
4
3
1
2
5

  E–Mantle (6), Miranda (8), Goodman (11), Nixon (1).  DP–New York 3. Coleman-Miranda-Collins, Miranda-Coleman-Collins, Coleman-Miranda-Collins, Boston 2. Agganis-Consolo, Goodman-Consolo-Agganis.  2B–Boston Williams (14,off Grim); Agganis (11,off Grim); Nixon (2,off Grim).  HR–New York Skowron (7,3rd inning off Nixon 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–2.  SF–White (6,off Grim).  Team–8.  CS–Noren (7,3rd base by Nixon/White).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Bill Grieve, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Johnny Stevens.  T–2:40.  A–30,174.
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