BOXSCORE: 1954 Washington Nationals At 1954 Philadelphia-AL Athleti 6/29/1954

  Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Temple 2B         4  0  1  0 .280     W.Moon LF           5  0  2  0 .268  
  A.Smith RF          4  0  0  0 .257     C.Pascual P         0  0  0  0 .000  
  H.Kuenn SS          4  0  2  0 .268     B.Avila 2B          5  0  0  0 .302  
  J.Adcock 1B         4  0  1  0 .329     M.Mantle CF,RF      4  3  3  2 .238  
  R.Boone 3B          3  1  0  0 .258   D-J.Greengrass PH,RF  1  0  0  0 .176  
  V.Power LF          4  1  1  2 .234     H.Sauer RF          2  2  2  3 .237  
  G.Bell CF           4  0  0  0 .251   B-C.Maxwell PH,RF,LF  3  0  1  0 .286  
  J.Hegan C           4  0  1  0 .239     G.Hodges 1B         3  3  2  3 .263  
  D.Newcombe P        2  0  1  0 .176   E-S.Hemus PH          1  0  0  0 .317  
  V.Law P             2  0  0  0 .000   F-I.Noren 1B          0  0  0  0 .278  
                                          H.Thompson 3B       4  0  1  0 .264  
                                          J.Logan SS          4  2  3  0 .242  
                                          E.Bailey C          1  0  0  0 .162  
                                        A-S.White PR,C        3  0  1  2 .244  
                                          B.Lemon P           2  1  1  0 .294  
                                        C-J.Piersall PH,CF    1  0  0  0 .280  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  2  7  2                 Totals      39 11 16 10

A-Pinch Ran For Bailey In 2nd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Sauer In 5th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Lemon In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Mantle In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Hodges In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Hemus In 9th Inning

INJURY: Ed Bailey INJURED (for 0 more games) in 2nd inning

Nationals....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  2 0 0  -  2  7  1
Athletics....... 3 0 4  0 0 2  2 0    - 11 16  2

Nationals (21-43)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
D.Newcombe LOSS(3-1)      6 2/3  16  11  11   1   3   4 130   5.84  A1 E1
V.Law                     1 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0  13   5.02  E2
Totals                    8      16  11  11   1   4   4

Athletics (39-25)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Lemon WIN(8-4)          7       5   2   2   1   0   1  80   3.29  A1 C8
C.Pascual                 2       2   0   0   0   0   0  35   4.76  C9
Totals                    9       7   2   2   1   0   1

ATTENDANCE- 8,919 DATE- Tuesday, June 29th 1954 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:57
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 7  Athletics: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 2  Athletics: 0
ERRORS- R.Boone, H.Thompson-2
DOUBLES- J.Hegan(9th), H.Sauer(8th), J.Logan-2(7th), S.White(6th), B.Lemon
TRIPLES- M.Mantle(1st)
HOME RUNS- V.Power(3rd), M.Mantle(8th), H.Sauer(8th), G.Hodges-2(12th)
RBIs- V.Power-2(19th), M.Mantle-2(31st), H.Sauer-3(33rd), G.Hodges-3(46th),
      S.White-2(26th)
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Lemon
WALKS- R.Boone, G.Hodges
STRIKE OUTS- W.Moon, M.Mantle, J.Greengrass, G.Hodges
GIDP- W.Moon, B.Avila
WILD PITCHES- D.Newcombe
2-out RBI- H.Sauer, G.Hodges-2, S.White, M.Mantle-2
RLISP 2-out- A.Smith, B.Lemon, S.White, B.Avila, R.Boone-2, V.Law
TEAM RISP- Nationals: 1 for 4  Athletics: 4 for 12

Gil Hodges slammed 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI as the Philadelphia-AL Athletics
defeated the Washington Nationals 11 to 2 at Connie Mack Stadium.

Hodges made sure the Philadelphia-AL fans enjoyed themselves.  He blasted a
two-run home run in the 1st inning and ripped a solo home run in the 3rd
inning.  Philadelphia-AL had 16 hits for the game and Washington had 7.

Bob Lemon(8-4) went 7 innings allowing 2 runs for the win. The loss was
charged to Don Newcombe(3-1).  He was touched for 4 homeruns in his 6 and 2/3
innings of work.  


SCORESHEET: 1954 Washington Nationals at 1954 Philadelphia-AL Athletics
J.Temple-A1  A1:G/63    B1:Si>1o   *6*:G/53   D1:G/63
                                              
                                              
A.Smith-A1   A2:F/7     B2:F/9     C2:G/53    D2:E/5
                                              
                                              
H.Kuenn-A1   A3:Si      *4*:Si     C3:G/53    D3:E/5>12
                                              
                                              
J.Adcock-A1  A4:G/53    B4:F/9     *7*:F/9    D4:Si>23
                                              12
                                              
R.Boone-A1   *2*:F/9    B5:L/6     C5:W>b1    D5:G/53
                                              
                                              
V.Power-A1   A6:P/6     B6:F/7     C6:HR>1#   *9*:G/43
                                   b#         
                                              
G.Bell-A1    A7:F/8     *5*:P/4    C7:F/9     D7:F/7
                                              
                                              
J.Hegan-A1   *3*:G/43   B8:G/13    C8:G/53    D8:Do
                                              
                                              
D.Newcom-A1  A9:Si      B9:G/53    *8*:G/43   D9:G/13
V.Law-C9                                      
                                              

W.Moon-A1    A1:K       B1:G-DP/3  *4*:Si     D1:G/53    E1:Si>13
C.Pascua-E3             63>1o                            
                                                         
B.Avila-A1   A2:G/63    *3*:G/53   C2:G-DP/6  D2:F/7     E2:G/63
                                   43>1o                 
                                                         
M.Mantle-A1  A3:Tr      B3:Si      C3:K       D3:HR>2#   *8*:K
J.Greeng-E3                                   b#         
                                                         
H.Sauer-A1   A4:Do>3#   B4:HR>1#   *5*:Si     D4:L/4     E4:FO/2
C.Maxwel-C4             b#                               
                                                         
G.Hodges-A1  A5:HR>2#   B5:HR>b#   C5:K       *7*:W>b1   E5:G/3
S.Hemus-E5   b#                                          
I.Noren-E6                                               
H.Thomps-A1  A6:G/43    B6:F/9     C6:Si>12   D6:F/8
                                              
                                              
J.Logan-A1   *2*:Si     B7:Do      C7:F/9     D7:Do>13
                                              
                                              
E.Bailey-A1  A8:Force/  B8:Do>2#   C8:FO/5    D8:G/43>3
S.White-A9   46>1o b1                         # 23
                                              
B.Lemon-A1   A9:Sac+FC  B9:P/3     *6*:Do     D9:WP>3#
J.Piersa-D9  >12 b1                           E/5