BOXSCORE: 1954 Philadelphia-AL Athletics At 1954 Cleveland Indians 8/23/1954 Athletics AB R H RBI AVG Indians AB R H RBI AVG B.Avila 2B 5 0 0 0 .316 J.Busby CF 5 0 0 0 .230 T.Poholsky P 0 0 0 01.000 C.Carrasquel SS 5 0 1 0 .233 B.Miller P 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Michaels 2B 5 1 1 1 .238 L.Burdette P 1 0 0 0 .111 D.Johnson P 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Mantle RF 3 0 0 0 .237 A.Kaline RF 4 0 0 0 .291 A-I.Noren RF 3 0 0 0 .270 H.Wilhelm P 0 0 0 0 .000 G.Hodges 1B 6 3 3 3 .258 K-C.Courtney C 1 0 0 0 .221 A.Rosen 3B 5 1 2 0 .290 D.Ennis LF 3 0 0 0 .188 H.Sauer LF 4 0 0 0 .227 B-W.Jones 3B 2 0 0 0 .263 J-D.Rhodes PH 0 0 0 0 .355 R.Jackson 3B 3 0 1 0 .308 L-W.Moon PH,LF 2 1 1 0 .288 C-C.Diering LF,RF 2 0 0 0 .214 S.White C 4 0 1 0 .258 J.Shepard C 4 1 2 0 .347 F-F.Bolling PR,2B 1 0 0 0 .230 M.Martin P 0 0 0 0 .286 J.Piersall CF 5 0 2 1 .301 M-G.Baker 2B 1 0 1 0 .235 J.Logan SS 4 0 1 0 .257 G.Kell 1B 3 0 1 0 .169 J.Antonelli P 1 0 1 0 .104 I-E.Torgeson PH,1B 2 0 1 0 .232 D-H.Thompson PH 1 0 0 0 .253 B.Hoeft P 2 0 1 1 .231 F.Dorish P 0 0 0 0 .000 E-T.Williams PH,LF 3 0 0 0 .325 V.Trucks P 0 0 0 0 .143 G-S.Hemus PH 1 0 0 0 .289 H-E.Bailey C 0 0 0 0 .138 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 46 5 11 4 Totals 45 2 9 2 A-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Mantle In 5th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Ennis In 8th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Jackson In 8th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Antonelli In 8th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Hoeft In 8th Inning F-Pinch Ran For White In 10th Inning G-Pinch Hit For Trucks In 10th Inning H-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Hemus In 10th Inning I-Pinch Hit For Kell In 10th Inning J-Pinch Hit For Sauer In 11th Inning K-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Wilhelm In 11th Inning L-Pinch Hit For Rhodes In 11th Inning M-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Martin In 12th Inning INJURY: Mickey Mantle INJURED (for 0 more games) in 5th inning Athletics....... 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 5 11 0 Indians......... 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 2 Athletics (69-45) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET J.Antonelli 7 6 2 2 1 3 1 78 2.99 A1 C8 F.Dorish 0 2/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 17 3.63 C9 D3 V.Trucks 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 4.61 D4 D7 T.Poholsky 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.21 D8 D8 B.Miller 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.08 D9 E1 L.Burdette WIN(10-8) 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 29 3.65 E2 Totals 13 9 2 2 2 5 1 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET B.Hoeft 8 4 2 2 2 4 2 99 3.72 A1 D2 H.Wilhelm 2 2/3 2 0 0 1 1 0 37 3.52 D3 E4 M.Martin 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3.68 E5 E5 D.Johnson LOSS(2-3) 2 5 3 3 1 1 1 36 3.02 E6 Totals 13 11 5 5 4 7 3 ATTENDANCE- 21,651 DATE- Monday, August 23rd 1954 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average T- 3:00 LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 9 Indians: 6 DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 3 Indians: 2 ERRORS- C.Michaels, J.Shepard DOUBLES- J.Shepard(5th), G.Baker(18th) HOME RUNS- G.Hodges-3(24th), C.Michaels(2nd) RBIs- G.Hodges-3(82nd), J.Piersall(22nd), C.Michaels(13th), B.Hoeft CAUGHT STEALING- J.Piersall SACRIFICE HITS- F.Bolling, J.Piersall, J.Antonelli WALKS- A.Rosen, J.Logan-2, E.Bailey, J.Busby, C.Carrasquel STRIKE OUTS- M.Mantle, G.Hodges, H.Sauer, W.Moon, J.Piersall, J.Logan, H.Thompson, C.Carrasquel, C.Michaels, G.Kell, B.Hoeft, T.Williams GIDP- M.Mantle-2, J.Busby, C.Michaels WILD PITCHES- D.Johnson 2-out RBI- G.Hodges, J.Piersall RLISP 2-out- J.Logan, A.Kaline, B.Avila, L.Burdette, E.Torgeson TEAM RISP- Athletics: 1 for 7 Indians: 2 for 6 First baseman Gil Hodges slammed 3 homeruns as the Philadelphia-AL Athletics defeated the Cleveland Indians in 13 innings by a score of 5 to 2 at Municipal Stadium. The score was knotted at 2 after nine innings. Philadelphia-AL ended up winning it in the 13th inning. After an out was recorded, Hodges jump-started the scoring when he cracked a solo homerun. Al Rosen stepped into the batter's box and he laced a one-base hit. Wally Moon then banged out a single. Frank Bolling followed next and he laid down a sacrifice bunt. Don Johnson then let one get away for a wild pitch scoring another run. Jim Piersall added his contribution to the rally and lined a single scoring the final run of the inning. Philadelphia-AL had a total of 11 hits for the game. Lew Burdette(10-8) got the win allowing no runs in 3 innings. The losing pitcher was Johnson(2-3) in relief. Philadelphia-AL knocked him around a bit, as he gave up 3 runs in 2 innings. Philadelphia-AL now has a record of 69-45. With the loss, Cleveland has a record of 3-7 lately, 47-63 overall. SCORESHEET: 1954 Philadelphia-AL Athletics at 1954 Cleveland Indians B.Avila-A1 A1:F/9 B1:E/2>23 C1:F/8 D1:G/63 E1:Force/ F1:G/13 T.Pohols-E2 64>1o b1 B.Miller-E2+ M.Mantle-A1 A2:K B2:G-DP/6 C2:G-DP/6 D2:G/53 *11*:G/43 *13*:G/31 I.Noren-C3 43>1o 43>1o G.Hodges-A1 A3:HR>b# *4*:HR>b# *6*:F/9 *9*:K E3:F/7 F3:HR>b# A.Rosen-A1 A4:G/53 B4:W>b1 C4:G/13 D4:L/6 E4:Si F4:Si H.Sauer-A1 *2*:K B5:F/7 C5:G/63 D5:F/7 E5:K F5:Si>12 D.Rhodes-E5 W.Moon-E5 S.White-A1 A6:G/13 B6:Force/ *7*:L/5 *10*:Si *12*:F/9 F6:Sac/54 F.Bollin-D7 64>1o b1 >23 12 J.Piersa-A1 A7:F/7 B7:E/4>12 C7:Si D7:Sac/24 E7:K F7:WP>3# >12 23 Si>3# J.Logan-A1 *3*:W>b1 B8:F/7 C8:CS/24> D8:W>b1 E8:Si F8:G/43 1o K J.Antone-A1 A9:Sac/24 *5*:Si *8*:K D9:F/8 E9:IW>12 H.Thomps-C9 >12 b1 F.Dorish-D3+ J.Busby-A1 A1:G/53 B1:P-DP/3 C1:L/6 D1:W>b1 E1:G-DP/6 F1:G/63 5>3o 43>1o C.Carras-A1 A2:W>b1 B2:K *6*:F/7 D2:Si>13 *11*:F/7 F2:G/43 C.Michae-A1 A3:G-DP/3 *4*:HR>b# C3:L/5 D3:P/6 E3:K D.Johnso-E5 63>1o A.Kaline-A1 *2*:L/5 B4:G/53 C4:G/43 D4:G/63 E4:G/13 H.Wilhel-D5 C.Courtn-E2 D.Ennis-A1 A5:G/63 B5:F/9 *7*:F/8 *9*:F/8 *12*:G/31 W.Jones-C9 R.Jackso-A1 A6:F/9 B6:Si C6:F/8 D6:G/53 E6:L/6 C.Dierin-C9 J.Shepar-A1 *3*:Do B7:F/8 C7:Si D7:P/6 E7:Do M.Martin-E2 G.Baker-E5 G.Kell-A1 A8:Si>23 *5*:G/23 C8:K *10*:Si E8:G/3 E.Torges-D8 B.Hoeft-A1 A9:Si>3# B9:K *8*:G/43 D9:K *13*:G/31 T.Willia-C9 13