5/9/1954, LA54-Bos54, Crosley Field
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1954 Kings 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 8 2 6 0
1954 Stranglers 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 5 10 2 9 0
Kings AB R H BI AVG Stranglers AB R H BI AVG
Ashburn cf 5 0 0 1 .345 Gilliam 2b 4 1 1 0 .312
Fox,N 2b 5 0 1 1 .374 Abrams,C ph 1 0 1 0 .253
Berra c 4 0 1 0 .331 Parnell pr 0 0 0 0 .000
Mueller rf 4 1 0 0 .265 Crandall c 4 0 2 1 .261
Sievers lf 3 1 1 0 .202 Mantle cf 5 0 1 1 .273
Adams 3b 4 1 0 1 .200 Morgan,B ss 4 1 2 0 .236
Ridzik p 0 0 0 0 .000 Amoros lf 4 0 0 0 .364
Brideweser ss 0 0 0 0 .314 O'Connell 3b 3 1 1 1 .358
Metkovich 1b 4 2 4 2 .370 Bilko,S 1b 4 1 2 2 .283
Cole,Di ss 3 0 1 1 .191 Maxwell rf 3 0 0 0 .182
Cooper,W ph 1 1 0 0 .259 Furillo rf 0 0 0 0 .357
Harshman p 3 0 0 0 .235 Erskine p 2 0 0 0 .235
Hoak 3b 0 0 0 0 .344 Tipton ph 0 1 0 0 .167
Nieman ph 0 0 0 0 .077 Wilhelm p 1 0 0 0 .000
Crone p 0 0 0 0 .000 35 5 10 5
36 6 8 6
Kings INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Harshman 7.0 9 5 4 2 9 128 91 5.10
Ridzik W 2-0 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 16 9 3.86
Crone S 5 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 15 10 0.00
9.0 10 5 4 4 11 159 110
Stranglers INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Erskine 7.0 6 4 3 1 4 105 68 3.04
Wilhelm BS 4, L 3-3 2.0 2 2 0 1 1 38 20 1.88
9.0 8 6 3 2 5 143 88
LA : Hoak inserted at 3b in the 8th
Cooper,W batted for Cole,Di in the 9th
Nieman batted for Hoak in the 9th
Brideweser inserted at ss in the 9th
Cooper,W moved to 3b in the 9th
Bos: Furillo inserted at rf in the 7th
Tipton batted for Erskine in the 7th
Abrams,C batted for Gilliam in the 9th
Parnell ran for Abrams,C in the 9th
E-Ashburn, Cole,Di, Morgan,B, O'Connell. 2B-Berra(5), Mantle(4),
Morgan,B 2(5). HR-Metkovich(1), Bilko,S(2). RBI-Ashburn(10), Fox,N(21),
Adams(9), Metkovich 2(3), Cole,Di(4), Crandall(19), Mantle(18),
O'Connell(17), Bilko,S 2(8). K-Adams 2, Cole,Di, Harshman 2, Crandall 2,
Mantle 3, Morgan,B, Amoros, Maxwell 2, Erskine, Wilhelm. BB-Berra, Sievers,
Morgan,B, Amoros, Furillo, Tipton. SH-Nieman, Crandall, O'Connell.
WP-Erskine.
GWRBI: Fox,N
Charlie Maxwell was injured for this game and 4 more days
Temperature: 81, Sky: clear, Wind: out to left at 11 MPH.
5/9/1954, LA54-Bos54, Crosley Field
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1954 Kings 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 8 2 6 0
1954 Stranglers 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 5 10 2 9 0
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Kings batting
0-0 0 --- 11 Ashburn flied out to right (SBX)
0-0 1 --- 22 Fox,N grounded out to short (FBBFFX)
0-0 2 --- 32 Berra grounded out to first (FBSBBFX)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Stranglers batting
0-0 0 --- 00 Gilliam flied out to left (X)
0-0 1 --- 02 Crandall grounded a single up the middle (CSX)
0-0 1 1-- 12 Mantle struck out (FbFBFS)
0-0 2 1-- 02 Morgan,B lined a double to left center, Crandall to third
(CFFX)
0-0 2 -23 00 Amoros lined out to first (X)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Kings batting
0-0 0 --- 02 Mueller grounded out to short (FCX)
0-0 1 --- 00 Sievers lined a single to shallow center (X)
0-0 1 1-- 22 Adams struck out (FSBBFS)
0-0 2 1-- 32 Metkovich grounded a single between first and second,
Sievers to third (CBBCB>X)
0-0 2 1-3 22 Cole,Di lined a single to shallow center, Sievers scored,
Metkovich to second (FBB1FX)
1-0 2 12- 02 Harshman struck out (CFS)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Stranglers batting
1-0 0 --- 12 O'Connell flied out to left (BFCX)
1-0 1 --- 00 Bilko,S popped out to first (X)
1-0 2 --- 12 Maxwell struck out (CBCS)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Kings batting
1-0 0 --- 12 Ashburn lined out to second (BSFFX)
1-0 1 --- 10 Fox,N grounded out to second (BX)
1-0 2 --- 20 Berra flied out to right (BBX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Stranglers batting
1-0 0 --- 12 Erskine grounded out to second (BCCFFFFX)
1-0 1 --- 21 Gilliam lined a single to shallow center, Gilliam to
second on an error by the center fielder Ashburn (FBBX)
1-0 1 -2- 11 Crandall grounded a single between third and short,
Gilliam scored (CBX)
1-1 1 1-- 12 Mantle struck out (BCCC)
1-1 2 1-- 32 Morgan,B struck out (B+1BSFB>F>F>S)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Kings batting
1-1 0 --- 00 Mueller to second on an error by the third baseman
O'Connell (X)
1-1 0 -2- 20 Erskine threw a wild pitch, Mueller to third (BbBB)
1-1 0 --3 30 Sievers walked (BbBB.B)
1-1 0 1-3 12 Adams grounded to third, forcing Sievers at second,
Mueller scored, Sievers out at second, Adams to first
(BFFX)
2-1 1 1-- 00 Metkovich homered deep to right, Adams scored (X)
4-1 1 --- 32 Cole,Di struck out (CFBFBFFBS)
4-1 2 --- 11 Harshman grounded out to second (BCX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Stranglers batting
4-1 0 --- 00 Amoros popped out to first (X)
4-1 1 --- 11 O'Connell grounded out to short (CBX)
4-1 2 --- 01 Bilko,S lined a single to left (CX)
4-1 2 1-- 02 Maxwell struck out (CFS)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Kings batting
4-1 0 --- 21 Ashburn grounded out to first (BBCX)
4-1 1 --- 12 Fox,N grounded out to short (CBFX)
4-1 2 --- 00 Berra lined a double to right center (X)
4-1 2 -2- 00 Mueller flied out to right (X)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Stranglers batting
4-1 0 --- 22 Erskine struck out (BCBCS)
4-1 1 --- 00 Gilliam popped out to short (X)
4-1 2 --- 22 Crandall struck out (CBSFBS)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Kings batting
4-1 0 --- 11 Sievers grounded out to second (BCX)
4-1 1 --- 01 Adams flied out to left (CX)
4-1 2 --- 11 Metkovich lined a single to right center (BSX)
4-1 2 1-- 21 Cole,Di grounded to short, forcing Metkovich at second
(SBBX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Stranglers batting
4-1 0 --- 11 Mantle continues to bat after the shortstop Cole,Di
dropped a foul popup for an error (BSXF)
4-1 0 --- 22 Mantle grounded out to second (BSXF.BX)
4-1 1 --- 22 Morgan,B lined a double to left center (BBCSFFX)
4-1 1 -2- 12 Amoros struck out (CBCS)
4-1 2 -2- 11 O'Connell lined a single to left center, Morgan,B scored
(BFX)
4-2 2 1-- 12 Bilko,S homered deep down the left-field line, O'Connell
scored (1FSFBFFX)
4-4 2 --- 11 Maxwell flied out to right (BCX)
Maxwell left the game with an injury
************** Top of the 7th inning, Kings batting
Furillo now playing right field
4-4 0 --- 12 Harshman struck out (BSSC)
4-4 1 --- 11 Ashburn popped out to second (BCX)
4-4 2 --- 21 Fox,N flied out to right (BCBX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Stranglers batting
Tipton pinch hitting for Erskine
4-4 0 --- 32 Tipton walked (BBBCFFB)
4-4 0 1-- 20 Gilliam lined out to right (BBX)
4-4 1 1-- 12 Crandall struck out (CSFBFS)
4-4 2 1-- 22 Mantle grounded a double down the third base line, Tipton
scored (FBBCX)
4-5 2 -2- 00 Morgan,B popped out to short (X)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Kings batting
Wilhelm now pitching
4-5 0 --- 30 Berra walked (BBBB)
4-5 0 1-- 11 Mueller popped out to third (BCX)
4-5 1 1-- 10 Sievers flied out to center (BX)
4-5 2 1-- 12 Adams struck out (CSBC)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Stranglers batting
4-5 0 --- 31 Amoros walked (BBBCB)
Hoak now playing third base
Ridzik now pitching
4-5 0 1-- 00 O'Connell sacrifice bunted to the mound, Amoros to second
(Xb)
4-5 1 -2- 22 Bilko,S grounded out to short (BFCFBX)
4-5 2 -2- 30 Furillo was walked intentionally (IIII)
4-5 2 12- 12 Wilhelm struck out (FCFBC)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Kings batting
4-5 0 --- 21 Metkovich lined a single to right center (BCBX)
Cooper,W pinch hitting for Cole,Di
4-5 0 1-- 10 Metkovich to second, Cooper,W to first on an error by the
shortstop Morgan,B (BX)
Nieman pinch hitting for Hoak
4-5 0 12- 00 Nieman sacrifice bunted to third, Metkovich to third,
Cooper,W to second (Xb)
4-5 1 -23 32 Ashburn grounded out to third, Metkovich scored, Cooper,W
to third (BSBBSX)
5-5 2 --3 21 Fox,N lined a single up the middle, Cooper,W scored (FBBX)
6-5 2 1-- 32 Berra flied out to right (CFB1BB>F>F>X)
************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Stranglers batting
Brideweser now playing shortstop
Crone now pitching
Cooper,W moved to third base
Abrams,C pinch hitting for Gilliam
6-5 0 --- 12 Abrams,C lined a single down the right field line (CFBX)
Parnell pinch running for Abrams,C
6-5 0 1-- 00 Crandall sacrifice bunted to third, Parnell to second (Xb)
6-5 1 -2- 02 Mantle struck out (CFS)
6-5 2 -2- 32 Morgan,B walked (CBBBFB)
6-5 2 12- 00 Amoros grounded out to second (X)