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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 17, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 17, 1954 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 17, 1954 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 17, 1954 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Brewer |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ned Garver |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 5,254 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Eddie Rommel |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
Harry Agganis | First Baseman |
Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
Jackie Jensen | Center Fielder |
Charlie Maxwell | Right Fielder |
Sammy White | Catcher |
Ted Lepcio | Third Baseman |
Milt Bolling | Shortstop |
Tom Brewer | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
Fred Hatfield | Second Baseman |
Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
Jim Delsing | Left Fielder |
Chuck Kress | First Baseman |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
Frank House | Catcher |
Ned Garver | Pitcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 17, 1954
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Garver
Goodman hits a popup towards first. Kress settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agganis vs. Garver
Agganis strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Garver
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Garver
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Brewer
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Agganis scoops it up and throws to first, with Brewer covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Brewer
Hatfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Brewer
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delsing vs. Brewer
Delsing hits a fly ball into center field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Garver
Maxwell hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Garver
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Garver
Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn misplays the ball. That's an error on Kuenn. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Garver
Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Brewer
Kress hits a ball on the ground towards first. Agganis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kress for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Brewer
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Brewer
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Brewer
House hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garver vs. Brewer
Garver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lepcio fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brewer vs. Garver
Brewer hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Garver
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agganis vs. Garver
Agganis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kress scoops it up and throws to first, with Garver covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Brewer
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Brewer
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Agganis, and towards Goodman, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Brewer
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Garver
Williams hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Garver
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Garver
Maxwell hits a fly ball into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Brewer
Delsing strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Brewer
Kress hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Brewer
Kaline hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kress moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tuttle vs. Brewer
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling fields the ball and throws to second. Goodman drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Goodman. Kress scores. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
House vs. Brewer
House hits a fly ball into center field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Garver
White hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Garver
Lepcio hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Garver
Bolling hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Delsing. Bolling reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brewer vs. Garver
Brewer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Garver
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to first for the out. Bolling moves to third. Brewer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Agganis vs. Garver
Agganis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garver vs. Brewer
Garver hits a fly ball into center field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Brewer
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatfield vs. Brewer
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Agganis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Brewer
Boone takes first base on ball four. Hatfield moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Delsing vs. Brewer
Delsing takes first base on ball four. Hatfield moves to third. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kress vs. Brewer
Kress hits a fly ball into center field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Garver
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kress scoops it up and throws to first, with Garver covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Garver
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Garver
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kress scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maxwell for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Brewer
Kaline 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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Brewer
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Brewer
House hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garver vs. Brewer
Garver hits a line drive towards third. Lepcio catches it and throws to second to double up Tuttle. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Garver
White hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Garver
Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Garver
Bolling hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Brewer
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatfield vs. Brewer
Hatfield bunts in front of the plate. White fields it and throws to first for the out. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Brewer
There goes Kuenn. The throw from White and he is out, Lepcio applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Brewer
Boone is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Garver
Floyd Baker pinch hits for Tom Brewer.
Baker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Delsing. Baker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. Garver
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Agganis vs. Garver
Agganis hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Garver
Williams is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Garver
Jensen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Garver
Maxwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Garver
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Hudson
Sid Hudson now pitching.
Delsing hits a popup towards third. Lepcio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Hudson
Kress hits a ball on the ground towards first. Agganis scoops it up and throws to first, with Hudson covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Hudson
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hudson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Garver
Lepcio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Garver
Bolling bunts towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to first for the out. Lepcio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hudson vs. Garver
Hudson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. Garver
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Agganis vs. Garver
Agganis hits a fly ball into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Hudson
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Hudson
House strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Hudson
Matt Batts pinch hits for Ned Garver.
Batts is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/17/1954 -- Boston at Detroit (D) Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Goodman B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Kuenn H, ss 4 0 2 0 Agganis H, 1b 5 0 0 0 Hatfield F, 2b 2 0 0 0 Williams T, lf 2 1 0 0 Boone R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Jensen J, cf 4 1 1 3 Delsing J, lf 3 0 0 0 Maxwell C, rf 4 0 1 0 Kress C, 1b 4 1 1 0 White S, c 4 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 4 0 1 0 Lepcio T, 3b 3 1 1 1 Tuttle B, cf 4 1 2 1 Bolling M, ss 3 0 1 0 House F, c 4 1 2 2 Brewer T, p 1 0 0 0 Garver N, p 3 0 0 0 Baker F, ph 1 1 1 0 Batts M, ph 1 0 0 0 Hudson S, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 4 5 4 32 3 8 3 Boston 000 010 030 -- 4 Detroit 020 100 000 -- 3 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Brewer T (W) 7.0 8 3 3 3 3 Hudson S (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Garver N (L) 9.0 5 4 4 5 1 E -- Kuenn H, Goodman B DP -- Boston 1 LOB -- Boston 7, Detroit 6 2B -- Bolling M, Baker F HR -- House F, Lepcio T, Jensen J CS -- Kuenn H SH -- Hatfield F, Bolling M T -- 2:21 A -- 5254
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