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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 18, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on April 18, 1954 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | April 18, 1954 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 18, 1954 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Trice |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Brewer |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: Joe Paparella 3B: Jim Honochick |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Spook Jacobs | Second Baseman |
Vic Power | Center Fielder |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Don Bollweg | First Baseman |
Bill Renna | Right Fielder |
Pete Suder | Third Baseman |
Billy Shantz | Catcher |
Bob Trice | Pitcher |
Eddie Joost | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
Jim Piersall | Right Fielder |
Jackie Jensen | Center Fielder |
George Kell | Third Baseman |
Harry Agganis | First Baseman |
Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
Mickey Owen | Catcher |
Ted Lepcio | Shortstop |
Tom Brewer | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 18, 1954
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Brewer
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Brewer
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Brewer
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Trice
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trice fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Trice
Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Trice
Jensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Trice
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Suder fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Brewer
Zernial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bollweg vs. Brewer
Bollweg hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Bollweg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Renna vs. Brewer
Renna hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suder vs. Brewer
Suder hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jensen throws the ball in to Lepcio who tags Suder trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Bollweg scores. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agganis vs. Trice
Agganis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Agganis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maxwell vs. Trice
Maxwell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Power. Maxwell reaches second base with a double. Agganis moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Owen vs. Trice
Owen is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lepcio vs. Trice
Lepcio hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Shantz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brewer vs. Trice
Brewer hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Brewer
Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trice vs. Brewer
Tricehits a dribbler in front of the plate. Owen interferes with Trice who is awarded first base. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Brewer
DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Trice moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jacobs vs. Brewer
Jacobs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Trice scores. DeMaestri moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Brewer
Power hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zernial vs. Brewer
Zernial is hit by the pitch. DeMaestri moves to third. Jacobs moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bollweg vs. Brewer
Bollweg strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Trice
Goodman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Trice
Piersall hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bollweg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Trice
Jensen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Trice
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Agganis vs. Trice
Agganis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Shantz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Trice
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Owen vs. Trice
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Suder fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Brewer
Renna hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lepcio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Brewer
There goes Renna. The throw from Owen and he is safe. Renna steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suder vs. Brewer
Suder hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Renna moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Shantz vs. Brewer
Shantz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Renna scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trice vs. Brewer
Trice takes first base on ball four. Shantz moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeMaestri vs. Brewer
DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. DeMaestri reaches second base with a double. Shantz scores. Trice moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jacobs vs. Brown
Hal Brown now pitching.
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Power vs. Brown
There goes Trice. The slide. Owen applies the tag. Trice is out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Trice
Lepcio hits a popup towards third. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Trice
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Trice
Goodman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Goodman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piersall vs. Trice
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Brown
Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Brown
The ball gets by Owen for a passed ball. Power moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zernial vs. Brown
Zernial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bollweg vs. Brown
Bollweg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to third for the out. Zernial moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Renna vs. Brown
Renna hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suder vs. Brown
Suder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zernial moves to third. Bollweg moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Shantz vs. Brown
Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Trice
Jensen hits a popup towards third. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Trice
Kell hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agganis vs. Trice
Agganis hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trice vs. Brown
Trice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Brown
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards first. Agganis juggles the ball. That's an error on Agganis. Trice moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jacobs vs. Brown
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it, throws to second, for one, and over to first, safe. They've got Trice trapped, beyond third. There's the throw to Owen, and he's out, for a double play. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Brown
Power hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Power reaches second base with a double. Jacobs goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zernial vs. Brown
Zernial hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Zernial reaches second base with a double. Power scores. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bollweg vs. Brown
Bollweg hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Trice
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Trice
Owen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lepcio vs. Trice
Lepcio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Owen moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Trice
Sammy White pinch hits for Hal Brown.
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Sullivan
Frank Sullivan now pitching. Sammy White now catching.
Renna hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Sullivan
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sullivan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Sullivan
Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lepcio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trice vs. Sullivan
Trice strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Trice
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Trice
Piersall hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Trice
Jensen hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Sullivan
DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobs vs. Sullivan
Jacobs bunts towards the mound. Sullivan fields it and throws to first for the out. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Power vs. Sullivan
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zernial vs. Sullivan
Zernial strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Trice
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Agganis vs. Trice
Agganis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxwell vs. Trice
Hoot Evers pinch runs for Harry Agganis.
Maxwell hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gernert vs. Trice
Dick Gernert pinch hits for Frank Sullivan.
Gernert takes first base on ball four. Kell moves to third. Evers moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lepcio vs. Trice
Lepcio hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Kell tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Trice
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. White reaches second base with a double. Evers scores. Gernert moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Goodman vs. Trice
Goodman hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Shantz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bollweg vs. Clevenger
Tex Clevenger now pitching. Dick Gernert now playing first base.
Bollweg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Clevenger
Renna hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Clevenger
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Trice
Piersall hits a popup, foul, towards third. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Trice
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Suder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Trice
Kell hits a line drive towards third. Suder reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/18/1954, game 1 -- Philadelphia at Boston (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI DeMaestri J, ss 5 0 3 1 Goodman B, 2b 5 1 2 0 Jacobs S, 2b 4 1 1 1 Piersall J, rf 5 0 0 0 Power V, cf 5 1 2 1 Jensen J, cf 5 1 2 2 Zernial G, lf 3 0 1 1 Kell G, 3b 5 1 2 0 Bollweg D, 1b 5 1 1 0 Agganis H, 1b 4 0 2 0 Renna B, rf 5 1 1 0 Evers H, pr 0 1 0 0 Suder P, 3b 5 0 2 1 Clevenger T, p 0 0 0 0 Shantz B, c 4 1 2 1 Maxwell C, lf 3 0 1 0 Trice B, p 2 1 1 0 Owen M, c 1 0 0 0 Sullivan F, p 0 0 0 0 Gernert D, ph-1b 0 0 0 0 Lepcio T, ss 3 0 1 1 Brewer T, p 1 0 0 0 Brown H, p 1 0 0 0 White S, ph-c 2 0 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 6 14 6 35 4 11 4 Philadelphia 011 202 000 -- 6 Boston 002 000 020 -- 4 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Trice B (W) 9.0 11 4 4 4 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Brewer T (L) 3.1 7 4 3 1 2 Brown H 2.2 5 2 1 1 0 Sullivan F 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 Clevenger T 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Owen M, Agganis H DP -- Philadelphia 2, Boston 1 LOB -- Philadelphia 10, Boston 9 2B -- Bollweg D, Agganis H, Maxwell C, DeMaestri J, Goodman B, Power V, Zernial G, White S HR -- Jensen J SB -- Renna B SH -- Jacobs S SF -- Lepcio T HBP -- by Brewer T (Zernial G) PB -- Owen M T -- 2:35 A -- 0
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