BOXSCORE: 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1954 Washington Nationals      4/25/1954

  Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Mueller RF        4  0  1  0 .167     J.Temple 2B         4  0  1  0 .250  
  R.Schoendienst 2B   4  0  1  0 .190     A.Smith RF          4  0  0  0 .125  
  M.Vernon 1B         3  0  0  0 .100     H.Kuenn SS          4  1  2  0 .500  
  W.Mays CF           4  0  0  0 .375     J.Adcock 1B         2  1  1  2 .167  
  Y.Berra C           4  0  3  0 .400     R.Boone 3B          3  1  1  0 .143  
  M.Irvin LF          4  0  0  0 .091     V.Power LF          3  0  1  0 .286  
  J.Finigan 3B        2  0  1  0 .200     G.Bell CF           2  0  0  1 .000  
A-B.Morgan 3B         2  0  0  0 .000     J.Hegan C           3  0  0  0 .000  
  A.Dark SS           3  0  0  0 .167     B.Rush P            2  0  0  0 .000  
  N.Garver P          2  0  0  0 .000                                          
B-F.Hatfield PH       1  0  0  0 .500                                          
  J.Harshman P        0  0  0  0 ----                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  0  6  0                 Totals      27  3  6  3

A-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Finigan In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Garver In 8th Inning

INJURY: Jim Finigan INJURED (for 0 more games) in 5th inning

Pirates......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  6  0
Nationals....... 0 1 0  2 0 0  0 0    -  3  6  2

Pirates (2-3)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
N.Garver LOSS(0-1)        7       5   3   3   1   1   1  91   3.86  A1 C8
J.Harshman                1       1   0   0   1   1   0  20   0.00  C9
Totals                    8       6   3   3   2   2   1

Nationals (1-1)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Rush WIN(1-0)           9       6   0   0   1   3   0 121   0.00  A1
Totals                    9       6   0   0   1   3   0

ATTENDANCE- 21,375 DATE- Sunday, April 25th 1954 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:14
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 7  Nationals: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 2  Nationals: 2
ERRORS- J.Temple-2
DOUBLES- R.Schoendienst(2nd), R.Boone(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Adcock(1st)
RBIs- J.Adcock-2(2nd), G.Bell(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- G.Bell
WALKS- M.Vernon, J.Adcock, B.Rush
STRIKE OUTS- M.Vernon, B.Morgan-2, A.Smith, B.Rush
GIDP- R.Schoendienst, M.Irvin, H.Kuenn, R.Boone
RLISP 2-out- W.Mays, N.Garver, M.Vernon, B.Morgan
TEAM RISP- Pirates: 0 for 7  Nationals: 1 for 4

Harvey Kuenn had 2 base hits and Bob Rush hurled a fine complete game shutout
as the Washington Nationals bested the Pittsburgh Pirates 3 to 0 at Griffith
Stadium.

Rush(1-0) gave Washington a solid outing.  He didn't give up much, just 6 hits
and 1 walk in 9 innings.  After the 4th inning, neither team was able to
score.  

Ned Garver(0-1) absorbed the loss.  He pitched 7 innings and surrendered 5
hits and 1 walk.

SCORESHEET: 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates at 1954 Washington Nationals
D.Muelle-A1  A1:P/4     *3*:FO/3   *6*:Si     D1:L/4
                                              
                                              
R.Schoen-A1  A2:Do      B2:L/4     C2:G-DP/4  D2:E/4>b2
                                   63>1o      
                                              
M.Vernon-A1  A3:L/4     B3:G/3     C3:W>b1    D3:K
                                              
                                              
W.Mays-A1    A4:G/43    *4*:P/6    C4:G/43    *9*:F/7
                                              
                                              
Y.Berra-A1   *2*:Si     B5:Si      *7*:Si     D5:E/4>b2
                                              
                                              
M.Irvin-A1   A6:F/8     B6:G-DP/6  C6:Force/  D6:F/8
                        43>1o      64>1o b1   
                                              
J.Finiga-A1  A7:Si>12   *5*:G/63   C7:K       D7:K
B.Morgan-C1                                   
                                              
A.Dark-A1    A8:F/7     B8:L/4     C8:FO/5
                                   
                                   
N.Garver-A1  A9:G/3     B9:G/13    *8*:G/43
F.Hatfie-C9                        
J.Harshm-D4                        

J.Temple-A1  A1:P/4     B1:P/3     C1:F/7     D1:Si>12
                                              
                                              
A.Smith-A1   A2:G/53    B2:G/31    *6*:G/31   D2:K
                                              
                                              
H.Kuenn-A1   A3:F/8     *4*:Si     C3:Si      D3:G-DP/5
                                              43>1o
                                              
J.Adcock-A1  *2*:L/5    B4:HR>1#   C4:W>12 b
                        b#         1
                                   
R.Boone-A1   A5:Do      B5:G/53    C5:G-DP/4
                                   63>1o
                                   
V.Power-A1   A6:Si>23   B6:F/7     *7*:P/3
                                   
                                   
G.Bell-A1    A7:SF/8>3  B7:FO/2    C7:G/63
             #                     
                                   
J.Hegan-A1   A8:G/3     *5*:G/63   C8:P/3
                                   
                                   
B.Rush-A1    *3*:P/4    B9:K       *8*:W>b1