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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
June 15, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, played on June 15, 1954 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 15, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 15, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Leo Kiely |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Gromek |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 32,330 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: (none) 3B: Eddie Hurley |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Billy Goodman | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Maxwell | Right Fielder |
| Harry Agganis | First Baseman |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Ted Lepcio | Second Baseman |
| Milt Bolling | Shortstop |
| Leo Kiely | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
| Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
| Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Red Wilson | Catcher |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Steve Gromek | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
June 15, 1954
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Gromek
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Gromek
Hatton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Gromek
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goodman for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Gromek
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with Gromek covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Kiely
Kuenn hits a line drive into right field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Kiely
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Kiely
Nieman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Kiely
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dropo vs. Kiely
Dropo strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agganis vs. Gromek
Agganis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gromek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Gromek
White hits a line drive towards third. Boone reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Gromek
Lepcio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Gromek
Bolling strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Kiely
Jackie Jensen now playing right field.
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Kiely
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Kiely
Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gromek vs. Kiely
Gromek takes first base on ball four. Wilson moves to third. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kuenn vs. Kiely
Kuenn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kaline vs. Kiely
Kaline is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiely vs. Gromek
Kiely is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Gromek
Piersall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Gromek
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gromek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Kiely
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Agganis scoops it up and throws to first, with Kiely covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Kiely
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Kiely
Dropo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boone moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tuttle vs. Kiely
Tuttle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boone scores. Dropo moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Kiely
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dropo scores. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolling vs. Brown
Hal Brown now pitching.
Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tuttle scores. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gromek vs. Brown
Gromek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kuenn vs. Brown
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Gromek
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Gromek
Jensen strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agganis vs. Gromek
Agganis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Gromek
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Agganis moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lepcio vs. Gromek
Lepcio hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Brown
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Brown
Nieman hits a fly ball into left field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Brown
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Gromek
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Gromek
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Gromek
Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Brown
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Brown
Tuttle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Brown
Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tuttle moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bolling vs. Brown
There goes Wilson. The throw from White and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bolling vs. Brown
Bolling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gromek vs. Brown
Gromek bunts towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. Tuttle scores. Wilson moves to third. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kuenn vs. Brown
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Gromek
Hatton hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Gromek
Goodman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Goodman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Gromek
Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Agganis vs. Gromek
Agganis hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Brown
Kaline strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Brown
Nieman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Brown
Jim Delsing pinch runs for Bob Nieman.
There goes Delsing. The throw from White and he is out, Lepcio applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Brown
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Brown
Dropo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tuttle vs. Brown
Tuttle hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Gromek
Jim Delsing now playing left field.
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Gromek
Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Gromek
Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olson vs. Gromek
Karl Olson pinch hits for Hal Brown.
Olson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Henry
Bill Henry now pitching.
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Henry
Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gromek vs. Henry
Gromek bunts towards the mound. Henry fields it and throws to first for the out. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Henry
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Gromek
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Gromek
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Gromek
Goodman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Gromek
Jensen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Henry
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Henry
Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Henry
Boone hits a popup towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agganis vs. Gromek
Agganis strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Gromek
White hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Gromek
Lepcio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Gromek
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/15/1954 -- Boston at Detroit (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Piersall J, cf 4 0 1 0 Kuenn H, ss 5 0 0 0
Hatton G, 3b 3 1 1 1 Kaline A, rf 4 0 0 0
Goodman B, lf 4 0 1 0 Nieman B, lf 4 0 2 0
Maxwell C, rf 1 0 0 0 Delsing J, pr-lf 1 0 0 0
Jensen J, rf 3 0 0 0 Boone R, 3b 3 1 0 0
Agganis H, 1b 3 0 0 0 Dropo W, 1b 4 1 2 0
White S, c 4 0 1 0 Tuttle B, cf 3 2 1 1
Lepcio T, 2b 4 0 2 0 Wilson R, c 2 0 2 1
Bolling M, ss 4 0 1 0 Bolling F, 2b 3 0 2 1
Kiely L, p 1 0 0 0 Gromek S, p 1 0 0 1
Brown H, p 1 0 0 0
Olson K, ph 1 0 0 0
Henry B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 1 7 1 30 4 9 4
Boston 100 000 000 -- 1
Detroit 003 010 00x -- 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Kiely L (L) 2.1 5 3 3 4 3
Brown H 3.2 4 1 1 3 1
Henry B 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Gromek S (W) 9.0 7 1 1 2 5
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Boston 7, Detroit 12
2B -- Goodman B
HR -- Hatton G
SB -- Wilson R
CS -- Delsing J
SH -- Gromek S 2
T -- 2:30
A -- 32330
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