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Retrosheet Boxscore: Detroit Tigers 9, Boston Red Sox 8 (2)

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Detroit Tigers 9, Boston Red Sox 8 (2)

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Game Played on Sunday, May 16, 1954 (D) at Briggs Stadium

BOS A    2  0  2    0  0  2    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   8 16  4
DET A    0  2  2    2  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  -   9 11  2
BATTING
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Goodman 2b                    6   2   1   0       1   2       5   5
Agganis 1b                    4   3   2   0       3   0      18   0
Jensen cf,rf                  5   0   0   1       1   0       1   0
Williams lf                   5   2   5   5       0   0       1   0
  Sullivan p                  2   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Kell 3b                       3   1   1   0       1   1       2   6
  Baker pr,3b                 2   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
Maxwell rf,lf                 6   0   1   0       1   0       2   1
Owen c                        4   0   1   0       0   1       1   0
  White pr,c                  3   0   2   0       0   0       8   0
Bolling ss                    6   0   0   0       0   2       1   6
Kiely p                       4   0   1   1       0   2       0   3
  Piersall cf                 3   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
Totals                       53   8  16   7       7   9      41  24
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Baker-Goodman-Agganis.
E: Agganis (3), Jensen (1), Kell 2 (7).
BATTING - 
2B: Williams (1,off Herbert).
HR: Williams 2 (2,3rd inning off Branca 0 on 0 out,8th inning off Herbert 1
on 2 out).
SH: Kell (1,off Branca); Bolling (1,off Hoeft).
SF: Jensen (3,off Herbert).
GDP: Jensen (5,off Herbert); Bolling (3,off Herbert).
IBB: Maxwell (1,by Branca).
Team LOB: 13.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Piersall (2,2nd base by Herbert/Batts).
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Kuenn ss                      6   1   0   0       0   1       5   4
Bolling 2b                    3   1   1   0       1   0       3   5
  Kress ph                    1   0   0   1       0   0       0   0
  Hoeft p                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
  Gromek p                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
Boone 3b                      7   2   2   3       0   0       0   1
Dropo 1b                      6   0   1   0       0   2      14   0
Lund lf                       4   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
  Delsing ph,lf               2   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Kaline rf                     6   1   2   0       0   0       4   0
Tuttle cf                     4   1   2   1       2   0       4   0
Batts c                       4   1   2   1       1   1       8   5
Branca p                      1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Herbert p                   2   1   1   1       0   0       1   1
  House ph                    0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Bertoia pr                  0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hatfield 2b                 2   0   0   0       0   2       1   0
Totals                       50   9  11   7       5   9      42  19
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Bolling-Kuenn-Dropo, Batts-Kuenn-Bolling.
E: Boone 2 (3).
BATTING - 
2B: Tuttle (7,off Kiely); Dropo (5,off Kiely); Bolling (5,off Kiely).
3B: Herbert (1,off Kiely).
HR: Boone 2 (6,3rd inning off Kiely 1 on 1 out,14th inning off Sullivan 0 on
2 out).
SH: Kuenn (2,off Sullivan).
SF: Batts (1,off Kiely).
GDP: Boone (5,off Sullivan).
IBB: Tuttle (1,by Sullivan).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Kaline (4,2nd base off Sullivan/White).
PITCHING
Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Kiely                         7     9   7   4   2   2   1  32
Sullivan L(0-2)               6.2   2   2   1   3   7   1  25
Totals                       13.2  11   9   5   5   9   2  57
BK: Kiely (1).
IBB: Sullivan (1,Tuttle).
Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Branca                        2     4   4   3   4   2   1  15
Herbert                       7    10   4   4   2   4   1  30
Hoeft                         4     2   0   0   1   3   0  15
Gromek W(6-1)                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                       14    16   8   7   7   9   2  63
Branca faced 3 batters in the 3rd inning
IBB: Branca (1,Maxwell).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Herbert 2-1.
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Umpires: HP - Eddie Rommel, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - Johnny Stevens
Time of Game: 3:43   Attendance: 42957
Starting Lineups:

   Boston Red Sox                Detroit Tigers           
1. Goodman             2b        Kuenn               ss
2. Agganis             1b        Bolling             2b
3. Jensen              cf        Boone               3b
4. Williams            lf        Dropo               1b
5. Kell                3b        Lund                lf
6. Maxwell             rf        Kaline              rf
7. Owen                c         Tuttle              cf
8. Bolling             ss        Batts               c
9. Kiely               p         Branca              p

RED SOX 1ST: Goodman singled to right; Agganis reached on an
error by Boone [Goodman scored (no RBI), Agganis to third];
Jensen walked; Williams singled to center [Agganis scored
(unearned), Jensen to second]; Kell out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [Jensen to third, Williams to second];
Maxwell was walked intentionally; Owen struck out; Bolling
popped to first in foul territory; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. 
Red Sox 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Kuenn grounded out (pitcher to first); Bolling
walked; Boone forced Bolling (third to second); Dropo struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Kiely was called out on strikes; Goodman grounded
out (second to first); Agganis walked; Jensen popped to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Lund grounded out (third to first); Kaline singled
to center; Tuttle doubled to center [Kaline scored, Tuttle to
third (on throw)]; Batts hit a sacrifice fly to center [Tuttle
scored]; Branca grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Williams homered to right; Kell walked; Maxwell
singled to center [Kell to second]; HERBERT REPLACED BRANCA
(PITCHING); Owen popped to pitcher; Bolling struck out; Kiely
singled to center [Kell scored, Maxwell to third]; Goodman flied
out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Kuenn reached on an error by Kell; Bolling flied out
to right; Boone homered to left [Kuenn scored (unearned)]; Dropo
flied out to right; Lund grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R (1
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Agganis singled to right; Jensen grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Agganis out at
second]; Williams singled to right; Kell singled to right
[Williams to second]; Maxwell forced Kell (shortstop to second);
0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Kaline flied out to left; Tuttle walked; Batts
singled to left [Tuttle out at third (second to pitcher to
third)]; Herbert tripled to right [Batts scored]; Kuenn reached
on an error by Kell [Herbert scored (unearned) (no RBI)];
Bolling grounded out (third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 6.

RED SOX 5TH: Owen grounded out (shortstop to first); Bolling
struck out; Kiely grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 5TH: Boone grounded out (third to first); Dropo doubled
to right [Dropo out at third (right to second to third)]; Lund
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 4, Tigers 6.

RED SOX 6TH: Goodman walked; Agganis singled to center [Goodman
to third]; Jensen hit a sacrifice fly to center [Goodman
scored]; Williams doubled to center [Agganis scored]; Kell
struck out (catcher to first); Maxwell grounded out (pitcher to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 6TH: Kaline grounded out (third to first); Tuttle singled
to left; Batts singled to center [Tuttle to second]; Herbert
forced Batts (third to second) [Tuttle to third]; Kuenn forced
Herbert (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6,
Tigers 6.

RED SOX 7TH: Owen singled to center; WHITE RAN FOR OWEN; Bolling
flied out to right; Kiely struck out; White was out trying to
advance to second (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 6, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 7TH: WHITE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Bolling doubled
to left [Bolling to third (error by Jensen)]; Kiely balked
[Bolling scored (unearned)]; Boone popped to shortstop; Dropo
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lund struck out; 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Tigers 7.

RED SOX 8TH: Goodman grounded out (second to first); Agganis
walked; Jensen flied to right in foul territory; Williams
homered to right [Agganis scored]; Kell reached on an error by
Boone; BAKER RAN FOR KELL; Maxwell forced Baker (second to
shortstop); 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 8, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 8TH: BAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); SULLIVAN REPLACED
WILLIAMS (PITCHING); PIERSALL REPLACED KIELY (PLAYING CF);
JENSEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MAXWELL CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); Kaline grounded out (pitcher to first); Tuttle
popped to first; Batts grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 8, Tigers 7.

RED SOX 9TH: White singled to left; On a bunt Bolling grounded
into a double play (catcher to shortstop to second) [White out
at second]; Piersall singled to center; Piersall was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 8, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 9TH: HOUSE BATTED FOR HERBERT; House walked; BERTOIA RAN
FOR HOUSE; Kuenn reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice
bunt [Bertoia to third (error by Agganis)]; KRESS BATTED FOR
BOLLING; Kress forced Kuenn (second unassisted) [Bertoia scored
(unearned)]; Boone grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Kress out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 8, Tigers 8.

RED SOX 10TH: HATFIELD REPLACED BERTOIA (PLAYING 2B); HOEFT
REPLACED KRESS (PITCHING); Goodman struck out (catcher to
first); Agganis flied out to right; Jensen grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 8, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 10TH: Dropo was called out on strikes; DELSING BATTED FOR
LUND; Delsing flied out to center; Kaline singled to left;
Kaline stole second; Tuttle was walked intentionally; Batts
walked [Kaline to third, Tuttle to second]; Hatfield struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 8, Tigers 8.

RED SOX 11TH: DELSING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Sullivan
popped to catcher in foul territory; Baker flied out to right;
Maxwell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 8,
Tigers 8.

TIGERS 11TH: Kuenn was called out on strikes; Hoeft was called
out on strikes; Boone grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 8, Tigers 8.

RED SOX 12TH: White singled to left; Bolling out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [White to second]; Piersall struck out;
Goodman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 8, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 12TH: Dropo grounded out (shortstop to first); Delsing
grounded out (first unassisted); Kaline flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 8, Tigers 8.

RED SOX 13TH: Agganis walked; Jensen flied out to center;
Sullivan popped to first in foul territory; Baker singled to
center [Agganis to second]; Maxwell flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 8, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 13TH: Tuttle grounded out (shortstop to first); Batts was
called out on strikes; Hatfield struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 8, Tigers 8.

RED SOX 14TH: GROMEK REPLACED HOEFT (PITCHING); White grounded
out (pitcher to first); Bolling grounded out (third to first);
Piersall lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 8,
Tigers 8.

TIGERS 14TH: Kuenn grounded out (second to first); Gromek struck
out; Boone homered to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 8,
Tigers 9.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          8  16   4   13
 Tigers           9  11   2    7
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