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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 8, New York Yankees 7 (2)

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Boston Red Sox 8, New York Yankees 7 (2)

Day

Game Played on Monday, September 6, 1954 (D) at Yankee Stadium I

BOS A    0  0  0    0  0  1    5  2  0  -   8 14  3
NY  A    1  0  0    0  6  0    0  0  0  -   7 11  0
BATTING
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Goodman 2b                    4   1   2   1       1   0       1   5
Williams lf                   5   2   4   1       0   0       2   0
Jensen cf                     5   1   1   3       0   0       2   0
Mele 1b                       3   0   1   0       0   0       8   0
  Agganis ph,1b               2   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Olson rf                      3   0   1   1       0   1       0   1
  Maxwell ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Hurd p                      1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
White c                       5   0   0   0       0   0       6   1
Lepcio 3b                     3   1   1   0       1   1       2   0
  Consolo pr,ss               0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
Bolling ss                    3   1   1   0       0   1       2   3
  Hatton ph,3b                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Kiely p                       2   0   1   0       0   1       1   1
  Clevenger p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Lenhardt ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Piersall rf                 1   1   1   2       0   0       2   0
Totals                       40   8  14   8       2   5      27  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Goodman-Mele.
E: Bolling 2 (30), Kiely (5).
BATTING - 
2B: Williams (20,off Ford); Agganis (12,off Sain).
HR: Jensen (24,7th inning off Reynolds 2 on 1 out); Piersall (7,8th inning
off Sain 1 on 2 out).
GDP: White (14,off Ford).
Team LOB: 7.
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bauer rf,lf                   4   1   1   0       1   1       2   0
Noren lf                      1   1   0   0       1   0       1   0
  Cerv ph                     1   1   0   1       0   0       0   0
  Rizzuto ss                  0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Byrne ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Coleman ss                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Mantle cf                     4   1   0   0       1   1       4   0
Berra c                       5   1   3   3       0   0       5   0
Skowron 1b                    3   0   2   1       0   0       5   1
  Collins ph,1b               2   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
McDougald 2b                  5   0   2   1       0   2       4   2
Carey 3b                      4   0   2   0       0   0       0   2
Miranda ss                    2   1   1   0       0   0       2   1
  Slaughter ph,rf             1   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Ford p                        2   1   0   0       0   0       1   3
  Reynolds p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Robinson ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Sain p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       36   7  11   6       4   5      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. McDougald-Rizzuto-Skowron.
BATTING - 
2B: Berra (27,off Kiely).
SH: Ford (6,off Kiely); Rizzuto (17,off Clevenger).
GDP: Miranda (2,off Kiely).
IBB: Bauer (2,by Kiely); Slaughter (4,by Hurd).
Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Kiely                         4.1   6   7   1   3   2   0  22
Clevenger                     1.2   3   0   0   0   1   0   8
Hurd W(2-0)                   3     2   0   0   1   2   0  12
Totals                        9    11   7   1   4   5   0  42
IBB: Kiely (4,Bauer); Hurd (2,Slaughter).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Clevenger 1-1.
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New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ford                          6.1  10   5   5   1   4   0  29
Reynolds                      0.2   1   1   1   0   1   1   3
Sain L(5-6)                   2     3   2   2   1   0   1  10
Totals                        9    14   8   8   2   5   2  42
Inherited Runners - Scored: Reynolds 2-2.
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Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Bill Grieve, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - Johnny Stevens
Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 39959
Starting Lineups:

   Boston Red Sox                New York Yankees         
1. Goodman             2b        Bauer               rf
2. Williams            lf        Noren               lf
3. Jensen              cf        Mantle              cf
4. Mele                1b        Berra               c
5. Olson               rf        Skowron             1b
6. White               c         McDougald           2b
7. Lepcio              3b        Carey               3b
8. Bolling             ss        Miranda             ss
9. Kiely               p         Ford                p

RED SOX 1ST: Goodman singled to left; Williams singled [Goodman
to second]; Jensen popped to second; Mele flied to right; Olson
forced Williams (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Bauer struck out; Noren walked; Mantle flied to
center; Berra singled [Noren to second]; Skowron singled [Noren
scored, Berra to second]; McDougald grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 2ND: White grounded out (first to pitcher); Lepcio
struck out; Bolling struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Carey singled; Miranda grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Carey out at second]; Ford grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Kiely struck out; Goodman flied to left; Williams
singled; Jensen forced Williams (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Bauer grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Noren
flied to left; Mantle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Mele popped to shortstop; Olson struck out; White
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Berra popped to third; Skowron singled to right
[Skowron out at second (right to shortstop)]; McDougald struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Lepcio flied to center; Bolling grounded out
(pitcher to first); Kiely singled; Goodman forced Kiely (pitcher
to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Carey grounded out (second to first); Miranda
singled; Ford reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt
[Miranda to third, Ford to second (error by Kiely)]; Bauer was
walked intentionally; CERV BATTED FOR NOREN; Cerv reached on an
error by Bolling [Miranda scored (unearned) (RBI), Ford scored
(error by Bolling) (unearned) (no RBI), Bauer to third, Cerv to
second]; Mantle walked; Berra doubled to center [Bauer scored
(unearned), Cerv scored (unearned), Mantle scored (unearned)];
CLEVENGER REPLACED KIELY (PITCHING); Skowron grounded out
(shortstop to first); McDougald singled [Berra scored
(unearned)]; Carey singled [McDougald to second]; SLAUGHTER
BATTED FOR MIRANDA; Slaughter grounded out (pitcher unassisted);
6 R (0 ER), 4 H, 3 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 7.

RED SOX 6TH: RIZZUTO REPLACED CERV (PLAYING SS); SLAUGHTER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BAUER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); Williams doubled; Jensen grounded out (pitcher to first);
Mele singled [Williams to third]; Olson singled [Williams
scored, Mele to second]; White grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Olson out at second]; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 7.

YANKEES 6TH: Ford grounded out (second to first); Bauer singled;
Rizzuto out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Bauer to
second]; Mantle struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Yankees 7.

RED SOX 7TH: Lepcio walked; Bolling singled [Lepcio to second];
LENHARDT BATTED FOR CLEVENGER; Lenhardt grounded out (third to
first) [Lepcio to third, Bolling to second]; Goodman singled
[Lepcio scored, Bolling to third]; Williams singled to pitcher
[Bolling scored, Goodman to second]; REYNOLDS REPLACED FORD
(PITCHING); Jensen homered to left [Goodman scored, Williams
scored]; AGGANIS BATTED FOR MELE; Agganis flied to center;
MAXWELL BATTED FOR OLSON; Maxwell struck out; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 6, Yankees 7.

YANKEES 7TH: AGGANIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); HURD REPLACED
MAXWELL (PITCHING); PIERSALL REPLACED LENHARDT (PLAYING RF);
Berra singled to center; COLLINS BATTED FOR SKOWRON; Collins
popped to shortstop; McDougald singled to left [Berra to third];
Carey reached on a fielder's choice [Berra out at home
(shortstop to catcher to second to pitcher to third), McDougald
to third, Carey to second]; Slaughter was walked intentionally;
ROBINSON BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Robinson flied to right; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Yankees 7.

RED SOX 8TH: COLLINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); SAIN REPLACED
ROBINSON (PITCHING); White flied to left; Lepcio singled to
right; CONSOLO RAN FOR LEPCIO; HATTON BATTED FOR BOLLING; Hatton
flied to center; Piersall homered to left [Consolo scored];
Goodman walked; Williams flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 8, Yankees 7.

YANKEES 8TH: CONSOLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); HATTON STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Bauer flied to center; BYRNE BATTED FOR
RIZZUTO; Byrne flied to left; Mantle lined to right; Jimmy
Piersall caught the ball over the fence robbing Mantle of a game
tying homer; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 8, Yankees 7.

RED SOX 9TH: COLEMAN REPLACED BYRNE (PLAYING SS); Jensen
grounded out (first unassisted); Agganis doubled; Hurd popped to
second; White grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 8, Yankees 7.

YANKEES 9TH: Berra popped to catcher in foul territory; Collins
struck out; McDougald struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
8, Yankees 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          8  14   3    7
 Yankees          7  11   0    8
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