Indians @ Senators
August 27, 1954

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Top 10	R	H	E
Indians	2	11	1
Senators	2	6	0

Top 10	R	H	E
Indians	2	11	1
Senators	2	6	0

Larry Doby Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.333	.275
OBP	.500	.357
At Bats	3	488
Hits	1	134
• Singles	1	88
• Doubles	0	15
• Triples	0	4
• Home Runs	0	27
Walks	1	63
RBI’s	1	104

Johnny Schmitz Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
7	7	1

FIRST PREVIOUS PLAY/PAUSE REPLAY NEXT LAST/BOX

Griffith Stadium - August 27, 1954

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Walk

Johnny Schmitz

Joe Tipton

Mickey Vernon

Pete Runnels

Eddie Yost

Jerry Snyder

Roy Sievers

Jim Busby

Tom Umphlett

Larry Doby

Bobby Avila

Count: - , 2 Outs

Doby takes first base on ball four.

Return to all plays in text

PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 10 There's a wild pitch. Avila moves to second.

Top 10 Avila hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 10 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmitz fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 10 Feller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snyder scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 9 Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Avila fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.

Bottom 9 Tipton is walked intentionally.

Bottom 9 There goes Busby. The throw from Hegan and he is safe. Busby steals second.

Bottom 9 Umphlett hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 9 Sievers hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 9 George Strickland now playing shortstop. Busby bunts towards first. Glynn fields the ball and throws to Feller covering. Safe.

Top 9 Dave Pope pinch runs for Sam Dente. Hegan hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Dente hits a popup into center field for a base hit.

Top 9 Philley hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Glynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Glynn for the out.

Bottom 8 Vernon hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Yost moves to third.

Bottom 8 There goes Yost. The throw from Hegan and he is safe. Yost steals second.

Bottom 8 Yost bunts towards third. Rosen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 8 Schmitz strikes out.

Top 8 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snyder fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 8 Doby takes first base on ball four. Avila moves to second.

Top 8 Avila hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 8 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Feller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snyder scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Snyder hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Tipton hits a popup towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Bill Glynn now playing first base. Jim Hegan now catching. Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Wally Westlake pinch hits for Hal Naragon. Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Dente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 7 There goes Glynn. The throw from Tipton and he is out, Runnels applying the tag.

Top 7 Bill Glynn pinch runs for Vic Wertz. Philley hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 6 Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops it up and throws to first, with Feller covering, for the out.

Bottom 6 Busby hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Vernon hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 6 Doby hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Runnels reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Avila hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Runnels hits a line drive into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 There goes Yost. The throw from Naragon and he is safe. Yost steals second.

Bottom 5 Yost takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 5 Schmitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Dente covering. It's a double play.

Bottom 5 Snyder bunts towards third. Rosen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 5 Smith strikes out. There goes Feller. The throw from Tipton to second, and Feller is out.

Top 5 Feller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 5 Naragon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Tipton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Umphlett hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dente scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Dente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snyder scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snyder scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Wertz strikes out.

Bottom 3 Busby hits a popup towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Vernon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Runnels hits a popup towards short. Dente settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Rosen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith scores.

Top 3 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Naragon scores. Smith moves to second.

Top 3 Feller bunts towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Runnels covering, for the out. Naragon moves to second.

Top 3 Naragon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dente scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Schmitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Snyder hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Snyder reaches second base with a double. Umphlett scores. That run is unearned.

Bottom 2 Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Umphlett hits a popup towards left. Smith settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Smith. Sievers scores. Umphlett moves to second. That run is unearned.

Bottom 2 Sievers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith who is chasing the ball. Sievers reaches third base with a triple.

Top 2 Dente hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Philley is called out on strikes.

Top 2 Wertz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Busby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Vernon hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Yost hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 1 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snyder scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Doby strikes out.

Top 1 Avila hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Umphlett throws the ball in to Snyder who tags Avila trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Smith moves to third.

Top 1 Smith takes first base on ball four.

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Doby takes first base on ball four.

Indians @ Senators
August 27, 1954