BOXSCORE: 1954 New York-AL Yankees At 1954 Washington Nationals 6/6/1954
Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Nationals AB R H RBI AVG
S.Gordon 3B 5 1 2 1 .271 J.Temple 2B 7 0 3 0 .286
A-E.Yost PR,3B 2 0 0 0 .179 A.Smith RF 6 0 0 0 .252
B.Goodman 2B 5 0 1 0 .262 H.Kuenn SS 6 0 0 0 .258
B-B.Cox 2B 2 1 0 0 .333 J.Adcock 1B 5 2 2 0 .333
M.Minoso LF 8 0 2 1 .265 R.Boone 3B 3 2 0 0 .261
H.Aaron RF 6 1 3 1 .254 V.Power LF,CF 6 1 2 1 .238
S.Burgess C 7 0 1 2 .354 G.Bell CF 5 0 0 0 .241
D.Fondy 1B 7 0 4 0 .259 F-R.Sievers PH,LF 1 0 1 2 .182
G.Strickland SS 4 1 1 0 .228 J.Hegan C 3 0 0 0 .236
R.Ashburn CF 5 2 1 0 .209 C-L.Merriman PH 1 0 1 2 .250
C.Erskine P 3 0 0 0 .108 E-R.Campanella C 2 0 0 0 .189
D.Jolly P 2 0 0 0 .091 M.Dickson P 3 0 1 0 .211
H.Pollet P 1 0 1 1 .200 D-R.Jablonski PH 0 0 0 0 .275
J.Wilson P 0 0 0 0 .000 V.Law P 1 0 0 0 .000
C.Valentine P 0 0 0 0 .154
G-D.Williams PH 1 0 0 0 .000
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Totals 57 6 16 6 Totals 50 5 10 5
A-Pinch Ran For Gordon In 9th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Goodman In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Hegan In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Dickson In 9th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Merriman In 10th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Bell In 13th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Valentine In 14th Inning
Yankees......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 - 6 16 0
Nationals....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 - 5 10 0
Yankees (32-31) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
C.Erskine 8 1/3 5 2 2 3 3 0 120 4.47 A1 D5
D.Jolly BS(2nd) 4 4 3 3 3 3 0 64 4.21 D6 F5
H.Pollet WIN(2-1) BS(1st) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.55 F6 F9
J.Wilson SAVE(3rd) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.81 G1
Totals 14 10 5 5 6 7 0
Nationals (22-45) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
M.Dickson 9 10 3 3 4 5 1 163 3.96 A1 E5
V.Law 4 4 2 2 4 0 0 72 4.91 E6 G7
C.Valentine LOSS(0-5) 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 14 5.40 G8
Totals 14 16 6 6 8 5 1
ATTENDANCE- 24,119 DATE- Sunday, June 6th 1954 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 4:16
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees:18 Nationals: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 2 Nationals: 1
DOUBLES- H.Aaron(7th), G.Strickland(7th), J.Temple(10th), J.Adcock(10th),
L.Merriman(1st)
TRIPLES- R.Ashburn(2nd), R.Sievers(3rd)
HOME RUNS- S.Gordon(10th)
RBIs- S.Gordon(24th), M.Minoso(36th), H.Aaron(14th), S.Burgess-2(31st),
H.Pollet, V.Power(20th), R.Sievers-2(17th), L.Merriman-2(3rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Erskine
WALKS- E.Yost, B.Cox, H.Aaron, G.Strickland-3, R.Ashburn-2, A.Smith, J.Adcock,
R.Boone-3, R.Jablonski
STRIKE OUTS- S.Gordon, S.Burgess, D.Fondy, C.Erskine-2, J.Temple, A.Smith,
G.Bell-2, J.Hegan-2, M.Dickson
GIDP- S.Burgess, H.Kuenn, G.Bell
WILD PITCHES- M.Dickson
2-out RBI- M.Minoso, H.Aaron, L.Merriman-2, R.Sievers-2
RLISP 2-out- R.Ashburn-2, H.Kuenn-2, M.Minoso, S.Burgess-3, C.Erskine, J.Temple,
B.Cox-2, E.Yost, R.Campanella
TEAM RISP- Yankees: 3 for 19 Nationals: 3 for 11
24,119 fans were treated to a fine game at Griffith Stadium as only one run
separated the combatants at game's end. The New York-AL Yankees won by the
slimmest of margins, 6 to 5.
The score was tied at 3 after nine. Finally, New York-AL prevailed in the
14th inning. Richie Ashburn tripled. Howie Pollet came next and he laced a
single scoring the run. For the game New York-AL out-hit Washington 16 to
10.
The winning pitcher was Pollet(2-1) who allowed no runs in 1 inning. Jim
Wilson was credited with his 3rd save. Corky Valentine(0-5) was tagged with
the loss in relief.
SCORESHEET: 1954 New York-AL Yankees at 1954 Washington Nationals
S.Gordon-A1 A1:P/6 B1:HR>b# C1:G/63 D1:K *9*:Si F1:W>23 1
E.Yost-E2 2 b1
B.Goodma-A1 A2:G/31 B2:L/4 C2:Si D2:L/4 E2:Force/ F2:G/63
B.Cox-E6 46>1o b1
M.Minoso-A1 A3:G/43 B3:L/4 C3:WP>12 D3:Si>3# E3:Si>12 *11*:P/2
F/8 23 12
H.Aaron-A1 *2*:G/43 *4*:Si *6*:Si D4:W>3# 2 E4:F/8 F4:G/53
3 12 b1
S.Burges-A1 A5:L/4 B5:K C5:G-DP/3 D5:G/3 E5:L/4 F5:G/13
63>1o
D.Fondy-A1 A6:Si B6:Si>12 C6:K *8*:G/43 *10*:Si *12*:Si
G.Strick-A1 A7:W>12 b B7:F/7 *7*:W>b1 D7:Do E7:W>12 b F7:Force/
1 1 54>1o b1
R.Ashbur-A1 A8:G/31 B8:L/4 C8:W>12 b D8:F/9 E8:P/3 F8:W>12 b
1 1
C.Erskin-A1 *3*:F/8 *5*:K C9:Sac+FC D9:K E9:F/7 F9:P/6
D.Jolly-E6 >23 12 b1
H.Pollet-G8+
J.Temple-A1 A1:F/7 B1:Do>13 *6*:F/9 D1:Si E1:G/63 F1:Si
A.Smith-A1 A2:L/6 B2:G/63 C2:G/53 D2:F/7 *10*:W>b1 F2:K
H.Kuenn-A1 A3:F/8 B3:P/6 C3:G/63 *9*:F/7 E3:G-DP/4 *13*:G/31
63>1o
J.Adcock-A1 *2*:Si *4*:P/2 *7*:F/7 D4:W>b1 E4:G/31 F4:Do
R.Boone-A1 A5:W>12 b B5:G/63 C5:F/7 D5:W>12 b *11*:F/8 F5:W>b1
1 1
V.Power-A1 A6:F/7 B6:FO/2 C6:Si D6:Si>2# E6:G/63 F6:P/3
13
G.Bell-A1 A7:G-DP/4 *5*:F/7 C7:G/13 D7:K E7:K F7:Tr>2#
R.Siever-F7 63>1o 1#
J.Hegan-A1 *3*:P/6 B8:K *8*:K D8:Do>3# *12*:G/13 F8:L/6
L.Merrim-D8 1#
R.Campan-E2
M.Dickso-A1 A9:Si B9:K C9:F/8 D9:IW>b1 E9:G/31 *14*:G/63
R.Jablon-D9
V.Law-E2+
SCORESHEET: 1954 New York-AL Yankees at 1954 Washington Nationals
S.Gordon-A1 G1:FO/2 H1:Force/
E.Yost-E2 46>1o b1
B.Goodma-A1 *13*:W>b1 H2:F/7
B.Cox-E6
M.Minoso-A1 G3:F/7 H3:P/6
H.Aaron-A1 G4:Do>13
S.Burges-A1 G5:Si>3#
2#
D.Fondy-A1 G6:F/8
G.Strick-A1 G7:G/53
R.Ashbur-A1 *14*:Tr
C.Erskin-A1 G9:Si>3#
D.Jolly-E6
H.Pollet-G8+
J.Temple-A1 G1:K
A.Smith-A1 G2:G/63
H.Kuenn-A1
J.Adcock-A1
R.Boone-A1
V.Power-A1
G.Bell-A1
R.Siever-F7
J.Hegan-A1
L.Merrim-D8
R.Campan-E2
M.Dickso-A1
R.Jablon-D9
V.Law-E2+