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May 16, 1954

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Bottom 9 R H E
Senators 3 9 1
White Sox 1 5 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Senators 3 9 1
White Sox 1 5 0

Johnny Groth Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .321
OBP .333 .348
At Bats 3 109
Hits 1 35
• Singles 1 26
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 13

Bob Porterfield Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 2 0
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Comiskey Park - May 16, 1954
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Out
Bob Porterfield
Ed Fitz Gerald
Mickey Vernon
Wayne Terwilliger
Eddie Yost
Pete Runnels
Roy Sievers
Jim Busby
Tom Wright
Johnny Groth

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Washington Senators 3 9 1 7
Chicago White Sox 1 5 0 7
Winning Pitcher Bob Porterfield
Losing Pitcher Mike Fornieles
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Pete Runnels
Attendance 25,515
Time of Game 2 hours 19 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Porterfield covering, for the out.
Bottom 9 Sawatski is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Porterfield strikes out.
Top 9 Bob Boyd now playing first base. Terwilliger hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 There goes Boyd. The throw from Fitz Gerald and he is out, Yost applying the tag.
Bottom 8 Bob Boyd pinch runs for Ferris Fain. Michaels takes first base on ball four. Boyd moves to second.
Bottom 8 Fain takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Fitz Gerald hits a fly ball towards left. Minoso catches it and throws to home to double up Wright.
Top 8 Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wright moves to third.
Top 8 Wright hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Carrasquel hits a popup towards short. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Groth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger misplays the ball. That's an error on Terwilliger.
Top 7 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Busby hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Yost is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Sawatski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Porterfield, and towards Runnels, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Michaels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fain moves to third.
Bottom 6 Fain hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Minoso hits a line drive into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Porterfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Michaels fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Don Johnson now pitching. Terwilliger is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sievers scores. Runnels moves to second.
Top 6 Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vernon scores. Sievers moves to third.
Top 6 Wright hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Vernon moves to third.
Top 6 Sievers takes first base on ball four. Vernon moves to second.
Top 6 Vernon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Fornieles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Groth hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Busby hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Yost hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Porterfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Michaels fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Sawatski hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Michaels hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Fitz Gerald hits a popup into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Runnels hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth who is chasing the ball. Runnels reaches third base with a triple.
Top 4 Wright hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Sievers hits a popup towards third. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Fain hits a line drive into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Groth scores. Fox moves to third.
Bottom 3 Fox takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Fornieles bunts towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Porterfield covering, for the out. Groth moves to second.
Bottom 3 Groth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vernon for the out.
Top 3 Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Yost hits a popup towards third. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Sawatski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Michaels hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Porterfield hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Terwilliger hits a popup towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sievers scores. Wright moves to second.
Top 2 Runnels is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Wright hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sievers moves to third.
Top 2 Sievers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Sievers reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Fain hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Minoso is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Fox hits a line drive towards the mound. Porterfield reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Vernon hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Busby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Michaels fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.