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Retrosheet Boxscore: Detroit Tigers 5, Washington Senators 0 (1)

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Detroit Tigers 5, Washington Senators 0 (1)

Day

Game Played on Sunday, September 12, 1954 (D) at Briggs Stadium

WAS A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  3
DET A    0  0  0    3  0  2    0  0  x  -   5 12  0
BATTING
Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Yost 3b                       5   0   1   0       0   2       3   2
Busby cf                      4   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Vernon 1b                     2   0   1   0       2   0       9   0
Runnels 2b                    3   0   1   0       1   0       4   1
Sievers lf                    4   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Lemon rf                      4   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
FitzGerald c                  3   0   2   0       0   0       1   0
Snyder ss                     2   0   0   0       0   1       1   5
  Wright ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Terwilliger ss              1   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
Schmitz p                     2   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Pascual p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Levan ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Shea p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Paula ph                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       33   0   6   0       3   5      24  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Yost-Runnels-Vernon.
E: Busby (6), Runnels (27), Schmitz (2).
BATTING - 
2B: FitzGerald (13,off Gromek).
HBP: FitzGerald (2,by Gromek).
Team LOB: 10.
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Kuenn ss                      5   0   3   2       0   0       3   2
Wilson c                      3   0   1   2       2   0       5   1
Nieman lf                     4   0   1   0       1   0       2   0
Boone 3b                      4   0   2   0       1   0       1   2
Dropo 1b                      4   0   0   0       0   1       6   0
Kaline rf                     5   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Tuttle cf                     3   1   1   0       1   0       2   0
Bolling 2b                    3   2   2   0       1   0       6   0
Gromek p                      3   2   2   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       34   5  12   4       6   1      27   6
BATTING - 
2B: Tuttle (20,off Schmitz); Boone (18,off Schmitz); Bolling (15,off Schmitz).
SH: Dropo (6,off Schmitz); Gromek (10,off Schmitz).
GDP: Dropo (11,off Shea).
IBB: Bolling (5,by Schmitz).
Team LOB: 13.
PITCHING
Washington Senators          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Schmitz L(10-8)               5     8   5   4   4   0   0  28
Pascual                       1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5
Shea                          2     3   0   0   1   0   0   9
Totals                        8    12   5   4   6   1   0  42
Schmitz faced 3 batters in the 6th inning
IBB: Schmitz (7,Bolling).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Pascual 1-0.
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Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Gromek W(17-15)               9     6   0   0   3   5   0  37
HBP: Gromek (12,FitzGerald).
Umpires: HP - Bill Summers, 1B - Eddie Hurley, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Ed Runge
Time of Game: 2:11   
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Senators           Detroit Tigers           
1. Yost                3b        Kuenn               ss
2. Busby               cf        Wilson              c
3. Vernon              1b        Nieman              lf
4. Runnels             2b        Boone               3b
5. Sievers             lf        Dropo               1b
6. Lemon               rf        Kaline              rf
7. FitzGerald          c         Tuttle              cf
8. Snyder              ss        Bolling             2b
9. Schmitz             p         Gromek              p

SENATORS 1ST: Yost singled to left; Busby flied out to right;
Vernon grounded out (catcher to first) [Yost to second]; Runnels
walked; Sievers flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Senators 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Kuenn grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson
walked; Nieman flied out to right; Boone forced Wilson (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Tigers 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Lemon popped to second; FitzGerald doubled to
right; Snyder popped to second; Schmitz lined to shortstop; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Dropo flied out to center; Kaline grounded out
(pitcher to first); Tuttle doubled to left; Bolling was walked
intentionally; Gromek forced Bolling (shortstop unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 0, Tigers 0.

SENATORS 3RD: Yost struck out; Busby grounded out (third to
first); Vernon walked; Runnels singled to right [Vernon to
second]; Sievers forced Runnels (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Kuenn grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson
walked; Nieman grounded out (shortstop to first) [Wilson to
second]; Boone reached on a fielder's choice [Wilson out at
third (third unassisted)]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0,
Tigers 0.

SENATORS 4TH: Lemon was called out on strikes; FitzGerald
singled to center; Snyder struck out; Schmitz popped to second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Dropo lined to third; Kaline flied out to center;
Tuttle walked; Bolling singled to center [Tuttle to second];
Gromek singled to shortstop [Tuttle to third, Bolling to
second]; Kuenn singled to shortstop [Tuttle scored, Bolling to
third, Gromek to second]; Wilson singled to center [Bolling
scored, Gromek scored, Kuenn to third (error by Busby), Wilson
to second (on throw)]; Nieman flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Senators 0, Tigers 3.

SENATORS 5TH: Yost struck out; Busby grounded out (third to
first); Vernon walked; Runnels popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Senators 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Boone doubled to left; Dropo out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Boone to third]; Kaline grounded out
(shortstop to first); Tuttle grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Tigers 3.

SENATORS 6TH: Sievers grounded out (shortstop to first); Lemon
grounded out (pitcher to first); FitzGerald was hit by a pitch;
WRIGHT BATTED FOR SNYDER; Wright popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: TERWILLIGER REPLACED WRIGHT (PLAYING SS); Bolling
doubled to center; Gromek reached on a fielder's choice on a
sacrifice bunt [Bolling scored (error by Schmitz) (no RBI),
Gromek to second]; Kuenn singled to center [Gromek scored
(unearned)]; PASCUAL REPLACED SCHMITZ (PITCHING); Wilson forced
Kuenn (shortstop to second) [Wilson to second (error by
Runnels)]; Nieman walked; Boone singled to pitcher [Wilson to
third, Nieman to second]; Dropo struck out; Kaline grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Senators 0,
Tigers 5.

SENATORS 7TH: LEVAN BATTED FOR PASCUAL; Levan flied out to
right; Yost flied out to left; Busby flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 7TH: SHEA REPLACED LEVAN (PITCHING); Tuttle flied out to
center; Bolling popped to second; Gromek singled to left; Kuenn
singled to left [Gromek to second]; Wilson flied out to left; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 0, Tigers 5.

SENATORS 8TH: Vernon singled to right; Runnels grounded out
(first unassisted) [Vernon to second]; Sievers popped to second;
Lemon popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0,
Tigers 5.

TIGERS 8TH: Nieman singled to shortstop; Boone walked [Nieman to
second]; Dropo grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Nieman to third, Boone out at second]; Kaline popped to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Tigers 5.

SENATORS 9TH: FitzGerald flied out to center; Terwilliger
singled to left; PAULA BATTED FOR SHEA; Paula struck out; Yost
forced Terwilliger (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Senators 0, Tigers 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Senators         0   6   3   10
 Tigers           5  12   0   13
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