Cleveland Indians vs Boston Red Sox
August 29, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 29, 1954 at Fenway Park. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 8, Boston Red Sox 1

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Smith lf 5 0 1 0
Avila 2b 5 1 1 1
Doby cf 5 0 0 0
Rosen 3b 3 3 2 2
Wertz 1b 3 1 1 2
  Glynn 1b 1 0 0 0
Westlake rf 4 2 2 1
Dente ss 2 1 1 0
Naragon c 3 0 0 0
  Mitchell ph 1 0 0 0
  Hegan c 0 0 0 0
Houtteman p 4 0 2 2
Totals 36 8 10 8
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Mele rf 5 0 1 0
Williams lf 3 0 2 1
Jensen cf 3 0 0 0
Agganis 1b 2 0 0 0
Hatton 3b 3 0 0 0
White c 4 0 0 0
Lepcio 2b 4 0 0 0
Consolo ss 2 1 1 0
Sullivan p 1 0 0 0
  Piersall ph 1 0 0 0
  Clevenger p 0 0 0 0
  Maxwell ph 1 0 1 0
  Hudson p 0 0 0 0
  Goodman ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 30 1 6 1
Cleveland 022 100 0218100
Boston 000 000 100161
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Houtteman  W(14-6) 9.0 6 1 1 7 5
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
7
5
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Sullivan  L(11-11) 4.0 5 5 3 2 5
  Clevenger   3.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Hudson   2.0 5 3 3 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
8
6
2
7

  E–Consolo (13).  DP–Cleveland 3. Houtteman-Avila-Wertz, Rosen-Avila-Wertz, Avila-Glynn.  2B–Boston Williams (17,off Houtteman).  3B–Cleveland Rosen (2,off Hudson).  HR–Cleveland Wertz (11,3rd inning off Sullivan 0 on 2 out); Rosen (22,9th inning off Hudson 0 on 2 out)..  SH–Dente (8,off Sullivan).  SF–Rosen (11,off Sullivan); Wertz (5,off Hudson)..  Team LOB–6.  Team–9.  SB–Avila 2 (6,2nd base off Sullivan/White 2).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Charlie Berry, 3B–Bill McKinley.  T–2:37.  A–36,344.
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