May 11
This might have been the best game I have ever played in Strat
Right fielder Bob Kennedy had 4 hits and 2 RBI as the New York AL Yankees
defeated the Boston Red Sox in 15 innings by a score of 15 to 12 at Fenway
Park.
The score was tied at 9 after nine. Finally, New York AL pulled the game out
in the 15th inning. Gene Woodling kicked off the action when he reached on
an error. Mickey Mantle was the next batter, but he struck out. Yogi Berra
then smacked a single. Kennedy was next to the plate, but was promptly
struck out. Gil McDougald came to the plate and doubled. Jerry Coleman kept
the rally going and laced a single. Joe Collins stepped up to the plate and
he ripped a base-knock. Hank Bauer was the next batter, but he struck out.
New York AL lit up the scoreboard in the 7th inning with 4 runs on 3 hits. A
wild affair, this game saw the lead change 6 times.
Marlin Stuart(1-2) picked up the victory, allowing 3 runs in 1 inning. Ralph
Branca recorded the save, his 3rd. Tex Clevenger(0-1) was the losing pitcher
in relief. He gave up 4 hits and no walks in 2/3 of an inning.
Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG
C.Carrasquel SS 6 1 4 2 .257 J.Piersall RF 3 1 1 0 .265
P.Rizzuto 2B 6 0 1 1 .121 D-D.Lenhardt PH 1 1 1 3 .143
M.Stuart P 0 0 0 0 .000 E-H.Evers RF 3 0 1 0 .200
J-G.Woodling PH 1 1 0 0 .183 B.Morgan SS 4 1 2 1 .273
R.Branca P 0 0 0 0 .500 J.McDonald P 0 0 0 0 .500
M.Mantle CF 7 2 1 0 .244 G-G.Kell PH,1B 1 0 0 0 .214
Y.Berra C 7 3 3 0 .299 D.Hoskins P 0 0 0 0 ----
B.Kennedy RF,LF 8 3 4 2 .275 T.Clevenger P 0 0 0 0 ----
B.Skowron 1B 4 1 1 1 .283 T.Hurd P 0 0 0 0 ----
L.Kretlow P 1 0 0 0 .357 K-M.Owen PH 0 0 0 0 .250
F-J.Lynch PH 1 0 0 0 .188 T.Williams LF 7 2 1 2 .328
J.Gray P 1 0 0 0 .000 B.Goodman 2B 8 2 4 0 .299
I-G.McDougald PH,2B 1 1 1 2 .236 A.Carey 3B 6 0 0 1 .230
J.Coleman 3B 6 1 2 2 .293 H.Agganis 1B 6 1 2 0 .263
J.Coleman* P 1 0 0 0 .333 S.Hudson P 0 0 0 0 .000
A-J.Collins PH,1B 5 1 3 1 .309 H-W.Dropo 1B 1 1 1 0 .302
C.Maxwell LF 3 0 0 0 .190 S.White C 7 2 3 5 .257
B-H.Bauer PH,RF 5 1 1 2 .333 D.Hall CF 6 1 2 0 .208
T.Brewer P 3 0 0 0 .167
M.Parnell P 0 0 0 0 ----
C-R.McMillan PH,SS 3 0 0 0 .100
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Totals 63 15 21 13 Totals 59 12 18 12
A-Pinch Hit For Coleman* In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Maxwell In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Parnell In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Piersall In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Lenhardt In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Kretlow In 10th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For McDonald In 11th Inning
H-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Hudson In 14th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Gray In 14th Inning
J-Pinch Hit For Stuart In 15th Inning
K-Pinch Hit For Hurd In 15th Inning
Yankees......... 1 0 2 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 - 15 21 0
Red Sox......... 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 12 18 5
Yankees (21-15) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Coleman* 6 8 6 6 2 1 1 104 2.83 A1 D1
L.Kretlow BS(1st) 3 4 3 3 1 0 1 39 5.32 D2 E5
J.Gray 4 1 0 0 2 4 0 65 2.61 E6 G3
M.Stuart WIN(1-2) BS(3rd) 1 5 3 3 0 0 1 19 7.40 G4 H1
R.Branca SAVE(3rd) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 8.53 H2
Totals 15 18 12 12 6 5 3
Red Sox (14-22) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
T.Brewer 6 2/3 5 8 5 8 6 0 136 4.62 A1 D8
M.Parnell BS(1st) 1 1/3 4 1 1 0 1 0 22 2.33 D9 E6
J.McDonald 3 4 0 0 2 1 0 52 1.16 E7 G2
S.Hudson 2 3 3 3 2 1 0 50 5.28 G3 H5
D.Hoskins 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 0.00 H6I1
T.Clevenger LOSS(0-1) 0 2/3 4 3 0 0 2 0 28 4.32 I2 I8
T.Hurd 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.00 I9
Totals 15 21 15 9 13 12 0
ATTENDANCE- 40,337 DATE- Thursday, May 11th 1954 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 4:43
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees:21 Red Sox:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 1 Red Sox: 2
ERRORS- A.Carey, D.Hall-2, R.McMillan-2
DOUBLES- B.Skowron(6th), G.McDougald(6th), J.Collins-2(9th), H.Evers(1st),
B.Morgan(11th), W.Dropo(2nd)
TRIPLES- B.Morgan(3rd), B.Goodman(2nd), H.Agganis(2nd)
HOME RUNS- D.Lenhardt(1st), T.Williams(7th), S.White(3rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- P.Rizzuto, G.McDougald, J.Coleman*-2, B.Morgan
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Coleman, A.Carey
WALKS- C.Carrasquel-3, P.Rizzuto, M.Mantle-2, Y.Berra-2, B.Kennedy, J.Coleman-2,
J.Collins, H.Bauer, J.Piersall, G.Kell, M.Owen, T.Williams, D.Hall,
R.McMillan
HIT BY PITCH- A.Carey
STRIKE OUTS- P.Rizzuto, M.Mantle-2, B.Kennedy, B.Skowron, L.Kretlow, J.Coleman,
J.Collins, C.Maxwell-2, H.Bauer-2, H.Evers, T.Williams, H.Agganis,
S.White, T.Brewer
GIDP- J.Lynch, A.Carey
WILD PITCHES- T.Brewer
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May 12
Left fielder Ted Williams smacked 3 homeruns at Fenway Park where the Boston
Red Sox beat the New York AL Yankees 4 to 3.
Williams enjoyed a great evening at the plate. He cracked a solo homerun in
the 4th inning, smashed a solo-shot out of the park in the 5th inning and
cracked a solo homerun (his 10th of the season) in the 7th inning. New York
AL had a chance to come back in the 9th but they came up short.
Tex Clevenger(1-1) was the winner allowing no runs in 2 innings. Clevenger got
help from Jim McDonald who earned his 7th save. Bob Grim(5-1) suffered the
loss. He served up 3 gopher balls in 7 innings.
'It's almost like the ball was trying to hit my bat,' Williams said. 'Whenever
I would swing, the ball found the sweet spot.'
Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG
C.Carrasquel SS 5 0 3 0 .268 J.Piersall RF 5 0 1 0 .263
F.Hatfield 2B 4 0 1 0 .286 B.Morgan SS 3 0 0 0 .267
G.Woodling LF 4 0 0 0 .174 T.Williams LF 4 3 3 3 .341
Y.Berra C 3 0 0 0 .293 B.Goodman 2B 3 0 0 0 .294
B.Kennedy RF 4 0 0 0 .260 A.Carey 3B 4 1 2 0 .238
J.Collins 1B 4 1 1 1 .306 H.Agganis 1B 2 0 1 0 .267
C.Maxwell CF 3 1 2 0 .250 S.White C 4 0 2 0 .263
B.Grim P 4 1 2 2 .261 D.Hall CF 3 0 0 1 .203
J.Gray P 0 0 0 0 .000 W.Nixon P 2 0 0 0 .158
G.McDougald 3B 4 0 0 0 .227 A-D.Lenhardt PH 1 0 0 0 .125
T.Clevenger P 0 0 0 0 ----
B-W.Dropo PH 1 0 1 0 .315
J.McDonald P 0 0 0 0 .500
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 35 3 9 3 Totals 32 4 10 4
A-Pinch Hit For Nixon In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Clevenger In 8th Inning
Yankees......... 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 3 9 0
Red Sox......... 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 - 4 10 0
Yankees (21-16) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Grim LOSS(5-1) 7 9 4 4 3 2 3 117 2.21 A1 D6
J.Gray 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.38 D7
Totals 8 10 4 4 3 3 3
Red Sox (15-22) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
W.Nixon 6 7 3 3 2 2 2 102 4.03 A1 C9
T.Clevenger WIN(1-1) 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 33 3.48 D1 D8
J.McDonald SAVE(7th) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1.11 D9
Totals 9 9 3 3 3 4 2
ATTENDANCE- 22,181 DATE- Friday, May 12th 1954 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:24
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 9 Red Sox: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 0 Red Sox: 0
HOME RUNS- J.Collins(4th), B.Grim(1st), T.Williams-3(10th)
SACRIFICE HITS- F.Hatfield, B.Morgan, H.Agganis
WALKS- G.Woodling, Y.Berra, C.Maxwell, B.Goodman, H.Agganis, D.Hall
STRIKE OUTS- G.Woodling, C.Maxwell, B.Grim, G.McDougald, J.Piersall, B.Morgan,
H.Agganis
WILD PITCHES- W.Nixon
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May 13
Tommy Byrne had 2 base hits and he went the distance at Fenway Park as the New
York AL Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 4 to 3.
Byrne(1-0) gave New York AL a solid outing. He went 9 innings allowing 8 hits
and 1 walk lowering his ERA from 9.00 to 2.70. New York AL had only 6 hits
for the night.
Art Fowler(2-5) took the loss. He gave up 4 runs and 6 hits in 8 innings.
Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG
C.Carrasquel SS 2 1 0 0 .265 J.Piersall RF 5 1 2 1 .267
J.Coleman 2B 4 0 0 1 .274 B.Goodman 2B 4 0 0 0 .287
M.Mantle CF 3 1 1 3 .246 T.Williams LF 3 0 1 0 .341
Y.Berra C 4 0 1 0 .292 S.White C 4 0 1 1 .263
J.Lynch LF 4 0 1 0 .200 A.Carey 3B 4 0 0 1 .231
A-H.Bauer LF 0 0 0 0 .333 W.Dropo 1B 4 0 1 0 .310
J.Collins 1B 4 0 0 0 .294 S.Hudson P 0 0 0 0 .000
G.McDougald 3B 2 1 0 0 .223 B.Morgan SS 4 0 0 0 .259
T.Byrne P 4 1 2 0 .500 D.Hall CF 4 1 2 0 .212
C.Maxwell RF 4 0 1 0 .250 A.Fowler P 2 0 0 0 .000
C-B.Kennedy RF 0 0 0 0 .260 B-G.Kell PH,1B 2 1 1 0 .250
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 31 4 6 4 Totals 36 3 8 3
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Lynch In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Fowler In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Maxwell In 9th Inning
Yankees......... 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 6 2
Red Sox......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 3 8 0
Yankees (22-16) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
T.Byrne WIN(1-0) 9 8 3 2 1 5 0 130 2.70 A1
Totals 9 8 3 2 1 5 0
Red Sox (15-23) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
A.Fowler LOSS(2-5) 8 6 4 4 4 2 1 137 4.23 A1 D6
S.Hudson 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 4.96 D7
Totals 9 6 4 4 4 3 1
ATTENDANCE- 26,262 DATE- Saturday, May 13th 1954 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:33
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 5 Red Sox: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 1 Red Sox: 2
ERRORS- J.Coleman, G.McDougald
DOUBLES- J.Piersall(9th), T.Williams(9th), S.White(6th)
HOME RUNS- M.Mantle(4th)
WALKS- C.Carrasquel, M.Mantle, G.McDougald-2, T.Williams
HIT BY PITCH- C.Carrasquel
STRIKE OUTS- C.Carrasquel, T.Byrne, C.Maxwell, J.Piersall, B.Goodman,
B.Morgan-2, A.Fowler
GIDP- J.Coleman, J.Collins, A.Fowler
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May 14
Joe Collins slammed 2 homeruns and scored 3 times at Fenway Park as the New
York AL Yankees pulled off a dramatic comeback beating the Boston Red Sox by
the count of 8 to 7.
New York AL came up with the deciding runs in the 9th inning scoring 5 runners
on 4 hits. The highlight belonged to Bill Skowron who quieted the home crowd
when he belted a three-run homer (his 4th of the season). The game was a
wild affair with the lead changing hands 5 times.
Whitey Ford(4-4) went 8 innings allowing 6 runs for the victory. Johnny Gray
got the save, his 2nd. Jim McDonald(0-2) was the losing pitcher in relief.
He was knocked around pretty good, giving up 5 runs in 2 innings.
'The only way this one could have been better', said Ford, 'was if we had
played it at home.'
Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG
C.Carrasquel SS 4 1 1 0 .265 J.Piersall RF 5 1 2 2 .271
J.Coleman 2B 4 0 0 0 .258 B.Goodman 2B 5 0 0 0 .278
C-B.Skowron PH,3B 1 1 1 3 .295 T.Williams LF 5 2 3 1 .350
Y.Berra C 4 1 1 0 .291 S.White C 5 1 2 0 .267
M.Mantle CF 4 0 1 0 .246 A.Carey 3B 4 1 1 1 .232
J.Lynch RF 5 0 0 0 .160 W.Dropo 1B 4 1 1 1 .306
D-H.Bauer LF 0 0 0 0 .333 B.Morgan SS 4 0 0 0 .252
J.Collins 1B 3 3 3 2 .314 D.Hall CF 3 1 2 1 .221
C.Maxwell LF 3 1 1 1 .258 H.Byrd P 2 0 1 0 .231
E-B.Kennedy RF 0 0 0 0 .260 M.Parnell P 0 0 0 0 ----
W.Ford P 3 0 0 0 .222 A-H.Agganis PH 1 0 0 0 .265
B-G.Woodling PH 1 0 1 1 .184 J.McDonald P 1 0 0 0 .333
J.Gray P 0 0 0 0 .000
G.McDougald 3B,2B 4 1 1 1 .224
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 36 8 10 8 Totals 39 7 12 6
A-Pinch Hit For Parnell In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Ford In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Coleman In 9th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Lynch In 9th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Maxwell In 9th Inning
Yankees......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 - 8 10 1
Red Sox......... 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 - 7 12 0
Yankees (23-16) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
W.Ford WIN(4-4) 8 11 6 4 1 6 2 126 3.90 A1 D9
J.Gray SAVE(2nd) 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 13 2.92 E1
Totals 9 12 7 5 1 7 3
Red Sox (15-24) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
H.Byrd 6 1/3 5 3 3 2 3 1 96 3.07 A1 C7
M.Parnell 0 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.25 C8 D1
J.McDonald LOSS(0-2) 2 4 5 5 3 0 2 51 2.73 D2
Totals 9 10 8 8 5 4 3
ATTENDANCE- 46,005 DATE- Sunday, May 14th 1954 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:50
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 6 Red Sox: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 1 Red Sox: 1
ERRORS- J.Collins
TRIPLES- G.Woodling(1st)
HOME RUNS- B.Skowron(4th), J.Collins-2(6th), J.Piersall(3rd), T.Williams(11th),
W.Dropo(1st)
WALKS- C.Carrasquel, Y.Berra, M.Mantle, J.Collins, C.Maxwell, D.Hall
STRIKE OUTS- C.Carrasquel, C.Maxwell-2, W.Ford, B.Goodman, T.Williams,
S.White-2, B.Morgan, H.Agganis, J.McDonald
GIDP- W.Ford, B.Goodman
