Philadelphia Athletics vs Boston Red Sox
September 20, 1954 Box Score

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

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Philadelphia Athletics 2, Boston Red Sox 5

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Suder 2b 4 1 0 0
Limmer 1b 4 0 1 0
Finigan 3b 4 1 1 2
Zernial lf 4 0 0 0
Power rf 3 0 2 0
Wilson cf 2 0 0 0
Littrell ss 3 0 0 0
Robertson c 3 0 0 0
Gray p 2 0 0 0
  Oster p 0 0 0 0
  Valo ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 4 2
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Goodman 2b 4 0 2 0
Williams lf 3 1 1 1
Jensen rf 5 1 3 0
Mele 1b 4 1 1 0
Hatton 3b 2 1 0 0
Piersall cf 4 1 2 2
White c 3 0 0 0
Bolling ss 4 0 3 2
Brewer p 4 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 12 5
Philadelphia 000 000 002241
Boston 000 200 30x5120
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Gray  L(3-12) 7.0 11 5 4 4 3
  Oster   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
12
5
4
5
3
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Brewer  W(10-9) 9.0 4 2 2 2 6
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
2
6

  E–Littrell (1).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Robertson-Finigan-Suder, Boston 1. Bolling-Goodman-Mele.  2B–Philadelphia Power (17,off Brewer), Boston Bolling (20,off Gray); Piersall (23,off Gray).  HR–Philadelphia Finigan (6,9th inning off Brewer 1 on 2 out), Boston Williams (28,7th inning off Gray 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–2.  SH–White (8,off Gray).  Team–10.  CS–Limmer (3,2nd base by Brewer/White).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:02.  A–1,555.
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