BOXSCORE: 1954 Washington Nationals At 1954 Brooklyn Dodgers 7/4/1954 Nationals AB R H RBI AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG J.Temple 2B 4 0 1 0 .285 J.Gilliam 2B 4 0 0 0 .243 A.Smith RF 4 0 0 0 .278 D.O'Connell 3B 4 1 2 0 .249 H.Kuenn SS 4 0 1 0 .265 S.Musial LF 4 1 1 2 .253 R.Campanella C 4 0 1 0 .198 J.Jensen RF 4 1 1 0 .245 R.Jablonski 1B 4 1 2 1 .268 B.Bruton CF 4 0 3 0 .252 R.Sievers LF 4 0 0 0 .190 S.Lollar C 4 0 0 0 .202 R.Boone 3B 4 0 2 0 .268 B.Skinner 1B 3 0 0 0 .231 G.Bell CF 3 0 0 0 .245 R.McMillan SS 2 0 0 0 .246 A.Houtteman P 2 0 1 0 .167 C.Simmons P 2 0 2 0 .211 R.Narleski P 0 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 33 1 8 1 Totals 31 3 9 2 Nationals....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 8 1 Dodgers......... 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 3 9 1 Nationals (36-65) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET A.Houtteman LOSS(2-7) 8 9 3 2 1 0 1 123 5.71 A1 Totals 8 9 3 2 1 0 1 Dodgers (39-62) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET C.Simmons WIN(7-9) 7 1/3 7 0 0 1 3 0 102 4.24 A1 D2 R.Narleski SAVE(9th) 1 2/3 1 1 1 0 1 1 18 2.67 D3 Totals 9 8 1 1 1 4 1 ATTENDANCE- 10,410 DATE- Sunday, July 4th 1954 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad T- 2:01 LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 6 Dodgers: 6 DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 1 Dodgers: 3 ERRORS- R.Sievers, J.Jensen DOUBLES- J.Jensen(13th) HOME RUNS- R.Jablonski(5th), S.Musial(20th) RBIs- R.Jablonski(18th), S.Musial-2(63rd) SACRIFICE HITS- C.Simmons WALKS- A.Houtteman, R.McMillan STRIKE OUTS- A.Smith-2, R.Campanella, R.Boone GIDP- J.Temple-2, H.Kuenn, S.Lollar RLISP 2-out- G.Bell, S.Musial, R.Sievers, D.O'Connell TEAM RISP- Nationals: 0 for 4 Dodgers: 0 for 3 At Ebbets Field, the Brooklyn faithful were treated to an intriguing pitcher's duel. Curt Simmons(7-9) finally bested his Washington counterpart, Art Houtteman(2-7), by the score of 3 to 1. Simmons pitched a solid game. He went 7 and 1/3 innings surrendering 7 hits and 1 walk improving his ERA from 4.51 to 4.24. Brooklyn had a total of 9 hits for the game. Ray Narleski preserved the game for Simmons, recording his his 9th save. Houtteman was given the loss. He allowed 3 runs and 9 hits in 8 innings. SCORESHEET: 1954 Washington Nationals at 1954 Brooklyn Dodgers J.Temple-A1 A1:G/23 B1:G-DP/1 C1:G-DP/6 *8*:Si 63>1o 43>1o A.Smith-A1 A2:G/53 B2:G/13 *6*:K D2:K H.Kuenn-A1 A3:FO/2 *4*:G/53 C3:Si D3:G-DP/6 43>1o R.Campan-A1 *2*:G/53 B4:P/3 C4:Si>13 *9*:K R.Jablon-A1 A5:F/8 B5:Si C5:FC/42> D5:HR>b# 3o 23 R.Siever-A1 A6:E/9 B6:L/5 C6:P/3 D6:F/7 R.Boone-A1 A7:Si>13 *5*:Si *7*:K D7:F/8 G.Bell-A1 A8:G/31 B8:F/7 C8:F/8 A.Houtte-A1 *3*:Si B9:W>12 b C9:G/43 1 J.Gillia-A1 A1:FO/2 B1:FO/2 C1:F/9 D1:G/43>2 3 D.O'Conn-A1 A2:G/53 B2:Si>13 *6*:Si D2:G/31 S.Musial-A1 A3:G/43 B3:F/7 C3:HR>1# *8*:F/8 b# J.Jensen-A1 *2*:Do+E/ *4*:P/4 C4:G/63 D4:F/7 7>b# B.Bruton-A1 A5:G/53 B5:Si C5:Si D5:Si S.Lollar-A1 A6:G/53 B6:G-DP/6 C6:L/6 D6:G/53 43>1o B.Skinne-A1 A7:F/8 *5*:G/43 C7:G/43 R.McMill-A1 *3*:FO/5 B8:G/53 *7*:W>b1 C.Simmon-A1 A9:Si B9:Si C9:Sac/54 R.Narles-D3 >12